May 11, 2024

OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2021-22

OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2021-22 [Archived Catalog]

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	ECON 6370 - Applied Forecasting Simple forecasting methods, forecasting with econometric approach, time series methods, and the Arima models. Empirical model building using real-life data and these models. Requisites: Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 8.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: To analyze simple forecasting methods, forecasting with econometric approach, time series methods, and the Arima models. To build Empirical model using real-life data and these models. To practice different types of econometric models.
	ECON 6380 - Applied Econometrics Basic techniques of empirical econometric modeling are introduced and applied topics of econometrics are discussed. Applied topics include specification error tests (RESET, CUSUM, etc.), model selection tests, causality tests, unit root tests, cointegration tests, error correction models, distributed lag models, logit and probit models, limited dependent variables models, GARCH-type models, and translog cost functions. Requisites: ECON 6350 Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 8.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: To analyze the limited dependent variables models, GARCH-type models, and translog cost functions. To introduce and discuss the basic techniques of empirical econometric modeling and applied topics of econometrics. To study on standard topics including specification error tests (RESET, CUSUM, etc.), model selection tests, causality tests, unit root tests, cointegration tests, error correction models, distributed lag models, Iogit and probit models,
	ECON 6900 - Special Topics This class will be a seminar to cover special topics in Economics. Requisites: Credit Hours: 1 - 15 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated. Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Depends on topic for the seminar.
	ECON 6910 - Internship Student will complete an internship in a position which requires economic or statistical research and analysis. Internship position must receive prior approval by the Director of Graduate Studies. Requisites: Credit Hours: 4 - 8 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 8.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 40.0 internship Grades: Eligible Grades: F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Acquire experience applying economic analysis. Acquire experience in statistical analysis.
	ECON 6930 - Independent Study Readings in selected fields in economics under direction of staff member. Requisites: Credit Hours: 1 - 5 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 10.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 independent study Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Reading academic and scientific articles,reports and publishings in selected fields in economics. Following the publishings of reputable magazines in the field of economics such as Wall Street Journal, The Economist, New York Times, etc. Preparing reports upon completion of reading particular publishings.
	ECON 6940 - Research Research in selected fields in economics under supervision of staff member. Requisites: Credit Hours: 1 - 5 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 10.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 research Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Conducting research in selected fields in economics. Following the publishings of reputable magazines in the field of economics such as Wall Street Journal, The Economist, New York Times, etc. Preparing reports upon completion of the research project.
	ECON 6950 - Master’s Thesis Writing of scholarly papers in areas of economics. Required for all master’s candidates. Requisites: Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 12.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 thesis/dissertation Grades: Eligible Grades: F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: To conduct research on the selected field in economics. To interpret the results of research with a well-organized,accurate and scholarly paper. To learn how to write a academic paper and study on examples.
	ECON 6960 - Master’s Paper Writing of scholarly papers in areas of economics. Requisites: Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 12.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: To conduct research on the selected topic in economics. To interpret the research results and prepare a well-organized,accurate, scholarly paper. To learn how to write a academic paper and study on examples.
	ECON 6980 - Colloquium Selected topics of current interest. Requisites: Credit Hours: 1 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 2.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Analyze current economic issues as presented in seminar.
	ECT 5110 - Augmented Reality Development This course explores the process of designing, prototyping, testing, and distributing augmented reality applications and tools. This course will focus on creating for multiple AR platforms. Requisites: Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to design and prototype interactive augmented reality experiences that demonstrate meaningful social impact. Students will be able to create a production workflow and execute it in a production setting Students will be able to develop augmented reality experiences using mobile technologies and AR headsets Students will be able to test and measure the effectiveness of their designs Students will be able to identify trends in augmented reality to improve their post-graduation marketability Students will be able to assess and improve production workflows for AR projects
	ECT 5210 - Virtual Reality Production: Immersive Audio This course explores the process of designing, pre-producing, creating, and distributing immersive audio experiences as stand-alone projects and in combination with visual assets such as digital environments and 360-degree stories. Requisites: Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to design and create immersive audio assets for digital environments. Students will be able to design and create immersive audio assets for 360-degree stories. Students will be able to recognize and demonstrate the difference between immersive audio and more traditional forms of sound design and music recording. Students will be able to identify technical boundaries in the medium of immersive audio and will be able to design ways to push these boundaries. Students will be able to analyze and critique projects based upon industry trends and professional practices. Students will be able to analyze workflow strategies for immersive audio assets. Students will be able to strategize and distribute immersive audio content via the web.
	ECT 5220 - Virtual Reality Production: cineVR Students explore the process of designing, pre-producing, creating, and distributing 360-degree virtual reality stories for both fiction and non-fiction venues. Requisites: Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to design and create 360-degree stories for both fiction and non-fiction. Students will be able to recognize and discuss the difference between 360-degree storytelling and more traditional forms of storytelling. Students will be able to identify storytelling boundaries within virtual reality and will be able to design ways to push these boundaries. Students will be able to analyze and critique peer projects based upon industry trends and professional practices. Students will be able to analyze distribution strategies and generate marketing and distribution strategies based on 360-degree content needs. Students will be able to distribute 360-degree content across various platforms.
	ECT 5230 - Virtual Reality Production: Interactive This course explores the process of designing, creating, testing and distributing interactive virtual content. Requisites: Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to design interactive patterns and judge their effectiveness. Students will be able to reconstruct and defend interactive techniques according to industry guidelines. Students will be able to utilize, synthesize and assess software, hardware, and sample codes to create VR and AR assets and workflow. Students will be able to analyze and critique peer projects based upon industry trends and professional practices. Students will be able to develop and evaluate tracking, calibration, and interactive systems for virtual reality projects.
	ECT 5250 - Transmedia Storytelling The course explores the process of conceptualizing, writing and critiquing stories for digital media that are interactive and incorporate two-way communication between creator and consumer. This course requires extensive writing. Requisites: Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to assess the elements of transmedia storytelling that make the experience effective for a specific audience. Students will be able to use industry terminology to critique and defend the effectiveness of storytelling in this new form. Students will be able to explain how transmedia storytelling fits within the historical framework of artistic approaches and creative ideas. Students will be able to compare transmedia storytelling to work by artists from a variety of media backgrounds and genres. Students will be able to create original transmedia stories, justify their creative decisions, and evaluate their effectiveness on an audience.
	ECT 5402 - Game Development II Students examine advanced aspects of 3D game development including file and project management, terrain modeling and painting, interior and object modeling and animating, character integration, GUI editing, advanced sound and music techniques, and advanced scripting techniques. Requisites: MDIA 5401 Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to create Advanced 3D Game Levels and Art, justify their creative decisions, and evaluate their effectiveness on an audience. Students will be able to explain the fundamentals of Game Production and Development in an effort to predict future trends. Students will be able to develop scripts using the Javascript language, justify their creative decisions, and evaluate their effectiveness on an audience. Students will be able to analyze what makes for enjoyable interactive content as part of a self-evaluation process. Students will be able to explain the process of game publishing in an effort to predict future trends.
	ECT 5900 - Topical Seminar Seminar covers specialized topics in Emerging Communications Technology. Requisites: Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to analyze and evaluate a current issue in emerging communications technologies. Students will be able to evaluate current issues in emerging communications technologies in an effort to predict future trends, justify their technological decisions, and judge projects.
	ECT 6200 - Virtual Reality Studio Advanced study in immersive audio, 360-degree video, motion capture and/or digital imaging techniques used in the creation of virtual reality projects. Initial emphasis on equipment and software knowledge; followed by workflow processes, team building, project management and production processes. This is a production intensive course. Requisites: Credit Hours: 1 - 6 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 12.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 12.0 studio Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to identify storytelling and engagement boundaries in this new medium and design new ways to push these boundaries. Students will be able to analyze and critique peer projects based upon industry trends and professional practices. Students will be able to design and create experiences using: 360-degree video, immersive audio, animation, digital game design and/or interactive components. Students will be able to critique and interpret virtual reality technologies and products using a variety of formats found in the communication field. Students will be able to compose well-researched and well-presented arguments for their approach to analysis and criticism of virtual reality technologies, products and concepts.
	ECT 6910 - Experiential Learning in Emerging Communication Technologies Project-based experiential learning opportunities lead by faculty. Project parameters and milestones for the course are based upon client needs and individualized project specifics. Requisites: Permission required Credit Hours: 1 - 12 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 24.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 24.0 field experience/internship Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to apply production techniques as they complete professionally oriented projects.
	ECT 6960 - MFA Production Thesis in Scripps College of Communication The course fulfills the project-based thesis requirement for the MFA in Communication Media Arts. Students demonstrate mastery of two media production areas within a contextual field. Requisites: Credit Hours: 1 - 12 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 36.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 thesis/dissertation Grades: Eligible Grades: F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Student will be able to synthesize two media production areas to demonstrate mastery in both. Student will be able to create a professional-grade media product within a contextual topic area. Student will be able to create a professional-grade media product that persuades, informs, or educates a designated audience/user.
	EDAD 5900 - Special Topics in Education - Administration Specific course content will vary with offering. Requisites: Credit Hours: 1 - 15 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated. Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will increase their knowledge in Education - Administration.
	EDAD 5910 - Educational Administration Internship I Field-oriented internship experience in educational administration (principalship). Requisites: Permission required Credit Hours: 1 - 6 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: field experience/internship Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will build capacity in educational leadership relative to the role of the principal.
	EDAD 5911 - Educational Administration Internship II Field-oriented internship experience in educational administration (principalship). Requisites: Permission required Credit Hours: 1 - 6 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: field experience/internship Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will build capacity in educational leadership relative to the role of the principal.
	EDAD 6000 - Foundational Awareness of Education Public Policy Issues Students receive a foundational awareness of public policy issues in education. Topics explored offer an overview regarding how individuals involved with education public policy can develop an understanding of the education public policy process. Students consider how education public policy topics reach the public policy agenda and how agenda items are formulated. Additionally, students explore the development of select K-12 education public policy issues. Students also learn about the interplay between the power, policy and politics in education public policy-making. Requisites: Credit Hours: 2 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to identify education public policy issues and problems for K - 12 education. Students will be able to explain the interplay between power, policy and politics in the education public policy-making. Students will be able to describe the education public policy agenda setting process for education public policy issues. Students will be able to explain how education public policies are formulated and adopted.
	EDAD 6001 - Issues, Institutions and Stakeholders in Education Public Policy Students explore the nature of the institutions and stakeholders in the education public policy environment. Students understand the relationships between key institutions and stakeholders in education public policy. Students examine opportunities for multi-directional communication between institutions and stakeholders within the public policy sphere about education public policy issues. Further, students consider the dynamics between and the capacity of various education public policy institutions and stakeholders to influence education public policy issues. Requisites: Admission to the K - 12 Education Public Policy Certificate Leadership Program Credit Hours: 1 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to identify the institutions and stakeholders in education public policy Students will be able to discuss how to interface with public policy stakeholders Students will be able to determine how to gain buy-in from public policy stakeholders Students will be able to describe the nature of communication within the policy arena Students will be able to explain the roles and functions of various education public policy stakeholders in relation to education public policy issues
	EDAD 6002 - Education Public Policy Implementation and Evaluation Students explain the implementation and evaluation stages of the education public policy process. Students examine key steps in public policy implementation and explore how a new policy can be implemented. Students express insights regarding issues surrounding policy implementation. Additionally, students gain understandings regarding the general principles of evaluation in education public policy. Requisites: Credit Hours: 2 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to illustrate how a select policy will be implemented Students will be able to design a policy implementation plan Students will be able to explain the policy evaluation process Students will be able to reflect on leadership as it relates to implementation and evaluation Students will be able to apply policy implementation and evaluation approaches to their selected issue
	EDAD 6003 - Legal Issues in Education This course offers an introduction to historical and contemporary legal issues occurring in school settings with a focus on legal literacy that reflects competent, caring, culturally responsive, and social justice oriented approaches to solutions. Topics explored include legal rights, requirements and key federal court cases that have shaped K-12 policies and procedures. Requisites: Credit Hours: 2 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to engage in legal research to obtain statutory and case law content pertinent to understanding education policy issues. Students will be able to identify and articulate legal issues that pertain to education policy matters. Students will be able articulate and advocate for the legal rights of teachers and students.
	EDAD 6004 - Policy Perspectives in Education This course reviews significant educational laws, court cases and policies that affect teaching and learning in today’s schools. This course identifies ethical issues that affect the students’ understanding of educational policy and policy formation. Additionally, the course helps students identify ways that they can use these laws and policies to create a more equitable educational system. Topics covered include: an overview of the role of federal, state, local governing bodies, non-government agencies, lobbyists, and other stakeholders on the policy making process for K-12 education. Exploration of the politics of education and institutional agendas is a major component. Requisites: Credit Hours: 1 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to conduct policy research to inform and guide their understanding of policy matters. Students will be able to interrogate current policies with a focus towards social justice outcomes. Students will be able to craft policy proposals that reflect equity in education.
	EDAD 6010 - Introduction to Leadership and Organizational Behavior This course will introduce candidates to concepts of leadership and organizational behavior and how these concepts effect teaching and learning in classrooms and schools. The nature and role of leadership will also be analyzed in relation to students, peers, administration, community, professional associations and society at large. Requisites: Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Candidates will apply these theories to an analysis of their own leadership potential. Candidates will employ what they have learned about concepts of leadership and human behavior to observe and analyze leadership activities in school and/or community settings. Candidates will explore effective approaches to conflict management in school settings and study and apply strategies for the management and resolution of conflict in their role as a teacher leader. Candidates will gain an increased awareness and critical understanding of leadership and behavioral theories. Candidates will survey the climate of their particular school setting and use this information to assess how the climate influences behaviors of those involved with the school.
	EDAD 6020 - Structure and Behavior in Educational Organizations Considers organizational and behavioral theory as applied to the existing structure of schools and other educational agencies such as colleges, universities, private, and alternative schools. Requisites: Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Candidates will apply these theories to analyses of their own organizations. Candidates will employ what they have learned about concepts of leadership and organizational behavior to observe and analyze dynamics in school and/or community settings. Candidates will gain an increased awareness and critical understanding of organizational and behavioral theories in the context of educational instiututions.
	EDAD 6021 - The School and Community Addresses the nature and history of relationships between schools and community with regard to opportunities and challenges for leadership. Requisites: Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Candidates will analyze the influence of federal and state policies, influential leaders and the local community on a local school and school district. Candidates will demonstrate the effect school organization of schools and classrooms can have on student learning outcomes. Candidates will develop a historical perspective on schools and school districts in the US and Ohio, including differing roles of government, leadership in K-12 schools and local community environments. Candidates will identify the role and impact of community involvement as it relates to a specific school and school district.
	EDAD 6040 - Technology for School Leadership Prepares aspiring administrators to use various technologies including telecommunications and information systems to enrich curriculum and instruction as well as to manage the business functions of schools and districts. Students also engage in library and electronic research, interviews, questionnaires, etc., to develop the “data gathering” portfolio required as part of the principal’s preparation program. Requisites: (EDAD 6010 or 601) and (EDAD 6020 or 602) Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will develop applied understanding of evaluation/assessment of standards-based instruction. Students will develop applied understanding of the principal¿s role in the assessment process. Students will locate, access, and translate data into usable information. Students will use data to guide instructional improvement. Students will use data to implement standards-based instruction.
	EDAD 6110 - Educational Law for School Leaders Selected principles of constitutional, statutory, case, and common law affecting schools and school personnel with special reference to Ohio school law. Requisites: (EDAD 6010 or 601) and (EDAD 6020 or 602) Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Candidates will establish a historical perspective of the establishment of government in the US and the effect upon today¿s educational institutions. Candidates will identify laws that effect the operation of public schools and how those laws impact the day to day operation of a school and district.
	EDAD 6111 - Legal Issues for Teachers Introduces laws that govern the organization of schools and examine school funding in Ohio and its impact on Ohio’s public schools. Requisites: (EDAD 6010 or 601) and (EDAD 6020 or 602) Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Candidates will demonstrate a working knowledge of the basic principles of school funding in Ohio. Candidates will establish a historical perspective of the establishment of government in the US and the effect upon today¿s teaching profession. Candidates will identify the impact state and federal funding formulas have on public school classrooms. Candidates will identify laws that effect the operation of public schools and how those laws impact the day to day operation of a school and district.
	EDAD 6210 - Educational Finance for School Leadership Examines economics and education; educational finance as type of public finance; theories, concepts, and issues related to programs designed to achieve equalization of educational opportunities; local, state, and federal programs of financial support for education. Requisites: EDAD 6010 or 601 Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Candidates will demonstrate a working knowledge of the basic principles of school funding in Ohio. Candidates will gain applied practical experience with principal competencies relevant to school finance (e.g., developing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating a budget). Candidates will identify the impact of state and federal funding formulas on public schools.
	EDAD 6310 - Personnel Administration in Education Organization and implementation of personnel functions. Covers organizational structure, staff procurement, staff selection, staff development, and conditions of service for people in the organization. Competencies in course conceptually oriented to provide understanding of personnel process. Requisites: (EDAD 6010 or 601) and (EDAD 6020 or 602) Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Candidates will assess and evaluate personnel practices in their own educational institutions. Candidates will demonstrate understanding of relevant legal and financial considerations for educational staffing. Candidates will gain practical applied experience in key activities associated with personnel administration (e.g., interviewing).
	EDAD 6400 - The Principalship Leadership theories and practices. School/community organization; social-political forces; instructional leadership; teacher appraisal; elementary, middle, and secondary school administration. Requisites: Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Candidates will apply these theories to an analysis of their own strengths and growth areas related to the principalship. Candidates will employ salient concepts of leadership and human behavior to observe and analyze the activities of principals. Candidates will gain an increased awareness and critical understanding of leadership and behavioral theories as they relate to the role of school principal. Candidates will gain applied practical experience in the day-to-day activities associated with the principalship.
	EDAD 6421 - Instructional Leadership for Teacher Leaders Focuses on practices that enhance teachers’ instructional leadership. Practices built on an understanding of what is meant by ‘student-centered’ or differentiated instruction as well as on the abilities to design instruction that is responsive to the developmental stages; learning needs; cognitive abilities and skills; affective competencies and proclivities; and social , economic and cultural circumstances of various individual students. Requisites: (EDAD 6010 or 601) and (EDAD 6020 or 602) Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Candidates will design individualized professional development plans responsive to their own and their peers¿ interests and needs in regard to the use of differentiation strategies. Candidates will evaluate the effectiveness of a peer in the use of diverse strategies that facilitate academic development of students. Candidates will evaluate their own effectiveness in the use of diverse strategies that facilitate academic development of students. Candidates will promote a positive school culture that supports the academic achievement of all students.
	EDAD 6425 - The Role of the Principal in Instruction Focuses on practices that enhance instructional leadership for aspiring principals. Practices built on an understanding of what is meant by ‘student-centered’ or differentiated instruction as well as on the abilities to design instruction that is responsive to the developmental stages; learning needs; cognitive abilities and skills; affective competencies and proclivities; and social, economic and cultural circumstances of various individual students. Requisites: (EDAD 6010 or 601) and (EDAD 6020 or 602) Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Candidates will design individualized professional development plans responsive to their own and their peers¿ interests and needs in regard to the use of differentiation strategies. Candidates will evaluate the effectiveness of a peer in the use of diverse strategies that facilitate academic development of students. Candidates will evaluate their own effectiveness in the use of diverse strategies that facilitate academic development of students. Candidates will promote a positive school culture that supports the academic achievement of all students.
	EDAD 6430 - Standards-Based Assessment for School Leaders Engages principal candidates in learning activities and applied projects related to the development and use of standards-based assessments by school leaders. Within the context of developing leadership capacities, emphasis placed on implementing relevant assessment and using the results of assessments to inform school improvement efforts. Requisites: (EDAD 6010 or 601) and (EDAD 6020 or 602) and EDRE 5010 Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will build capacity to implement standards-based instruction. Students will dentify and make use of ¿power¿standards. Students will investigate the principal’s role in evaluation/assessment of standards-based instruction. Students will investigate the principal¿s role in the assessment process. Students will use formative and summative assessments to inform instructional strategies and objectives.
	EDAD 6431 - Data Applications for Teacher Leaders Designed to enable teacher leader candidates to contribute significantly to the effectiveness of educational practices and programs in their schools. Requisites: (EDAD 6010 or 601) and (EDAD 6020 or 602) and EDRE 5010 Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Candidates will apply data in evaluating the allocation of school resources. Candidates will frame pertinent questions about instructional, curricular or professional development issues that can be answered through data collection and analysis. Candidates will select and analyze data to evaluate student, teacher or school performance and progress related to the issue. Using data and data analysis, candidates will facilitate the development, articulation, implementation and stewardship of a school vision of learning supported by the school community.
	EDAD 6610 - School-Community Relations Principles, program organization, agents, and media in effective school-community relations; models of communication; attitude change; development of problem situations and simulations of practical problem-solving techniques; examples from public school administration, higher education administration, and sports administration. Requisites: Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will develop capacity in working with the media. Students will develop effective communication strategies around school issues. Students will develop effective strategies for crisis management and communication. Students will develop in-depth and sophisticated understandings of their community. Students will understanding the public character of schools.
	EDAD 6810 - Managing the School District Superintendent licensure course emphasizing data analysis, strategic planning, resource/facilities allocation, and public relations. Requisites: Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Candidate will exhibit a sophisticated, district-based capacity to analyze and use data. Candidates will exhibit a sophisticated, district-based capacity to allocate resources and facilities. Candidates will exhibit a sophisticated, district-based capacity to assess long-range goals. Candidates will exhibit a sophisticated, district-based capacity to develop a comprehensive plan. Candidates will exhibit a sophisticated, district-based capacity to manage an open and responsive public relations process.
	EDAD 6820 - Planning for District Improvement Superintendent licensure course emphasizing district-wide strategic planning for the purpose of improving schooling operations and outcomes. Requisites: Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Candidates will exhibit a sophisticated, district-based capacity regarding academic climate. Candidates will exhibit a sophisticated, district-based capacity regarding community engagement. Candidates will exhibit a sophisticated, district-based capacity regarding professional competence, particularly as it pertains to staff engagement and commitment to school ¿betterment.¿ Candidates will exhibit a sophisticated, district-based capacity regarding student engagement.
	EDAD 6830 - Human Relations at the District Level Superintendent licensure course emphasizing the role of human relations for effective district leadership. Requisites: Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Candidates will exhibit a sophisticated, district-based capacity regarding advocacy. Candidates will exhibit a sophisticated, district-based capacity regarding communications with stakeholders. Candidates will exhibit a sophisticated, district-based capacity regarding diversity. Candidates will exhibit a sophisticated, district-based capacity regarding policy. Candidates will exhibit a sophisticated, district-based capacity regarding research-based and problem-solving strategies.
	EDAD 6900 - Special Topics in Education - Administration Specific course content will vary with offering. Requisites: Credit Hours: 1 - 15 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated. Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will increase their knowledge in Education - Administration.
	EDAD 6915 - Educational Administration Internship I (Superintendency) Field-oriented internship experience in educational administration (for aspiring superintendents). Requisites: Permission required Credit Hours: 1 - 6 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: field experience/internship Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will build capacity with regard to district management and the planning of district-wide improvement.
	EDAD 6916 - Educational Administration Internship II (Superintendency) Field-oriented internship experience in educational administration (for aspiring superintendents). Requisites: Permission required Credit Hours: 1 - 6 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 field experience/internship Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will build capacity with regard to human relations at the district-wide level and approaches to issues in districts with differing demographics, including issues of diversity.
	EDAD 6920 - Education Public Policy Practicum and Residency This course is the culmination of the Education Public Policy Leadership Certificate and it includes a face-to-face networking residency and capstone experience. Students network and interface with their cohort members and participate in seminars where capstone projects regarding education public policy are presented to peers and select policymakers. Requisites: Credit Hours: 1 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 practicum Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to develop a network of individuals engaged in education public policy Students will be able to collaborate regarding the education public policy making process Students will be able to explain approaches for interfacing in the education public policy sphere Students will be able to explain the phases of an education public policy
	EDAD 6941 - Final Masters Project for Teacher Leaders Designed to enable teacher leader candidates to develop pertinent and valid research questions and implement action research projects that can inform their collaborations with others in making knowledge accessible to all students and ensuring equity of educational programs. Teachers will use teacher leadership skills to design, implement, evaluate and report on an inquiry-intervention based on research and on an identified classroom and or school need or strength. The project will be the major element in this internship within his or her own classroom/school with the support of a mentor available to the teacher leader candidate on the school site. Requisites: Permission required Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 research Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Candidates use qualitative and quantitative measures to assess the impact of new instructional strategies or curriculum they are investigating. Candidates will articulate the implications of the results of data analysis and reflection in view of their own and their school¿s vision of learning. Candidates will design an action research study to determine the effects of new instructional strategies or curriculum that they implement in their classroom or school. Candidates will present their research in a scholarly report that includes the rationale, research base (literature review), methods, results, implications and recommendations for changes in practice or policy. Candidates will reflect on the strengths and weaknesses of their intervention in terms of student learning and in terms of their role as a model for their students and other teachers.
	EDAD 6942 - Research in Educational Administration Individual research studies. Requisites: Permission required Credit Hours: 1 - 6 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 33.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 research Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Individual research studies.
	EDAD 6950 - Thesis Masters thesis. Requisites: Permission required Credit Hours: 1 - 6 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 18.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 thesis/dissertation Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Thesis credit.
	EDAD 6980 - Educational Administration Portfolio I: Data Gathering Candidates engage in the collection, compilation, and presentation of data relevant to describing salient characteristics of the community, district, and school in which they serve. Requisites: Permission required Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Candidates will demonstrate the capacity to present findings in writing using appropriate technologies, language mechanics and APA conventions. Candidates will demonstrate the capacity to select and organize relevant information to develop understanding of context. Candidates will demonstrate the capacity to use appropriate research strategies and technologies to identify and secure valid, reliable data.
	EDAD 7020 - State and National Administration of Education State program of education, state responsibility, educational organization, certification and tenure, national problems in education. Requisites: Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will demonstrate critical understandings of educational policy and processes at the state and national level. Students will demonstrate critical understandings of the intersections between state and national educational policy and local schooling efforts.
	EDAD 7030 - Advanced Seminar in Policy Initatives and Networks in Education Utilizes relevant methods and theoretical perspectives to analyze local, regional and global educational policies. Involves reading and discussing sociological texts, policy study literature and conducting collaborative research analysis and evaluation on different educational policy initiatives. Requisites: Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will demonstrate the capacity to analyze the interdependence between actors and their actions. Students will demonstrate the capacity to identify and discuss the relational ties (linkages) between actors as channels for transfer or Students will demonstrate the capcity to assess opportunities or constraints factors such as place, structure, social, economic and political offer Students will demonstrate the capcity to identify a best practice or educational reform in a country showing the role played by international organizations in shaping it. Students will produce a critical evaluative paper of an educational initiative of one’s choice applying relevant methods and theoretical perspectives.
	EDAD 7071 - Comparative Cultures and Education Focuses on studies in learning as a social process with emphasis on the non-Western experience among others. Aims at expanding students understanding of education through the examination of other approaches to educational thought and practice. Ultimate aim is to immensely enhance students understanding of their own traditions through a better understanding of educational traditions of other societies and cultures. Predisposes students to re-orient themselves and place them in positions to reexamine and critically reflect on their own traditions in somewhat different ways. Our increasing interdependence in a global context makes it imperative that we understand how other societies solve similar problems in education. Among the countries and regions to be interrogated are Malaysia, Singapore, China, sub-Saharan Africa, Austria, U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Requisites: Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will demonstrate capcity to examine the characteristics of non-western culture. Students will demonstrate understaing of differences between other educational traditions and their own. Students will demonstrate understanding of the basis and foundations of educational systems in other cultures. Students will demonstrate understanding of the historical development of the education in selected cultures. Students will demonstrate understanding of the similarities of other educational traditions with their own.
	EDAD 7072 - Education & Development in Developing Countries Interdisciplinary course focuses on the role of learning systems in changing developing societies; historical and ethnographic studies of pre-colonial, colonial, and post-independence education; and education and training as tools for contemporary change and socioeconomic development. What are the implications of these for any given educational setting? Who are marginalized by the way we conduct education? What is the individual’s responsibility in building a community? How is education connected with Development and vice versa? The challenges posed to these traditions in an increasingly global world community in the 21st century are discussed. Designed not to answer questions but to question answers. This mode of thinking can create space for dialogue that will assist each of us to come to a fuller understanding of the role of education in our respective societies as well as the world at large. Requisites: Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will demonstrate an understanding that education always represents a given socio-cultural context; it is never neutral of value free. Students will demonstrate understanding of aspects of the contemporary socio-cultural context that impact education and development today, such as family structures, poverty, the media culture, influence of religion, social values. Students will demonstrate understanding of the potential use of ICT in the development of emerging economies. Students will demonstrate understanding of themes of social change that impact education and development today, such as power/governance, health, language, culture, gender, ethnicity, class and others. Students will demonstrate understanding of why and how educators/development workers and others might respond to these changing social conditions and their implications for education and development well.
	EDAD 7073 - Perspectives in International/Global Education Examines different perspectives international/global education covering the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Among the perspectives explored include but not limited to the right to education, teacher formation, alternative pedagogies, gender, international assessments, indigenous knowledge, peace building and global citizenship. among others. Through these perspectives various global educational practices are examined. Requisites: Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will demonstrate capacity to explore, harness and promote the use of indigenous knowledge systems in addressing issues in selected cultures Students will demonstrate understanding of alternative pedagogies used by other cultures. Students will demonstrate understanding of concepts such as the right to education and global citizenship from different cultural perspectives. Students will demonstrate understanding of the implications of international assessments. Students will demonstrate understanding of the role of peace building education in ameliorating conflicts in different part of the globe.
	EDAD 7300 - Advanced Seminar in Leadership Advanced seminar engaging leadership theory from traditional and non-traditional perspectives. Leadership for change, especially among leaders in education, is central focus. Requisites: Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will demonstrate capacity to analyze leader performance through a variety of interpretive frames. Students will demonstrate capacity to critically investigate how leadership theory informs (and can inform) practice. Students will demonstrate capacity to develop and defend a theory of leadership. Students will demonstrate capacity to evaluate the ways in which leadership addresses (or misconstrues) the needs of educational organizations. Students will demonstrate capacity to examine the role of leader as change agent. Students will demonstrate capacity to explore the role of school leader as inquirer (i.e., scholar, information manager, data-based decision-maker, etc.). Students will demonstrate capacity to trace the historical development of leadership theory.
	EDAD 7310 - Conflict Management in Educational Administration Theories, attitudes, techniques, and strategies for managing conflict, solving problems, negotiating, and decision making in educational organizations. Focuses on understanding conflict and persons involved. Practice for third-party mediators, as well as conflict participants. Requisites: Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will learn and practice effective conflict management strategies. Students will recognize conflict as both positive and negative. Students will understand group conflict and its causes. Students will understand interpersonal conflict and its causes. Students will understand organizational conflict and its causes.
	EDAD 7420 - Planning Educational Facilities Helps student to gain an appreciation for importance of facilities to educational enterprises. Acquaints student with principles, processes, and problems involved in identification of need for planning and acquisition of new facilities and for improvements to existing facilities. Requisites: Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will develop capacity with regard to community engagement as part of of facilities construction and renovation efforts. Students will develop capacity with regard to financing for facilities construction and renovation. Students will develop capacity with regard to planning for facilities construction and renovation.
	EDAD 7510 - Business Administration in Education Helps student develop increased awareness of and appreciation for role and function of business administration in total educational enterprise. Promotes understanding of major task areas and competencies required to become knowledgeable about current theories and recommended practices in administration of business affairs in education. Requisites: Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will critically examine policies and practices relative to business administration and develop strategies for improvement. Students will develop relevant knowledge bases and skill sets needed for performing business administration functions. Students will know and apply salient theories related to business administration.
	EDAD 7521 - Critical Analysis of School Effectiveness Models and Methods Intensive systematic inquiry into school effectiveness as a process (i.e., investigation via methodological considerations) and as a theoretical construct (i.e., investigation via epistemological considerations). Requisites: Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: The course will also assist students in building key reading, thinking, and writing skills used in developing and defending the doctoral dissertation. To build practical and scholarly capacity with regard to critically interpreting school effectiveness measures. To consider relevant historical, philosophical, and practical perspectives on school effectiveness. To enhance critical understandings of assessment strategies, research methodologies, and data sources used in formulating positions about school effectiveness.
	EDAD 7522 - Education and Development Examines major theories of educational development as an area contributing to the comprehensive national development, economically, socially, or culturally. Investigates areas such as historical and ethnographic studies of pre-colonial, colonial, and post-independence societies and explore how education and training can contribute as tools for contemporary change and sustainable socioeconomic development. Requisites: Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will demonstrate critical understanding of prevailing assumptions about education and development. Students will demonstrate critical understanding of the economic, social, and political dimensions of education and development within and across nations. Students will demonstrate understanding of Human capital theories in educational and how they affect development. Students will demonstrate understanding of local and global responses of governments and non- governmental actors to the challenge of social and economic inequalities. Students will demonstrate understanding of major theories and dimensions of educational development as a comprehensive package to sustainable national/transcultural development..
	EDAD 7523 - Issues and Institutions in Global Education and Development Examines different theoretical frameworks and looks at several multi- and bi-lateral donor key institutions and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) engaged in international cooperation for educational planning around the world. Assesses models of policy processes and formulation transculturally. Requisites: Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will demonstrate capacity to analyze the work of key Global Education and Development actors: World Bank, IMF, UNESCO, UNICEF, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) among others. Students will demonstrate capacity to assess and apply specific tools of policy analysis: stakeholder analysis, policy characteristics, political and institutional mapping; managing the policy process. Students will demonstrate capacity to critically examine the concept of globalization and its impact on education and development. Students will demonstrate understanding of models of the policy process and understand policy formulation in the context of developing and transitional countries. Students will demonstrate understanding of the primary mechanisms used by international organizations for implementation of education policies: MDG, MDA, PRSP, EFA, Fast-Track.
	EDAD 7524 - Global and Trancultural Understandings Aims at preparing students as critical global citizens with the intercultural facility necessary to offer leadership in civil society, government, and nongovernmental organizations in transcultural settings. Examines the theoretical frameworks of transcultural understanding and tools of cross-cultural competencies and their application to specific regions of the world. Requisites: Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Acquire an understanding of the development model of intercultural sensitivity (DMIS) and intercultural development inventory (IDI) and examine the relationship between them. Develop cross-cultural skills and understanding in critical issues in leadership within multi-cultural and trans-cultural settings. Explore the application of cross-cultural theories and methods to world regions such as Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America and Australia etc. Gain a thorough understanding and competence in conflict resolution using intercultural conflict resolution model (ICRM) and intercultural conflict style inventory (ICS). Identify and analyze the theories of trans-cultural and intercultural development.
	EDAD 7525 - Advanced Comparative Education: Methods and Theories Introduces theories and practices of comparative education. Analyzes the historical development of the field and its relations with policy-making and other areas of comparative study. Explores key concepts and theoretical frameworks used by comparativists; and develop understanding of the main methodological approaches to systematic comparative education. Requisites: Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Demonstrate understanding of the historical development of the field of comparative education. Examine the theoretical paradigms and methods used at different stages of the development of the discipline. Examine the value, uses and abuses of comparative education in an era of globalization. Examine what is meant by ¿comparative¿ in relation to the study of education and to analyze the factors to be considered. Use analytical frameworks to gain skills in reflections and critique, to identify theories and underlying assumptions about education and to apply these skills to one¿s own educational context.
	EDAD 7710 - Community Education Engagement with philosophies of community education with emphasis on the role of educational administrators in conceptualizing philosophy and then taking leadership in developing and implementing community education programs. Applied leadership elements geared toward enhancing relevant knowledge/skill sets and building capacity to support community-based educational program development and implementation. Requisites: Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: To consider relevant philosophical and practical perspectives on community education. To develop or enhance understanding of culturally-responsive and place-conscious pedagogies. To develop practical capacity with regard to identifying community needs and opportunities. To develop strategies for the implementation of schooling practices that promote community well-being. To interpret and evaluate public policy contexts related to community education.
	EDAD 7820 - Politics/Policy in Education Examines ideas related to political power and educational decision making, community power structure, school board member nomination and election, politics and innovations, and administrator’s base of influence in community. Requisites: Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will engage an historical perspective of how certain landmark policies came about. Students will examine ideas related to political power and educational decision making. Students will examine the political basis of policy making on local, state, and national levels. Students will investigate community power structure, politics and innovations, and the administrators base of influence in the community.
	EDAD 7840 - Educational Planning and Evaluation Intended to help advanced graduate students gain better understanding of theories related to and systems and techniques employed in comprehensive planning and evaluation in educational enterprises of all types and levels, and help students gain some competence in application of those theories, systems, and techniques. Requisites: Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: To design and implement the evaluation of an educational program. To discriminate among a variety of alternative conceptual approaches to program evaluation. To engage in systematic long-range planning based on strategic planning and alternative models. To examine approaches to decision-making, problem-solving, and planning that correspond to an open-systems view of schools and school districts. To formulate methods to translate strategic plans into short-term work tasks and identify management practices to ensure task completion (e.g., delegating, performance monitoring, etc.). To identify situations in which naturalistic, heuristic, and incremental planning approaches are likely to be more effective than rational approaches. To use qualitative and quantitative data to inform decision-making, problem-solving, and planning.
	EDAD 7900 - Special Topics in Educational Administration Intensive course or workshop for practicing educational administrators. Content of each offering specially selected to meet needs of particular group being served. Amount of credit depends on length of course. Requisites: Permission required Credit Hours: 1 - 6 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 18.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Content varies according to workshop topic.
	EDAD 7910 - Leadership Project–Problem Identification Individualized field-oriented course designed to assist practicing educator in conducting systematic, in-depth studies to identify critical problem areas in selected phase of school system operation. Requisites: Permission required Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 6.0 field experience/internship Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Individualized field-oriented course; seminar content varies.
	EDAD 7911 - Leadership Project–Implementation Individualized field-oriented course to assist practicing educator in developing skills in identifying techniques and strategies for implementing change related to critical problem areas identified in EDAD 7910. Requisites: Permission required Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 6.0 field experience/internship Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Individualized field-oriented course; content varies.
	EDAD 7912 - Leadership Project– Analysis and Evaluation Individualized field-oriented course to assist practicing educators in identifying and using techniques for analyzing their practices in implementing change. Complete leadership project (EDAD 7910, 7911, and 7912) culminates in a written analysis and evaluation under direction of advisor. Requisites: Permission required Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 6.0 field experience/internship Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Individualized field-oriented course; content varies.
	EDAD 7915 - Advanced Seminar in Educational Leadership I Field-oriented advanced seminar in educational leadership and policy. Seminar I focuses on practice. Requisites: Permission required Credit Hours: 1 - 6 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: field experience/internship Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will build capacity in educational leadership and policy via individualized field-based experiences.
	EDAD 7916 - Advanced Seminar in Educational Leadership II Field-oriented advanced seminar in educational leadership and policy. Seminar II focuses on research. Requisites: Permission required Credit Hours: 1 - 6 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: field experience/internship Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will build capacity in designing and conducting research relevant to educational leadership and policy.
	EDAD 8110 - Legal Aspects of Educational Administration Intensive study of selected aspects of both case and statutory laws, constitutional basis for education, schools in their legal setting, school legislation, and relevant court decisions. Extensive reading in an approved law library required. Requisites: Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Student will develop capacity with regard to researching case law and statutory law. Students will develop increased and enhanced understanding of legal issues in education. Students will gain experience in conducting original research in selected areas of educational law.
	EDAD 8240 - Seminar in Educational Finance Helps students gain greater depth of understanding of theories, practices, problems, and issues to foster an increased competence in financing educational enterprises. Requisites: Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will build capaciity in providing fiscal leadership in educational institutions. Students will gain greater depth of understanding of theories, practices, problems, and issues related to financing educational enterprises.
	EDAD 8310 - Seminar in Collective Bargaining in Education Enhances understanding of collective bargaining movement in education through simulation, readings, guest lectures, media presentations, and discussions. Each student assigned a bargaining team which has responsibility for negotiating a contract. Attention given to analyzing contracts between selected employee groups and boards of education, impasse resolution, and contract administration. Requisites: Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will develop capacity to analyze collective bargaining contracts. Students will develop capacity to lead effectively in contract negotiations. Students will increase and enhance understanding of collective baragaining issues.
	EDAD 8440 - Seminar in Educational Facilities Helps students gain greater depth of understanding of and competence in planning of educational facilities and administration of building programs. Requisites: Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students build capacity with regard to conducting original research in areas relevant to facilities in educational settings. Students will build capacity with regard to managing facilities plan implementation. Students will build capacity with regard to managing facilities planning processes. Students will develop increased and enhanced understanding of facilities planning processes.
	EDAD 8540 - Seminar in Business Administration in Education Helps students gain understanding of and competence in administration of business affairs in education. Requisites: Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students build capacity in attending to the business administration needs of educational institutions. Students build capacity with regard to conducting original research in areas relevant to business administration in educational settings. Students develop increased and enhanced understanding of busniess adminstration in educational settings.
	EDAD 8640 - Seminar in Public Relations Special topics, new concepts, and specific techniques for public relations in public, private, higher education, and sports administration; in-depth investigation of problems of specific interest. Requisites: Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will build capacity with regard to conducting original research in areas relevant to public relations in education. Students will build capacity with regard to developing, implementing, and assessing public relations initatives. Students will develop incrreased and enhanced understanding of issues in public relations.
	EDAD 8800 - Rural Schools and Communities Consideration of the relationship between schools and rural communities, including issues related to democratic localism, state and national education agendas, and economic development in rural areas. Analysis of general and specific skills required for leadership in rural schools and districts, including examination of formal and informal interactions, and individual and collaborative leadership needs. Requisites: Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: To analyze the changing demography of rural education and rural communities. To compare and contrast relevant sociological perspectives regarding rural communities and rural schools. To consider relevant historical and philosophical perspectives on rural education and rural communities. To consider the specific demands of leadership in rural settings. To interpret and evaluate public policy contexts related to rural schools and rural communities.
	EDAD 8810 - Organization in Educational Systems Study of organizational and systems theories and analysis of organizational systems. Study of implications of such theories and systems for educational administration. Requisites: Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Particular attention will be given to the types of organizational structures and their application to the operation of schools, districts, and other organizations. Particular attention will be given to the types of organizational systems and their application to the operation of schools, districts, and other organizations. Respected theories and concepts regarding organizational change and the likely nature of organizations in the future will be studied. The purpose and relevance of organizations to the professional lives of the students will be considered. The study of learning organizations will be approached in a manner tangential to the study of organizations which are well situated for the future.
	EDAD 8820 - Politics/Policy in Education Examines ideas related to political power and educational decision making, community power structure, school board member nomination and election, politics and innovations, and administrator’s base of influence in community. Requisites: Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will engage an historical perspective of how certain landmark policies came about. Students will examine ideas related to political power and educational decision making. Students will examine the political basis of policy making on local, state, and national levels. Students will investigate community power structure, politics and innovations, and the administrators base of influence in the community.
	EDAD 8900 - Special Topics in Education - Administration Specific course content will vary with offering. Requisites: Credit Hours: 1 - 15 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated. Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will increase their knowledge in Education - Administration.
	EDAD 8901 - Research in Educational Administration Research seminar; content varies. Requisites: Permission required Credit Hours: 1 - 6 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated. Lecture/Lab Hours: tutorial Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will engage in applied research projects under the direction of faculty.
	EDAD 8950 - Dissertation Doctoral dissertation. Requisites: Permission required Credit Hours: 1 - 6 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated. Lecture/Lab Hours: thesis/dissertation Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Dissertation credit.
	EDCE 6200 - Foundations of Counseling: Clinical Mental Health, Rehabilitation, School Counseling Provides students with an introduction to the foundations of the professional counseling. Areas addressed include: history, philosophy, and current trends in professional counseling, including the specializations of clinical mental health counseling, rehabilitation counseling, and school counseling and educational settings. Requisites: Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: The candidate will become familiar with rehabilition programs (i.e., state-federal system, workers’ compensation, short and long-term disability, managed care organizations, disability management, social security, etc.). The candidate will acquire knowledge of the school setting, environment, and pre-K-12 curriculum. The candidate will become familiar with Counseling supervision models, practices, and processes. The candidate will become familiar with ethical standards of professional organizations and credentialing bodies and applications of ethical and legal considerations in professional counseling. The candidate will become familiar with the requirements for a professional counselor, the body of literature and research that is central to the field, and professional preparation standards which impact the field as a whole as well as clinical. The candidate will develop a basic understanding of the vocational rehabilitation process including goals, objectives, services, case management functions, and the role of rehabilitation counselors in various disability support systems. The candidate will develop an understanding of the school counseling program in relation to the academic and student services program in the school setting. The candidate will develop knowledge and application of current and emerging technology in education and school counseling to assist students, families, and educators in using resources that promote informed academic, career, and personal/social. The candidate will learn strategies for facilitating optimum development and wellness over the life-span. The candidate will learn the advocacy processes needed to address institutional and social barriers that impede access, equity, and success of clients. The candidate will learn to develop strategies of leadership designed to enhance the learning environment of schools. The candidate will understand professional roles, functions, and relationships with other human service providers, including strategies for interagency collaboration and communications. The candidate will understand the Counselors’ roles and responsibilities as members of an interdisciplinary emergency management response team during a local, regional or national crisis, disaster or other trauma-causing event.
	EDCE 6220 - Career Development: Research and Theory Theories, practices, methods, and processes of career development for varied settings: school, community, business; review programs which develop career planning/life components; exploration of career education and counseling opportunities; review and/or implementation of career-related research. Requisites: Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 7.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Become aware of ethical and legal considerations related to career counseling. Become familiar with career development program planning, organization, implementation, administration, and evaluation. Become familiar with various types of tests and assessments used in career planning and decision making. Develop a perspective and appreciation for the historical, philosophical, theoretical, and professional foundations of career counseling and vocational development. Develop an appreciation for the influence of diversity and multiculturalism in the career development, assessment, and counseling processes by discussing influences of gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and disability. Gain awareness and understanding of career, educational, occupational and labor market information resources, visual and print media, computer-based career info systems, appropriate world wide web sites, and other electronic career info systems. Learn about career counseling processes, techniques, and resources, including those applicable to specific populations. Learn about major career development theories and decision-making models, as well as career interventions relevant to career choice and career development over the life span. Understand the close relationship between career functioning and mental health status by examining issues related to occupational stress, family/work conflicts, addictions, and other psychiatric conditions that interact with vocational behavior.
	EDCE 6240 - Professional School Counseling Provides students with a comprehensive organizational framework useful for planning, designing, implementing, evaluating, and enhancing content-based guidance and counseling programs and an understanding of the coordination of school counseling program components as they relate to the total school community. Skills associated to counseling, guidance, and consultation will be covered. Explores the application of research that addresses the effectiveness of various school counseling programs and interventions. Requisites: EDCE 6200 Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture, 1.0 discussion Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Acquire knowledge of prevention and crisis intervention strategies. Demonstrates self-awareness, sensitivity to others, and the skills needed to relate to diverse individuals, groups and classrooms. Develop an understanding of advocacy for all students and for effective school counseling programs. Learn applied counseling and intervention skills and strategies for evaluation of counseling outcomes specific to the professional school counselor. Learn how identify student academic, career, and personal/social competencies and the implementation of processes and activities to assist students in achieving these competencies. Learn how to design, implement, monitor, and evaluate comprehensive developmental school counseling (e.g., the ASCA National Standards for School Counseling Programs) and develop an awareness of various systems that affect students, school, and home. Learn how to integrate the school counseling program into the total school curriculum by systematically providing information and skills training to assist pre-K-12 students maximizing their academic, career, and personal/social development. Learn methods of planning for and presenting school counseling-related educational programs to administrators, teachers, parents, and the community. Promote the use of counseling and guidance activities and programs by the total school community to enhance a positive school climate. Select strategies and understand how to use, manage, analyze, and present data from school-based information (e.g., standardized testing, grades,etc), surveys, interviews, focus groups, and needs assessment to improve student outcomes. Understand the outcome research data and best practices as identified in the school counseling research literature. Understand the process of coordination, collaboration, referral, and team-building efforts with teachers, parents, support personnel, and community resources to promote program objectives and facilitate successful student development and achievement.
	EDCE 6260 - Medical and Psychosocial Issues in Rehabilitation Counseling Provides students with an introduction and basic understanding of the medical and psychological aspects of disability and the use of this information in rehabilitation counseling. More specifically, will examine a number of issues related to common medical conditions, including: diagnoses, basic pathology and symptomatology, treatment, role of medical professionals, functional limitations, and vocational implications. Students will develop skills in assessing the functional implication of various medical and psychiatric impairments and develop an understanding of how this information is used in counseling, rehabilitation plan development, service delivery, environmental accommodation, and job placement. Meets the following CORE Standards: C.2.5; E.3.11 E.5.5 E.3.5 E.3.7; E.3.8 E.3; E.3.1; E.3.2; E.5.4 E.5.1 C.2.11 C.2.1; C.2.4; C.2.6; C.2.2; C.2.12; C.2.9 Requisites: EDCE 6200 Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Acquire a fundamental understanding of medical terminology necessary to interpret medical reports and facilitate communication with medical professionals. Be aware of issues of intimacy and sexuality confronting persons with disabilities. Be knowledgeable of how coping with traumatic life events is affected by appraisal, attitudes, values, cultural norms, and beliefs. Be knowledgeable of the prevailing attitudes towards persons with disabilities, reasons for the development of these attitudes, and methods of attitude change. Become familiar with medical rehabilitation programs and other appropriate community resources. Become familiar with the role of appropriate medical specialists and other allied health professionals in the diagnoses, treatment, and rehabilitation of certain medical impairments and diseases. Develop an understanding of medial aspects of disabilities, functional capacities of individuals with disabilities, and appropriate intervention resources, e.g., assistive technology, reasonable accommodations, environmental modification, etc. Develop an understanding of the individua’s emotional reaction and adjustment to chronic illness and the implications for counseling interventions. Develop basic skills in securing information about the existence, onset, severity, progression, and expected duration of an individual’s disability. Develop counseling skills that are appropriate for disability issues including psychological and social adjustment, functional independence, and social integration. Develop the ability to utilize medical information in rehabilitation counseling, case management, service delivery, and vocational planning. Discuss and apply concepts related to disability such as stigma, normalization, deviance, spread, etc. Identify deviancy images of stereotypes of people with disabilities in the general public and media. Recognize a range of societal attitudes and environmental barriers toward people with disabilities. Recognize major issues facing individuals, families, and significant others when coping with a disability. Recommend specific strategies that can be used to help persons cope with their disability. Understand the purpose and use of functional capacity information in the delivery of rehabilitation services and the design of environmental accommodations.
	EDCE 6270 - Counseling, Teaching, and the Behavior Change Process Theories of behavior change process in educational, community, and business settings. Application and evaluation of techniques to modify behavior that involve counselor clients and the counselor in the behavior change process with effective communication emphasized. Requisites: Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture, 1.0 laboratory Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Demonstrate an understanding of counseling methods and principles of service delivery for clients in community mental health settings based on human development, which are supported through numerous prevention and intervention modalities. Describe counselor characteristics and behaviors that influence helping processes including age, gender, and ethnic differences, verbal and nonverbal behaviors and personal characteristics, orientations, and skills. Distinguish appropriate affective, behavioral, and cognitive techniques, verbal and nonverbal counseling skills, and techniques so that one can begin to develop a personal model of counseling. Examine the appropriate integration of technological strategies and applications within the counseling process. Explain the implications of ethical and legal principles and guidelines as applied to essential interviewing and counseling skills in professional counseling. Recognize various techniques to establish appropriate counseling goals; design intervention strategies, and evaluate client outcomes. Understands the roles and functions of clinical mental health counselors in various practice settings and the importance of relationships between counselors and other professionals, including interdisciplinary treatment teams.
	EDCE 6290 - Job Placement Theory and Techniques Provides rehabilitation counselor trainees with requisite skills to perform job analyses, suggest job modifications or restructuring, and conduct job development activities that affect successful job placement for individuals with disabilities. Meets the following CORE standards: E.6.1; E.6.2; E.6.3; E.6.4; E.6.5; E.6.6; E.6.7; E.6.8; E.6.9; E.6.10; E.6.11 Requisites: EDCE 6200 and 6260 Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Assist employers, businesses, and organizations in the identification of attitudinal, architectural, and procedural barriers and provide consultation for the modification or elimination of such barriers. Educate prospective employers about the benefits of hiring persons with disabilities. Evaluate work activities and job requirements through the use of job and task analysis. Identify and contact employers to develop job opportunities. Integrate functional, educational, psychological, social, cultural, and vocational data in order to make a vocational diagnosis and facilitate the development of a job placement plan. Modify and restructure jobs and use assistive technology where appropriate. Obtain and use labor market information. Provide the necessary support and post-employment services to facilitate job retention and maximize independent functioning. Teach appropriate job seeking and job retention skills.
	EDCE 6310 - Appraisal I Concepts of reliability and validity as applicable to appraising human characteristics set stage for considering critical role that clinical judgment plays in professional helping. Emphasis on basic appraisal techniques, including diagnostic interviewing, observational systems, rating scales, interactional analysis, and educational and psychological testing. Testing portion provides introduction to intelligence, achievement, aptitude, and perceptual, vocational, and personality (objective and projective) measures. Requisites: Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will obtain a basic understanding of the nature of psychological and educational assessment and evaluation with individuals and groups in a multicultural society. To become familiar with ethical strategies for selecting, administering, and interpreting assessment and evaluation instruments and techniques in counseling. To examine cross cultural fairness as an element of test worthiness; to examine social and cultural factors related to the assessment and evaluation of individuals, groups, and specific populations. To examine historical perspectives on the nature and meaning of assessment. To examine social, professional, ethical, and legal concerns related to testing and assessment and to become particularly sensitive to issues of confidentiality, informed consent, and invasion of privacy issues. To know how to analyze assessment information in a manner that produces valid inferences when evaluating the needs of individual students. To know how to assess barriers that impede student’s academic, career, and personal/social development. To know how to select appropriate assessment strategies that can be used to evaluate a student’s development. To know the principles and modes of assessment. To learn and apply statistical concepts, including scales of measurement, measures of central tendency, indices of variability, shapes and types of distributions, and correlations. To understand basic concepts of standardized and non-standardized testing and other assessment techniques To understand the concept of reliability (i.e., theory of measurement error, models of reliability, and the use of reliability information). To understand the concept of validity (i.e., evidence of validity, types of validity, and the relationship between reliability and validity). To understand the relevance and potential biases of commonly used diagnostic tools with multicultural populations. To understand the various models and approaches to clinical evaluation and their appropriate uses, including diagnostic interviews, mental status examination, symptom inventories, and psychoeducational and personality assessment.
	EDCE 6450 - Counseling Over the Lifespan In this course, students review the nature and needs of individuals across the lifespan, emphasizing developmental science and counseling interventions. Major theories of growth and development, personality, and learning are explored. The course includes topics addressing ethical, culturally relevant and social policy implications of normative and nonnormative age- and history-graded influences relevant to counseling professionals. Requisites: Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to identify major theories of growth and development addressing physical, cognitive and social/emotional domains. Students will be able to interpret and apply theoretical and empirical literature in the areas of lifespan development. Students will be able to describe developmental issues, concerns, and tasks during each stage of development in the life cycle. Students will be able to identify ethical, culturally relevant and social policy implications of normative and nonnormative age- and history-graded influences across the lifespan. Students will be able to identify and analyze systemic, environmental, biological, neurological, and physiological factors that affect human development, functioning, and behavior using a case study. Students will be able to apply research and design developmentally appropriate, evidence-based interventions using a case study. Student will be able to apply a holistic model of wellness to a case study and identify strategies for fostering resilience and optimum development.
	EDCE 6500 - Group Counseling I Introduction to group processes and their application in a variety of settings. Topics include history, theory, techniques, group dynamics and counseling, group leadership, ethics, research and evaluation, lectures, demonstrations, and group lab experience. Requisites: Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Evaluate and compare group counseling methods, including group counselor orientations and behaviors, appropriate selection criteria and methods, and methods of evaluation of effectiveness. Identify and evaluate types of group work, including group counseling, task groups, psychoeducational groups, and therapy groups. Obtain direct experiences as participants and leaders in small group sessions each week. Review and understand ethical and legal considerations related to group work. Review professional preparation standards for group leaders. This course is designed to provide students with both a theoretical and experiential understanding of group purpose, development, dynamics, theories, methods and skills. Understand and articulate theraputic factors of group work. Understand and experience (via lab groups) group dynamics, including group process components, developmental stages, group members’ roles and behaviors. Understand the basics of theories of group counseling, identity commonalities and distinguishing characteristics, and review pertinent research and literature. Understand, articulate, and experience group leadership styles and approaches, including characteristics of various types of group leaders and leadership styles.
	EDCE 6520 - Group Counseling II Advanced study of group theory, research, and applications. Group dynamics, leadership styles, and techniques are examined as they apply to various settings. Lecture, demonstration, and group lab experiences. Requisites: EDCE 6500 Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 laboratory Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: The student will be able to apply differential group counseling theories with various populations.
	EDCE 6550 - Counseling Theory and Techniques Will address counseling and psychotherapeutic theories. Included will be outcome research associated with various counseling interventions. Attention will be given to the personal characteristics of the client and counselor, and how those characteristics impact the therapeutic process. Also included will be studies of basic interviewing, assessment and counseling skills related to the various theories addressed. Consideration will be given to factors that influence the helping process including age, gender, and ethnic differences, and ethical practices of the counselor. This will be accomplished in a manner that encourages the student to engage in critical thinking and analysis of the counseling theories reviewed. The class will focus on practice rather than lecture. Counseling is an applied activity, and for it to be learned, a student is first encouraged to experience its fundamental elements. It is critical that all assigned materials are read prior to attending the class. Requisites: Credit Hours: 4 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: CMHC 6.A.5. Understands a variety of models and theories related to mental health counseling including methods, models and principles of clinical supervision. CMHC 6.F.3. Demonstrates the ability to modify counseling systems, theories, techniques and interventions to make them culturally appropriate for diverse populations. SC 8.D.1. Demonstrates self-awareness, sensitivity to others, and the skills needed to relate to diverse individuals, groups and classrooms. CACREP 2.G.5.b- Counselor characteristics and behaviors that influence helping processes. CACREP 2.G.5.c- Essential interviewing and counseling skills. CACREP 2.G.5.e- A systems perspective that provides an understanding of family and other systems theories and major models of family and related interventions. CMHC 6.D.2. Applies multicultural competencies to clinical mental health counseling involving case conceptualization, diagnosis, treatment, referral, and prevention of mental and emotional disorders. CMHC 6.D.5. Demonstrates appropriate use of culturally responsive individual, couple, family, group, and systems modalities for initiating, maintaining, and terminating counseling. CMHC 6.E.1. Understands how living in a multicultural society affects clients who are seeking mental health counseling services. CMHC 6.E.2. Understands the effects of racism, discrimination, sexism, power, privilege and oppression on one’s own life and career and those of the client. Clinical Counseling: demonstrate ability to conceptualize cases and understand and implement effective clinical interventions with diverse groups. (PHD.4.H.3). SC 8.C.1. Knows the theories and processes of effective counseling and wellness programs for individuals and groups of students. SC 8.F.1. Demonstrates multicultural competencies in response to diversity, equity, and opportunity in student learning and development.
	EDCE 6555 - Counseling Interviewing Techniques The course addresses essential interviewing and counseling techniques and incorporates outcome research associated with various interviewing and counseling interventions. Attention is given to the personal characteristics of the client and counselor, and how those characteristics impact the therapeutic process. In addition, studies of basic interviewing, assessment and counseling skills related to the various techniques are examined. Consideration is given to the diverse factors that influence the helping process and ethical practices of the counselor. Attendance of a weekly experiential laboratory is a required component of the course. Requisites: Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture, 2.0 laboratory Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to interpret the ethical standards of professional counseling organizations and credentialing bodies, and applications of ethical and legal considerations in professional counseling Students will be able to identify self-care strategies appropriate to the counselor role Students will be able to recognize the multicultural and pluralistic characteristics within and among diverse groups nationally and internationally and will be able to articulate multicultural counseling competencies Students will be able to recognize the effects of power and privilege for counselors and clients Students will be able to examine ethical and culturally relevant strategies for establishing and maintaining in-person and technology-assisted relationships Students will be able to demonstrate essential interviewing, counseling, and case conceptualization skills and examine how counselor characteristics and behaviors influence the counseling process Students will be able to incorporate evidence-based counseling strategies and techniques for prevention and intervention Students will be able to evaluate suicide prevention models and strategies
	EDCE 6620 - Diagnosis and Treatment Planning in Counseling Emphasis on diagnostic and treatment process facing the mental health professional. Provides an opportunity to familiarize oneself with the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, as well as to interpret and make diagnostic assessment with a client. Alternative treatment and planning are reviewed. Requisites: Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken. Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Demonstrate an understanding of diagnostic biases toward multicultural populations. Demonstrate the ability to formulate a multi-axial diagnosis including co-occurring substance disorders and differential diagnosis. Discern between treatment modalities and levels of care for clients with mental or emotional disorders. Understand appropriate use of diagnosis during a crisis, disaster or other trauma-causing event and demonstrate the ability to differentiate between diagnosis and developmentally appropriate reactions during such events. Understand the diagnostic process and criteria and demonstrate the appropriate use of diagnostic tools for mental and emotional disorders.

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