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EDF 6557 Ethics in Applied Behavior Analysis
3 sh (may be repeated for up to 0.0 sh of credit)
Prerequisite: EDF6225, EDF6223, EDF6226
Students will study and apply the ethical issues relevant to
practicing behavior analysis and implications for the decisions
they make in practice
EDF 6602 Trends and Issues in Education: Social, Multicultural,
Historical and Philosophical Analysis
3 sh (may not be repeated for credit)
Enables students to develop skills as empowered persons and
professionals and use critical and analytical thinking skills to
demonstrate an understanding of the history and philosophy of
education and an increased awareness of multicultural and other
critical issues in education
EDF 6691 Issues in Teacher Education: A Bio-Psycho-Social
Understanding
3 sh (may not be repeated for credit)
Examines current issues in education from a multi-perspective
point of view. Issues may include changes in school
achievement, standardized testing, motivation, social, economic,
and political pressures, character education, population makeup
exceptionalities, new technologies, and the role of the public
school in society. Will focus on understanding the biological,
psychological and social factors that inform these issues
EDF 6725 Critical Issues in American Education
3 sh (may not be repeated for credit)
Major issues in American education which confront educational
leaders. Problems growing from these issues are considered
EDF 6915 Action Research for Educational Leaders
3 sh (may not be repeated for credit)
Guides future educational leaders in the process of sound action
research in order to support and sustain positive change to
enhance student achievement in K12 schools
EDF 6943 Supervised Experience in Single Case Design
3 sh (may be repeated for up to 9.0 sh of credit)
Supervised field experience of positive behavioral support
implementation in educational or related settings evaluated
using single case designs. Topics covered will include the
ethics and philosophy of positive behavioral support. Graded on
satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis only
EDF 7191 Psychological Foundations for Education: Cognition,
Curriculum, and Instruction
3 sh (may not be repeated for credit)
Explores the traditional and contemporary theories of cognition
and merges them with educational practices. Examines the
ways theories of cognition inform instructional theories and
models and informs teaching and learning in specific content
areas. Provides students with an opportunity to explore multiple
perspectives of learning that enhance their ability to understand
educational goals and processes. Completion of EDF 6218, EDF
6481, and EDF 7407 is recommended prior to taking this course
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EDF 7407 Educational Statistics II: General Linear Model
3 sh (may not be repeated for credit)
Prerequisite: EDF 6404
Designed as an intermediate course in statistics for students
who work in applied settings. Emphasis is on the introduction
of more complex topics such as regression and the various
ANOVA models, and in developing knowledge and skill in the
appropriate techniques and application of various statistical
software packages. Permission is required
EDF 7437 Measurement and Single Case Design
3 sh (may not be repeated for credit)
Measurement of behavioral data, data display, data
interpretation, experimental evaluation of interventions, and
ethical considerations of applied behavior analysis and research
in educational settings. This course specifically addresses the
function of Applied Behavior Analysis as applied to individuals
with varying exceptionalities and particularly focuses on those
diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Continuous and
accurate data collection, data interpretation, evaluation of
intervention, and ethical considerations are crucial components
to competent and responsible intervention for individuals on the
Autism Spectrum
EDF 7476 Survey Research
3 sh (may not be repeated for credit)
Prerequisite: EDF 7407, EDF 6475
Designed as an entry level course in survey research and
includes design and selection of questionnaires and interviews
as data collection instruments in both quantitative and qualitative
research that is conducted in applied settings. Permission is
required
EDF 7477 Qualitative Research II - Theory
3 sh (may not be repeated for credit)
Prerequisite: EDF 6475
Focuses on major perspectives in contemporary social theory
so as to attune students to the diverse connections between
social theory and qualitative research. Covers the intersecting
perspectives of feminist, postmodernist, social constructionist,
multiculturalists, hermeneutic, and other theorists. Through
practice exercises it provides students with opportunities to
apply these perspectives to small samples of qualitative data
in preparation for Qualitative Research III - Analysis. Finally in
conjunction with Qualitative Research I and III this course equips
students to undertake qualitative inquiry in their dissertations
without needing further substantial preparation