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CollegeofEducationandContinuingStudies PhDinEducationalManagement Theacceleratedprogramprovidescandidateswithanopportunitytodevelopthecritical leadershipskillsandknowledgethatarerequiredintodaysincreasinglycomplex,diverse,and informationdriveneducationalorganizations.Thisuniqueprograminexecutiveeducational leadershipandmanagementprovidesanattractiveandviablealternativetotraditional doctoralprogramsineducationalleadership.Asanalternativedoctoralmodel,theprogramis designedto: Providecandidateswithanadvancedcurriculumthatfocusesonrelevantandcurrenttopics andissuesinexecutiveeducationalleadership. Focusonthecoreleadershipcompetencies,dispositions,andappliedresearchthatexecutive educationalleadersneedtobeeffectiveineducationalsettings. Provideopportunitiesforcandidatestofocustheirdissertationonactualproblemsin educationalorganizations,makingthedissertationrelevantandpractical,andthereby encouragingorganizationalsupport. Providecandidateswithaccesstoanetworkofsuccessfuleducationalleadersand organizationstosupporttheirintellectual,professional,andcareerdevelopment. CollegeofEducationandContinuingStudies PhDinEducationalManagement (HigherEducationConcentration)

ProgramOverview

Focusesonthechallengesandaddressestherapidlyevolvingpostsecondaryenvironment includingfinances,technology,access,sustainability,qualityandoutcomes.Thisconcentration isgearedtowardpractitionersseekingupperlevelpositionsinhighereducationand opportunitiesinacademia.

FALLII CourseNumber EDUO 710 EDUO 611 EDUO 716 SPRINGIII CourseNumber EDUO 711 EDUO 718

FIRSTYEAR
CourseTitle LeadershipTheory&PracticeinEducationalOrganizations* TechniquesandProblemsinEducationalResearch* HistoryofHigherEducation SubTotalCredit CourseTitle DynamicsofManagingOrganizationalPerformance Policy,Ethics,andPoliticsinEducation SubtotalCredit

Course Credits 3 3 3 9 Course Credits 3 3 6

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SPRINGIV CourseNumber EDUO 723 EDUO 719 EDUO 730 SUMMERV CourseNumber EDUO 714 EDUO 720 FALLI CourseNumber EDUO 732 EDUO 731 EDUO 737 FALLII CourseNumber EDUO 722 EDUO 739 SPRINGIII CourseNumber EDUO 715 EDUO 721 SPRINGIV CourseNumber EDUO 724 EDUO 712 CourseTitle CollegeStudentDevelopment DissertationResearchSeminar SubtotalCredit CourseTitle DynamicsofInnovation&ChangeinEducationalSystems CollaborationandConstituencies SubtotalCredit CourseTitle OrganizationandGovernance HigherEducationFinance SubtotalCredit CourseTitle LegalIssuesinHigherEducation DiversityandEquityinEducation QualifyingExam SubtotalCredit CourseTitle StrategyandStrategicPlanning Assessment,Evaluation&Accountability SubtotalCredit SECONDYEAR CourseTitle QuantitativeResearchMethods* QualitativeResearchMethods* ComprehensiveExam* SubtotalCredit Course Credits 3 3 0 6 Course Credits 3 3 6 Course Credits 3 3 0 6 Course Credits 3 3 6 Course Credits 3 3 6 Course Credits 3 3 6

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SUMMERV CourseNumber EDUO 738 FALLI CourseNumber EDUO 738 EDUO 610 FALLII CourseNumber EDUO 740 CourseTitle InternshipI SubtotalCredit FINALYEAR CourseTitle InternshipII CurrentIssuesinEducation SubtotalCredit CourseTitle DissertationResearch SubtotalCredit TOTALCREDITS Course Credits 3 3 6 Course Credits 6

Course Credits 3 3

6
66

*Denotescoursestobetakeninresidence.

CollegeofEducationandContinuingStudiesPhDin EducationalManagement K12Concentration(SuperintendentTrack)

FocusesonthechallengesandaddressesthemajorissuesfacingK12leadersquality, outcomes,assessment,teacherquality,access,finances,technology,schoolchoice,charter movement.Gearedtowardeducationadministratorsfocusedonobtainingleadershipand practicalresearchskillsnecessarytoeffectivelyleadatthehighestorganizationallevelsinK12.

FALLII CourseNumber EDUO 710 EDUO 611 EDUO 717 SPRINGIII CourseNumber

FIRSTYEAR
CourseTitle LeadershipTheory&PracticeinEducationalOrganizations* TechniquesandProblemsinEducationalResearch* HistoryofPK12EducationalReform SubTotalCredit CourseTitle

Course Credits 3 3 3 9 Course

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Credits EDUO 711 EDUO 718 SPRINGIV CourseNumber EDUO 726 EDUO 719 EDUO 730 FIRSTSUMMER CourseNumber EDUO 714 EDUO 720 FALLI CourseNumber EDUO 732 EDUO 731 EDUO 737 FALLII CourseNumber EDUO 725 EDUO 739 SPRINGIII CourseNumber EDUO 715 EDUO 721 SPRINGIV CourseNumber EDUO 738 EDUO 727 DynamicsofManagingOrganizationalPerformance Policy,Ethics,andPoliticsinEducation SubtotalCredit CourseTitle LegalIssuesinPK12Education DiversityandEquityinEducation QualifyingExam SubtotalCredit CourseTitle StrategyandStrategicPlanning Assessment,Evaluation&Accountability SubtotalCredit SECONDYEAR CourseTitle QuantitativeResearchMethods* QualitativeResearchMethods* ComprehensiveExam* SubtotalCredit CourseTitle SupervisionandProfessionalDevelopment DissertationResearchSeminar SubtotalCredit CourseTitle DynamicsofInnovation&ChangeinEducationalSystems CollaborationandConstituencies SubtotalCredit CourseTitle InternshipI InstructionalImprovement SubtotalCredit 3 3 6 Course Credits 3 3 0 6 Course Credits 3 3 6 Course Credits 3 3 0 6 Course Credits 3 3 6 Course Credits 3 3 6 Course Credits 3 3 6

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SECONDSUMMER CourseNumber EDUO 738 FALLI CourseNumber EDUO 610 EDUO 713 FALLII CourseNumber EDUO 740 CourseTitle DissertationResearch 66 CourseTitle CurrentIssuesinEducation SchoolDistrictFinance&Budgeting SubtotalCredit CourseTitle InternshipII SubtotalCredit FINALYEAR Course Credits 3 3 6 Course Credits 6 Course Credits 3 3

SubtotalCredit TOTALCREDITS *Denotescoursestobetakeninresidence.

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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
EDUO 610 CurrentIssuesinEducationSem.3/Credit3. Studentsanalyzeeducationalreformmovements,theschoolenvironment,andinstructionalresearch findingsasrelatedtoclassroomstrategiesandthedevelopmentofprofessionalidentity. EDUO 611 TechniquesandProblemsinEducationalResearch Lec.3./Credit3. Developtheskillsnecessarytoread,analyze,interpretandcriticizetherangeofeducationalresearch designsincludingexperimental,correlational,survey,descriptive,casestudy,ethnography,narrative, policyandlongitudinalresearch. EDUO 710 LeadershipTheory&PracticeinEducationalOrganizations Lec.3./Credit3. ThecourseisthefoundationcoursefortheDoctoralPrograminEducationalLeadership.Leadershipwill bedefined,demystified,anddistinguishedfrommanagementandadministration.Therolesand expectationsofleaderswillbeexplored,andthecompetenciesrequiredforleadershipwillbeidentified. Issuesofpower,authority,andethicsarestudied.Candidateswilldevelopatheoreticalposition regardingtheirpersonaladministrativestyle. EDUO711 DynamicsofManagingOrganizationalPerformanceLec.3./Credit3. Themaingoalofthiscourseistogiveaspiringeducationalleaderstheknowledgeofconceptsand practicestoeffectivelymanage,measure,andimproveorganizationalperformance.Sampletopics includeestablishingandcommunicatingorganizationalexpectations,themanagerascoachand motivator,measurementmethodologies,andperformanceimprovementmethods.Studentswillhave anopportunitytoincreasetheirabilitytobeabettermanagerbydevelopinggreaterunderstandingof thedynamicsofpersonalityandperception,attitudesandvalues,motivation,groupwork,leadership, powerandpolitics,conflict,andorganizationalcultureandchange.Readingsandclassdiscussions, integratedwithcasestudies,exercises,selfassessments,andotherexperientialactivitieswillreveal linksbetweentheory,research,andpractice. EDUO712 HigherEducationFinanceLec.3./Credit3. Thepurposeofthiscourseistoprovidethestudentwithanoverviewofthefinancialandbudget elementsthatareessentialtoanhighereducationinstitutionsexistence.Thiscoursedrawsuponbasic andappliedliteratureintheeconomicsandfinanceofhighereducation,includingworkonprocessesof individualchoice(e.g.,studentssensitivitytotuitionandaidlevels),onfederal,state,andinstitutional approachestofinancinghighereducationandstudents,andonfinancialmanagement,including budgetingandcosteffectivenessanalysis.Studiesinfundraising,alumnirelations,andfoundation managementarealsoincluded. EDUO713 SchoolDistrictFinanceandBudgetingLec.3./Credit3. Thiscourseoffersastudyoftheprocessesbywhichfinancialdecisionsaremadebylocalschool districts,withspecialemphasisontherolesofdistrictadministratorsinthebudgetingprocess.Included arethetechniquesofconstructingandmanagingthebudget,whileaddressingissuesofneedandequity intheschoolcommunity.Alsocoveredarethesourcesofschoolrevenuesandanintroductiontothe processandprinciplesoffacilityplanning. EDUO714 StrategyandStrategicPlanningLec.3./Credit3.

CollegeofEducationandContinuingStudies PhDinEducationalManagement Thiscourseoffersapresentationoftheprinciplesandpracticesinvolvedinstrategicplanning,including thoseofproblemsolvingandgoalsettingasprerequisitestostrategicplanning,asapplicabletovarious institutionalandschoolsettings.Includedinthecourseareissuesrelatingtotheperspective,prospects, andpreparationsneededforeffectivestrategicplanning. EDUO715 DynamicsofInnovationandChangeinEducationalSystemsLec.3./Credit3. Thiscoursefocusesonthedevelopmentofleadershipskillsthatwillprovidestudentswiththeabilityto innovateandimplementchangeinschoolsandcolleges.Specifictopicswillinvolvestudentsinthestudy oforganizationalandsocialchange,interventiontheory,organizationaldesign,groupdynamics, interpersonalcommunication,andtheuseofselfinleadership.Factorsencompassedinpoliticsof change,beingachangeagent,integratingstaffdevelopmentandschoolimprovement,andchanging organizationalculturewillalsobeexplored. EDUO716 HistoryofHigherEducationLec.3./Credit3. ThiscourseexplorestheadministrativedevelopmentofAmericanhighereducationfrom1636tothe present,includinginternaltrendsandexternalforces.Itadoptsthewidelyacknowledgedviewthat knowledgeofthehistoryofhighereducationisimportantforsuccessfullyprovidingleadershipand performingotherprofessionalresponsibilities.Historyprovidesimportantperspectivesforroutinely resolvingcriticalleadershipissuesandproblems.Thisisthecasebecauseinstitutionsandinstitutional systemsovertimedevelopcustoms,valuesandtraditionsthatcontinuallyaffectstudents,faculty, administratorsandotherstakeholders.Historyidentifiesinstitutionalcustoms,valuesandtraditions, andanalyzestheiroriginsandconsequences. EDUO717 HistoryofPK12EducationalReformLec.3./Credit3. ThiscoursesurveysthehistoryofAmericaneducationfromtheColonialEratothepresent.Ittreatsthe changingcharacterofeducationinthecontextofbroadersocialandculturaldevelopments.Thecourse attemptstoprovidebothknowledgeofthehistoryofAmericaneducationandanappreciationof historicalperspectivesaswaysofunderstandingcontemporaryeducation.Studentswillconsiderthe creation,purposes,effects,andevolutionofpublicschoolsintheUnitedStates,especiallyatthe elementaryandsecondarylevel,aswellaslookatconflictoverschoolstructure,goals,andgovernance. ByputtingthesedebatesinthecontextofAmericaneconomic,social,andculturalhistory,studentswill alsoaskabouttheeffectsofpublicschoolingonparticulargroupsthathaveexperienceddiscrimination andwillseewhatchangesarosefromsuchconflicts. PolicyandPoliticsinEducationLec.3./Credit3. EDUO718 Thiscoursesurveyslocal,state,andfederallegal,political,economic,andsocialfactorsthatcontribute totheprocessesofeducationalpolicydevelopment,implementation,andevaluation.Itexplorescurrent policyandgovernanceissues.Studentswillexamineavarietyofrecentreformeffortsatboththe federalandstatelevels,withparticularattentiontoNoChildLeftBehindandthedebatesaroundits reauthorization,andtotheemergenceofaselectgroupofhighperformingcharterschoolsandthe viewsoftheircritics.Finally,studentswillconsiderquestionsofpolitics,withaneyetowardshowto moveideasintoaction.Includesafieldworkrequirement. EDUO719 DiversityandEquityinEducationLec.3./Credit3. Thecourseaddresseschangingdemographicsinoursocietythathavecreatedtheneedforeducational andbusinessleaderswhoareculturallycompetentchangeagentsandpolicymakers,especiallyasthey considertheimpactthatculturalvariablessuchasrace,ethnicity,gender,andagehaveontheoverall performanceofpeoplewithinanorganization.ThiscoursewillfocusontheAssociationofMulticultural CounselingandDevelopment(AMCD)guidelinesforthedevelopmentofculturalcompetence.Course

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CollegeofEducationandContinuingStudies PhDinEducationalManagement contentdealswithdiversitybothamongthestudentbodyandtheworkforce.Itaddressestheways thatpeoplearealikeandexploresissuesofdifference.Itfocusesonthepowerthatvaluingdifference canhaveinestablishingqualityinterpersonalrelations,intakingadvantageoftheculturalrichnessthat canresultfromdiversity,andincreatingmutualrespectamonggroups.Itexamineshowtheeducational leadersmightovercomeresistancetochangeinthisregard.Studentswilldemonstratetheacquisitionof specificmulticulturalawareness,knowledgeandskillscompetenciesthatarenecessarytobecome culturallycompetentpolicymakerswithineducationalorganizations.Emphasiswillbeplacedonthe studentsabilitytocreateenvironmentswithintheirinstitutionsthatfosterthehighestlevelof performancebythoseindividualswholearnandworkwithintheinstitution. EDUO720 Assessment,EvaluationandAccountabilityLec.3./Credit3. Thiscourseisdesignedforthestudyofeducationalproblemsolvingandaccountabilityandtheir relationshiptoneedsassessmenttechniques,evaluationmethodologies,anddatadrivendecision makingprocesses.Itwillexplorestrategiesandtoolstocollect,analyze,organize,andpresent comprehensibleandusefuldata.Datadrivendecisionmakingexerciseswilladdressproblemsandissues inavarietyofeducationallyrelatedscenarios. EDUO721 CollaborationandConstituenciesLec.3./Credit3. Studentsexplorecommunityattitudes,cultures,communicationstrategies,andresourcesto understand,evaluateandimproveinternalandexternalcollege/schoolcommunityrelations.Students willexplorecommunityresourcestoformcollege/schoolpartnershipsforstudentsuccessand communityrecognitionandwilllearnhowtosetattainablegoalsformutualbeneficialoutcomes. Includesafieldworkrequirement. EDUO722 CollegeStudentDevelopmentLec.3./Credit3. Thiscoursewillreviewresearchandliteratureoncollegestudentsfromfreshmanthroughgraduate school.Itwillincludeadiscussionofstudentsubculturalpatternsandasurveyofthemajorareasof highereducationlawregardingthecollegestudent.Thecoursewillconcludewithastudyofthe organizationandadministrativefunctioningcomponents,concepts,andmodelsofstudentpersonnel administrationsystemsusingahistoricalandtopicalapproach. EDUO723 LegalIssuesinHigherEducationLec.3./Credit3. Thiscourseservesasanoverviewofthelegalissuesthatconfrontcollegeanduniversitypersonnel. Pertinentfederalandstatestatutesaswellascaselawwillbeusedtoinstructaboutlegalrightsand responsibilitiesofuniversityandcollegeadministrators.Thelegalrelationshipsbetweentheinstitution andthefaculty,thestudent,thestategovernment,andthefederalgovernmentwillbeexplored.In addition,thecoursefocusesonthenatureofframingissues,analyzingsituationsandcases,and providingsensible(sometimesinnovative)recommendations/solutions. EDUO724 OrganizationandGovernanceinHigherEducationLec.3./Credit3. Focusontheadministrationofinstitutionsofhigherlearning.Emphasiswillbeplacedonhigher educationstructureandcharacteristics,intrainstitutionalandextrainstitutionalforcesaffectingthe governanceofhighereducation,powerdelineationsandstruggles,andprinciplesofproblemsolving. TaughtwithNUR730. EDUO725 SupervisionandProfessionalDevelopmentLec.3./Credit3. Thiscourseoffersanoverviewofpersonnelfunctionsineducationalenvironmentswithafocuson recruitment,selection,orientation,evaluation,anddevelopment;interpersonalskills;motivational theories;andtheutilizationoftechnologyinthepersonnelprocess.Studentsexamineseducators'

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CollegeofEducationandContinuingStudies PhDinEducationalManagement professionallearninginorganizationsanditscontributionstoorganizationalchange,learning,and renewal. EDUO726 LegalIssuesinPK12EducationLec.3./Credit3. ThiscoursesurveysthelegalaspectsofpublicK12education,including:legalstructure;employee rights;employeediscipline;curriculum;students'rights;studentdiscipline,specialeducation;torts; contracts,religion.Theimpactoffederalandstateconstitutions,statutes,andcourtdecisionson educationarealsoreviewed EDUO727 InstructionalImprovementLec.3./Credit3. ThiscoursepromotesvisionaryP12instructionalleadershipwithcapacitytoimproveacademic achievement.Itsurveysresearchbasedmodelsforeducationalimprovement,particularlyinhighneeds areas:literacy,secondlanguagelearning,mathematics,science,andtechnology.Includesafieldwork requirement. EDUO730 QualifyingExaminationCredit0. Thequalifyingexaminationisawrittenexamination.Thepurposeisevaluatethecandidatesgraspof essentialfactorsrelatedtoleadershipandmanagementandsociopolicitcalandculturalcontextsof educationalleadership.Studentsmustpassthisexambeforebeingallowingtoundertakecoursework thecognateareaofinterest. EDUO731 QualitativeResearchMethodsLec.3./Credit3. Theabilitytocarryout,interpret,understandanddigestresearchindiversecontextsandwithdiverse populationsiscriticalforsuccessfuleducationalleaders.Thecourseprovideslearningexperiencesto continuetounderstandqualitativeresearchmethodologies,datacollectiontechniques,analysisand communicatingresults.Sometopicsinclude:structuredclassinquiry,datacollection,anddataanalysis; designoforiginalqualitativestudies;writingofresearchresults.Emphasisonrelationshipbetween researchandpractice. EDUO732 QuantitativeResearchMethodsI Lec.3./Credit3. Thiscoursefocusesonthedesignofdescriptiveandcorrelationaleducationrelatedresearch.Emphasis isplacedonthecollectionandstatisticalanalysisofquantitativedataanduseofstatisticalsoftware. TaughtwithNURO714 EDUO733 QuantitativeResearchMethodsII Lec.3./Credit3. Thiscoursefocusesonthedesignofexperimentaleducationrelatedresearch.Emphasisisplacedonthe collectionandstatisticalanalysisofquantitativedataandtheuseofstatisticalsoftware.Taughtwith NURO715 EDUO734 ActionResearchinEducation Lec.3./Credit3. Actionresearchisaqualitativeapproachtoresearchthatinvolvesreactionaryreflectionsandselfstudy withthesupportofaresearcherwhomaybeamoreknowledgeablepeerorexpert.Theresearcher describestheirpracticebasedreality,reflectsuponit,analyzesthatrealityandthroughresearchand studyoftheorydeviseanactionplanthatisapplied.Inthisway,practicebecomesadynamicprocessis whichreflectionandpracticeinteractstoproducechange.Courseparticipantswillactivelyengagein actionresearchonatopicoftheirchoosingandreportontheoutcomesoftheirstudy. EDUO737 Ph.D.ComprehensiveExaminationCredit0. Thepurposeofthecomprehensiveexaminationistodemonstrateanunderstandingofknowledgein relevant,relatedfieldsofstudy,whichundergirdsthestudentsdissertationresearch.

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CollegeofEducationandContinuingStudies PhDinEducationalManagement EDUO738 InternshipLec.3./Credit3. Thiscourseprovidesstudentsenrolledinthedoctoralprogramwithacapstoneinternshipexperiencein whichthecandidatewillbeimmersedinanoperationalsettingdistinctfrompriororconcurrentwork experience.Theinternshipisdesignedtosynthesizethevariousfacetsofleadership,organizationsand changeinawaythatwillenablestudentstoviewissuesrelatedtothesetopicsatacritical/deeperlevel ofanalysiswhileworkingonthedissertation.Specifically,studentswillbeabletoformulate,articulate anddesignamethodtostudytheirpersonaltheoryofleadershipinaction.Thecoursewillplacespecial emphasisonissuesofcontemporaryleadershipintimesoforganizationalandsocialturbulence. EDUO739 DissertationResearchSeminar Lec.3./Credit3. Thiscourseisdesignedtopreparedoctoralstudentsinleadershipstudiestodevelopandimplementa fieldprojectthatincorporatesleadershipandpolicytheorieslearnedinpreviouscourses.Various approachesandissuesassociatedwithdesignandimplementationofafieldprojectwillbeexamined. Throughandexplorationoftheliterature,critiqueoftheories,anddirecthandsonexercises,students willbeabletobuildcompetencyinintegratingleadershiptheoriesandresearchmethodsintotheirown fieldproject.Usingher/hisindividualstudytoinstitutechangeinanorganization,studentswilldevelop skills:toanalyzetheculturalcharacteristicsoftheireducationalorganizationanddescribethe organizationalbehaviorpatternsreflectiveoftheexistingculturalcharacteristicstoidentifyasignificant organizationalchangetobemadeorproblemtobestudiedinher/hisinstitutiontowriteacogent statementorquestiontoguidetheprojectandtochooseappropriatemethodologyfordatacollection andanalysis. EDUO740 DissertationResearchCredit16 Designedforcandidateswhoarepreparingadoctoraldissertation.Mustberepeateduntildissertation iscomplete.Thepreparationofthedissertationshouldbeginearlyintheprogramandevolveoverthe courseofstudy.Thedissertationshouldreflecthighlevelanalyticalandresearchcompetence,and representanoriginalcontributiontothefield.Thedissertationconstitutesthefinalphaseofthe program.Thefirstsemesteraftercompletionofthecoursework,studentsmustregisterforthree(3) credithoursofDissertationResearch.Eachsubsequentsemester,studentsmustregisterforthree(3) credithoursuntilthedissertationiscomplete. EDUO802 DoctoralComprehensiveExaminationCredit0. ThisExaminationispass/fail.

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