Course Archive, Graduate
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
ADE 5080
Foundations of Adult and Continuing Education (3)
Emphasis is on the design and implementation of continuing education.
ADE 5084
Analytical Applications in Human Resource Management, Training and Development (3)
This course focuses on case studies and the analytical skills necessary to evaluate the need for and effectiveness of human resource management, training, and development interventions and business and industry, public and community agencies, and not-for-profit organizations. Students should have a basic understanding of statistics and will practice calculating efficiency, effectiveness, and return on investment formulas.
ADE 5189
Staff Training and Development (3)
Theory and practice of training and staff development based on the design and use of experiential instructional interventions to enhance individual, group, and organizational efforts.
ADE 5385
Adult Learning (3)
A critical examination of major problems in adult learning. Emphasis given to the psychological factors affecting learning ability, achievement, and motivation through the adult life-cycle.
ADE 5672
E-Learning for Managers (3)
This course prepares managers in all types of organizations with the essential principles and practices impacting the e-learning revolution in business and government. Students explore the convergence of e-learning with knowledge management and learning systems, learning content management systems, and performance support systems.
ADE 5906r
Directed Individual Study (1–3)
(S/U grade only)
May be repeated to a maximum of twelve (12) semester hours.
ADE 5932r
Special Topics in Adult Education (1–3)
Topical areas vary to focus on current concerns and issues in the field not addressed in other courses. Areas presently offered include: leadership in adult education enterprises, participatory planning research and evaluation, and foundations of HRD policy. May be repeated to maximum of twelve (12) semester hours.
ADE 5973r
Specialist in Education Thesis (1–6)
(S/U grade only)
Minimum of six (6) semester hours required.
ADE 8966r
Master's Comprehensive Examination (0)
(P/F grade only)
CGS 5310
Information Management Technology in Education (3)
A course in information technology for the management of administrative and instructional programs in the educational system.
EDA 5192
Educational Leadership (3)
Identification of basic leadership theories, motivation, group dynamics, planning, and change processes in educational settings.
EDA 5218
Application of Leadership Theory (3)
Applies leadership theory to problems of practice through role plays and through models of reflective practice.
EDA 5219
Human and Fiscal Resources (3)
This course examines public education as an economic institution, emphasizing the relationship between the purposes of schooling and the human and fiscal-resource allocation role of the principal. Issues involving recruitment, selection, retention of school personnel, and collective bargaining are examined as they relate to state and federal law.
EDA 5222
Personnel Administration in Education (3)
Emphasizes the theoretical and practical aspects of planning, implementing, and evaluating functions in education. Special attention will be given to the role of the building principal in personnel administration and collective bargaining.
EDA 5232
Legal Aspects of Public School Administration (3)
A survey of legal issues involving public schools, including the rights and responsibilities of students and teachers, risk management in the school setting, powers of local boards and superintendents, legal liability and accountability, and documentation and evaluation. Students review case law, state and federal statutes, constitutional provisions, and regulatory standards.
EDA 5242
School Finance (3)
Public education as an economic institution. The sources and methods of distribution of public school revenue at the various levels of government. The social-economic-political context in which public finance decisions are evolved and their relationship to current educational issues.
EDA 5422
Applied Data Analysis and Assessment of Educational Leaders (3)
This course provides participants with skills and knowledge in using the results of screening, diagnosis, progress monitoring and outcome reading assessments to guide instructional decision-making in grades K–12, as described in Florida's Reading Program Specification 3.3 and 3.4. Topics include assessment-driven intervention, including the selection of core and supplemental reading programs and appropriate instructional strategies.
EDA 5423
Decision-Oriented Educational Research (3)
This course builds expertise in using data for a variety of school-improvement purposes, including instructional decision-making in grades K-12. Collaborative action-research skills are developed to solve school-based problems.
EDA 5503
The Principalship (3)
This course provides a systemic approach to address the leadership and management roles, responsibilities, opportunities, and challenges of principals and other building administrators. It promotes a thorough understanding of the interrelationships among the various components of schools and how they must be addressed systemically in order for students and schools to achieve measurable gains.
EDA 5504
Instructional Leadership (3)
This course examines the ways that school leaders bring multiple resources to focus on curriculum, instruction, and academic achievement. It focuses on how strong instructional leadership is achieved, how school leaders promote and sustain instructional leadership, and what factors undermine instructional leadership.
EDA 5906r
Directed Individual Study (1–3)
(S/U grade only)
May be repeated to a maximum of five (5) semester hours.
EDA 5931r
Special Topics in Educational Administration (1–3)
Content varies to provide opportunity to study current issues in educational administration and topics not offered in other courses. May be repeated as topics vary to a maximum of twelve (12) semester hours.
EDA 5945
Practicum I(1)
This course integrates Department of Education requirements of experiential learning through field experiences, school-based mentoring from an expert in the field, and the Florida Leaders Web site for professional development for aspiring school leaders.
EDA 5946
Practicum III(1)
Prerequisite: EDA 5945. Under the guidance of an expert in the field, this course applies experiential learning and mentoring in a school context. Particular attention is paid to issues of diversity, decision-making, and effective communication.
EDA 8966r
Master's Comprehensive Examination (0)
(P/F grade only)
EDA 8967r
Specialist in ED Comprehensive Examination (0)
(P/F grade only)
EDF 5461
Introduction to Program Evaluation (3)
Overview of current evaluation theory and models; emphasis on role evaluation in needs assessment and planning phase of program development.
EDF 5887
Multicultural Education
EDF 5935r
Special Topics in Foundations of Education (1-3)
Will offer topics not covered in regular courses; e.g., advanced quantitative research, Black and Latino education, economics and education, religion and diversity in public education, school choice policy issues, and urban educational policy. Offered on a student demand basis. Topics deal with policy and research issues in the foundations of education. May be repeated to a maximum of nine (9) semester hours.
EDF 5942r
Field Laboratory Internship (1–8)
(S/U grade only)
May be repeated to a maximum of twenty-four (24) semester hours.
EDF 8966r
Master's Comprehensive Examination (0)
(P/F grade only)
EDG 5250
Basic Concepts in Curriculum Planning and Organization (3)
Provides the student with an in-depth view of curriculum and instruction; and a knowledge base for planning, designing, organizing, and implementing a program of curriculum and instruction.
EDH 5068
Outcomes of Undergraduate Education (3)
Prerequisites: EDF 5400; EDH 5051
This course develops a historical and theoretical foundation for conceptualizing "outcomes" of undergraduate education. It considers theoretical, technical, and policy issues in the assessment of outcomes.
EDH 5931r
Special Topics in Higher Education (1–3)
Prerequisites: EDH 5050, 5051, and 5054; or their equivalents.
Content varies to provide opportunity to study current issues in higher education and topics not offered in other courses. May be repeated as topics vary to a maximum of twelve (12) semester hours.
EDH 5941
Institutional Research Internship (1–3)
EDS 5356
Supervision of Associate Teaching (3)
(S/U grade only)
Function of public schools in teacher education programs, basic knowledge and skills needed by classroom teachers to become effective supervising teachers. Emphasis given to the Florida Performance Measurement System/Beginning Teacher Program. Practical laboratory experience included.
EDs 5356
Supervised Associated Teaching (3)
