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NUR5194 - Capstone Practicum for Role of the Nurse EducatorCredits: 4
The Capstone Practicum course is a culminating experience that provides students the opportunity to demonstrate mastery of program and focus of study outcomes. This course emphasizes the application of teaching and learning theories and concepts in implementation of the nurse educator role. The student will demonstrate the competencies essential to the nurse educator. The role will be implemented, applied, and analyzed in an academic or clinical practice setting, in collaboration with a nurse educator mentor. Students must complete a scholarly project which synthesizes advanced knowledge and skills to address an area of relevance to professional nursing in education. Practice experience of 150 hours is required. Pre-requisite(s): All MSN Core and Nurse Educator Track Coursework
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NUR5203 - Advanced Pathophysiology and Health AssessmentCredits: 3
This course provides an intensive and comprehensive foundation of advanced pathophysiological knowledge and physical assessment skills. Students will learn to apply this knowledge and skill in working with students and teaching the content and competencies required for effective practice. Students will learn to discernment between normal and abnormal findings, develop treatment plans, and develop teaching plans to promote health and education. Informatics and use of technology will be discussed.
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NUR5213 - Advanced Pharmacology for Health EducatorsCredits: 3
This course focuses on advanced pharmacotherapeutics and effective teaching methods for nurse educators in this content area. Pharmacological mechanisms, medication management, treatment of side effects and drug reactions are studied. Drug interventions and nurses’ role in educating patients about medications will be covered. Technology related to safety, delivery and education will be explored.
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NUR5223 - Theoretical Foundations in Teaching and LearningCredits: 3
Guided by theoretical foundations of learning, students examine the tenets of andragogy modeled in practice. Emphasis is placed on understanding and applying principles of teaching and effective instructional strategies, ways to establish an effective learning environment, and reflective practices as a means to advance professional nursing skills. Strategies to support the learning environment in both face to face and online classrooms will be considered. The course will integrate ethical and professional collaboration with colleagues to promote patient outcome attainment.
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NUR5233 - Curriculum Development, Assessment, and Evaluation in NursingCredits: 3
By surveying various curricular designs and assessment models, this course integrates aspects of theoretical frameworks with differentiated curriculum, instructional and evaluation strategies delivered in academic and clinical settings. Students analyze assessment and evaluation data to determine effective approaches for supporting effective educational programming and patient-centered health while developing skills as nurse professionals and nurse educators. Use of technology in program assessment and evaluation is discussed.
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ORG6203 - Partnerships and CommunityCredits: 3
Students will analyze theories of collaboration, especially as applied to educational and community organizations. Students will propose partnership models for an educational or community organization.
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ORG6213 - Emerging Technology in OrganizationsCredits: 3
Students will design, implement, and assess examples of programs that apply emerging technology. The course will focus on issues associated with the interface of technology and people.
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ORG6223 - Communications and Advocacy for LeadersCredits: 3
This course provides a comprehensive view of advocacy strategies including polling, research, lobbying, and communicating with the media and stakeholders. Students will evaluate communication and best practices for nonprofit and education advocates working in the public policy process.
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ORG6233 - Organizational Behavior and CultureCredits: 3
Students will recognize structure, values, and motivations within organizations.
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ORG6243 - Grant Writing for LeadersCredits: 3
Students will analyze funding sources and the process of applying for funds from an organization or agency. Students will develop and critique requests for proposals.
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ORG6253 - Capstone in Educational and Community OrganizationsCredits: 3
The Capstone Experience is designed for candidates to demonstrate and document the impact of their knowledge and competencies gained throughout and as a result of the doctoral focus of study in educational and community organizations. Students create a professional portfolio based on work created during their program to highlight mastery of specific academic outcomes and demonstrate the impact of the focus on study on the professional field.
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ORG6263 - Policy and GovernanceCredits: 3
Students will analyze specific current and future public policies and conduct policy impact analyses. Students will evaluate best practices for working with local school councils, volunteer boards, advisory councils, and external stakeholders.
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PHYS5203 - Foundations of Integrated PhysicsCredits: 3
This foundations course provides a holistic overview of historical and current issues and trends impacting physics in today’s global society. Topics include motion and forces, energy and momentum, thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, and vibrations and waves. The course introduces major ideas in contemporary physics, including the big bang, the big crunch, the big freeze, and the big rip, and concepts such as dark matter and dark energy, wormholes, and the unusual consequences of quantum mechanics.
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PHYS5303 - Laws of PhysicsCredits: 3
This course explores the inquiry approaches and experimental methods leading to the big ideas and formation of the fundamental laws of physics. Theories guide the identification of characteristics found in repeatable patterns which predict interactions between systems and their surroundings. Topics include systems and techniques of measurement, advanced mathematical methods, Newton’s laws of motion, conservation laws, and the laws of thermodynamics.
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PHYS5313 - The Forces of PhysicsCredits: 3
This course focuses on the nature of forces and their application in physics. Two broad categories of physical force are explored: contact forces and action-at-adistance forces. Contact forces include friction and air resistance, tension, normal, applied, and spring “pushes and pulls.” Gravitational, electrical, magnetic, and nuclear forces do not require contact between objects, and these “action-at-a-distance” forces have stimulated physicists to rethink the idea of forces altogether for ages. Emphasis is placed on how forces or interactions impact isolated systems, real-life situations, and the cosmos.
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PHYS5323 - Energy and MotionCredits: 3
The everyday task of automobile driving reveals physics in the practical realm. The use of measurement and mathematical methods to study motion and momentum, energy, and matter allows the prediction of future events. Cause-and-effect relationships lead to understanding actions, reactions, and interactions between matter and energy on the everyday scale as well as the atomic and quantum levels. Using a modelbased inquiry approach, learners investigate concepts such as classical and quantum mechanics, energy transformations, the nature of elementary particles, and special relativity as they relate to real-world applications.
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PHYS5333 - Geophysics and Environmental ApplicationsCredits: 3
This course addresses the fundamental principles and two primary purposes of geophysics: (1) the exploration of the physics of the planet and (2) applications for societal purposes such as the environmental impacts of oil and mineral exploration and extraction. Topics include gravitational and magnetic fields, earthquake mechanisms, geothermics and heat flow, and radiation and cloud physics.
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PHYS5343 - Physics in the Field of MedicineCredits: 3
This course takes an interdisciplinary approach to exploring biophysics, inte-grating the traditional fields of physics, chemistry, engineering, biology, and medicine. Topics in medical physics include biomechanics (including sports med-icine and prosthesis technologies); modern imaging techniques; treatment practices, such as heat therapy, electrotherapy, and various types of radiation. The emphasis is on how physics has improved the diagnosis and treatment of illness and injury, emerging technologies, and their implications.
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Professional Development |
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PDELFL - Educational Leadership Test Preparation - Florida
This course provides an examination of the standards and competencies of educational leadership in Florida - Instructional Leadership, Operational Leadership, and School Leadership - and the skills that principals exhibit as a result of mastering these competencies. The course provides preparation for the Florida Educational Leadership Examination (FELE), including the written performance assessment. Fees apply.
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PDELIL - Educational Leadership Test Preparation - Illinois
This non-credit bearing professional development course provides an examination of Indiana standards, domains, and competencies of educational leadership, preparing students for the Illinois Principal as Instructional Leader (195) & 196) Exam, which focuses on principals serving as instructional leader with an emphasis on planning, change, and accountability; instructional improvement, visionary leadership, collaboration, contexts of education, school management, and legal/ethical guidelines.
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PDELIN - Educational Leadership Test Preparation - Indiana
This non-credit bearing professional development course provides an examination of Indiana standards, domains, and competencies of educational leadership, preparing students for the Indiana Building Level Administrator Licensure Exam (039). The School building Leader standards for human capital management, instructional leadership, personal behavior, building relationships, culture of achievement, and organizational, operational, and resource management, reflect the most current research on effective educational leadership and advance a new and powerful vision of principal effectiveness. The standards define those skills and abilities that school leaders must possess to produce greater levels of success for all students.
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PDELOH - Educational Leadership Test Preparation - Ohio
This non-credit bearing professional development course covers requirements for Ohio Educational Leadership (EL) students anticipating completing the Ohio Assessments for Educators (OAE) Educational Leadership Exam (#015). The course includes modules on school law, school supervision, and teacher evaluation plus the critical knowledge Ohio requires of their principals: facilitating a vision, school culture and instructional programs, managing the school organization, collaboration and community engagement, ethics and integrity and understanding publics. Fees apply.
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PDELTX - Educational Leadership Test Preparation - Texas
This course provides an examination of the domains of educational leadership in Texas - School Community Leadership, Instructional Leadership, and Administrative Leadership - and the nine Texas Principal Competencies as preparation for the TExEs’ Principal Exam (068). Fees apply.
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Research |
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RES5153 - Research MethodsCredits: 3
This course enables students to become informed consumers of educational research and to develop skills that prepare them to carry out action research in their schools and classrooms. An emphasis is placed on providing students with knowledge that they can apply in determining whether particular research findings are relevant to their leadership and instructional practices and to distinguish between trustworthy and non-trustworthy research. Throughout the course, students identify the elements that scientifically-based research and action research share. Emphasis is placed on how research can become a vital and relevant tool for teachers and school leaders.
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RES5163 - Research Methods for Educational Leaders (TX)Credits: 3
This course enables students to become informed consumers of educational research and to develop skills that prepare them to carry out action research in their schools and classrooms. An emphasis is placed on providing students with knowledge that they can apply in determining whether particular research findings are relevant to their leadership and instructional practices and to distinguish between trustworthy and non-trustworthy research. Throughout the course, students identify the elements that scientifically-based research and action research share. Emphasis is placed on how research can become a vital and relevant tool for teachers and school leaders.
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RES5173 - Research Methods for Educational LeadersCredits: 3
This course enables students to become informed consumers of educational research and to develop skills that prepare them to carry out action research in their schools and classrooms. An emphasis is placed on providing students with knowledge that they can apply in determining whether particular research findings are relevant to their leadership and instructional practices and to distinguish between trustworthy and non-trustworthy research. Throughout the course, students identify the elements that scientifically-based research and action research share. Emphasis is placed on how research can become a vital and relevant tool for teachers and school leaders.
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RES5183 - Research Methods for Elementary TeacherCredits: 3
This course enables students to become informed consumers of educational research and to develop skills that prepare them to carry out action research in their schools and classrooms. An emphasis is placed on providing students with knowledge that they can apply in determining whether particular research findings are relevant to their leadership and instructional practices and to distinguish between trustworthy and non-trustworthy research. The course places action research within the context of various types of research and examines research in terms basic concepts and various purposes, methods, data, and paradigms. Emphasis is placed on how research can become a vital and relevant tool for teachers and school leaders.
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RES5303 - Research Methods and Applied StatisticsCredits: 3
This course will address how to collect, analyze and utilize data for decision-making purposes. Learners will explore a range of research approaches, including formative and summative research, to examine how to determine the best-fit for their program needs. Students will be expected to demonstrate a working knowledge of research methods and analyze service statistics to make informed choices regarding quality improvement for health related programs.
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RES5313 - Research Methods for Early Childhood EducationCredits: 3
This methods course takes an action research approach, providing a systematic framework for early childhood professionals to apply data-based decision making for the improvement of their practice. The course differentiates quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods action research with a focus on application of results in the workplace. Emphasis is placed on development of a literature review featuring evidence-based strategies as a part of a research proposal.
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RES5323 - Research Design and ApplicationCredits: 3
This course enables students to become informed consumers of research and to develop skills to prepare them to carry out action research in their schools and organizations. An emphasis is placed on providing students with knowledge they can apply in determining whether particular research findings are relevant to their leadership and instructional practices and to distinguish between trustworthy and non-trustworthy research. The course places action research within the context of various types of research and examines research in terms of basic concepts and various purposes, methods, data, and paradigms. Emphasis is placed on how research can become a vital and relevant tool for educational and organizational leaders.
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RES5453 - Research Methods for Educational Business AdministratorsCredits: 3
This course enables students to become informed consumers of educational research and to develop skills to understand collecting, analyzing, organizing, interpreting, and communicated data for educational and organizational decision making. An emphasis is placed on data-mining principles students can apply to determine whether particular scientifically based research findings are trustworthy and relevant for use within complex data sets. Emphasis is placed on how action research can become a vital tool for school leaders working to improve educational business operations and activities.
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RES5463 - Research for Higher Education ProfessionalsCredits: 3
This course enables students to become informed consumers of educational research and to develop skills to understand collecting, analyzing, organizing, interpreting, and communicating data for educational and organizational decision making. An emphasis is placed on data-mining principles students can apply to determine whether particular scientifically based research findings are trustworthy and relevant for use within complex data sets. Emphasis is placed on how action research can become a vital tool for school leaders working to improve educational business operations and activities.
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RES6003 - Applied StatisticsCredits: 3
Students will examine basic principles in applied statistics. Topics include data types, organizing data, graphing techniques, probability concepts, measures of central tendency, measures of dispersion, normal and skewed distributions, and understanding the area that covers normal distributions. Understanding, applying, and interpreting the principles to simple hypothesis testing methods through a seven-step process is also covered. The course is designed to provide an introduction to statistical applications that can be applied in real-world settings along with providing an excellent foundation for entering into the more advanced statistical applications and analyses using SPSS. Pre-requisite(s): RES 6013
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RES6011 - Research Tool: APA & Bibliographic SoftwareCredits: 1
Students in this course will employ APA format for manuscripts and citations and compare bibliographic software for organizing references.
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RES6013 - Research MethodsCredits: 3
Students will examine foundations of research design, data collection, analysis, and presentation. Students will assess ethics of education research and reporting.
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RES6021 - Research Tool: Creating and Analyzing MeasuresCredits: 1
Students will assess existing measures of performance and effectiveness. Students will create sample online surveys for data collection, as well as examine and analyze survey results. Issues associated with the development of valid measures, interviews, questionnaires, and surveys will be addressed.
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RES6023 - Quantitative Research DesignsCredits: 3
This course provides students with an introduction to different types of quantitative research methods and statistical techniques for collecting and analyzing quantitative data. Topics include the nature of research, sampling, hypothesis testing, variance (F-test), two samples t-test (independent and dependent), multiple samples test (ANOVA and repeated measures), assessment reliability and validity, threats to validity, and components of a concept paper (prospectus), proposal, and dissertation. The course concludes with a comprehensive overview, including answers students need to know and be able to explain in a proposal or dissertation defense. Pre-requisite(s): RES 6013 and RES 6003
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RES6031 - Research Tool: Information Display StrategiesCredits: 3
Students will design appropriate strategies to present research results, including charts, tables, graphs, and summaries.
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RES6033 - Qualitative Research DesignsCredits: 3
Students will compare qualitative research designs and application to real-world issues. Topics include data collection and analysis, as well as ethical issues in qualitative research. Pre-requisite(s): RES 6013 , RES 6003 , RES 6023
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RES6041 - Scholarly Writing and Research StrategiesCredits: 1
This course examines the importance of scholarly writing in your leadership practice, the foundation of how to write in a scholarly mode, and research strategies to support your doctoral writing.
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RES6201 - Dissertation ICredits: 1
Students will develop the following components under supervision of the course faculty advisor: benchmark concept paper, doctoral candidacy application, proposal preparation and IRB approval. Pre-requisite(s): RES 6013 , RES 6003 , RES 6023 , RES 6033 and Completion of 51 credit hours.
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RES6222 - Crafting a Concept PaperCredits: 2
This course provides students the opportunity to complete an approved concept paper as the first step toward the Ed.S. original research project. Students will apply advanced research skills to address a real-world application of scholarly expertise as it relates to solving an existing problem. A description of the project will provide the rationale for the goals and objectives and includes a literature review, methodology, and the anticipated results of the research project. Pre-requisite(s): RES6013 - Research Methods ; RES6003 - Applied Statistics . Repeat the course as needed to complete the approved concept paper.
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RES6223 - Dissertation Boot CampCredits: 3
This individualized coaching experience provides a strong foundation in essential scholarly research and writing skills and competencies through structured practice and feedback. The course is designed specifically to address construction of the dissertation proposal and the final doctoral dissertation. Pre-requisite(s): RES 6512 or RES 6201
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RES6233 - Research Boot CampCredits: 3
This individualized coaching experience provides a strong foundation in essential research elements and competencies through structured practice and feedback. The course is designed specifically to strengthen construction of the problem statement, purpose, and literature review and to assist students in aligning the elements as a precursor to completion of the doctoral dissertation proposal and the final doctoral dissertation. Pre-requisite(s): RES 6013
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RES6241 - Scholarly Writing SupportCredits: 1
This individualized coaching experience provides a strong foundation in essential scholarly writing skills and competencies through structured practice and feedback. The course is designed specifically to address construction of academic papers at the doctoral level as the initial step toward completion of the doctoral dissertation. Pre-requisite(s): LEAD 6001
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RES6301 - Dissertation IICredits: 1
Students will prepare, defend and deliver the final presentation of their dissertation. Final completion of their doctoral portfolio is also expected. Pre-requisite(s): Completion of RES 6201 and RES 6501 .
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RES6302 - Defending the DissertationCredits: 2
Students prepare, defend, and deliver the final presentation of their dissertation. Final dissertation approval and final completion of their doctoral portfolio are also expected. Completion of RES6551 Pre-requisite(s): Completion of RES 6551
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RES6403 - Action Research for LeadersCredits: 3
This course enables students to perform active research applying data collection and data analysis techniques for evidence-based decision making. Students explore how action research can become a vital tool to improve organizational operations and activities.
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RES6500 - Dissertation WorkspaceCredits: 0
This is a workspace for Ed.D. candidates to work on dissertation chapters collaboratively with their dissertation chair and committee members.
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RES6501 - Crafting a DissertationCredits: 1
This one-credit course is created as an online working space for a doctoral committee to interact with a doctoral candidate throughout the dissertation sequence. Students must earn at least 4 semester credits in this course; repeat the course as needed to complete the dissertation. Pre-requisite(s): Taken concurrently with RES 6201 ; taken at least four terms can be repeated as needed until dissertation is completed
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RES6512 - Research Concept PaperCredits: 2
Students develop the following components under supervision of the course faculty member: benchmark concept paper, doctoral pre-candidacy application, and doctoral pre-candidacy approval. Pre-requisite(s): RES 6023 , RES 6033
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RES6521 - Research MethodologyCredits: 1
This course is designed for students to complete Chapter 3 of the dissertation proposal. Final approval of Chapter 3 by the course faculty member and the dissertation chair is required for successful completion. Pre-requisite(s): RES 6512
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RES6531 - Literature ReviewCredits: 1
This course is designed for students to complete Chapter 2 of the dissertation proposal. Final approval of Chapter 2 by the course faculty member and the dissertation chair is required for successful completion. Pre-requisite(s): RES 6521
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RES6541 - Finalizing the Dissertation ProposalCredits: 1
This course is designed for students to complete the Dissertation Proposal. In addition to completing Chapters 1-3, this course is designed to support students in obtaining DRR and IRB approval. Final approval of the Dissertation Proposal by both the course faculty member and dissertation chair is required for successful completion. Pre-requisite(s): RES 6531
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RES6551 - Analyzing the Dissertation ResearchCredits: 1
This course is designed for students to complete Chapters 4 and 5 of the dissertation. Final approval of Chapters 4 and 5 by the course faculty member and the dissertation chair is required for successful completion. Pre-requisite(s): RES 6541
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SCI5073 - Science Instruction for Elementary TeachersCredits: 3
This course provides a foundation for teaching science to diverse elementary students. Students examine current standards in science, as well as the process of aligning curriculum and lesson plans to standards. Students develop a repertoire of content-specific instructional methods for planning, delivering, assessing, and remediating diverse elementary students understanding of the fundamental concepts and mastery of essential process skills associated with science, engineering, and technology. This course provides an integrated scientific inquiry approach using critical-thinking skills, literacy, and technology to explore social, cultural, and ethical aspects of science, including an investigation of the foundational concepts in the physical, Earth and space, and life sciences.
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SCI5083 - Science Instruction for Elementary Teacher PreparationCredits: 3
This course provides a foundation for teaching science to diverse elementary students. Students examine current standards in science, as well as the process of aligning curriculum and lesson plans to standards. Students develop a repertoire of content-specific instructional methods for planning, delivering, assessing, and remediating diverse elementary students understanding of the fundamental concepts and mastery of essential process skills associated with science, engineering, and technology. This course provides an integrated scientific inquiry approach using critical-thinking skills, literacy, and technology to explore social, cultural, and ethical aspects of science, including an investigation of the foundational concepts in the physical, Earth and space, and life sciences. Students apply their knowledge and skills in 5-10 hours of embedded field experiences.
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SCI5091 - Capstone Experience for STEM LeadershipCredits: 3
The Capstone Experience is designed for candidates to demonstrate and document the impact of their knowledge and competencies gained throughout, and as a result of studies related to the STEM Leadership program.
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SCI5203 - Foundations of Integrated Science EducationCredits: 3
This course provides a holistic overview of historical and current issues and trends impacting science education in today’s global society. Emphasis is placed on the examination of diverse viewpoints and approaches to integrated science education to examine research-based integrative models and strategies for the improvement of student learning. Participants will examine current STEM education initiatives related to policy, method, and engagement. Critical and creative thinking, problem solving, and writing skills are emphasized. While using an integrated approach, this course spotlights content-rich components dedicated to biology, chemistry, and physics.
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SCI5213 - Engaging Diversity in the Science ClassroomCredits: 3
The course will examine didactic strategies of pedagogy, andragogy, multiple intelligence theory, social learning theory and exchange theory to foster the innovative engagement of diverse learners. Emphasis will be placed on strategies related to the differentiation of instruction.
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SCI5223 - Modern Learning and Integrated Science EducationCredits: 3
This course will examine the integration of digital resources into the integrated science learning environment. Participates will explore digital resources and develop strategies for effectively integrating technology with didactic strategies to address the needs of diverse learners and enhance learning.
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SCI5233 - Inventing and Reinventing Mathematics and Science Curriculum: Elementary, Secondary, & College LevelCredits: 3
This course examines best practice in developing curriculum to foster student learning in the field of mathematics and science. Emphasis is placed on curriculum theory, curriculum design, development of instructional manipulatives, and the implementation and evaluation of curriculum for didactic improvement.
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SCI5243 - Creating an Environment for STEM LearningCredits: 3
This course develops the skills necessary for educators to evaluate and improve the STEM learning environment by empowering students to explore, contribute, and collaborate in learning situations conducive to inquiry. In guiding and facilitating the selection, evaluation, and application of technology effectively through cooperative learning, a deeper understanding is established. By building authentic, real-world connections, as a framework is created which establishes relevant social and interpersonal skills.
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SCI5253 - Building Scientific Understanding in StudentsCredits: 3
Designed to develop the understanding and strategies necessary to promote student mastery of skills needed for successful, lifelong learning in STEM, this course guides the development of critical questions and essential concepts. By breaking down misconceptions, learning how to observe and analyze communication skills, and using assessment to inform instruction, understanding of the societal role of science fosters scientific literacy.
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SCI5263 - Applied Science and Engineering PracticesCredits: 3
This course develops skills in observing, asking questions, collecting and analyzing data, and drawing and communicating reasonable conclusions as important skills for daily living. Used by a range of careers, the skills in identifying and solving problems contribute to understanding real issues. Project-based learning (PBL) establishes a genuine world context as it engages students in meaningful experiences. These require the ability to state a claim, cite appropriate evidence, and connect the evidence to the claim using reason as a form of scientific argumentation.
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SCI5303 - Systems of ScienceCredits: 3
From the smallest particles to constellations in the universe, systems exist. As a way to define order and organization, theories guide the identification of characteristics found in repeatable patterns which predict interactions between systems and their environment whether these are on earth or in space. This course utilizes a universal view of various systems as they relate to current problems. By examining models to diagnose potential issues, learners explore ways to solve problems while determining what and how various forces are influencing the system. While using an integrated approach, this course spotlights content-rich components dedicated to biology, chemistry, and physics.
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SCI5313 - The Flow of ForcesCredits: 3
The everyday task of cooking brings chemistry into the practical. Through the use of measurement and the interaction of energy, sources of food are changed yielding predictable results. The ability to understand how energy and matter are related establishes a cause-and-effect relationship essential to understanding reactions and interactions. Using a model-based inquiry approach, learners investigate terms such as extraction, denaturation, and transference. While using an integrated approach, this course spotlights content-rich components dedicated to biology, chemistry, and physics.
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SCI5323 - Practical ScienceCredits: 3
The everyday task of cooking brings chemistry into the practical. Through the use of measurement and the interaction of energy, sources of food are changed yielding predictable results. The ability to understand how energy and matter are related establishes a cause-and-effect relationship essential to understanding reactions and interactions. Using a model-based inquiry approach, learners investigate terms such as extraction, denaturation, and transference. While using an integrated approach, this course spotlights content-rich components dedicated to biology, chemistry, and physics.
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SCI5333 - Layers and LevelsCredits: 3
This course explores the formation of natural structures and how these form levels dependent upon the density and type of matter. In a similar fashion, manmade structures are dependent upon the relationship between the properties of materials and how those materials are expected to function. By processing information about structure and form, learners examine how the shape and substructure of objects and living things can create layers of complexity. While using an integrated approach, this course spotlights content-rich components dedicated to biology, chemistry, and physics.
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SCI5343 - Weathering the Storm: Atmospheres and EnvironmentsCredits: 3
Change is evident across time. What may appear stable at one level may not be static at a different layer. Using weather as the backdrop, this course explores static and dynamic equilibrium, considering how scale and proportion influence a resulting phenomenon such as a flash flood or mass migration. By understanding the influence of size on how or why something occurs, changes in the elements or components of a system can be adjusted to create different outcomes and possible solutions for sustainability. While using an integrated approach, this course spotlights content-rich components dedicated to biology, chemistry, and physics.
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SCI6203 - Foundations of Integrated Science EducationCredits: 3
This course provides a holistic overview of historical and current issues and trends impacting science education in today’s global society. Emphasis is placed on the examination of diverse viewpoints and approaches to integrated science education to examine research-based integrative models and strategies for the improvement of student learning. Participants will examine current STEM education initiatives related to policy, method, and engagement. Critical and creative thinking, problem solving, and writing skills are emphasized. While using an integrated approach, this course spotlights content-rich components dedicated to biology, chemistry, and physics.
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SCI6213 - Engaging Diversity in the Science ClassroomCredits: 3
The course will examine didactic strategies of pedagogy, andragogy, multiple intelligence theory, social learning theory and exchange theory to foster the innovative engagement of diverse learners. Emphasis will be placed on strategies related to the differentiation of instruction.
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SCI6223 - Modern Learning and Integrated Science EducationCredits: 3
This course will examine the integration of digital resources into the integrated science learning environment. Participates will explore digital resources and develop strategies for effectively integrating technology with didactic strategies to address the needs of diverse learners and enhance learning.
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SCI6233 - Inventing and Reinventing Mathematics & Science Curriculum: Elementary, Secondary, & College LevelCredits: 3
This course examines best practice in developing curriculum to foster student learning in the field of mathematics and science. Emphasis is placed on curriculum theory, curriculum design, development of instructional manipulatives, and the implementation and evaluation of curriculum for didactic improvement.
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SCI6243 - Building Scientific Understanding in StudentsCredits: 3
Building scientific understanding in students is essential to the STEM field. This course is designed to help students develop a deeper understanding of skills, including the role of critical questions and essential concepts. Students break down common misconceptions in STEM as well as build on existing skills of observation, analysis of communication, assessments informing instruction, and understanding the role society plays in fostering scientific literacy and knowledge.
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SCI6253 - Capstone in STEM LeadershipCredits: 3
The Capstone Experience is designed for candidates to demonstrate and document the impact of their knowledge and competencies gained throughout and as a result of the doctoral focus of study STEM Leadership. Students create a professional portfolio based on work created during their program to highlight mastery of specific academic outcomes and demonstrate the impact of the focus on study on the professional field.
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SEM6601 - Doctoral Seminar ICredits: 1
This first-year seminar addresses basic issues related to the research process, focusing on individual concerns regarding methodology and the alignment of research components. Students will specifically consider how to think about the research elements in relation to successfully completing their final original research project for Ed.S. or the dissertation for Ed.D. Pre-requisite(s): RES6013 - Research Methods
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SEM6611 - Doctoral Seminar IICredits: 1
This second-year seminar for Ed.D. students supports the development of the literature review in relationship to data analysis, addressing both qualitative and quantitative approaches in direct correlation to selected methodology. Concept paper and a mock IRB experience are included. Pre-requisite(s): SEM6601 , RES6013 , RES6033 .
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SEM6621 - Doctoral Seminar IIICredits: 1
Focused on the final stages of the dissertation process for Ed.D. students, this seminar provides guidance on how to present the findings of a research project to a dissertation committee and how to complete the steps required to publish and present the material in “conference” format/setting. Pre-requisite(s): SEM6611 .
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SOSC5103 - Issues in SociologyCredits: 3
Utilizing theories, standards, and practices in the field, learners explore contemporary issues in sociology using an experiential approach guided by research. Through analysis and evaluation of behavior, social issues are investigated which shape understanding of personal, social, national and global relationships, processes, and interactions. Learners analyze the nature, dimensions, causes, and characteristics of selected social problems of major interest. Consideration is given to theories, research, and programs for prevention and treatment.
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SOSC5113 - The Influence of CultureCredits: 3
Culture is an aspect of human interaction. It is a collection of values, attitudes, behaviors, and social mores expressed by a collection of individuals within a society, organization, institution, or country. The underlying philosophy or principles held by a culture are examined in this course to understand how productivity and performance, personal and professional relationships are established and maintained. These include the influence of organization and power structures and control systems which incorporate procedures and process along with routines and individual stories. Emphasis is placed on diverse learners, collaboration with stakeholders, data analysis and interpretation and its influence on culture, the impact of instructional models, and the role of social-emotional learning.
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SOSC5123 - Crossing the Lifespan of Human DevelopmentCredits: 3
Utilizing theories and principles, critical issues related to human development across the lifespan are considered. These concerns are woven into physical and social, affective and cognitive domain changes influenced by family dynamics, education, relationships, and individual perspectives. This course addresses the impact of change across time and circumstances as a way to guide life choice responses.
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SOSC5153 - Perception and ConceptualizationCredits: 3
Perception is the brain’s ability to gather sensory information within a given setting utilizing levels of awareness and as a result, act within selected constraints. This course brings perception into daily practice to enhance awareness of how sensory knowledge shapes focus, attention, motivation, and engagement through the conscious and unconscious act of creating a concept from experiential learning.
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SOSC5163 - Theories, Constructs, and Sociology ResearchCredits: 3
This course explores the nature of sociological theories and how these relate to real-world applications and explanations of social phenomena. Specifically, learners trace the historical development of major ideas in sociology and the work of important sociologists. Students gain an understanding of sociological research and basic quantitative and qualitative methods sociologists use to gather and analyze evidence and how to analyze and interpret data presented in graphic formats. Emphasis is placed on the emergence of sociology as a social science, ethical considerations in sociological research, the use of reference materials and electronic technologies, and the communication of sociological information in written form.
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SOSC5173 - Individuals, Social Groups, and InteractionsCredits: 3
This course addresses the development of personal identity and sense of self and the ways in which social groups and institutions impact individual and social needs and provide a context for social interactions. The effects of social, cultural, and economic factors on individual values, beliefs, and attitudes and group dynamics are explored. Topics include race, ethnic, and gender relations and the impact of stereotyping, ethnocentrism, acts of altruism, and discrimination on group interactions; formal organizations and factors influencing their evolution, and the characteristics of bureaucracies. Emphasis is placed on the basic social institutions of family, economics, religion, education, health and medicine, and politics.
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SOSC5183 - Social Stratification, Deviance, and Social OrderCredits: 3
This course addresses the causes, functions, and effects of social stratification and inequality including social class, gender, race, ethnicity, and age. Students explore theoretical explanation of deviance, normality, and crime in diverse social and cultural contexts and the sources of conformity, social order, and social control from a global perspective in different types of societies. Current topics include male-female differences and gender issues; aging and the sociology of death and dying, and the types and functions of social mobility in contemporary world societies.
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SOSC5193 - Collective Behavior, Social Movements, and Societal ChangeCredits: 3
The purpose of this course is to understand the theories, forms, development, and consequences of social and political collectiveness and movements on contemporary social life and how they are related to the changing nature of society. Topics include birth, death, migration, and other demographics; reasons for population growth and decline; the social and cultural effects of urbanization and industrialization; causes of conflict; the role of the mass media; modernization, and globalization and their impacts on diverse contemporary societies. Connections are made to social psychology and to other fields of study, such as economics, business, and government.
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SPED5011 - Students with Exceptional NeedsCredits: 1
This course will focus on methods and strategies to support learners with exceptional needs. Students will gain insight into resources and terminology to provide a supportive learning environment matched to the individual needs of the learner. The course will cover legal issues, ethics, guidance, and developmental stages relevant to classroom teachers working with a range of unique needs.
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SPED5013 - Strategies for Teaching Diverse LearnersCredits: 3
Student diversity impacts learning, the environment, and classroom behavior. This course examines the legal definitions, characteristics, prevalence, and educational adaptations for each primary category of exceptionality. Emphasis is placed on the accommodation and selective modification of curricula, materials, and procedures to meet the needs of diverse learners.
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SPED5023 - Assessment and Evaluation in Special EducationCredits: 3
Data-driven instructional decision-making is critical to improve student outcomes for diverse learners across the continuum of disability in special and general education settings. This course focuses on conducting and analyzing ongoing student assessment and utilization of current research and theory as the foundation for driving instructional decisions and professional practices.
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SPED5033 - Law and Policy in Special EducationCredits: 3
Basic knowledge of statutory requirements, policy, and values are prerequisite to successful teaching in special education. This course focuses on federal legislation regarding identification, service provision, and current issues. Legal rights of students with exceptionalities and their parents, and the responsibilities of educators in addressing those rights are emphasized. Organizational policies and values associated with serving diverse learners also are emphasized.
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SPED5043 - Building Collaborative RelationshipsCredits: 3
Collaboration between or among instructional personnel, student’s home/family and the community is increasing in importance in meeting the diverse learning needs of students. This course addresses strategies and tools to build collaborative relationships between general and special education instructors, families, the community, advocacy, and other outside organizations to positively impact student outcomes.
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SPED5053 - Developmental Characteristics of Exceptional LearnersCredits: 3
Students investigate developmental issues experienced by individuals across transitional stages throughout the life span. Characteristics of individuals demonstrating patterns of thought or behavior potentially contributing to the identification of learning disabilities are examined. Neurological impairments, which change the functionality of the brain, are surveyed for factors creating unique risks across cognitive and sensory, social and emotional, and behavioral areas and conditions which impact academic learning.
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SPED5063 - Diagnostic InterventionCredits: 3
This course examines formal and informal methods of diagnosing academic and socio-behavioral issues related to those potentially identified with special needs. Designed to model appropriate planning and program delivery, students explore methods and materials utilized in the diagnostic-prescriptive process to monitor progress, measure benchmarks and gather data for application, i.e. Individualized Education Plans. This includes evaluating procedures used in schools to determine eligibility for special education services guided by testing measures. Attention is given to selecting and adapting tests for a variety of disorders and aligning appropriate instructional methods to measure student success.
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SPED5073 - Language: The Foundation for ReadingCredits: 3
Language forms the foundation for the acquisition of reading skills. In this course, atypical language development is contrasted with normal progression of linguistic skills to identify the type and cause of potential problems, addressing the difficulties associated with instruction and promoting practical methods for enhancing the required language skills needed for effective communication. Assessment, diagnostic, and development techniques for intervention and remediation are examined, including the exploration of augmentative language and the use of alternative and assistive technologies to support individuals with exceptional needs.
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SPED5083 - Early Childhood Assessment and InterventionCredits: 3
Focused on early childhood developmental issues, this course includes formal and informal approaches to assessing young children while diagnosing potential concerns which lead to informed instructional and intervention choices. Choices in curriculum are aligned to needs to enhance student achievement.
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SPED5093 - Strategies for Leading and Teaching Diverse LearnersCredits: 3
Student diversity impacts learning, the environment, and classroom behavior for both teachers and leaders. This course examines the legal definitions, characteristics, prevalence, and educational adaptations for each primary category of exceptionality. Emphasis is placed on strategies to accommodate the needs of diverse learners through the selection or modification of curricula, materials, and procedures.
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