Upon successful completion of the program, students will be able to:
The Doctor of Education online degree program in Educational Administration is designed to assist educational professionals to explore and develop a comprehensive understanding of educational leadership and decision making processes.
The Doctor of Education degree in Educational Administration is:
**Military students and some employers require students to complete courses on a per term basis. Please contact our Admissions Department for additional information.
The Doctor of Education degree in Educational Administration requires students to complete a total of 66 semester units comprised of the following:
**Requirements are fulfilled through coursework completed at California Coast University and coursework completed at other recognized educational institutions. Previously completed coursework will be evaluated to determine all applicable transfer credit.
Prerequisites to Admission:
An applicant must have earned a Master's Degree in Education; or, a Master’s Degree in another field may be accepted if the Admissions Committee evaluation indicates the applicant has the necessary foundation to succeed in the program. The applicant must then complete the following 5 prerequisite courses: EDU 510 Models of Teaching, EDU 532 School-Community Relations, EDU 545 Leadership and Technology, EDU 546 Public Policy and EDU 547 Legal Aspects of Education.
Online Library Resources:
To assist students with the Doctor of Education program, doctoral candidates will have 24 hour complimentary access to online library resources. The Library and Information Resources Network, Inc. (LIRN) provides students with access to multiple research databases. These resources will be essential to students at the Dissertation stage and will also provide information to reference throughout their program.
Courses required are listed below. Please click on the course to read a description.
EDU 602 Philosophical Foundations of Education
4 Semester Units
Philosophical Foundations of Education provides an overview of the dominant philosophical perspectives which have framed the evolution of education, from the time of Plato to the present day. The major philosophers throughout history have included the nature and purpose of education in their writings. This course illustrates the historical, social, cultural, and educational contexts of the most prominent of those writings, and discusses their implications for the evolution of education.
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
4 Semester Units
Learning Theory examines theories of learning and the functions of the human brain which have evolved over the past century. Information processing, memory, conditioning, motivation, developmental characteristics, transfer, problem-solving, social aspects of learning, and classroom applications are covered comprehensively.
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
4 Semester Units
History of Education provides an overview of the history of American education, including the most important persons, dates, events, and movements that shaped the nation’s system of education. Students are introduced to historical research through engaging historical studies. The basic concepts and theories that underlie current educational practice are presented in comprehensive form. Also included is treatment of new educational delivery systems such as distance learning, online resources, computer based research and emerging educational technologies as well as international and global influences and trends in education.
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
EDU 615 Qualifying Examination
Pass/No Pass
Upon completion of the three qualifying courses, candidates will complete a written Qualifying Examination based on materials covered in the three qualifying courses.
Objective
The examination is intended to test students’ knowledge related to the Qualifying Courses. The Qualifying Exam will be based on the material presented in the required Qualifying Courses and will require the student to respond to questions that elicit higher level cognitive skills. Students are expected to demonstrate comprehensive knowledge related to the three areas of study while demonstrating advanced academic skills, including (but not limited to) the ability to develop and sustain a line of argument that is coherent and supported with viable, text-based evidence, while writing clear scholarly prose.
EDU 618 Analysis of Current Issues in Education
4 Semester Units
Analysis of Current Issues in Education provides the student with an opportunity to examine controversial topics in education such as finance, zero tolerance school discipline, and school reform. Emphasis is placed on uncovering the underlying social and ideological philosophies that lie below the surface of each issue.
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
EDU 621 Organizational Behavior and Adaptive Leadership
4 Semester Units
Organizational Behavior and Adaptive Leadership relates the study of organizational behavior and how it impacts educational leadership and how leaders can embrace the challenge of effective school reform. The course encompasses the paradigms of the evolution of educational thought, organizational theory, human capital and decision-making that educational leaders face in a hypercompetitive global educational environment.
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
3 Semester Units
This public policy course reviews educational policy from a micro and macro perspective. It reviews the general concepts of public policy, and looks at the socioeconomic context of the school, as it relates to economics, demographics, politics, culture and values. It also analyzes the policy process, the key players, and the typical issues involved, as well as a historical perspective to aid in understanding the current education reform climate.
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
EDU 592 Legal Aspects of Education
3 Semester Units
Legal Aspects of Education covers the historical and contemporary legal issues affecting the organization and administration of schools in America. School safety, cyberbullying, copyright law and use of media are covered extensively. Additionally, isolation and restraining laws involving students with disabilities, landmark cases involving equal pay, strip searches, and freedom of expression, truancy and school vouchers—virtually every topic of concern to today’s educators—is covered with integrated cases.
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
EDU 627 Managing Human Resources
4 Semester Units
Managing Human Resources involves the management of people in organizations. The human resource function, information systems and enrollment projections will be explored. Strategic planning and recruitment and retention will enable educational leaders to plan the day-to-day utilization of people as organizational resources to achieve optimal productivity, satisfaction and continuous improvement. Performance appraisal will be reviewed in lieu of compensation and the employee review process. Continuity of employment considerations pertaining to enhancing the employment life of individuals as employees will be addressed along with employee development and unionism.
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
4 Semester Units
Educational Finance is concerned with the process of understanding that resources, social progress, technological advancement and wealth are created through a sound and continuously improving educational system. Such a system itself depends upon many kinds of inputs, one of the most important of which is adequate funding. This course examines the sources of educational funding, and the issues surrounding how that funding is acquired, administered, and dispersed, by the federal government, states, communities and local school districts.
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
EDU 645 Advanced Curriculum Development
4 Semester Units
This course provides a comprehensive analysis of the process of curriculum development. It begins with an examination of the theoretical dimensions of curriculum development, looks at the roles of various personnel who have primary responsibility for developing curriculum, and describes a number of models of curriculum development. The process of curriculum development is examined beginning with stating the philosophical beliefs and broad aims of education, specifying curriculum and instructional goals and objectives, implementing curriculum and instruction, and evaluating curriculum and instruction.
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
EDU 647 Educational Standards and Accountability
4 Semester Units
Educational Standards and Accountability is designed to provide a comprehensive analysis of the accountability movement, its dimensions and its implications. It is designed to facilitate leadership in the promotion of educational accountability and in the development of further research and scholarship in the accountability movement.
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
4 Semester Units
Educational Research is a required course completed by all Doctoral students to prepare them for the development and writing of a Proposal and Dissertation. The course presents a balanced presentation of quantitative and qualitative research. It examines the fundamental issues of research so that students learn how to begin to conduct research as well as to read and evaluate research studies. By using the concepts and research techniques presented in this course, students and faculty will work together to develop the student’s knowledge of the Dissertation process.
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
EDU 653 Quantitative Methods in Educational Research
4 Semester Units
Quantitative Methods in Educational Research is designed to prepare students to understand the elements of research from the standpoint of both design and data analysis. To do this, the course presents information enabling students to judge the research of others and to design their own high-quality investigations. This course will also enable students to read, interpret, and critically evaluate quantitative results. From this, students will be able to solve problems and make knowledge-based decisions.
Course Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
EDU 687 Comprehensive Examination
2 Semester Units
Doctor of Education in Educational Administration candidates will complete a written Comprehensive Examination. This final requirement will be in the form of an essay examination, based upon major areas of education. Students are asked to integrate course information, professional experience and outside source materials into a comprehensive framework, reflecting their accumulated knowledge in the field of education.
Objective
The exam is intended to test students’ knowledge related to the qualifying and core courses and area of specialization courses. Learners are expected to demonstrate comprehensive knowledge: facility with a wide range of texts and the ability to draw on main ideas of important thinkers and writers in their fields of study, linking them together in interesting and relevant ways to other scholars working in the field. In addition, students are expected to demonstrate depth of knowledge: the ability to engage, critically and substantively, with texts that both respect and interrogate the students’ claims, positions, and arguments. Finally, students are expected to demonstrate advanced academic skills, including (but not limited to) the ability to develop and sustain a line of argument that is coherent and supported with viable, text-based evidence, while writing clear scholarly prose.
2 Semester Units
This course focuses on the preparation of research for the Doctor of Education degree programs. This includes conceptual tools, techniques for conducting scientific research, evaluation of the value of research proposals and planning and executing research projects. The student will learn how to organize knowledge within his/her field for presentation in a standardized, scholarly fashion. This course requires that the student present an acceptable proposal for review and analysis in lieu of a final course examination.
GRM 715 Dissertation and Oral Defense
12 Semester Units
The Proposal (GRM 712) must be successfully completed and approved before a student is permitted to begin work on the Dissertation. The candidate will develop and compile an original work, demonstrating ability to add to the body of knowledge in his or her field for presentation to and acceptance by the University. After the student’s Dissertation is approved and bound, the candidate is responsible for appearing before their Dissertation Committee in person for the purpose of orally responding to committee member questions as they pertain to the candidate’s Dissertation.
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