This course studies braille codes with a special emphasis on the Nemeth Code (Braille Mathematics). Other codes covered are music, foreign language (French, German, and Spanish), and computer braille. Braille formats will also be taught, including how to correctly transcribe and format materials for braille users, including preparing worksheets and tests for students. Competency in using the Cranmer Abacus will also be mastered. This course requires one weekend at the Kentucky School for the Blind in Louisville.

Advanced study of issues related to mild disabilities in children, including etiology, assessment, intervention, theories, and contemporary research findings.

This course will revolve around the development of a Single-Product (also called Single-Purpose) production system. It covers topics in basic lean system operations of as well as the management system to support the attainment of highest customer satisfaction with respect to Safety, Quality, Cost, Productivity, Delivery and Human Resource Development. Working in teams, students apply fundamental lean tools and concepts to develop a lean operations environment capable of driving continuous improvement in a simulated factory.

A basic problem solving approach to quantifying and predicting how Earth changes through time. Involves application of math skills of sufficient level for UK admission. Satisfies the UK Core: Quantitative Reasoning requirement. No prerequisites.

The American system of national parks and monuments provides a natural and exciting basis for learning about geology, the scientific study of the Earth.

Engineering Exploration II focuses on a semester long engineering design project with students working in teams to apply the skills and tools introduced in EGR 101 and EGR 102. Topics and assignments include more in depth exploration of engineering tools for modeling, analysis, visualization, programming, hardware interfacing, team development, documentation and communication. Students gain experience in project management, identifying constraints, iteration and technical report writing. Students who received credit for EGR 215 are not eligible for EGR 103.

This course examines the craft, emphasizing techniques, style, and structure. May be offered in each genre offered in the MFA degree program. At least 6 hours of courses related to the study of creative writing genres, such as: Craft of Poetry, Fiction, or Nonfiction, with emphasis on themes such as: Ekphrastic Writing, Experimental Forms, Working Class Themes, etc.

A study in depth of selected types of fiction.

This course will draw on your interdisciplinary understanding of environmental issues and your problem-solving capacities developed while fulfilling Environmental Studies Minor requirements. It is a participatory capstone seminar designed to utilize and test your critical ability for independent thinking organized around specific environmental issues. Independent library work and writing assignments will be required in order to prepare for weekly, interactive topical seminar meetings.

This course will provide students with an overview of the theory and applications of advanced psychometric methods. A psychometric method focuses on advanced psychometric methodologies used in methodologically- oriented studies in educational measurement and evaluation techniques. The goal of this course is to prepare students to analyze data using advanced psychometric methods. It covers topics in the areas of Rasch Modeling, Item Response Theory, Structural Equation Modeling, Advanced Survey Techniques, and Latent Variable Modeling (as well as additional techniques).