ZAYED UNIVERSUTY CATALOG ERRATA 2012-2013

Table of Contents I.

Degree-granting colleges ........................................................................................................................... 1 a.

Academic Bridge Program .................................................................................................................... 1

b.

College of Business .................................................................................................................................. 5

c.

College of Communications and Media Sciences ......................................................................... 6

d.

College of Education ............................................................................................................................... 7

e.

Institute for Islamic World Studies ................................................................................................ 11

II. Other sections and further recommendations ............................................................................... 12

I.

Degree-granting colleges a. Academic Bridge Program

Please note that the details of following persons should be removed: 1. Robyn Albers – Left ZU 2. Joann Sanders – Left ZU 3. Graeme-Law Davis – Never joined us (declined the offer).

Readmission A student who was previously enrolled in the Academic Bridge Program may apply for readmission to Zayed University if the student meets the following criteria:

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has obtained a minimum of 5.5 IELTS with no band score below 4.5 or

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has obtained the required IELTS or iBTscore within two years of the student’s last enrollment at Zayed University.

has obtained a minimum of 71 on the iBT (internet-based TOEFL) and

Faculty Listings (As of July 2012) Director Wayne Jones Associate Director (Abu Dhabi) Kay Gallagher Assistant Director (Dubai) Barnaby Priest Program Supervisor Debra McDermott (Abu Dhabi) Acting Program Supervisor James McDonald (Dubai) Assessment Supervisor Jessica Midraj (Abu Dhabi) Academic Bridge Program

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Assessment Supervisor Daniel Knibloe (Dubai) Curriculum Supervisor Troy Priest (Abu Dhabi) Andrew Blackmore (Dubai) Coordinator of Information and Communication Technology Kirk Dowswell Administrative Officers Mais Baqir (Dubai / Women's Campus) Fanny Coutinho (Dubai / Men's Campus) Nada Al Musaabi (Abu Dhabi / Women's Campus) Administrative Assistants Nahed Ahmed (Abu Dhabi / Men's Campus) Susan Mathew (Abu Dhabi / IELTS Centre) Assistant Professors Rochdi, Aicha Jessica Midraj (Assessment Supervisor, Abu Dhabi) Instructors: Omar Ahermouch, Faisal Al-Attar, Aesha Attard, Ayesha Azim, Andrew Bailey, Jamie Baird, Jesse Balnyak, Sheila Barry, Martin Batten, Tracy Bensabai, Jay Bidal, Elizabeth Birch, Laura Blackhall, Michael Boshell, Lee Botelho, Gus Bougadis, Helen Bowen, Michael Bowles, Barbara Braun, Ahmed Bulbulia, Theodore Burkett, Tuba Burkett, John C. Lang, Tiffany Cammidge, Joyce Choueri, Neville Clarkson, Jane Clifford, Alton Cole, Rebecca Colestock, Peter Corbett, Maureen Dalton, Mihaela Dascalu, Peter Davidson, Jeff Davis, Koos DeBeer, Paul DeJong, Gisele Diemer, Ida Dolci, Michele Dowse, Beth Drury, Brendan Duffy, Eric Dury, Fatma El Shafie, Angela Elsmore, Jenny Eppard, Willie Ferguson, Taoufik Ferjani, Peter Forward, Jonathan Freeland, Sylvia Frier, Effie Georgiadou, Daniel Gheorghe, Aysen Gilroy, Ruth Glasgow, Donald Glass, Michael Gowgiel, Aimee Grainge, Eirlys Gwynne, Ruth Hamilton, Awil Hashi, Guy Holmes, Sarah Hopkins, Hilda Horemans, David Hughes, Elizabeth Igarza, Raida Ishak, Peter Jakiro, David Jeffrey, Richard Johns, Melanie Johnson, Mary Karatal, Sharon Kelly, Nalan Kerr, Shama Khan, Jeremy Kritt, John Landers, Brione LaThrop, Jon Lavelle, Janet Listoe, Lynn Lund, Jesse Macpherson, Jeffrey Maggard, Kerry Malster, Linda Marshall, Bruce McCoy, Jennifer McCoy, Don McKay, Kara McKeown, Darcy Meijer, David Mulvihill, Omaima Nasser, Helen Newman, Timothy Nicoll, Dina Osman, Stephen Ottewill, Pinar Ozdemir-Ayber, Leyla Ozmenekse, Julain Peachy, David Penner, Andrew Perkins, Robert Peters, Duncan Pollock, Moira Prentice, Amanda Radwan, Ruth Radwan, Preeya Reddy, Kaya Reed, Gus Riera, Janet Roberts, Ian Rogers, Cathryn Roos, Peter Rothfels, Khouloud Sabbagh, Vickie Safari, Gregory Samuelson, Liane Sandrey, Janet Schrum, Raymond Sheehan, Cheryl Sisak, Tatjana Skoro, Emma Smart, Paul Smyth, Jerry Spring, Anne Stander, Ann Stephenson, Steven Strasen, Kate Tindle, Mary Tlemsani, Paola Trejo, Jay Trimiar, Robert Turner, Randy Vanarsdale, Tara Waller, Janine Welsby, Cynthia Weston, Timothy Whitcomb, Beth Wiens, Omar Wohler, Judy Wren, Nicholas Yates, Lisbeth Zuercher

Academic Bridge Program

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Course Descriptions ENG 010 0 Credits (A1 CEFR) This course is an integrated language skills class that provides low-level students with a range of language learning experiences organized around everyday topics and content. Students learn to write basic sentences patterns, read texts of approximately 150 words, listen to conversations and talks of approximately 3 minutes, and engage in short conversations on familiar topics. They study the first 500 most frequent words in English and grammar structures to support simple communication. Students also receive training in study skills and IT. ENG 020 0 Credits (A2 CEFR) This course is an integrated language skills class that provides elementary student with a range of language learning experiences organized around familiar topics and content. Students learn to write basic paragraphs, read texts of approximately 200 words, understand aural texts of approximately 4 minutes, and conduct short conversations and presentations on familiar topics. They study the first 1000 most frequent words in English and grammar structures to support communication. Students also receive training in study skill and IT. Levels 5 & 6 0 Credits (B1 CEFR) These courses are integrated language skills classes that provide low-intermediate to intermediate students with a range of language learning experiences organized around societal topics and content. Students learn to write basic essays of 3-4 paragraphs, read texts of approximately 400 words, understand aural texts of approximately 6 minutes, and participate in short group discussions and presentations on course-related topics. They study the first 1500 most frequent words in English and grammar structure to support cohesive communication. Student also receive training in study skills, IT and basic information literacy. Level 7 0 Credit (B1+ CEFR) This course is an integrated language skills class that provides students with a range of language learning experiences based around four main themes. Grammar, vocabulary, information literacy, and IT are taught in conjunction with various activities and tasks as students work to achieve the various learning objectives of this course. Student study the first 1750 most frequent words in English and grammar to support cohesive communication. The academic focus continues with tasks that relate more closely to those students will meet in their future studies. ENG 040 Academic English Communication DELETE 0 Credit DELETE

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Level 8 0 Credit (B2 CEFR) This course is an integrated language skills class that provides students with a range of language learning experiences based around four main themes. Student study the first 2000 most frequent words in English and grammar to support cohesive communication. Grammar, vocabulary, information literacy and IT are taught in conjunction with the various activities and tasks as students work to achieve the levels of linguistic and academic competence to be able to enter University College.

Academic Bridge Program

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b. College of Business 1. On Page 53 under admission criteria they listed the two MTH courses “MTH 113 & MTH 213” as Col courses COL 113& COL 213 2. On page 62 under the Joint degree, BUS 301 title is wrong - Management of People in Organizations. The correct title is (Human Resource Management). At the same time, it is not listed that the students need to take the pre-requisite of BUS 301 which is BUS 309? 3. On page 64 under Major in Finance they listed the title of BUS 310 as Introduction to Management and the correct title is Introduction to Marketing 4. On page 180 under course description they didn’t put Col 110 as pre-requisite of BUS 202 5. On Page 181 BUS 301 title is wrong the correct title is Human Resource Management 6. On page 183 BUS 452 title is wrong (HR development & Performance) the correct title is “Learning and Development” 7. Under College of Technological Innovation page 115 Joint degree curriculum plan, they listed the title of BUS 209 as intro to management while the correct one is Management Decision Sciences.

College of Business

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c. College of Communications and Media Sciences Page 66 Suhailah Hassouneh (Instructor) – correct spelling of name In list of Associate Professors remove the comma after Nadia Rahman (Nadia Rahman,) Page 70 Integrated Strategic Communications Integrated Strategic Communications Bold the first line of this paragraph otherwise it looks like sentence repetition instead of a heading. Remove the bold on the paragraph which starts The Integrated Strategic Communications (ISC)…… to be consistent with the style of the other specialization descriptions. Page 74 8 semester plan in Converged Media Year 3, Semester 1: Change COM 261 from 3 cr. Hrs. to 2 cr Hrs Year 4, Semester 1: Make COM 481 – Adv. Converged Media Page 76 8 semester plan: Tourism and Cultural Communications Year 4, Semester 2: ARA 340 Media Story in Arabic II, the word Story Telling needs to be one word not two – Storytelling Page 77 8 semester plan: Visual Communications Year 3, Semester 2: ARA 340 Media Story in Arabic II, the word Story Telling needs to be one word not two – Storytelling Page 78 8 semester plan: Emirati Studies Year 4, Semester 1 COM 97 should be COM 497 Page 79 8 semester plan: Multimedia Design Year 4, Semester 1: ARA 340 Media Story in Arabic II, the word Story Telling needs to be one word not two – Storytelling Also need to amend the same plan on Page 51 under College of Arts and Creative Enterprises Change totals for MMD from 130/134 TO 130/133 (wrong addition!) Page 134 The first paragraph of the specialization in filmmaking…..line 3 –insert the word ‘the’ in front of New York Film Academy. Paragraph two of that section the word U.A.E should be written in full United Arab Emirates to be consistent with other parts of the catalogue. Page 136 The section under the heading Faculty…..there is an extra blank line which needs to be removed. College of Communication and Media Sciences

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d. College of Education PAGE NUMBER/LOCATION

P. 80 final sentence in Introduction P. 81 2nd paragraph of Academic Program. P. 81 2nd bullet

INCORRECT

CORRECTION

DELETE final sentence which begins with Millard Fuller “in this context”

“Preparation at…

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates’

P. 82 1st paragraph

and upper primary/preparatory English

and upper primary/preparatory English (grades 2-9_ and math (grades 3-9)

P. 82 Admission Criteria, 1st bullet

satisfactory completion of 42 credit hours…

satisfactory completion of 42 earned credit hours…

P. 82 top of 2nd column P. 82 top of 2nd column

educational setting Psychology and Human Services (grade 2-9)

educational settings Psychology and Human Services majors

College of Sustainability Sciences and Humanities

College of Sustainability Sciences and Humanities and University College.

P. 82 Specialization in teaching, 3rd line P. 82 English or Mathematics Teachers last line P. 82 Specialization in School Social Work P. 83 1st paragraph, last sentence P. 83 2nd column bullet College of Education

OMISSION

(grades 2-9)

DELETE FINAL SENTENCE related to courses that support development…

related to courses that support the development… College Major Learning Outcomes Page 7

P. 84 top of 1st column

P. 84 1st column, 1st bullet

Completion of this program will enable students from other colleges who are interested in education, but who do not plan to teach, to become should be EDC 202 Human Development: Life Span

P. 84, 2nd column, final paragraph

In addition there are often opportunities…

P. 85--8 Semester Plan: Early Childhood Semester 4 P. 85--8 Semester Plan: Early Childhood Semester 6 P. 85--8 Semester Plan: Early Childhood Semester 8 P. 86-- Upper Primary/Preparatory Education/Teaching Field in English Language Learning Semester 7 P. 86-- Upper Primary/Preparatory Education/Teaching Field in English Language Learning Semester 8 College of Education

EDC 350A 2 (credit hours)

EDC 350A is only 1 hr

EDC 452 Early Childhood Mathematics and Science EDC 490 Internship

EDC 452 Early Childhood Mathematics and Science II

EDC 315 Observation and Assessment 3 (credit hrs.)

EDC 315 Observation and Assessment 2 (credit hrs.)

EDC 490 Internship

EDC 490 Student Teaching

ADD EDC 314 Early Childhood Program Models 3 hrs

EDC 490 Student Teaching

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P. 87-- Upper Primary/Preparatory Education/Teaching Field in Mathematics TITLE

(Grades 5-9)

(Grades 3-9)

P. 87-- Upper Primary/Preparatory Education/Teaching Field in Mathematics Semester 6

EDC 396 Teaching Mathematics III DELETE ALL THE OTHER INFORMATION IN THAT LINE

EDC 396 Teaching Mathematics III

P. 87-- Upper Primary/Preparatory Education/Teaching Field in Mathematics Semester 6]

MTH 261 Elementary Geometry 3 (credit hrs)

EDC 490 Internship

EDC 490 Student Teaching

The following courses were approved to be in the Fall 2012-13 Catalog

P. 192

ADD EDC 396 Teaching Mathematics III This course prepares the elementary and preparatory teacher to teach mathematical content in elementary and preparatory school in a concrete and experiential approach. Topics covered include measurement, quantitative literacy, assessment and the differentiation of

College of Education

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mathematics to support learners with special needs, particularly learning disabilities relevant to the learning of mathematics. ADD EDC 367 Interventions with Children The purpose of this course is to build on the student’s knowledge of child development and interpersonal relationships to assess and apply research based prevention and intervention methods with children. Students will examine how societal contexts influence their approaches and how the parent-child relationship may be fostered. ADD EDC 373 Emergent Literacy and English Language Learning This course introduces candidates to basic principles and issues related to emerging and early literacy and language for young children or children new to a language. Particular emphasis is given to practices and strategies for developing oral language and reading and writing skills of young children.

College of Education

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e. Institute for Islamic World Studies Page # 121: Faculty Listing: 1- Either to put: Executive Director and Professor: Nasr Arif Or put his name twice, one next to Executive Director and other one in Professor list: Nasr Arif, Hassanein Ali, etc. Baccalaureate Curriculum: add the following: 1- COL 135NL Islamic Civilization I 2- COL230NL Islamic Civilization II Page # 168 Under the Curriculum switch the contents between MIWS 640 & MIWS 650 to be as the following:  

MIWS 640 Politics of Sectarianism in the Islamic World MIWS 650 Conflict Resolutions in Deeply Divided Muslim Societies

Institute for Islamic World Studies

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II.

Other sections and further recommendations

Page number / section

Comments/ additional Information

P. 22

Class absence and consequences

P. 21

Full time students

P. 21

Fresh Start program

P. 118

Institutes: New section – Introduction to all Institutes

P. 187

Remedial Arabic courses not in course listing in back of the catalog

Faculty listing

Kevin Schoepp omitted

P. 31/ 218

Robert Bennell still listed as faculty member in UC

P. 21

Full time students = 15? Criteria to take – undefined 18 Limits on ≥ 19 in last semester – why limit?

P. 5

COB – 3 majors in AUH

P. 32

COL Common Core: Engl. II course

P. 203

Grad Course – make more clearly ≠

Index

Offset grad course from non-grad Back of catalog – page headings

P.125

MMIB Course listing – top of page header = f(college/program)

Other section and further recommendations

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