PSYC060
EDUCATION & EFFECTIVE PRACTICE
- Department
- Psychology
- Terms offered
- 5
- Data refreshed
- Jun 30, 2026
Description
What is the best form and structure for education in these times? How do we best improve the quality and intellectual aims of education? To what extent are our current educational institutions utilizing the growing knowledge base about how people learn? Is education a right and does it equitably deliver on the promise of providing a well-balanced citizenship for democracy? These and other questions will be the focus of this First Year Intensive seminar. The course will consider what we currently know about human learning in formal and informal settings and map that onto the educational institutions of our times, with special focus on secondary and college environments. This course is designed to deepen students' ability to read analytically and communicate with others about one of the most enduring issues of our times. Simultaneously, the course aims to improve first year students' ability to reflect on the differences in their learning contexts as they transition from high school to college.
Syllabi
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Offering history & forecast 2017–2025
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 22% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 4 of 9 fall terms since 2018. Department course count falling about 3% per year. | 2030 Spring: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 spring terms since 2018. | 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. | 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020. |
| 2029 | 2029 Fall: 25% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 5 of 10 fall terms since 2017. Department course count falling about 3% per year. | 2029 Spring: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 spring terms since 2017. | 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. | 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2028 | 2028 Fall: 27% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 5 of 10 fall terms since 2017. Department course count falling about 2% per year. | 2028 Spring: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 spring terms since 2016. | 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. | 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2027 | 2027 Fall: 28% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 5 of 10 fall terms since 2017. Department course count falling about 2% per year. | 2027 Spring: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 spring terms since 2015. | 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. | 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2025 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2024 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2023 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2022 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2021 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2020 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2019 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2018 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2017 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.
Meeting times
Most recent first- Tue, Thu, 9:00 AM–10:15 AM JC370 2025-12022-12019
- Wed, 1:30 PM–2:20 PM BP310 2025-2
- Wed, 2:00 PM–2:50 PM JC102 2022-2
- Tue, Thu, 4:15 PM–5:30 PM JC343 2018
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Nancy A. Budwig | Lecture | 1 | 16 of 16 enrolled | 23902 |
| Fall 2022 | Nancy A. Budwig | Lecture | 1 | 16 of 16 enrolled | 21834 |
| Fall 2019 | Nancy A. Budwig | Lecture | 1 | 16 of 16 enrolled | 26258 |
| Fall 2018 | Nancy A. Budwig | Lecture | 1 | 16 of 16 enrolled | 26258 |
| Fall 2017 | Nancy A. Budwig | Lecture | 1 | 15 of 16 enrolled | 26258 |