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EDA 6061 Organization and Administration of Schools
3(3,0). PR: Basic Teacher Certificate or C.I. Introduction to and overview of educational administration including governance, finance communications and information management, personnel evaluation.
Fall, Spring.

EDA 6106 Trends in Educational Administration
3(3,0). PR: Master's degree and/or Rank II certification including a course in school organization. Examines exemplary organization patterns in school administration. Study of patterns of functions in selected outstanding school organizations.

EDA 6232 Legal Aspects of School Operation
3(3,0). PR: Basic Teacher Certificate or C.I. Study of state and federal laws affecting the operation of public schools emphasizing individual rights and responsibilities of students, faculty, and administrators.
Fall, Spring.

EDA 6240 Educational Financial Affairs
3(3,0). PR: Basic Teacher Certificate or C.I. Theoretical and practical approaches to managing school business affairs at central office and individual school levels.
Fall, Spring.

EDA 6260 Educational Systems Planning and Management
3(3,0). PR: Basic Teacher Certificate or C.I. Application of current educational management and behavioral theory for systems approaches in schools and educational facilities.
Fall, Spring.

EDA 6300 Community School Administration
3(3,0). PR: C.I. The relationships between the school and the community with special emphasis on community needs and the development of a total community school program.
Fall, Spring.

EDA 6502 Organization and Administration of Instructional Programs
3(3,0). PR: Basic Teacher Certificate or C.I. Study of school organization, administration, and management with emphasis toward organizational theory, leadership, evaluation, and change and improvement strategies.
Occasional.

EDA 6540 Organization and Administration of Higher Education
3(3,0). PR: C.I. Purposes, organizations, and administration of two-year and four-year institutions of higher education in the United States. Public and private colleges are studied.
Fall.

EDA 6931 Contemporary Issues in Educational Leadership
3(3,0). A capstone course intended to stimulate inspection, analysis, and dialogue regarding contemporary issues and tensions facing educational leaders and educational systems.
Spring.

EDA 6939 Seminar in Educational Administration
3(3,0). PR: C.I. Discussion of problems in school administration, patterns of curriculum organization, and research projects. May be repeated for credit 3 times.
Occasional.

EDA 7101 Organizational Theory in Education
3(3,0). PR: Advanced graduate status or C.I. Overview of sociological and behavioral theories that are applicable to administration of various educational organizations.
Occasional.

EDA 7192 Educational Leadership
4(4,0). PR: Advanced graduate status or C.I. An analysis of the interactive process and functioning of groups; development of skills essential for effective educational leadership; and the change process.
Occasional.

EDA 7195 Politics, Governance, and Financing of Educational Organizations
4(4,0). PR: Advanced graduate status or C.I. The study of policy development as a political process; governance issues; and financial issues in education.
Occasional.

EDA 7205 Planning, Research, and Evaluation Systems in Educational Administration
4(4,0). PR: Advanced graduate status or C.I. The study of research and evaluation methodologies, system theory, and planning and design strategies in educational administration.
Occasional.

EDA 7225 Educational Personnel Administration
4(4,0). PR: Doctoral standing or C.I. Examination of the personnel function in educational institutions including planning, recruitment, selection, placement, induction, appraisal, collective bargaining and contract administration. May be repeated for credit.
Occasional.

EDA 7235 Seminar in School Law
3(3,0). PR: C.I. Seminar to explore various legal aspects related to the administration and organization of American education and to enable the individual to research indepth selected legal topics.
Occasional.

EDA 7236 Legal Issues in Higher Education
3(3,0). PR: Advanced graduate status or C.I. Addresses legal framework of public and private institutions of higher education with emphasis on case law related to organization, governance, faculty, students, curriculum, and environment.
Occasional.

EDA 7237 Legal Issues in Higher Education II
3(3,0). PR: EDA 7236. Advanced graduate study of legal aspects specific to public and private post secondary educational institutions.
Occasional.

EDA 7274 Seminar: Applications of Technology to Educational Leadership
3(4,0). PR: EDA 6260 or C.I. Study of administrative and leadership technology applications at the school building or district level.
Occasional.

EDA 7943 Field Project
3(3,0). PR: C.I. Field experience and projects for advanced graduate students. Participation in school plant surveys, accreditation visitation, curriculum studies, administrative analysis, field research. May be repeated for credit.

EDF 6401 Statistics for Educational Data
3(3,0). PR: EDF 6481 or C.I. Design of educational evaluation; analysis of data, descriptive and inferential statistics, interpretation of results.
Fall, Spring.

EDF 6432 Measurement and Evaluation in Education
3(3,0). PR: Graduate standing. Concepts of measurement and evaluation, classroom test construction, creation and use of derived scores, selection and use of published measurement instruments, current issues.
Fall, Spring.

EDF 6447 Development and Validation of Educational Tests and Measures
3(3,0). PR: EDF 6401, EDF 6432. Criterion and norm-referenced test development for educational agencies: specifications, item development and trial, scaling, passing scores, and test norms.
EDF 6467 Mixed Methods for Evaluation in Educational Settings
3(3,0). PR: EDF 6401 and EDF 6481 or C.I. This service learning course will examine component and integrated mixed method designs toward developing a proposal for a program evaluation for a local nonprofit organization.

EDF 6481 Fundamentals of Graduate Research in Education
3(3,0). PR: Graduate standing. Review and critique of research literature, use of library resources for educational research, and introduction to the concepts of research design and data analysis.
Fall, Spring.

EDF 7403 Quantitative Foundations of Educational Research
3(3,0). PR: EDF 6401 or C.I. Examination of appropriate methods in applied educational contexts. Consideration of analysis strategies for educational data, emphasis on identification and interpretation of findings.
Fall, Spring.

EDF 7405 Quantitative Methods II
3(3,0). PR: EDF 7403 and EDF 7463 or C.I. Correlation, regression, path analysis, and structural equation modeling in educational studies. Use of path analysis and structural equation modeling to test theory.
Fall.

EDF 7406 Multivariate Statistics in Education
3(3,0). PR: EDF 7403 and EDF 7463 or C.I. Statistical methods that simultaneously analyze multiple measurements on an individual or object under investigation.
Spring.

EDF 7410 Application of Nonparametric and Categorical Data Analysis in Education
3(3,0). PR: EDF 7403 or comparable doctoral level statistics course. Application of nonparametric and categorical data analysis procedures to education. Topics: nonparametrics for single samples, paired samples, independent samples, logistic regression, contingency tables, and logit models.

EDF 7463 Analysis of Survey, Record, and Other Qualitative Data
3(3,0). PR: EDF 6401 and EDF 7403 or C.I. Examination of the major elements involved in planning, conducting, and reporting survey research; emphasis is on the design, instrumentation, data analysis and data; interpretation for survey research.
Fall, Spring.

EDF 7473 Ethnography in Educational Settings
3(3,0). PR: Admission to Doctoral program. Exploration and integration of theories and practices of naturalistic, field-based studies of educational settings, proceeding from conceptualization, through data collection and analysis, to results presentation.
Occasional.

EDF 7474 Multilevel Data Analysis In Education
3(3,0). PR: EDF 7403 or comparable doctoral level statistics course. The course will consider the statistical foundations of multilevel linear models, also known as hierarchical linear models (HLMs), and focuses on their application in education and behavioral sciences.

EDF 7475 Qualitative Research in Education
3(3,0). PR: EDF 7463 or C.I. Introduction to the philosophical and conceptual basis of qualitative research methods, strategies for gathering, analyzing, and interpreting qualitative data, emerging issues.
Fall.

EDF 7479 Applications of Technology in Qualitative Resrch: Data, Organztn, & Analysis
3(3,0). PR: EDF 7475 or C.I. Course includes use of video and audio to collect data, two leading data analysis software packages, and requires students demonstrate competencies in lab-based assignments.

EDF 7487 Monte Carlo Simulation Research in Education
3(3,0). PR: EDF 7403 or C.I. Students are taught how to generate univariate and multivariate data under various parametric conditions for the purpose of exploring the limits of analytical procedures.

EDG 6285 Evaluation of School Programs
3(3,0). PR: Graduate standing. History of program evaluation, systems approaches to program evaluation, concepts of stakeholder and qualitative approaches to program evaluation, the role of evaluator and administrator.
Occasional.

EDH 6044 Career Exploration in Higher Education
3(3,0). PR: C.I. Explore the practical application in career decision-making in Higher Education through personal and professional analysis.

EDH 6047 The College Community and the Student
3(3,0). PR: C.I. A study of the composition of student populations in American colleges and universities and the factors within the learning environment which support student development.
Spring.

EDH 6053 The Community College in America
3(3,0). PR: C.I. Study of the history, philosophy, goals, and mission of the community college. Functions, policies, practices to satisfy local needs.
Occasional.

EDH 6065 History and Philosophy of Higher Education
3(3,0). PR: C.I. Early European and American universities, both state and private. Also considers small and private junior and senior colleges.
Fall.

EDH 6081 Contemporary Problems in Community Colleges
3(3,0). PR: EDH 6204 or C.I. Analysis of the critical issues facing community colleges today and in the near future.
Occasional.

EDH 6204 Community College Organization, Administration, and Supervision
3(3,0). PR: C.I. An analysis of the organizational structure and administrative functions of the community college as they relate to instruction and curriculum.
Fall.

EDH 6215 Community College Curriculum
3(3,0). PR: C.I. Examination of the background, development, function, and goals of the curriculum of the community college.
Spring.

EDH 6305 Teaching and Learning in the Community College
3(3,0). PR: EDF 7232. Focuses on teaching effectiveness in the community college.
Fall.

EDH 6407 Evaluation of School Programs
3(3,0). PR: Graduate standing. History of program evaluation, systems approaches to program evaluation, concepts of stakeholder and qualitative approaches to program evaluation, the role of evaluator and administrator.
Occasional.

EDH 6504 Institutional Advancement in Higher Education
3(3,0). PR: Admission to Graduate Program in Education or C.I. Examination of current issues and trends in Institutional Advancement in Higher Education.
Occasional.

EDH 6505 Finance in Higher Education
3(3,0). PR: Completion of Phase II of Education Professional Preparation or C.I. Fundamental considerations in the finance of institutions of higher education.
Spring.

EDH 6634 Student Personnel Services in Higher Education
3(3,0). PR: C.I. A basic introduction to student personnel services which covers philosophy, history, functions, theory, and issues.
Fall.

EDH 6935 Capstone Seminar in College Student Personnel
3(3,0). PR: C.I. A study of current issues in college student personnel with primary emphasis on the role of professionals and the challenges they may encounter.
Fall.

EDH 6947 Practicum in Student Personnel
3 (3,0). PR: Student Personnel in Higher Education, EDH 6040 (revision requested from EDH 6634). Provides supervised learning experience and opportunities for assessments and evaluation.
Occasional.

EDS 5356 Supervision of Professional Laboratory Experiences
3(2,1). PR: C.I. Study of the undergraduate professional laboratory experiences program, with emphasis on the role and responsibilities of the Teacher Education Associate or Supervising Teacher.
Occasional.

EDS 6053 Trends in Educational Supervision
3(3,0). PR: Basic supervision course or C.I. Examination and analysis of the trends, issues, and problems in educational supervision.

EDS 6100 Leadership
3(3,0). PR: C.I. Analysis of the interactive process within and between groups, emphasizing the formation and functioning of groups; development of skills essential for effective leadership.

EDS 6123 Educational Supervisory Practices I
3(3,0). PR: Basic Teacher Certificate or C.I. Analysis of effective supervisory behavior as it relates to human relations/communication skills; leadership; motivation; curriculum development; community relations; and service to teaching.
Fall, Spring.

EDS 6130 Educational Supervisory Practices II
3(3,0). PR: Basic Teacher Certificate or C.I. Analysis of effective supervisory behavior as it relates to planning and change; observation and conferencing skills; staff and group development, problem solving; and decision making.
Fall, Spring.

EDS 7111 Administration and Supervision of Staff Development
3(2,1). PR: Basic Teacher Certificate or C.I. Role and procedures for the supervisor or administrator in staff development. Assessment of staff development needs and delivery systems are stressed.

EME 2040 Educational Technology for Educators
 An introduction to classroom applications of educational technologies. Designed specifically for future teachers, this course prepares competent computer-based technologists, showing how to integrate instructional technology tools into teaching methodology.

EME 5050 Fundamentals of Technology for Educators
3(3,0). PR: Postbac or C.I. Designed to provide participants with an introduction to the field of educational technology content with emphasis on using and integrating technology in K-12 to improve the teaching and learning process.
Fall, Spring.

EME 5051: Technologies of Instruction and Information Management
3(3,0).Theories and practices in utilizing instructional media and information technologies. Emphasis on appropriate utilization of media instructional settings. Includes new and emerging technologies and their effects on the school and media program.

EME 5053 Electronic Resources for Education
3(3,0). PR: Graduate standing or C.I. Study and application of electronic resources available for education including techniques for locating, evaluating, and integrating them into the classroom.
Fall.

EME 5057 Communication for Instructional Systems Application
3(3,0). Applications of technology, communications theory, platform skills, and instructional design to the effective presentation of training programs and instruction.
Occasional.

EME 5208: Production Techniques for Instructional Settings
3(3,0).Skills in producing instructional materials. Emphasis on graphic, audio, video, and photographic skills and the application of instructional and communication theories.

EME 5225: Media for Children and Young Adults
3(3,0).Survey of materials for children's and young adults' information and recreational needs, analysis, evaluation and utilization of print and non-print materials.

EME 6053 Current Trends in Instructional Technology
3(3,0). Survey of current trends and issues of importance to the field of instructional technology.
Fall.

EME 6062 Research in Instructional Technology
3(3,0). PR: EDF 6481 and PR or CR: EME 6053 or EME 6613. Critical review and evaluation of landmark research in the areas of educational media, instructional design, and instructional systems.
Fall, Spring.

EME 6105: Collection Development Policies and Procedures
3(3,0).Principles of collection development for the school library media center. Acquisition, weeding, inventory and maintenance procedures. Emphasis on intellectual freedom, policy development, outside resources and evaluation of the collections. Use of standard selection tools.

EME 6207 Multimedia Instructional Systems I
3(3,0). PR: Basic computer literacy. Creation of interactive web-based multimedia instructonal content using graphic, audio,video, and authoring tools. Discussion of copyright, cost, media attributes, and other relevant issues.
Fall, Spring.

EME 6209 Multimedia Instructional Systems II
3(3,0). PR: EME 6207 or EME 6613, or C.I. Advanced techniques in delivery and management of web-based multimedia instructional content. Integration of media into web-based instruction. Discussion of delivery and management issues.
Spring.

EME 6405 Application Software for Educational Settings
3(3,0). PR: EME 5050 or EME 5053 or C.I. Use of software applications in instructional settings by students and teachers. Includes integrated packages (word processing, database, spreadsheet, telecommunications) graphics software, presentation software, and desktop publishing software as they relate to the K-12 curriculum, students, and teacher productivity.
Spring.

EME 6457 Distance Education: Technology Process Product
3(3,0). PR: EME 6207 (or equivalent) and EME 6613 or C.I. Instruction and how it is delivered at a distance. Examines technologies, processes, and products of distance education with emphasis on e-learning.
Occasional.

EME 6507 Multimedia in the Classroom
3(3,0). PR: EME 6405 or C.I. Emphasis on the elements and applications of multimedia programs for use by K-12 students and teachers. Includes authoring, design, delivery systems, hardware, software.

EME 6058: Current Trends in Ed Media: Designing and Developing Web-based Instruction
3(3,0).EME6058 will examine different formats for designing and developing Web-based instruction to be used by public school media specialists and teachers. Topics to be covered include: Designing instruction with an instructional design model, applying design principles in designing and developing Web-based instruction, evaluating Web-based instruction, and different formats for Web-based instruction.

EME 6601 Instructional Simulation Design for Training and Education
3(3,0). PR: EME 6613. Integration of ISD methods with simulation systems design, including analysis, design, development and formative evaluation of leading-edge training and educational simulation technologies.
Occasional.

EME 6605: Role of the Media Specialist in Curriculum and Instruction3(3,0).Development of skills in instruction and instructional design. Emphasis on teaching, consultation and information skills. Curricular involvement of the media specialist.

EME 6602 Integration of Technology into the Curriculum
3(3,0). PR: EME 5050, EME 5053, EME 6405, EME 6507 or C.I. Resources, materials, and strategies for systemic achievement of curriculum goals; investigation of innovative and effective technological advances and practices for use in teaching and learning.
Fall.

EME 6607 Planned Change in Instructional Technology
3(3,0). In-depth study of the processes of planned change and adoption/rejection of innovations in educational settings.
Spring.

EME 6613 Instructional System Design
3(3,0). PR: Graduate standing or C.I. Systematic design of instruction including task analysis, learner analysis, needs assessment, content analysis, specification of objectives, media selection, evaluation and revision. Analysis of ID models.
Occasional.

EME 6614 Instructional Game Design for Training and Education
3(3,0). PR: EME 6613. Integration of instructional design and game development processes, analysis of existing instructional games and game engines and the design of an instructional game.

EME 6705 Administration of Instructional Systems
3(3,0). PR: EME 6613. Provides opportunities for students to examine parameters, problems, and areas of importance in the management of instructional systems.
Occasional.

EME 6706: Administrative Principles in Media Centers
3(3,0).Examination of standards and guidelines for the school media program. Principles of planning, evaluating, budgeting, staffing, and marketing the school media program. Development of policies and procedures for the school media center. Legislation, technology, research findings and their applications to the field. Emphasis on leadership and professionalism.

EME 6707 Technology Leadership and Coordination in the Schools
3(3,0). PR: EME 5050 or EME 5053 or C.I. A graduate course in educational technology designed to provide a context for the role of a school-based professional with skills in educational technology. Includes planning, administration, training, leadership, budgeting, ethics, evaluation, and grant writing.
Spring.

EME 6805: Organization of Media and Information
3(3,0).Methods for organizing print and non-print media, with instruction in cataloging and classification using standard bibliographic tools and procedures. Applications of technology to this area.

EME 6807: Information Sources and Services
3(3,0).Development of skills in identifying appropriate information sources for school media centers, providing reference services, demonstrating a knowledge of bibliographic tools and techniques, and teaching research skills and search strategies.

EME 6940 Theory into Practice in Educational Technology
3(3,(0). PR: Completion of all core courses in educational technology. Practicum in facilitating the utilization of instructional media and information technologies.

EME 7634 Advanced Instructional Systems Design
3(3,0). PR: EME 6613. Analysis of fundamental concepts of theoretical and procedural instructional systems design models with an emphasis on their cognitive origins, pedagogical bases, current and future values.
Spring.

EME 7942 Doctoral Internship in Educational Technology
3(3,0). PR: Completion of Ph.D. core and 75 percent specialization. Higher education teaching assignment as an intern under a senior faculty mentor in Educational Technology or Instructional Systems.
Occasional.

IDS 6503 International Trends in Instructional Systems
3(3,0). PR: EME 6613. International and multicultural issues and how they affect the global impact of technology in education, training, and quality management.