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课程 为进入教育博士-教育领导项目的博士生提供了 教育管理的介绍，他们之前没有这方面的学术经验.

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在本课程中 students explore their role as a scholar, 医生, and leader 从 historical, 理论, 以及基于应用程序的内容和框架——所有这些都在批判性推理的上下文中, 写作, 和研究. Students will develop doctoral-level critical analysis, 评价, 综合技能在他们的组织中应用于领导实践. 能力A:通过博士级研究分析历史领导概念. Competency B: Contextualize leadership models through critical thinking. Competency C: Compare and contrast the relationship between leadership theory and the role of a 医生. 能力D:评估领导力在促进组织发展中的作用. Competency E: Integrate personal experience, 学术调查, and reflexive approaches to learning and development.

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本课程概述了社会科学研究方法及其在学生学位课程中的应用. 基本概念包括理论框架的检查和应用, critical analysis of scholarly literature and interpretation of data through a 理论 lens. Students also explore quantitative, 定性和混合研究方法和有效的研究计划的核心要素. 能力:描述概念和理论框架如何提供社会科学研究的基本要素，并告知数据和其他研究结果的解释. 确定学术文献的意义，以及现有文献中的空白如何为新的研究提供方向. Summarize the ethical issues of research involving human subjects. 确定和解释定量和定性研究方法，并评估它们对不同研究问题的适当性, 信誉, validity and reliability. Evaluate the research topic, 研究问题, 目的和问题陈述的方法和理论的一致性. Establish strategies for formulating clear, concise 研究问题s that are methodologically sound, 理论ly grounded 和研究able.

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在本课程中，您将在初始论文里程碑上工作, 招股说明书, 哪个是研究项目的正式大纲，概述信息，以传达研究可以完成，并将提供有意义的结果，对学术和从业者社区有贡献. 招股说明书应迭代更新，直到DOC/723开始时，论文主席被分配以协助提案的发展. 您可以使用以前的课程工作时，开发论文阶段交付.

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本课程假定对定性研究领域的基础和潜在假设以及实践示例有一些基本理解. Building upon this preexisting foundational understanding, 课程的目的是通过阅读来提高学生的理解力和技巧, 写作, and reflecting on the practice of qualitative inquiry. 具体的重点是定性研究的设计和发展. Competency A: Differentiate between the various qualitative designs i.e. 现象学，案例研究，民族志，扎根理论，内容分析. 能力B:评估定性设计与已识别问题的一致性. 能力C:评估定性数据收集的组成部分，以及每种方法对表达的概念框架的适当性. Competency D: Analyze the limitations of qualitative research and approaches for overcoming research challenges. 能力E:分析与定性研究相关的信度和效度概念的问题和关注点. 能力F:处理定性研究中固有的伦理问题. Competency G: Develop a research methodology for a study incorporating best practices of the qualitative design chosen.

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Doctoral 医生s are resolute in their commitment to identifying, 通知, and affecting both individual and organizational change and innovation. 产生可操作的干预措施需要对情境因素进行广泛的调查和对研究方法的基本理解. 在本课程中, 学生通过积极参与评估过程，探索定量研究中使用的统计学基础, 评估, 和应用程序.

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在本课程中, students analyze the impact of change on the process of 指令 and curriculum development. Effective teaching and learning strategies are explored as they relate to the use of 技术, 激励教师, 工作人员, 和学生, and creating dynamic learning environments. Leading change in learning environments and also counterbalancing resistance to change for faculty, 工作人员, 和学生 are addressed. The importance of fostering faculty development and building professional learning communities are of special focus. Competency A: Examine the frameworks of change, current change theories, historical progression of change models, 能力B:分析在教育组织中影响数据驱动的变化过程的策略. Competency C: Analyze curriculum structure, 清晰度, and alignment critically throughout the educational continuum. Competency D: Evaluate the effectiveness of curriculum, 指令, and assessment in 指令al programs for contemporary organizations. Competency E: Formulate change management plans to improve identified issues within curriculum.

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在本课程中, 学生研究现有的和新兴的支配美国教育系统的法律背景. 每周的主题提供了影响教育的基本法律来源的逐步探索——从美国宪法到具有里程碑意义的法律案件——以肯定教育工作者和学生的法律权利和责任. 其他课程主题建立了一个平台，评估教育治理和领导的合法性，以及新兴和当代的法律问题. Course Competencies: Differentiate the legal aspects that govern the American educational system. 评估影响教育人事管理的法律影响. Analyze the legalities that regulate the rights and responsibilities of educators 和学生. 评估法律和监管程序，以解决教育中出现的问题和趋势.

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本课程涉及在实践博士学位背景下研究和论文发展的理论和实践方面. 在本课程中, students begin to examine relevant industry and academic literature and move toward creation of a robust, cogent review of scholarship aligned with designing Chapter 2 of an applied doctoral 论文.

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The principles and theories of the economics of education are examined. 联邦政府的角色, 状态, 并对地方政府在教育经济学中的作用进行了深入探讨. Key topics include budget management, 奖助金, 金融援助, expenditures and revenues, and the rising cost of education. Economic policy analysis is a focus in this course. 能力A:分析资助教育的历史和理论基础. 能力B:评估收入来源及其对教育成果的影响. 能力C:区分教育机构的资本支出和一般支出. Competency D: Examine the role of ethics in making financial decisions for educational institutions. Competency E: Develop strategic approaches for presenting a budget.

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Theories and models of leadership and adult learning are compared and applied to a variety of organizations, 文化, 工作环境. 重点是培养教育领导者，以提高他们的领导技能和风格，以促进组织发展的成功. 能力A:分析教育领导的传统和当代实践. Competency B: Examine the adaptability of 理论 leadership models in a variety of educational settings. Competency C: Analyze leadership strategies to motivate employees during times of organizational change. 能力D:评估与组织目标相一致的教育领导策略. Competency E: Develop a vision to promote organizational success.

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在这门课程中，学生完善必要的技能，以进一步审查和批准他们的论文概念. Students expand their work 从 Second-Year Residency by applying critical analysis to refine the research method, inform the selection of a research design, and to develop a focused literature review. Competencies: Articulate knowledge gaps in a selected field by synthesizing relevant literature in content, 理论/conceptual framework, 和研究 methodology and design. Define appropriate research methodology and design for a research study. 描述范围, limitations and delimitations, 人口, 样本, and possible instrument(s) used in a research study. 评估与所选研究课题相关的研究的相关性. 综合历史和当前的文献来源，以及与所选研究主题相关的理论/概念和方法/设计文献.

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This course examines the various models of educational environments available to students today. 讨论的主题从P-12学校学生、成人学习者到另类学习环境的丰富选择. 重点是针对所有年龄段的学习者的远程教育方式. 能力A:分析不同类型教育机构的基本结构和理念的影响. 能力B:培养包括信仰在内的教育结构的全球意识, 价值体系, 和文化. 能力C:评估教育环境中的其他交付方式. Competency D: Examine existing educational models to identify possible improvement in educational institutions. Competency E: Determine the impact of emerging issues on the restructuring and reforming of educational institutions

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The ethics and values-based decisions that learning organizations are faced with are explored in-depth. 准入的个案研究, 多样性, 剽窃, 技术, 保密, student-faculty relationships, and harassment are discussed. 价值教育、行为准则和道德准则的作用是有争议的. 能力A:比较各种伦理理论及其哲学基础. Competency B: Evaluate the relationship between personal values and professional ethical standards. Competency C: Evaluate factors involved in making ethical decisions in global learning organizations. 能力D:考察教育领导中道德决策的趋势. Competency E: Assess strategies that address ethical issues to improve educational leadership decisions. 能力F:在有效的学习型组织中分析组织价值.

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在本课程中, students will finalize their 论文 proposal. 学生在评估和提高他们完成论文提案的准备和技能准备方面得到持续的支持. 另外, 学生探索学术社区，与他们的实践领域的学者接触，并分享他们未来的研究.

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本课程探讨在学习型组织中使用的评估和评估方法的优缺点. 认证问题, outcomes-based assessment, 制度研究, and student and faculty 评价 are key topics. 领导风格对评估和评估方法的影响也进行了研究. Competency A: Examine the components of assessment and the roles assessments play in learning organizations. 能力B:评估各种评估方法的目的、优点和缺点. 能力C:分析各种评估方法的信度和效度. Competency D: Interpret assessment results to make leadership decisions. 能力E:运用专业标准来协调指导、评估和评价.

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This course serves as the second of two online immersive experiences for University of Phoenix doctoral students. 第二部分涵盖了博士社会化的高级原则和高等教育中的问题. Students will focus on currency in their respective disciplines.

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In this chair-guided course, doctoral candidates finalize their 论文 as a significant contribution to the body of knowledge. 主席和委员会成员与候选人一起完成论文，为大学批准做准备, followed by the oral defense. 此外，本课程侧重于参与学术和实践社区. Competencies: Articulate strategies for effective 论文 completion. Analyze research data to develop 论文 results. Synthesize study results and relevant, current literature to develop recommendations and conclusions that add to the body of knowledge. 在学术团体中采用参与策略进行持续的讨论. Synthesize all chapters to create a comprehensive 论文 that contributes to the body of knowledge.