General Graduate Courses in Education
EDUC 5000. Topics in Education. (1-6) May include classroom and/or clinical experiences in the content area. With department approval, may be repeated for credit for different topics. (Fall, Spring, Summer)
EDUC 6000. Topics in Education. (1-6) May include classroom and/or clinical experiences in the content area. With department approval, may be repeated for credit for different topics. (Fall, Spring, Summer)
EDUC 6100. Theories of Human Development and Learning. (3) Concepts of development; philosophical antecedents of developmental and learning theories; role of theory in explaining human nature; components of theoretical explanations; evaluating theories. (On demand)
EDUC 6102. The Person and School in Urban Society. (3) The basic philosophical theories and sociocultural forces that influence the objectives, structure and programs of schools, agencies and institutions in urban society. (On demand)
EDUC 6254. Individualizing Instruction for Diverse Learners. (3) Instructional modifications/adaptations related to meeting the individual learning needs of students. Emphasis on teaming, collaboration, and creating a classroom environment in which all learners can be successful. Differences among learners that are influenced by development, exceptionalities, and diversity are explored using case study methodology. (Fall, Spring, Summer)
EDUC 6274. Contexts and Issues in the Teaching of English. (4) Prerequisites: Admission to the M.A. in English Education or the M.Ed. in Middle/Secondary Education. Examine the key concepts of the discipline. Consider own identities as readers, writers, teachers, researchers, makers of meaning. Emphasis upon critical approaches and pedagogical issues, with special attention to technology in the teaching of language, composition, and literature, as well as cultural contexts for the study of English. (Fall) (Evenings)
EDUC 6651. Piagetian Theory. (3) Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Advanced seminar for investigation of Piagetian theory with emphasis on genetic epistemology, research and neo-Piagetian concepts. (On demand)
EDUC 6674. Applied Research Methods in the Teaching of English. (4) Prerequisites: Completion of ENGL/EDUC 6274 and 12 hours of graduate credit toward the M.A. in English Education. Building on the research basis established in ENGL/EDUC 6274, this course provides the opportunity to apply research methods in classrooms. Examine identities as readers, writers, teachers, and especially as classroom researchers. (Spring) (Evenings)
EDUC 6974. Thesis/Project in the Teaching of English. (6) Research integrating the fields of English and Education in a theoretical or application-oriented study. If the thesis/project is the outgrowth of previous coursework rather than a new topic, then considerable additional research and exposition must be done. (Fall, Spring)
EDUC 7126. Comparative Education. (3)
Analysis of sociocultural forces affecting
educational planning and comparison of contemporary educational systems of
selected countries and the
RSCH 6101. Research Methods. (3) Identification of logical, conceptual, and empirical research problems; application of methods and procedures, including conducting library research, interpreting research findings, and preparing reviews of related literature. (Fall, Spring, Summer)
RSCH 6109. Assessment and Evaluation Methods. (3) Fundamentals of individual and group assessment, including selection, administration, and interpretation of norm-referenced and criterion-referenced assessment instruments and demonstration of competencies prescribed by the State of North Carolina and other professional organizational standards. (Fall, Spring)
RSCH 6110. Descriptive and Inferential Statistics. (3) Identification of objective reporting and decision-making statistics; application of descriptive and inferential methods; illustration of elementary parametric and non-parametric techniques in hypothesis testing; and, demonstration of the fundamentals of data processing. (Fall, Spring, Summer)
RSCH 6120. Advanced Statistics. (3) Application of advanced topics in probability and statistics as a basis for objective decision-making, with emphasis on the following practices through analysis of prepared data: multiple correlation and regression, one-way and n-way analysis of variance and covariance, advanced ANOVA designs, advanced non-parametric methods, and, selected multivariate statistical procedures. (Spring) (Evenings)
RSCH 6130. Presentation and Computer Analysis of
Data. (3) Fundamentals of data presentation and analysis using
computer-based statistical packages (e.g., SPSS, SYSTAT, BMDP, SAS);
application of basic descriptive statistics, correlational
and associational measures, and inferential statistics emphasized in a series
of analyses of prepared data; description of data sets and preparation of
graphic presentations. (Fall and Spring) (Evenings)
RSCH
6800. Independent Study in
Research (3). Faculty-directed
independent study of topics not provided by other research course offerings
and/or to examine, extend, and enrich extant research knowledge through
supervised individual study. (On demand)
RSCH 6890. Special Topics in Research (3). Faculty-directed study and in-depth analysis of a selected area of research. (On demand)
Advanced Graduate
Only
RSCH 7111/8111. Qualitative Research Methods. (3) Demonstration of historical, philosophical, biographical, ethnographic, and case study methods; location of information sources, application of methods of data collection and analysis, field techniques, and strategies for writing research results. (Fall, Spring)
RSCH 7112/8112. Survey Research Methods. (3) Techniques of survey research, including developing proposals, addressing ethical issues, selecting direct and indirect methods, preparing questionnaires, sampling, analyzing and presenting data, writing research reports, extending applications to program evaluation. (Fall)
RSCH 7113/8113. Single-Case Research. (3) In-depth study of single-case research methods, including data collection, research designs, data display and analysis, and report writing. (Spring)
RSCH 7140/RSCH 8140. Multivariate Statistics. (3) Multiple regression, multivariate analysis of variance, discriminant function analysis, factor analysis, and other multivariate methods applied to descriptive, correlational, and experimental research problems. (Fall)
RSCH 7196/8196. Program Evaluation Methods. (3) Examination of principles, strategies, and techniques of program evaluation in order to identify, clarify, and apply defensible criteria that indicate a program's value, quality, utility, effectiveness, and/or significance. (Spring)
Doctoral Students
Only
RSCH 8110. Descriptive and Inferential Statistics. (3) Identification of objective reporting and decision-making statistics; application of descriptive and inferential methods; illustration of elementary parametric and non-parametric techniques in hypothesis testing; and, demonstration of the fundamentals of data processing. (Fall)
RSCH 8120. Advanced Statistics. (3) Application of advanced topics in probability and statistics as a basis for objective decision-making, with emphasis on the following practices through analysis of prepared data: multiple correlation and regression, one-way and n-way analysis of variance and covariance, advanced ANOVA designs, advanced non-parametric methods, and, selected multivariate statistical procedures. (Spring)
RSCH 8130. Presentation and Computer Analysis of Data. (3) Fundamentals of data presentation and analysis using computer-based statistical packages (e.g., SPSS, SYSTAT, BMDP, SAS); application of basic descriptive statistics, correlational and associational measures, and inferential statistics emphasized in a series of analyses of prepared data; description of data sets and preparation of graphic presentations. (Fall and Spring)
RSCH 8210. Applied Research Methods. (3)
Advanced study of qualitative (e.g., Case Study, Ethnography, Grounded Theory)
and quantitative (e.g., Experimental, Single Subject, Descriptive, Correlational, Causal-Comparative) research methods and
evaluation research approaches. (Summer)
RSCH 8800. Independent Study in Research. (3)
Faculty-directed independent study of topics not provided by other research
course offerings and/or to examine, extend, and enrich extant research
knowledge through supervised individual study. (On demand)
RSCH 8890. Special Topics in Research. (3) Faculty-directed study and in-depth analysis of a selected area of research. (On demand)