Scholarship and Research

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EDTC 811 Summer Institute III Third five-week intensive summer seminar for Year III doctoral cohort candidates.	No assessments required for the QE
EDTC 803 Data Analysis and Report Writing This course focuses on the content and the mechanics of effective data analysis and report writing.	Assessment 1 Using Secondary Data: Design an Escape Room using sound methods and APA style. Assessment 2 Using Primary Data: Identify emergent themes from 10 interviews from LifeHacker’s How I Work series. Assessment 3 Analyzing Data for a Statistical Report: Calculate mean data and develop a memorandum for a fictional faculty member based on a statistical analysis of data. Assessment 4 Constructing Visual Aids: Develop a memorandum report incorporating visual using archived U.S. enrollment data in K-12 public and private schools.
EDTC 806 Research Methods in Educational Technology Leadership This course is an in-depth treatment of the research process and techniques for planning and designing research projects.	Assessment 1 Quantitative Study: Impact of Human Narrated Text-to-Speech and Real-Time Sentence Highlights with Neurological Impress Method strategies in Grades 3 through 8 Students Reading Below Grade Level Assessment 2 Qualitative Study: Uses and Perceptions of Virtual Reality Head-Mounted Displays (HMD) within High School Courses Assessment 3 Mixed Methods Study: Minority Student Participation and Academic Performance in Advanced Placement Computer Science Principles (AP CSP) Courses: A Mixed Method Methods Study
EDTC 809 Assessment and Evaluation This course provides an introduction to systematic inquiry using assessment methods to understand, evaluate and solve user and organizational needs.	Project 1 Observational Exercise: Observation and Analysis at the River Edge Diner Project 2 Qualitative Research Project: Student-to-Student Interactions in Online Distance Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic Project 3 Proposal of Field Research Study: Proposal for Project 4 Project 4 Research Project with IRB: Use of Online Formative Assessments by Upper Elementary School Teachers in a Forced Distance Learning Environment
EDTC 810 Statistics for Educational Research Application, synthesis, and evaluation of statistics from sources including dissertation, journals, technical reports, and web sites.	Assessment 1 Methods Literature Review: Perceptions and Challenges of Educational Stakeholders in the time of COVID-19 Assessment 2 Analysis of the Data/Findings Review: Perceptions and Challenges of Educational Stakeholders in the time of COVID-19 Assessment 3: Midterm Assessment Assessment 4: Final Assessment Assessment 5 Research Paper How Upper Elementary School Teachers Get Kids Talking to Each Other in Online Distance Learning Classes Final Project Slide Show
EDTC 901 Dissertation EDTC 902 Dissertation II Develop and refine hypothesis, research contemporary related literature, and explain research method and procedures, as well as design all necessary research, permission, and data collection instruments.	No assessments required for the QE

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