2022-2023 Course List

Individualized study in an area of leadership theory, research, or inquiry. Admission by prior application only.

In this course students apply advanced knowledge and skills in finance and leadership in the educational setting.

This course develops research skills in the educational setting.

This course examines the role of school leaders in a multicultural inclusive learning environment.

This course will present a wide range of techniques and models for developing professional academic projects, including portfolios. Students will develop and demonstrate a professional project. This course may replace or be used in addition to an APP or thesis.

An experience where the principle learning takes place through interchange among class members and the facilitator.

The alternate plan paper includes a research requirement less extensive in nature than a thesis, but significantly greater in quality and quantity than the standard graduate term paper.

Portfolio Development is a 1-credit independent course aligned with the Department of Educational Leaderships assessment plan for the Masters of Science in Educational Leadership degree. In the portfolio, students will demonstrate accomplishments and growth experienced throughout the Masters program in professional knowledge, skills and performance, and dispositions (professional attitudes and character). Permission is required from the student's academic advisor to register for the Portfolio Development course, usually during the graduation semester. The completed portfolio is submitted to the student's academic advisor toward the end of the graduation semester. Permission is required to register for the Portfolio Development course.

The course provides an applicant for licensure for K-12 principal, superintendent, and director of special education completing an approved licensure program, but lacking the three-year teaching experience, the required teaching internship.

This course provides students with an experiential experience as a school administrator.

The thesis involves extended research resulting in a significant contribution to new knowledge. This reflects a student's ability to do individual, independent work of a creative and/or investigative type in an area of relation to the student's major field.

This course will provide doctoral students with the knowledge and skills to develop lines of research, read and analyze scholarly publications, formulate an annotated bibliography, and write for publication. Learners will formulate a dissertation research topic, develop research question/s, create a portfolio presentation or workshop presentation on their research topic.

This course is the second in a series and will cover library research, portfolio development, and expanding research lines. Researchers will focus on mastering academic writing and complete a review of the literature. Students will also give a presentation of their research at a research symposium.

Prerequisites:

EDLD 734 Professional Development Colloquium I

This seminar course provides an avenue for the exploration and investigation of special study topics in educational leadership.

This course will provide doctoral students with knowledge and skills in organizational theory and analysis. Learners will demonstrate the ability to apply the tenets of Critical Race Theory to systems and organizations. Learners will acquire an understanding of the complexity of organizations, structural framework, impact of human resources, political arena, and practices in improving leadership. Learners will assess their leadership strengths in relation to implementing change in an organization.

Examination of ethics in leadership which includes student research on ethics in leadership and professional settings.

In depth study of exemplary leaders and research into their applicability to broader leadership contexts.

This course is a required course for the doctorate in Educational Leadership. The seminar is offered so students can acquire the knowledge of how public policy is developed and the influences exerted on public policy.

This course provides an introduction to and opportunities for producing scholarly writing of publication quality. It offers ample opportunities for practicing formatting, grammar, and APA citation skills needed for peer-reviewed theoretical papers and primary research reports including dissertations.

This course offers investigations into traditional and exploratory genres of qualitative research and provides the critical analysis tools necessary for doing so. Included will be aspects unique to qualitative design used for sampling, instrumentation, data collection and analysis, and report formats.

The course provides an overview of quantitative research methods, clarifies the role of quantitative methods in the research process, and provides experiences for application of quantitative methods.

This course offers focused investigations into a specific genre or methodology of research. Class members will work individually or in small learning groups in completing individually-constructed learning contracts to gain in-depth knowledge and skills in particular genre or methodology.

This course offers focused investigations into a specific genre or methodology of research different than those investigated in EDLD 793. Class members will work to complete an individually-constructed learning contract to gain in-depth knowledge and skills in research.

This course is designed for doctoral candidates in educational leadership to experience implementation of theory where they are given the opportunity to create, demonstrate, and maintain effective strategies and methodologies from leadership practices in a school or higher education setting.

The doctoral dissertation course is designed to guide the student through preparation and defense of the dissertation proposal, assist the student in the dissertation research and writing process and ensure focus and consistency in preparation and defense of the final product.