Doctor of Education – Specialization in Educational Technology Leadership

Program Requirements

Core

EDD 801Principles of Leadership: Service to Others

3

EDD 804Analysis and Synthesis: Problem Framing and Problem Solving

3

EDD 806Educational Change: Change Theory, Futuring and Creative Planning

3

EDD 808Legal and Ethical Issues: The Exercise of Judgement in Education

3

EDD 810Understanding and Conducting Research

3

EDD 811Action Research and Grant Writing

3

Total Credit Hours:18

Educational Technology Leadership

EDTC 645Advanced Multimedia Design

3

EDTC 653Needs Analysis and Program Evaluation

3

EDTC 681Individualized Learning Systems

3

EDTC 682Advanced Instructional Design

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:12

Applied and Capstone Courses

EDD 800Doctoral Seminar (must be taken three times)

3

EDD 876Directed Doctoral Study

3

EDD 899Doctoral Capstone

1-12

Total Credit Hours:18

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

Total Credit Hours: 60