COURSE DESCRIPTIONS FOR DOCTOR OF EDUCATION PROGRAM
EDU 700 Constructivism (2)
This course is a collaborative exploration of representative literature in the constructivist
tradition. We will assess various approaches, discuss their strengths and weaknesses, and
examine areas of convergence and divergence.
EDU 705 Coaching, Mentoring, and Peer Conversation (2)
Students are introduced to supervisory peer coaching models that support informed
decision-making. Participants learn to build trust by developing rapport, to facilitate
learning by questioning and developing greater precision in language, and to develop
autonomy by increasing their sense of efficacy and self-awareness.
EDU 710 Applied Coaching in the Educational Setting (2)
In this course students will use the information gained in EDU 705 to coach K-12 faculty
with the purpose of achieving gains in student achievement, efficacy, and motivation.
Through this process the student will become a more reflective and proactive
professional.
EDU 715 Cognitive Perspectives (2)
The focus of the course will be on the theoretical frameworks of student learning from a
cognitive perspective. The course will examine fundamental cognitive concepts and how
these ideas evolved over time. The inventiveness of childrens thinking and the
sophistication of their interactions will be shown as rich resources, often under-utilized,
in typical classroom instruction. The theories of Dewey, Piaget, Vygotsky and others will
be discussed.
EDU 720 Elements of School Business (2)
Students will examine the areas of transportation, school maintenance, school operations,
food services, school attendance, student services, athletics, band, ASB, and other
elements of the school financial picture and solve case studies from real-world
experiences.
EDU 725 Historical Perspectives on Curriculum and Instruction (2)
Students will focus on pivotal moments in American history and their influence upon the
development of educational thought and practice. Key course topics will include:
Colonial period, Common school movement, Compulsory Education, Education and
Democracy, and Control of the Curriculum.
EDU 730 Seminar in Law and Policy (2)
Students will apply knowledge of educational law and legislative policy to solve case
studies that present real-world scenarios.
EDU 735 Seminar in Educational Technology (2)
This course examines the design of applied technology-based learning systems, informed
by current views of learning, technology, and cognition. Students will synthesize their
knowledge of technology, learning and research in collaborative settings.
EDU 740 Seminar in School Business (2)
Students will apply knowledge of budgets, state financing, grants, technology, and
categorical funding to build the budget and finance a school in the 21st century. Students
budgets will be subjected to the whims of the financial market, the manipulations of the
legislature, and the general economic upturns and downturns to prepare them for the
financial realities of running a school.
EDU 745 Grant Development in Education (2)
This course addresses the process for writing and submitting grant proposals, including
training grants, demonstration projects, research grants, and curriculum development
projects.
EDU 800 Seminar in Project-Based instruction for the
College and University Student (2)
Students will collaborate with a Pioneer University faculty member to design and instruct
a masters level course in the area of instructional leadership.
EDU 805 Advanced Professional Productivity (2)
Students will prepare papers and presentations for publication in scholarly publications
(journals articles, books, chapters); making professional presentations at state, national,
and international professional conferences and before school boards, and state and federal
governing bodies.
EDU 810 Shaping Learning through Curriculum, Instruction, and Schooling (2)
This course explores three critical elements of curriculum and instruction: the role of
schooling in shaping students’ opportunities to learn, content selection, and structuring
instruction.
EDU 815 Seminar in Human Resources (2)
This course will examine the processes of personnel administration in the educational
setting. Additionally, students will demonstrate a high level of understanding of staff
evaluation, due process, and personnel selection practices.
EDU 820 International Comparative Education (2)
This course examines the comparative study of social, political, and cultural factors that
influence international education. Emphasis will focus on reform movements and
curriculum and pedagogical characteristics of schools throughout the world.
EDU 825 Seminar in Special Education (2)
This course will provide opportunities for students to encounter and solve issues in
special education. Students will examine the diverse needs of special education students
as well as the legal issues surrounding the delivery of special education services.
EDU 830 Qualitative Designs (2)
Students will learn the theory and practice of qualitative research including the use of
longitudinal studies, narrative inquiry, ethnography, and case studies.
EDU 835 Quantitative Designs (2)
Students will gain a conceptual understanding of fundamental quantitative methods
typically employed in educational and psychological research settings including
foundations of educational measurement, types of educational measures, and both
experimental and non-experimental designs.
EDU 840 Dissertation Design
Students will learn the design principles of how to design and complete an original
dissertation.
EDU 900 Seminar in Project-Based instruction for the
College and University Student (2)
Students will collaborate with a Pioneer University faculty member to design and instruct
a masters level course in an area of instructional leadership, organizational leadership, or
professional inquiry.
EDU 905 Introduction to Descriptive and Inferential Statistics (2)
Introduces descriptive statistics including graphic presentation of data, measures of
central tendency and variability, correlation and prediction, and basic inferential
statistics, including the t-test.
EDU 910 Applied Inferential Statistics (2)
Studies sampling theory and inferential statistics; advanced applications for testing of
hypotheses regarding central tendency, variability, proportion, correlation, and normality;
chi-square and the analysis of frequency data; multiple regression and prediction;
introduction to the analysis of variance; and related computer programs for statistical
analysis.
EDU 915 Advanced Cognitive Studies (2)
This course provides an opportunity for the doctoral student to thoroughly explore the
cognitive epistemology of a single discipline by examining both historic and current
literature on his/her subject of choice.
EDU 920 Dissertation Seminar (2)
The dissertation proposal will be completed during this course.
EDU 950 Dissertation (10)
EDU 975 Dissertation (2)
This course will be for students who have not completed their dissertation during EDU
950.
Course Schedule – YEAR 1
Pioneer?University
Doctor?of?Education?Program
Course?Schedule?for?the?20092012?Cohort
Time?of?Year? Classroom?Course? Overlay?Course
EDU?700
?7/20?24/09? Constructivism?in?Education?(2)
EDU?705
?7/20?24/09? Coaching,?Mentoring,?and?Peer
Conversation?(2)
EDU?710
?Meet?10?times
during?year?by
arrangement.? ? Applied?Coaching?in?the
Educational?Setting?(4)
EDU?715
?8/7,?8/14,
8/21,?8/28?&?9/4?? Cognitive?Perspectives?(2)
EDU?720
?9/11,?9/18,
9/25,?10/16?&?10/23? Elements?in?School?Business?(2)
EDU?725
?10/30,?11/6,
11/13,?11/20?&?12/4? Historical?Perspectives?on
Curriculum?and?Instruction?(2)
EDU?730
?12/11,?12/18,
1/15,?1/22,?1/29? Seminar?in?Law?and?Policy?(2)
EDU?735
?2/5,?2/12,
2/19,?2/26,?3/5? Seminar?in?Educational
Technology?(2)
EDU?740
?3/12,?3/19,
4/9,?4/16?&?4/23? Seminar?in?School?Business?(2)
EDU?745
?4/30,?5/7,
5/14,?5/21?&?5/28? Grant?Development?in?Education
(2)
Year?1?Total?Credits?=?22
Regular?Courses?meet?on?Fridays?1:30p.m.??6:00p.m.
Plus?10?hours?by?arrangement?with?small?cohort.
Course Schedule – Year 2