Course
listing and Schedules
HLTH 0350: Driver Education (FALL/SUMMER)
Purpose:
The prime purpose is
to certify students for classroom or behind-the wheel instruction in driver
education. Included will be the content
and instructional techniques that are essential for effective teaching. Students will practice behind-the-wheel
techniques in a fully equipped driver education car. The course is only offered for undergraduate credit.
HLTH 505: Contemporary
Methods, Material and Evaluation in Driver Education (FALL/SUMMER)
Purpose:
This course will provide instruction in, and
practical application of methods and materials in all phases of Traffic Safety
Education. Future teachers will have an
opportunity to plan and apply program materials in Traffic Safety, which will
culminate in the development of a 30-hour classroom instructional unit for
teaching Driver Education and a 6 hours Behind the Wheel (BTW) teaching
unit. All written assignments will
reflect empirical data based on literature reviews and student-designed
surveys. Participating graduate students
are accepted from various areas of teaching specialization. The course content and learning experiences
satisfy certification requirements to teach Driver Education in New Jersey and
partially satisfy certification requirements in New York. The course can be taken for graduate or
undergraduate credit. Requirements for
graduate students are clearly defined.
If not noted for graduate students, undergraduate students are expected
to complete all other assignments and requirements that are similar to graduate
students.
HLTH 503: Defensive Driving Teaching Techniques
(SPRING/SUMMER)
Purpose:
The purpose of this course is to develop
classroom and behind the wheel perceptual (IPDE) instructional skills. Students will explore the habits, attitudes,
and practices with which drivers are confronted. Instructional strategies that can be applied
to a six-hour defensive driving course will also be developed. The content of the course will include classroom
methods and contents that inter-relate with behind-the wheel evasive maneuvers.
HLTH 506: Trends and Issues in Driver Education
(SUMMER)
Purpose:
Driver Education teachers will have an
opportunity to research (via library and Internet resources) current trends and
issues in traffic safety education.
Students will have an opportunity to update their background on the most
recent information on critical issues confronting law enforcement personnel and
traffic safety educators. The most
up-to-date sources will provide traffic safety educators with an opportunity to
be aware of changes in content of traffic safety education.
HLTH 509: Driver Education for Disabled people.
Purpose:
The course is designed as an introductory course
on teaching driver education to the physically or mentally (EMS) impaired
students. Students will study the
characteristics and restrictions of various physical/mental handicaps imposed
on students. Overview of the various
physical/mental imposed on students with special needs. Overview of the various instructional aids
will be explored with hands- on experiences.
Students will have an opportunity to observe proper use of hand control
vans at Kessler Institute in West Orange.
Special education teacher that work with special needs students will be
able to apply the course for driver education certification.
HLTH
507: Principles of Safety and Accident Prevention (SPRING)
Purpose:
This course presents an interdisciplinary approach to Safety Education.
Guidelines in safety procedures cover the following major areas: 1) domestic
hazards; 2) fire safety problems; 3) athletic and recreation issues; 4)
industrial practices; and 5) firearms issues. Insight into the nature of the
problems and designed preventive programs are presented.