Applying National Standards to Improve Educational Results

Course Scheduling Advisories

Twice each year, the EDTC program coordinator creates a course scheduling advisory that is e-mailed to each EDTC candidate. Here at the EDTC program's Web site, these advisories are archived in order that candidates can view them online and study the typical course offering patterns. The latest course scheduling advisory is printed below. It will help you decide what courses to enroll in via the online registration system. Use the sidebar to review other course advisories in the EDTC archive.

Sent: Thursday, November 8, 2007 9:14 PM
To: Ed tech master's and doctoral students
Subject: Winter and Spring 2008 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 2008. 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; both are being offered in Spring 2008, and EDUC 607 is being offered in Winter 2008:

    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 2008:

    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 2008:

    EDUC 639 Cognition and Technology
    EDUC 685 Multimedia Literacy

In the Winter of 2008, the following ed tech elective is being offered:

    EDUC 639 CSS Web Design

If you have taken all of these courses, and you are looking to take another ed tech elective, 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 2008 are:

    EDUC 885-011 Advanced Topics in Web Design
    EDUC 885-194 Advanced Topics in Multimedia Design

In the Winter of 2008, EDUC 885-010 is being offered:

    EDUC 885-010 Ajax Web 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 2008, 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 2008, 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 of 2008, 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 2008, EDUC 640 is being offered.

All M.I. students must take the following technology courses that are being offered in the Spring of 2008:

    EDUC 639 Cognition and Technology
    EDUC 685 Multimedia Literacy

In the Winter of 2008, the following ed tech elective is being offered:

    EDUC 639 CSS Web Design

If you have taken all of these courses, and you are looking to take another ed tech elective, 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 2008 are:

    EDUC 885-011 Advanced Topics in Web Design
    EDUC 885-194 Advanced Topics in Multimedia Design

In the Winter of 2008, EDUC 885-010 is being offered:

    EDUC 885-010 Ajax Web 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 2008, both EDUC 860 and EDUC 897 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 2008.

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 2008.

Last, but certainly not least, all Ed.D. students are required to take 18 credits of ed tech specialty courses. During the Spring of 2008, the following sections of EDUC 885 are being offered:

    EDUC 885-010 Cognition and Technology
    EDUC 885-011 Advanced Topics in Web Design
    EDUC 885-194 Advanced Topics in Multimedia Design

In the Winter of 2008, EDUC 885 is being offered:

    EDUC 885-010 Ajax Web Design

          ===From the New Ed.D. "CT&HE" Program===

All CT&HE students are required to take EDUC 863, Program Evaluation. This course is being offered in the Spring of 2008.

All CT&HE students are required to take EDUC 860, Curriculum Theory. This course is being offered in Spring 2008.

All CT&HE students are required to take EDUC 665, Elementary Statistics. This course is being offered in the Spring of 2008.

Last, but certainly not least, all CT&HE students are required to take 21 credits of ed tech specialty courses. During the Spring of 2008, the following sections of EDUC 885 are being offered:

    EDUC 885-010 Cognition and Technology
    EDUC 885-011 Advanced Topics in Web Design
    EDUC 885-194 Advanced Topics in Multimedia Design

In the Winter of 2008, EDUC 885 is being offered:

    EDUC 885-010 Ajax Web 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