Sent: Friday, November 11, 2005 1:45 PM
To: ed-tech-doctoral@UDel.Edu; ed-tech-masters@UDel.Edu
Subject: Winter and Spring 2006 Course Scheduling Advice
Greetings to all ed tech graduate students at the University of Delaware!
I am writing to provide you with course scheduling advice for the upcoming Winter session and Spring semester of 2006. As always, you should check with your advisor each semester to confirm that your course selection is in line with your particular program. This course advisory contains sections for M.Ed. Students, M.I. Students, and Ed.D. Students, respectively.
===Courses for M.Ed. Students===
All M.Ed. students are required to take 3 credits of the following courses;
during Spring 2006, all of these courses are being offered. In Winter 2006, EDUC 607 is offered:
EDUC 600 Teacher as Researcher
EDUC 607 Educational Research Procedures
All M.Ed. students are required to take the following course, which is being
offered in Spring 2006:
EDUC 640 Introduction to Curriculum
From the ed tech specialty, all M.Ed. students must take the following two
courses that are being offered in the Spring of 2006:
EDUC 639 Cognition and Technology
EDUC 685 Multimedia Literacy
If you have taken all of these courses, and you are looking to take
another ed tech elective in the Spring of 2006, you may enroll in one
of the following EDUC 885 courses. These are "repeating topics" courses that are designed in such a way that they can be taken either
at the master's and/or at the doctoral levels. A detailed description of
these courses is found at
http://www.udel.edu/fth/SyllabusEduc885.pdf. The
course numbers being offered in the Spring of 2006 are:
EDUC 885-050 Advanced Topics in Web Design
EDUC 885-194 Advanced Topics in Multimedia Design
===M.I. Students===
All M.I. Students must take either EDUC 600 (Teacher as Researcher) or EDUC
629 (Psychology of Teaching). In the Spring of 2006, EDUC 600 is being offered.
M.I. students must take either EDUC 680 (Educational Diagnosis)
or EDUC 667 (Academic and Behavioral Assessment). In the Winter of 2006, EDUC
680 is being offered.
M.I. students must take either EDUC 658 (Discipline and Classroom Management)
or EDUC 681 (Techniques for Behavior Change). In the Winter and Spring of 2006, EDUC
658 is being offered.
M.I. students must take either EDUC 627 (Models of Instruction) or EDUC 640
(Introduction to Curriculum). In the Spring of 2006, EDUC 640 is being offered.
All M.I. students must take the following technology courses that are being
offered in the Spring of 2006:
EDUC 639 Cognition and Technology
EDUC 685 Multimedia Literacy
If you have taken all of these courses and are looking to take an ed tech
elective in the Spring of 2006, you may enroll in one of the following
EDUC 885 courses. These are "repeating topics" courses that are designed
in such a way that they can be taken either at the master's and/or at the
doctoral levels. A detailed description of
these courses is found at
http://www.udel.edu/fth/SyllabusEduc885.pdf. The
course numbers being offered in the Spring of 2006 are:
EDUC 885-050 Advanced Topics in Web Design
EDUC 885-194 Advanced Topics in Multimedia Design
===Ed.D. Students===
The Doctor of Education program is in transition. Some of you are enrolled in the old program documented at http://www.udel.edu/fth/edd, while others are in the new program described at http://www.udel.edu/educ/graduate/edd/2educ_leader_curric_instr.html. With written permission from your advisor, you are permitted to take courses from either the old and/or the new program. The total number of credits required is the same for both programs, i.e., 54 credits.
===From the Old Ed.D. Program===
All Ed.D. students are required to take either EDUC 860 (Curriculum: Research,
Theory, and Development) or EDUC 897 (Curriculum Inquiry). In the Spring
of 2006, both of these courses are being offered.
Similarly, all Ed.D. students are required to take either EDUC 665, Elementary
Statistics or EDUC 856, Introduction to Statistical Inference. Both of these courses are being offered in the Spring of 2006.
All Ed.D. students are required to take two of the following:
EDUC 862 Quantitative Issues in Educational Research
EDUC 812 Regression Models in Education
EDUC 851 Practicum in Qualitative Methods
EDUC 863 Principles of Program Evaluation
EDUC 891 Management Applications of Research
Of these, EDUC 812, EDUC 851 and EDUC 863 are being offered in Spring 2006.
Last, but certainly not least, all Ed.D. students are required to take 18
credits of ed tech specialty courses. During the Spring of 2006, the following sections of EDUC 885 are
being offered:
EDUC 885-050 Advanced Topics in Web Design
EDUC 885-011 Cognition and Technology
EDUC 885-194 Advanced Topics in Multimedia Design
===From the New Ed.D. "CT&HE" Program===
All CT&HE students are required to take EDUC 824, Effective Communication for Educational Leadership. This course is being offered in Winter 2006.
All CT&HE students are required to take EDUC 863, Program Evaluation. This course is being offered in Spring 2006.
All CT&HE students are required to take EDUC 860, Curriculum Theory. This course is being offered in Spring 2006.
All CT&HE students are required to take EDUC 665, Elementary Statistics. This course is being offered in Spring 2006.
Last, but certainly not least, all CT&HE students are required to take 21 credits of ed tech specialty courses. During the Spring of 2006, the following sections of EDUC 885 are being offered:
EDUC 885-050 Advanced Topics in Web Design
EDUC 885-011 Cognition and Technology
EDUC 885-194 Advanced Topics in Multimedia Design
Once again, if you are a doctoral student and you need advice regarding whether to take courses from the old or new program, please consult with your advisor, who has the power to give you permission to make course substitutions as our School transitions to the new CT&HE program.
In the meantime, I hope you will all pass your final exams and projects with
flying colors and then enjoy a pleasant holiday season. Cheers, Fred
Dr. Fred T. Hofstetter
Professor of Education
Willard 219, University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716
http://www.udel.edu/fth