Doctoral Course Offerings Spring 2022

The course focuses on the institutional development, intellectual development, learner development, and self-development for effective teaching and learning in developmental education. Topics include instructional and learner theories, pedagogies, assessment and evaluation techniques, and best practices for instruction and intervention.

Dr. Emily Suh

Wednesdays, 6:30-9:20pm, ASBN 407

This course is designed to introduce students to the program and to the ongoing research activities of its faculty. Emphasis is placed on identifying and coordinating opportunities for joint research and scholarship among faculty and students. Students must enroll in the course for three semesters before dissertation.

Dr. Eric Paulson

Thursdays, 5:00-6:00pm, ASBN 408

This course introduces students to the qualitative paradigm. Topics include distinctive features, alternative qualitative traditions, purposeful sampling, common data collection methods, inductive analysis, the role of the researcher, and evaluating qualitative research.

Dr. Emily Summers

Tuesdays, 3:30-6:20pm, ASBN 407

This course introduces students to quantitative research design and analysis. Topics include descriptive statistics; sampling techniques; statistical inference, including the null hypothesis, significance tests, and confidence intervals; and causal-comparative analyses, including t-test and ANOVA.

Dr. Carlton Fong

Thursdays, 6:30-9:20pm, ASBN 408

This course focuses on issues in design and implementation of qualitative research. Topics include influence of alternative traditions, literature in qualitative research, access to the field and ethical issues, researcher-participant relationships, purposeful sampling strategies, inductive analysis procedures, developing theory, and reporting research.

Dr. Emily Summers

Thursdays, 6:30-9:20pm, ASBN 407

The course will focus on theories and techniques of academic advising, coaching, and mentoring skills for learners enrolled in postsecondary education. Didactic and experiential activities will provide students enrolled in the course with opportunities to learn and practice skill development within these academic support programs. 

Dr. Russ Hodges

Wednesdays, 3:30-6:20pm, Online

This course examines the current theories and basic research of literacy development from psychological, cultural, linguistic, educational, and epistemological frameworks.

Dr. Emily Suh

Wednesdays, 3:30-6:20pm, ASBN 407

Foundations of students assessment and program evaluation for developmental education programs. Topics include: quantitative and qualitative classroom assessment; formative vs. summative assessment; test interpretation; social, legal, and ethical implications of assessment; reliability and validity; norm vs. criterion tests; placement test; program evaluation models; as well as formative and summative evaluation.

Dr. Megan Krou

TBA, Online

This course provides a profile of the underprepared postsecondary student and an overview of the programs and instructional strategies appropriate for use with that target population.

TBA

TBA, Online