School of Education
Leadership and Professional Practice Competencies

EDU 7001      Applying Quality Education Trends (4 sem. hrs.)
Competency: The participants define, identify, and promote quality within themselves and in their organization.

EDU 7002     Scientifically-Based Practice: Research I (4 sem. hrs.)
Competency:
Participants will become an effective leader by the following: Evaluating and interpreting current research studies, Making deicsions concerning best practices by applying the research, Carrying out formal or informal action research to solve daily problems

EDU 7003     Strategic Policy and Planning (4 sem. hrs.)
Competency: The participants understand and demonstrate the various components in planning and developing a strategic policy.

EDU 7004     Scientifically-Based Practice: Research II (4 sem.hrs.)
Competency: The participants demonstrate an understanding and application of research design including qualitative and quantitative.

EDU 7005     Instructional Environments (4 sem. hrs.)
Competency:
The participants strategize the conceptualization of instructional environments.

EDU 7006     Cultural Influences (4 sem. hrs.)
Competency:
The participants identify and examine the role of diversity within themselves, their careers, and/or in their organizations. The participants apply knowledge about diversity in order to promote positive change.

EDU 7051     Leadership and Organizational Behavior I: Intrapersonal Effectiveness (5 sem. hrs.)
Competency: The participants demonstrate self-awareness and the desire and ability to continually improve in the defined areas of personal management.

EDU 7052      Leadership and Organizational Behavior II: Team Building (5 sem. hrs.)
Competency:
The participant understands and utilizes the theories, skills, strategies, and activities relative to leadership, group behavior, and team effectiveness.

EDU 7053     Leadership and Organizational Behavior III: Action Learning (5 sem. hrs.)
Competency:
The participants understand and utilize a comprehensive, systematic organizational performance management system.

EDU 7151     Technology I: Learning and Instructional Technologies (2 sem. hrs.)
Competency: Participants will be able to effectively use technology to successfully produce research and convey knowledge.

EDU 7152   Technology II: Technology-Based Statistics (2 sem. hrs.)
Competency:  Participants will analyze data accurately and draw definite conclusions.

EDU 7153  Technology III: Advanced Learning and Instructional Technologies (2 sem. hrs)
Competency:  Participants will be able to effectively use advanced and diverse computing technologies to gather, process, and present knowledge and information to enhance the learning process.

EDU 7201 - 7253  Dissertation
Competency: The participants develops a dissertation proposal, identifies related research, prepares a comprehensive review of related literature, conceptualizes and implements methodology, analyzes and reports data, and prepares and presents defenses and other demonstrations of the dissertation, all with high quality.

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