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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the theories and principal elements of research and scholarly writing. Students will consider a critical analysis of philosophy of research and epistemology as applicable to theory development. Students will learn how to discern principal arguments, analyze research questions, and identify the key scholarly attributes to journal articles and other sources of scholarly data. This course also introduces learners to the University's overarching values and beliefs regarding education, research and the responsibilities scholars have in continuing a tradition of contributing to an ever-growing body of knowledge. This course will assist students in developing a framework for acceptable academic writing. As such, students will be engaged in evaluating journal articles; developing a topical outline in relation to their topic of interest and/or research question; and writing a literature review in preparation for dissertation work and/or specific publications. Learners will explore approaches to synthesizing literature and the application of the major components of APA form and style, and learn to coordinate literature searches.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide doctoral level students with theoretical and practical preparation in quantitative research design including: instrumentation; data collection; statistical analysis; ethics and politics of the conduct of research; and development of analytical skills for critiquing quantitative research.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide doctoral level students with theoretical and practical preparation in qualitative methods including: data collection and analysis; ethics and the politics of the conduct of research; and critical analytical skills for review and critique of qualitative research.
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2.00 Credits
This course deals with recent research concerning adult learning within the context of planning and operating effective adult education programs. The goal of this course is to provide an overview of concepts, practices, and opportunities related to adult learning.
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3.00 Credits
A review of public policy processes and legislation related to educational systems. School case law is reviewed from multiple perspectives with an emphasis on fairness, justice and equity. Analyzes the legal structure of higher education including, academic freedom, employment, due process, student rights, accreditation issues, desegregation, tort liability, and other issues.
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3.00 Credits
This course emphasizes a review of current research and reflective practice in ethical communication and leadership. An emphasis on relational, distributed, transformational and compassionate leadership is studied. Cross cultural communication, public communication techniques and analysis of technology, communication with public media and data presentations are also studied. This course provides ethical frameworks and components in leadership experiences in both education systems and public service organizations. It provides opportunities to interpret, apply, and evaluate theoretical frameworks, resources for choices, and impacts of decisions.
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3.00 Credits
This course will facilitate the development of a student's critical understanding of the larger concept of culture within the notion of multiculturalism. Students will examine how cultural processes are intimately connected with social justice and ethical leadership practice. They will also explore how culture involves power, which serves to produce inequalities in the abilities of individuals and social groups to define and realize their needs. In addition, culture will be analyzed as a site of social difference and struggle.
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3.00 Credits
Focuses on the skills needed to integrate the processes of planning, budgeting and financial management, utilizing data from performance accounting, measurement and evaluation systems. Compares and contrasts for-profit, not-for-profit, and public organizations; examines the conventions of revenue and expenditure budgeting; presents the basic principles of fiscal proposal writing and grants writing.
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3.00 Credits
This course will review many of the current theories of development that inform student affairs practice. Students will consider the four major categories of college student development theory which include: 1) cognitive-structural, 2) psychosocial, 3) typological, and 4) person-centered environments. Given that these four categories represent a high degree of breadth, students will review each of these areas in detail. Individual theories and their application to higher education will be broadly explored.
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3.00 Credits
Throughout this course, theory and practice of leadership is applied to educational settings. Students are exposed to leading educational and managerial organizational leadership theories and change theory with emphasis on their implementation in practical educational settings. Students will analyze philosophical and values anchors, vision casting, shared priorities and commitments, and vision through policy and program development. This course engages students in the study of major organization theories that inform educational leadership research. Students will use theory to help inform their own research interests.
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