EDT 502 PHILOSOPICAL STUDIES IN EDUCATION: Study of the writings of major philosophers as they relate to education (including those in the Marianist tradition). Interpretations are made for the development of a critical, personal theory of teaching, counseling, educational administration, and psychological services. (3 sem. hrs.)

EDT 503 HISTORY OF EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES: Study of the relationship of schools and social change in the United States from colonial times to the present. Interpretations of changes in educational policies for the development of a critical theory of education. (3 sem. hrs.)

EDT 503* HISTORY OF EDUCATION IN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS:  This course will focus on the philosophy of Catholic education in the United States as it developed historically. (3 sem. hrs.)

EDA 505 EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP: The focus of this course is leadership within schools and the role of the educational leader as scholar/practitioner emphasizing excellence in the educational organization through the effective integration of theory and practice. (3 sem. hrs.)

EDA 505* EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP FOR CATHOLIC SCHOOL EDUCATORS: This course will focus on leadership as ministry within the Catholic school, parish community, and American culture. It will attempt to provide Catholic school educators with the concepts, values, attitudes, and skills necessary for effectiveness in creating and maintaining a quality religious and academic environment. The concept of leadership will be examined as it relates to the mission and goals of Catholic education in school settings: faculty and staff; students and parents; and community. Successful leadership concepts, modern approaches to effective management and leadership styles will be highlighted as they relate to various administrative task areas. (3 sem. hrs.)

EDA 507 INTERNSHIP I: This course provides opportunities for the student to experience administrative responsibilities. Emphasis is placed on practicing the skills learned in the master's program, receiving feedback on efforts, and relating practice to theory. (3 sem. hrs.)

EDA 507* INTERNSHIP I FOR CATHOLIC SCHOOL EDUCATORS: The purpose of this course is to expose the students to the day-to-day operations of the Catholic elementary or secondary school and its administrative functioning. The requirements include: attendance at school board/education commission meetings, educational leader interviews, administrative experiences, and a major school or diocesan-related project. (3 sem. hrs.)

EDA 509 SUPERVISION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: This course in the theory and practice of supervision is designed to explore essential concepts and skills necessary in providing leadership in the area of formative and summative evaluation for the improvement of teaching and learning. Emphasis will be placed on concepts and means of the scholar/practitioner providing leadership in the supervisory task areas and building learning communities through critical reflection. (3 sem. hrs.)

EDA 510 INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP: The course focus is on developing knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values essential in helping others to expand/refine their instructional effectiveness. Emphasis is placed on helping teachers use alternating models of instruction, diagnosing learner needs, prescribing appropriate learner instructional strategies, and accommodating learner needs based upon the concept of diversity. (3 sem. hrs.)

EDA 511 CURRICULUM: The focus of this course is on the development of an understanding of the history, purposes, and practices of the school curriculum. Within the course, emphasis is placed on helping students personally integrate the scholarly and practical dimensions and on demonstrating that integration. (3 sem. hrs.)

EDA 511* CURRICULUM FOR CATHOLIC SCHOOL EDUCATORS: The focus of this course is on the development of an understanding of the history, purposes, and practices of the curriculum in Catholic schools. Within the course, emphasis is placed on helping students personally integrate the scholarly and practical dimensions and on demonstrating that integration. (3 sem. hrs.)

EDA 515 SCHOOL LAW: This course addresses legal issues pertinent to teacher, administrator, and student legal rights and responsibilities in the school building. The legal process, structures of the law, legislation/litigation, and practices to avoid legal infringements are addressed. (3 sem. hrs.)

EDA 515* SCHOOL LAW FOR CATHOLIC SCHOOL EDUCATORS: This course addresses legal issues pertinent to teacher, administrator, and student legal rights and responsibilities in daily school happenings. The course also reviews  legal process, structures of the law, legislation /litigation, and practices to avoid legal infringements. Primary emphasis is on activities at the building level. (3 sem. hrs.)

EDA 551 RESEARCH: This course will equip school leaders with the tools of research. Emphasis will be placed on becoming frequent and knowledgeable users of research on schools, developing skills in critiquing research, and applying the tools of research to address issues that face school leaders. (3 sem. hrs.)

EDA 551* RESEARCH IN CATHOLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION: Study of salient research which has been carried out on Catholic education in the United States in recent decades. (3 sem. hrs.)

EDA 555 COMMUNITY RELATIONS: This course is designed to assist school administrators in refining their communication skills and political understandings. Provisions are made for the development of guidelines, techniques, and practices that facilitate wholesome relationships between school and community. (3 sem. hrs.)

EDA 555* COMMUNITY RELATIONS FOR CATHOLIC SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS: This course is designed to assist Catholic school leaders in refining their communication skills and political understanding.   Provisions are made for the development of guidelines, techniques, and practices that facilitate wholesome relationships between school and community. (3 sem. hours)

EDA 556 LEADERSHIP IN DIVERSE COMMUNITIES: This course will promote understanding of differences in race, gender, social class, religious affiliation, and sexual orientation and the implications of these differences for leadership in the school setting. Emphasis will be on promoting understanding and managing diversity within schools as learning organizations. (3 sem. hrs.)

EDA 557 SCHOOL FINANCE: This course addresses topics such as equity, adequacy, efficiency in school funding; local, state, and federal funding sources; funding methods; and budgeting emphasizing features unique to Ohio. (3 sem. hrs.)

EDA 557* FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT FOR CATHOLIC SCHOOLS: This course, specifically designed for Catholic school educators, emphasizes the individual school's involvement with financial issues and the position of the individual school in the broader system. It addresses topics such as the organizational structure of Catholic schools, understanding and implementing development, the role of the Principal and the Development Director, business management, and comprehensive planning in the Catholic school. (3 sem. hrs.)

EDA 607 INTERNSHIP II: The internship is intended to provide the participant an opportunity to relate the coursework, research, simulation, and independent study in which he/she has engaged to actual problems encountered in administering the elementary or secondary school building/program. (3 sem. hrs.)

EDA 611 ASSESSMENT & INSTRUCTION FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT:  The course focuses on the role of educational leaders with setting and attaining high academic goals for the primary purpose of maximized student learning outcomes, thus improving the practices of instruction and assessment.  Focus of the course includes the integration of theory with the practices of instruction and assessment for improving the teaching/learning process. (3 sem. hrs.)

EDA 626 STAFF PERSONNEL: This course emphasizes the systematic selection, evaluation, assignment and development of both professional and classified school personnel. Scholar/practitioners participating in this class will develop an understanding of the associated task areas. (3 sem. hrs.)

EDA 651 SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT: A major focus is placed on school improvement processes and visioning the kind of schooling needed for children in the 21st Century. This course emphasizes the development of the fundamental concepts, stages/processes, and procedures concerning the school improvement change process as it applies to individual school settings. Foci will be upon change models, processes and skills, the place of strategic planning change, and using organizational development precepts to help individual school buildings grow and develop. (3 sem. hrs.)

EDA 654 SCHOOL FINANCE: This course addresses topics such as equity, adequacy, efficiency in school funding; local, state, and federal funding sources; funding methods; and budgeting emphasizing features unique to Ohio. (3 sem. hrs.)

EDA 655 THE PRINCIPALSHIP: This course centers on the application of leadership and management principles to the elementary, middle, and secondary school settings. Emphases include developing vision and mission statements, reflecting on the leadership role of the principal, and reviewing the process for the daily administration of the total school program. (3 sem. hrs.)

EDA 710 CURRICULUM EVALUATION & INSTRUCTION: This course is designed to refine participant understanding of the realms of meaning, characteristics of effective programs, research findings on effective instruction, and curriculum management. (3 sem. hrs.)

EDA 711 CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP: The major focus of the course will be how an educational leader at the district level designs and implements curriculum based upon philosophical, psychological and historical underpinnings of curriculum theory. A recurring focus in the course is the relationship of practice and scholarship and practice and theory as the educational leader creates a learning community. (3 sem. hrs.)

EDA 712 PROGRAM AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT: This course is designed to strengthen student competence with program development and evaluation processes. Major emphasis is focused on staff development planning, program implementation, and program assessment. (3 sem. hrs.)

EDA 716 BUSINESS AFFAIRS AND PHYSICAL RESOURCES: This course addresses the business operation of school districts including the management of personnel, facilities, and other resources. Topics include planning, budgeting, maintenance and operations, transportation, food service, community engagement in facilities planning, financing and construction of facilities, energy conservation, and accommodations for individuals with disabilities. (3 sem. hrs.)

EDA 718 SUPERINTENDENCY: This course addresses the duties and responsibilities of central office administrators, especially those of the superintendent. Emphasis is placed on board of education relations, communication, and an analysis of the political structures within which the superintendent operates. (3 sem. hrs.)

EDA 754 ISSUES IN SCHOOL FINANCE AND ECONOMICS: This course emphasizes the complexities pervasive in the world of public school finance. It is topic focused and designed to promote thoughtful decision making by school administrators with respect to school fiscal matters. Topics vary from term to term. (3 sem. hrs.) (Prerequisite: EDA 557)

EDA 755 LEGAL ISSUES IN SCHOOL LEADERSHIP: This course addresses the statutes and judicial decisions which relate to schools and the responsibilities of boards of education, teachers, and administrators. Emphasis is placed on understanding the legal framework as it relates to providing quality education. (3 sem. hrs.)

EDA 756 CONTRACT ISSUES IN SCHOOL LEADERSHIP: This course provides students with a history of the development of collective bargaining, the procedures and techniques of collective bargaining and contract management, and the role and responsibilities of administrators in carrying out these functions. (3 sem. hrs.)

EDA 757 DECISION MAKING:  This course's primary purpose is to have students develop an understanding of the art and science of decision making in the contexts of personal philosophy, the professional knowledge base, and practice.

EDA 758 THE POLITICS OF EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP:  In this course practicing administrators will study the politics of education at all levels of the complex U.S. educational system.  The micropolitics of the school site will also be studied, as will the political momentum behind educational trends.  The effect of the political web of education on policymaking and administration will be analyzed.  The goal of excellence in education for every child will be emphasized.

EDA 759 THE LAW OF SPECIAL EDUCATION:  A review of pertinent legislation and litigation impacting on the rights of parents, students, and teachers involved in the process of providing a free appropriate public education for children with disabilities.  Emphasis is placed on how teachers can, through an understanding of the law, facilitate active parent participation in the developmental progress of students.  Teachers' specific responsibilities are described in relation to current requirements for development of appropriate educational programs.

EDA 807 ADVANCED RESEARCH SEMINAR: Completion of the research project is an integral part of this degree program. Students earn three semester hours of credit for the completion of their research project. This project will relate to the individual's coursework, interest, and work responsibilities. (3 sem. hrs.)

EDU 808 IDEAS THAT SHAPE AMERICAN EDUCATION: This course provides students the historical bases for policy decisions. The primary expectation is that students learn to use the history of education as a foundation for policy making (3 sem. hrs.)

EDA 810 CURRICULUM EVALUATION & INSTRUCTION: This course is designed to refine participant understanding of the realms of meaning, characteristics of effective programs, research findings on effective instruction, and curriculum management. (3 sem. hrs.)

EDA 811 CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP: The major focus of the course will be how an educational leader at the district level designs and implements curriculum based upon philosophical, psychological and historical underpinnings of curriculum theory. A recurring focus in the course is the relationship of practice and scholarship and practice and theory as the educational leader creates a learning community. (3 sem. hrs.)

EDA 812 PROGRAM AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT: This course is designed to strengthen student competence with program development and evaluation processes. Major emphasis is focused on staff development planning, program implementation, and program assessment. (3 sem. hrs.)

EDA 816 BUSINESS AFFAIRS AND PHYSICAL RESOURCES: This course addresses the business operation of school districts including the management of personnel, facilities, and other resources. Topics include planning, budgeting, maintenance and operations, transportation, food service, community engagement in facilities planning, financing and construction of facilities, energy conservation, and accommodations for individuals with disabilities. (3 sem. hrs.)

EDA 818 THE SUPERINTENDENCY: This course addresses the duties and responsibilities of central office administrators, especially those of the superintendent. Emphasis is placed on board of education relations, communication, and an analysis of the political structures within which the superintendent operates. (3 sem. hrs.)

EDA 833 INTERNSHIP III: This experience is intended to provide the participant with an opportunity to relate the course work, research, simulation, and independent study in which he/she has engaged to actual problems encountered in administration. (3 sem. hrs.)

EDA 850 SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT: A major focus is placed on school improvement processes and visioning the kind of schooling needed for children in the 21st Century. This course emphasizes the development of the fundamental concepts, stages/processes, and procedures concerning the school improvement change process as it applies to individual school settings. Foci will be upon change models, processes and skills, the place of strategic planning change, and using organizational development precepts to help individual school buildings grow and develop. (3 sem. hrs.)

EDA 851 RESEARCH: This course is designed to provide practical application and issues in research as they relate to the educational leader. The objective of the course is the development of a proposal to conduct a research project which the student will finish prior to completion of the Educational Specialists Degree Program. (3 sem. hrs.)

EDA 852 ASSESSMENT & INSTRUCTION FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT:  The course focuses on the role of educational leaders with setting and attaining high academic goals for the primary purpose of maximized student learning outcomes, thus improving the practices of instruction and assessment.  Focus of the course includes the integration of theory with the practices of instruction and assessment for improving the teaching/learning process. (3 sem. hrs.)

EDA 854 ISSUES IN SCHOOL FINANCE AND ECONOMICS: This course emphasizes the complexities pervasive in the world of public school finance. It is topic focused and designed to promote thoughtful decision making by school administrators with respect to school fiscal matters. Topics vary from term to term. (3 sem. hrs.)

EDA 855 LEGAL ISSUES IN SCHOOL LEADERSHIP: This course addresses the statutes and judicial decisions which relate to schools and the responsibilities of boards of education, teachers, and administrators. Emphasis is placed on understanding the legal framework as it relates to providing quality education. (3 sem. hrs.)

EDA 856 CONTRACT ISSUES IN SCHOOL LEADERSHIP: This course provides students with a history of the development of collective bargaining, the procedures and techniques of collective bargaining and contract management, and the role and responsibilities of administrators in carrying out these functions. (3 sem. hrs.)