Doctor of Education – Specialization in Educational Technology Leadership

Program Requirements

Core

EDD 801	Principles of Leadership: Service to Others	3
EDD 804	Analysis and Synthesis: Problem Framing and Problem Solving	3
EDD 806	Educational Change: Change Theory, Futuring and Creative Planning	3
EDD 808	Legal and Ethical Issues: The Exercise of Judgement in Education	3
EDD 810	Understanding and Conducting Research: Effective Schools	3
EDD 811	Action Research and Grant Writing	3
Total Credit Hours:		18

Educational Technology Leadership

EDTC 681	Individualized Learning Systems	3
EDTC 682	Advanced Instructional Design	3
EDTC 645	Advanced Multimedia Design	3
EDTC 653	Needs Analysis and Program Evaluation	3
Total Credit Hours:		12

Emphasis Areas (12 hours minimum)

(Graduate-level courses and approved program will be selected for emphasis areas by the candidate and doctoral committee to support candidate's professional goals and dissertation/capstone project requirements.)

Emphasis areas are meant to be flexible to accommodate professional interests and aspirations of individual students; therefore, more combinations and alterations may be possible. The above areas are envisioned by faculty. Emphasis courses may also be used by MA and Ed.S. students to fulfill areas of specialization and cognates.

Total Credit Hours:

Applied and Capstone Courses

EDD 800	Doctoral Seminar	1
EDD 876	Directed Doctoral Study	1-6
EDD 899A	Doctoral Capstone I	1-6
EDD 899B	Doctoral Capstone II	1-6
Total Credit Hours:		18

(EDD 899A and EDD 899B require that all coursework be completed prior to enrolling)

EDD 800: (This one-credit hour course must be taken each summer for a total of three-credit hours.)

Total Credit Hours: 60