Department: Doctor of Education

Code Name Description
EDUC801 Quantitative Research Methods Provides the foundational knowledge and skills to conduct quantitative research. Emphasis is placed on understanding quantitative methods and statistical techniques so that students can think critically about appropriate research designs, the co...
EDUC802 Qualitative Research Methods Introduces the characteristics and approaches in designing qualitative research studies. Students will develop a deeper understanding of the skills, techniques, and knowledge necessary to conduct original research using these methodologies.
EDUC803 Program Evaluation Surveys the different types of program evaluation, including needs assessment, formative research, process evaluation, monitoring of outputs and outcomes, impact assessment, and cost analysis. Students gain experience designing conceptual framew...
EDUC804 Action Research Prepares the student to conduct an action research study by having the student develop a clear and measurable action research question, conduct an effective review of related literature, develop a plan for data collection, identify sources of an...
EDUC811 Leading People in Organizations Provides concepts and best practices for leading individuals and groups toward working more effectively. Central issues include dealing with different personalities, motivating others, using people's best abilities, and building social influence...
EDUC812 Ldrshp Ethics & Social Justice Explores leadership ethics as well as a leader's responsibility for social justice. This course examines the complex economic, political, and social challenges that leaders face as they seek to meet the needs of diverse organizations and constit...
EDUC813 Leading Across Cultures Leadership in a multicultural context with a focus on aspects of culture that inform leadership praxis. Topics of study include ontology, epistemology, and axiology - ways of being, ways of knowing, and values - that provide a foundation for int...
EDUC814 Evidence Based Leadeship and Decision Making In order to be effective in today's complex and changing world, leaders must be able to utilize a myriad of sources of information to make well-informed decisions. This course explores concepts around performance measurement, research design, an...
EDUC821 Organization Theory Making Focuses on the history and application of the central perspectives and issues in organization theory. Topics include organizational life cycle, organizational structure, resource dependence and allocation, strategy, organizational culture, human...
EDUC822 Organizational Strategy Focuses on the concepts and tools of strategic thinking and strategy formulation. This course takes a general management view of organizational assessment and strategy development, centering on the key information from the functional areas of an...
EDUC823 Creativity & Innovation in Organizations Examines the role of creativity and innovation in successful leadership. This course will lead students through a journey of both current and historical creative and innovative leaders and organizations. The focus is on developing leaders who ar...
EDUC824 Organization Development Provides a foundational knowledge of the history, values and aims of the field of organization development. This course examines issues pertinent to the enhancement of organizational systems, including the assessment of group and organizational...
EDUC851 Leading Organizational Change Provides concepts and skills needed to lead change and development efforts at individual, team, and systems levels. Focus is given to diagnosis of organizational events and creation of interventions to improve them. Emphasis is on using consulti...
EDUC852 Consulting Skills This course focuses on the role of consultants. The tasks of consultants are distinguished from those of organizational leaders. Steps in the consulting process are engaged through case analysis, and students learn practical approaches to helpin...
EDUC861 Indigenous Leadership and Organizational Management Building on the Leading Across Cultures course, students will examine cultural influences on leadership and organizational management policies and practices. This course will investigate what constitutes effective leadership and organizational m...
EDUC862 Power, Politics, and Policy: Historical And Contemporary Perspectives Explores contemporary issues of power and policy in leadership, and their historical and political origins. This course will focus on contemporary challenges facing Indigenous communities and develop action plans that address those challenges by...
EDUC871 Leadership for Educational Adminstrators Designed to provide guidelines for educational administrators as managers and leaders of change through decision-making, motivation, group dynamics, and co-empowerment with all stakeholders.
EDUC872 School Community Relations A school is a vital and central hub in a community and thus, establishing and maintaining strong community relations with all stakeholders is crucial for the success of all. This course will introduce and address the various aspects of effective...
EDUC881 Leadership for Sustainability In this course, students will develop an understanding of the challenges and opportunities involved in organizing and leading for sustainability. This includes identifying and addressing organization issues within complex and dynamic internal an...
EDUC882 Current Issues in Sustainability This course will review relevant environmental, cultural, economic, social, political, ethical, and economic issues that current and future organization leaders face in our rapidly changing world. The focus is on developing skills and strategies...
EDUC891 Diss I: Proposal & Inst Review Board This is the first course in the dissertation process. It provides students with both group and individualized support in their dissertation development. Students work directly with their instructor and committee to develop their research proposa...
EDUC892 Diss II: Data Collection & Management This is the second course in the dissertation process and provides students with group and individualized support as they collect data and begin to analyze their results. Students work directly with their instructor and committee members to cont...
EDUC893 Diss III: Data Analysis & Presentation This is the third course in the dissertation process where students receive group and individualized support with the dissertation process. Students work directly with their instructor and committee members to analyze their data and determine ap...
EDUC894 Diss Iv: Findings & Discussion This is the final course in the dissertation process where students receive both group and individualized support in completing their dissertation. Learners work directly with their instructor and committee members to finalize and present their...