Graduate Courses

During this course, students will incorporate advisor, instructor, and peer feedback into their final Problem of Practice and Organizational Improvement Plan. This course also includes a residency in which students showcase their Capstone Project.

Course focuses on the development of the OTD capstone project proposal. Emphasis is placed on understanding and defining the relationship between elements in a scholarly proposal including the problem statement supported by the needs assessment, literature review, methodology, and knowledge translation (KT)
sections. Students will develop culturally and contextually appropriate KT products, based on the needs of multiple stakeholders to disseminate knowledge gained from their Capstone project and facilitate uptake of their work.

This course is the final culmination of the Capstone requirement. This course includes one-on-one advising and finalizing of all capstone deliverables as students prepare for Problem of Practice defenses in the final semester.

The focus of the course is to guide students’ implementation and completion of their doctoral capstone project while on the Doctoral Capstone Experience (DCE). The doctoral capstone coordinator (DCC) will deliver lectures, and serve as a resource and consultant to students, faculty and capstone mentors. The faculty mentor serves as a resource and consultant to the student on the doctoral capstone proposal that was developed in previous courses. Students will complete a final capstone report and disseminate outcomes of their capstone project at the end of the course.

The two-semester capstone thesis experience gives students the opportunity to apply theories, methods, and design principles learned throughout the program to a real-world or scholarly inquiry of their choosing. The thesis demonstrates the student’s ability to conduct independent research or design-based inquiry. Students design and propose a project in the first semester and execute and defend their capstone thesis in the second semester.

This is a 0-credit course to ensure students receive advising and complete all deliverables to successfully defend the Problem of Practice during a period of maintenance of matriculation.

Students will participate in practical training to design and perform a research study developed with a concern for data availability, importance of problem, and ability to ascertain causal relationships. Projects will be designed and written for a particular 'clientele' in the policy community. Emphasis will be placed on the appropriate use of the data set, the methodology, and documenting the research in a written form that will be understood by and useful for the intended audience. The development of effective and efficient teams that utilize and build upon the experience, skills and interests of team members is an integral part of the Education and Social Policy curriculum.

Reviews the major concepts of vocational development of individuals from diverse backgrounds, & prepares counselors to engage in career counseling across the lifespan, with focus on career guidance programs in educational settings (P-12 & College). Theories of vocational development, career choice, career interventions, use of career assessment instruments, occupational & labor market information, & the relationship of career development & mental health, including the interrelationship between work, family, relationships, culture, & community issues.

Traces the evolution of dress from early body practices to the rise of consumer culture during the 18th century through topics including clothing as signifier of status and morality; the mechanics of the clothing trades and the impact of technology; trends and personalities; the politicization of dress during the French Revolution. The class considers the materiality of clothing and accessories and the relationship between dress and the body. Through lectures, discussions, and projects students are encouraged to seek their individual concentration in the field.

Conceptual and methodological activities build on and extend those begun during the previous semester in E10.2140. Strengthening fieldwork skills. Second half of the fieldwork project to be completed with an emphasis placed on emergent, complex data analyses. Various ways of writing up results for presentation in dissertations and other publishable forms are examined. Guidelines for qualitative, field-based dissertation proposals are reviewed.

Course provides students with a basic knowledge of both how to perform analyses and critique the use of some more advanced statistical methods useful in answering policy questions. While randomized experiments will be discussed, the primary focus will be the challenge of answering causal questions using data that do not meet such standards. Several approaches for observational data including propensity score methods, instrumental variables, difference in differences, fixed effects models and regression discontinuity designs will be discussed. Examples from real public policy studies will be used to illustrate key ideas and methods.

Study and performance of chamber music.

A performance class devoted to precise understanding of orchestral excerpts from standard repertoire found on auditions. Students study includes tempo, dynamics, articulation & precision.

An examination of graded technical material, repertoire and teaching methods. Studies will include how to teach various technical concepts, working with various fingerings and bowings and the correct progression of repertoire. The emphasis will be on understanding how students learn mentally and physically.

This course examines censorship in American culture, from the late 19th century to the present and surveys areas where debates about censorship have been urgently contested, from discussion about birth control, to literature, film, theater, art galleries and history museums, to public sidewalks, lecture halls, to the internet. students will explore the historical contexts in which important cultural and legal struggles over censorship took place, and how this history effects contemporary debates about the arts, sexuality, national security, technology, privacy, and government involvement in the marketplace of ideas and images.

Rehearsal techniques and special problems in ensemble performance.

Performance of standard and contemporary literature for percussion instruments.

The study of psychological difficulties in children & adolescents. Behavioral, developmental & ecological perspectives are used in looking at specific problems such as depression, ADHD, autism, & other difficulties seen in children & teens. Students will explore theoretical perspectives & practical applications.

Explores the nature, causes and consequences of racial-ethnic, social, and economic inequalities in children’s lives and how policies affect inequalities in children’s health, education, and economic well-being. Students examine philosophical rationales for policy action; historical trends that influence inequalities in development; the role of science and participatory/democratic processes in increasing the effectiveness of programs and policies affecting children; and challenges to improving programs and policies, thereby reducing inequalities.

This course provides an overview of major theoretical perspectives and research findings in the area of language and literacy development. A large focus of the course is on the early development of culturally and linguistically diverse children, including those exposed to multiple languages, as well as on the role that home and school interactions have on their development.