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Course Syllabus

HFST 2510 Orientation to FCSE

  • Division: Social and Behavioral Science
  • Department: Education and Family Studies
  • Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: 3; Lecture: 3; Lab: 0
  • Prerequisites: None required.
  • Corequisites: None required.
  • Semesters Offered: Spring
  • Semester Approved: Fall 2022
  • Five-Year Review Semester: Fall 2027
  • End Semester: Summer 2028
  • Optimum Class Size: 20
  • Maximum Class Size: 30

Course Description

Orientation to FCSE is designed to introduce students to the many facets of Family and Consumer Sciences Education. These include food science and nutrition, personal finance, family financial resource management, textiles and clothing, housing and interiors, child development and parenting, and human development and family relations. This class will help begin to prepare students for a career as an FCS educator in secondary schools.

Justification

Orientation to FCSE serves as a prerequisite class for Family and Consumer Science Education programs at a few four-year universities in the state. This class is intended to transfer over to Utah State University and Brigham Young University that both provide the Family and Consumer Science Education program. This course is designed to introduce the basic concepts of Family and Consumer Science Education to prospective FCS educators striving to teach in secondary schools.

General Education Outcomes

  1. A student who completes the GE curriculum can draw from multiple disciplines to address complex problems. 

Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Prepare for assignments and class participation using professional protocols and guidelines.
  2. Discuss the subjects that comprise FCSE.
  3. Investigate and gather resources related to FCSE.
  4. Evaluate the visual aspects of an FCS course or presentation.
  5. Exchange ideas, opinions, and perspectives with other FCSE students.
  6. Develop a system to organize professional resources.
  7. Gain experience in presentation skills required by FCS educators.

Course Content

This course will address the following content in its curriculum: food science and human nutrition, personal finance, family financial resource management, textiles and clothing, housing and interiors, child development and parenting, human development and family relations.As this class is for educators, the students will be exposed to techniques and skills that will address different perspectives and ideas, use materials to touch a variety of backgrounds, and include content that will matter to all students involved.