EIST 8101 The Adult Learner
Course Schedule
Spring 2005
The schedule listed below is for the Spring semester of 2005. Assignments should be completed by the end of the week indicated and materials should be sent to the instructor via email and/or posted on the course discussion. Each week, you should visit the course discussion after 6:00 PM on Monday evening. Part of your grade for the Course Reading Guide will depend on your participation in the course online discussions. Each week the instructor may also post questions for discussion.
Week Date Readings Assignment 1 1-11 Introduction Read Chapters 1 & 2 2 1-18 Chapter 1&2 Reading Guide 1&2 3 1-25 Chapter 3&4
Complete Weekly AssignmentDiscuss Online Reading Guide 3
4 2-1 Chapter 5
Complete Weekly AssignmentDiscuss Online Reading Guide 4 5 2-8 Chapter 6
Complete Weekly AssignmentDiscuss Reading Guide 5 6 2-15 Chapter 7
Complete Weekly AssignmentDiscuss Online Reading Guide 6 7 2-22 Chapter 8
Complete Weekly Assignment
(Practice Test for Midterm Exam should be taken by Master's and Doctoral Students)Discuss Online Reading Guide 7 8 3-1 Chapter 9
Midterm Examination - Online For all Master's Students
(Doctoral Student work on Case Studies)Discuss Online Reading Guide 8
Typed Reading Guides for Chapters 1-8 in Word format due
(See the Reading Guide web page for detailed instructions)
Midterm Examination Online9 3-8 SPRING BREAK NO CLASSES
10 3-15 Chapter 10
Complete Weekly AssignmentThree Case Studies Due from Doctoral Students
Discuss Online Reading Guide 911 3-22 Chapter 11
Complete Weekly AssignmentDiscuss Online Reading Guide 10 12 3-29 Chapter 12
Complete Weekly AssignmentDiscuss Online Reading Guide 11 13 4-5 Chapter 13
Research Paper Due
in both electronic and hard copy formats by
Friday by 5:00 PMDiscuss Online Reading Guide 12
Research Paper Due14 4-12 Chapter 14
Complete Weekly AssignmentDiscuss Online Reading Guide 13 15 4-19 Chapter 15
Complete Weekly AssignmentDiscuss Online Reading Guide 14 16 4-26 Chapter 16 & 17
Complete Weekly Assignment
Discuss Online Reading Guide 15 17 5-3 Group Meeting
Discuss Online Reading Guide 16 & 17
HRD Paper Due for Doctoral Students18 5-10 Final Exam - Taken Online
More Details will be provided by the instructorTyped Reading Guides for Chapters 9-17 in Word format due
(See the Reading Guide web page for detailed instructions)
This page last revised by John A. Gretes 01/24/2005