Graduate Courses

The faculty has approval to offer the following courses in the academic years 2015–2016 and 2016–2017; however, not all courses are taught each semester or summer session. Students should consult the Course Schedule to determine which courses and topics will be offered during a particular semester or summer session. The Course Schedule may also reflect changes made to the course inventory after the publication of this catalog.

Educational Administration: EDA

EDA 180F, 280F, 380F. Proseminar I: Introduction to Careers in Higher Education.

Restricted to doctoral students in the Program of Higher Education Leadership. Foundation for cohort interaction among incoming doctoral students. Establishes a learning community among students and faculty to explore issues related to pre-k through twenty education with opportunities for team conferring, planning, academic research, relevant practical experiences and site visits, professional presenting, writing and analysis, and other curricular and career enhancement opportunities. For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

EDA 180S, 280S, 380S. Pro-seminar II: Introduction to Research in Higher Education.

Restricted to doctoral students in the Program in Higher Education Leadership. Continuation of Educational Administration 180F, 280F, 380F. Explores research topics in higher education, with opportunities for team conferring, planning, academic research, relevant practical experiences and site visits, professional presenting, writing, and analysis. For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and registration for Educational Administration 391K (Topic 13).

EDA 381K. Systems for Observing and Analyzing Instruction.

Provides skill in systematic observation, organized ways of examining teacher/student behavior in the classroom. Incorporates Texas Teacher Assessment Seminar training. Three lecture hours a week for one semester, with laboratory hours to be arranged. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

EDA 381P. Quantitative Research Design and Analysis.

Introduction to the knowledge base in measurement theory and quantitative research designs, including research designs appropriate to different research contexts; and analyzing, interpreting, and representing statistical data to scholarly and practitioner audiences. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, Educational Psychology 371 or another introductory course in statistics, and Educational Administration 387Q or the equivalent.

EDA 381Q. Qualitative Research Design.

Introduction to the utilization of theoretical frames; research questions or focus, and literature reviews; ethical issues; research design; research methods; data analysis; representations of data; interpretation of data; trustworthiness; implications; and strengths and limitations in the conduct of qualitative research. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and Educational Administration 387Q or the equivalent.

EDA 381S. Advanced Qualitative Research.

Examines in-depth exemplary qualitative studies and considers critical issues that have been raised in qualitative research. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, and Educational Administration 381Q and 387Q or their equivalents.

EDA 381T. Interactive Qualitative Analysis.

Introduction to a systems theory of qualitative research, Interactive Qualitative Analysis (IQA), and direct experience in an integrated approach to research design, data collection, analysis, representation, and interpretation. Case studies are used with each of the major stages of a qualitative study. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, and Educational Administration 381Q and 387Q or their equivalents.

EDA 682G. Foundations in Educational Administration.

A fused, multidisciplinary foundational core course covering major task areas, administrative theory and processes, and supporting knowledge from other disciplines. Six lecture hours a week for one semester. Some sections are offered on the credit/no credit basis only; these are identified in the Course Schedule. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Admission by application only.

Topic 2: Community College Administration. Examination of common forms of organization, governance, and administration including types of governing units, state-level coordination, local governing boards and models of district and college organization. Role of administrators with various personnel issues such as dealing with unions, staff evaluations, etc.

EDA 682H. Foundations in Educational Administration.

A fused, multidisciplinary foundational core course covering major task areas, administrative theory and processes, and supporting knowledge from other disciplines. Six lecture hours a week for one semester. Some sections are offered on the credit/no credit basis only; these are identified in the Course Schedule. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Admission by application only.

Topic 1: Public School Administration.

EDA 382M. Organizational Design and Behavior--Core Course.

Theories of organization from structuralist, behaviorist, and critical traditions that are useful for diagnosing problems endemic to schools and colleges, and for developing skills necessary for administering complex educational systems. Study of concepts related to bureaucracy, organizational design, decision making, power and control, leadership, motivation, and organizational communication. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Educational Administration 382M and 395 (Topic 7: Organizational Behavior and Decision Making) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

EDA 382T. Administration of the Individual School.

Organization, direction, management, and leadership for the program of a single school. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and admission to an approved internship program for administrator preparation.

Topic 1: Elementary Schools.
Topic 2: Secondary Schools.

EDA 383, 683. Directed Advanced Studies.

Group and individual studies of research literature; execution of investigative projects and reports of research. For 383, three lecture hours a week for one semester; for 683, the equivalent of six lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing; additional prerequisites vary with the topic.

Topic 1: Individual Projects.
Topic 2: School-Community Relations.
Topic 3: Strategies of Educational Planning.
Topic 5: School Business Management.
Topic 6: Community College Programs. Strategic and academic master planning, regional accreditation standards, overall program evaluation, effective evaluation of workforce programs, and emerging and innovative instructional models for enhancing student success.
Topic 7: Special Topics in Administration and Supervision.
Topic 9: Special Topics in Educational Finance.
Topic 15: Principalship.
Topic 16: Americans with Disabilities.
Topic 17: Program Evaluation and Decision Making.
Topic 18: Data-Based Decision Making for Principals. The effective use of data for educational improvement from the principal's perspective. Focus on how data better informs the improvement learning and educational practice.
Topic 19: Data-Based Decision Making in Schools. Examines the effective use of data for educational improvement at all levels of a school district. Includes achievement tests, demographics, discipline data, program information, parental information, student work projects, and educator judgment.

EDA 683C. School Restructuring and Renewal.

Critical examination of school restructuring, renewal research, and systemic change processes since 1975. Study and evaluation of school restructuring and renewal processes, and their underlying research bases, in conjunction with the influence patterns of teachers, principals, superintendents, school boards, parents, and state and national policy makers on the development and use of such concepts and processes. Six lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

EDA 384G. Seminar in Instructional Supervision.

Systematic analysis of research and theory related to supervisory behavior in education. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

EDA 384L. Designing In-Service Education Programs.

Designing, planning, evaluating, and directing in-service education and training for professional-level personnel. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

EDA 385, 685. Practicum in Instructional Supervision.

For each semester hour of credit earned, one class hour a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing; additional prerequisite for Educational Administration 385: Enrollment in an approved internship program.

Topic 1: General, Elementary, and Secondary Programs.
Topic 2: Directing Instructional Services Programs.
Topic 3: Student Personnel Administration.
Topic 4: Practicum in Program Development.
Topic 5: Higher Education Administration.
Topic 6: School District Administrative Functions .

EDA 385C. School Improvement: Instructional Leadership and Development.

Designed to provide prospective school leaders with the conceptual, technical, and human-interaction skills necessary for school improvement. Focus on knowledge, principles, problems, and issues related to instructional leadership. Examines instructional supervision theory, goals, functions, supervisory models, and strategies that enhance teaching and learning. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

EDA 685D. Instructional Leadership.

An integrated, problem-based specialization course covering major instructional task areas. Emphasis on change process theory, innovative school reform, restructuring, and leadership theory and practice. Six lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.

EDA 387. The Community College.

Evolution, role, and functions of the community college; patterns of organization; purposes and programs; current issues. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

EDA 387Q. Introduction to Systems of Human Inquiry.

Designed for doctoral students. Introduction to the range of different epistemological perspectives that are used in the conduct of social science research, including the scientific method/positivism, postpositivism, interpretivism, postmodernism, critical theory, race-based and culture-based perspectives, and feminisms. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

EDA 388E. Educational Economics and Finance Policy--Core Course.

Survey of the theoretical and empirical literature related to the economic context of and finance policy within K-12 or higher education institutions. Separate K-12 and higher education sections are taught. Covers a wide range of concepts, processes, and policies, such as patterns of financing educational institutions; federal, state, and local governmental roles; revenue sources; costs; benefits; equity; efficiency; budgeting; and finance policy implementation. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

EDA 388L. School Law.

Legal bases for organizing and administering public and private school systems; statutes and court decisions affecting educational functions; administrative legal issues pertaining to various functions of school districts. This course may be offered with a restriction to Cooperative Superintendent Fellows. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

EDA 388M. Social and Cultural Contexts of Education--Core Course.

The relationship of contemporary educational institutions, both public school and higher education, to their social setting. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

EDA 388P. Educational Politics and Policy--Core Course.

Survey of theoretical and empirical literature related to educational politics and policy concerning K-12 or higher education institutions, including political systems theory, intergovernmental relations, power and conflict, community relations and intergroup theory, and policies dealing with equity, quality, efficiency, and choice. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

EDA 388S. A Comprehensive Exploration of P-16 Education.

Issues related to an educational system that integrates the student experience from preschool through a four-year college degree. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and admission to the doctoral program in educational administration.

EDA 388V. Ethics and Values in Educational Administration--Core Course.

Examination, from the point of view of various ethical systems, of issues of equity, distributive justice, codes of ethics in educational professions, treatment of students, and other issues that face administrators of educational systems. Designed to sensitize prospective educational leaders to the ethical content of educational decisions. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

EDA 391C. Comparative Higher Education.

Examination of the higher education systems and institutions of selected countries. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

EDA 391D. Institutional Research and Planning.

Study of the ways planning and governance are informed by data collection, analysis, and information-use strategies in order to improve institutions of higher education. Institutional research and planning functions in colleges and universities. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

EDA 391E. The College Student.

Study of the student population in contemporary colleges and universities, with emphasis on student development theory and the impact of campus environments on student development. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

EDA 391F. Capstone: Advanced Issues in Higher Education.

Designed as a capstone experience for doctoral students in the Program in Higher Education Leadership. Examines current issues in higher education from a practical and administrative perspective. Students select, prepare, and present an integrated review of the research literature on a higher education topic of their choosing. The final individual project includes a critical synthesis of the research literature in the student's chosen topic area, a written project designed to demonstrate the student's breadth of understanding of higher education research. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and completion of all required coursework in the student's doctoral specialization.

EDA 391G. Administrative Leadership in Higher Education.

Examination of executive leadership in institutions of higher education. Includes consideration of roles, responsibilities, styles, and differences in more than one organizational context. Some consideration given to selection, replacement, training, guidance, development, and evaluation of leaders. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, and completion of at least two semesters of doctoral coursework in educational administration or consent of instructor.

EDA 391J. Policy and Policy Development in Higher Education.

Designed to enhance the student's understanding of policy as a concept, policy responsibilities of leadership, and policy development in higher education through formulating and refining institutional policy responses to select issues. Strong focus on critical thinking and policy writing skills. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, and admission to the doctoral program in educational administration or consent of instructor. Educational Administration 388P is recommended but not required.

EDA 391K. Administration in Institutions of Higher Education.

Administrative organization, functions, and practices within colleges and universities; roles of the administrator and principles of effective administrative practice; intensive study in selected areas of college operation. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

Topic 1: Community Colleges. History of the values, purpose, and mission of community colleges, with an overview of major functions such as transfers, workforce development, adult basic education, and continuing education. Explores various models of community college governance, funding sources, and alternative funding models.
Topic 11: Curriculum Planning and Administration in Higher Education.
Topic 13: Instructional Leadership. Leadership theories and models, with an emphasis on how theory can inform the practice of leadership. An exploration of approaches to leadership and how to further develop leadership skills. Strategies for effective community college advocacy at the local, state, and national level. Additional prerequisite: Registration for Educational Administration 395 (Topic 7: Higher Education Futures and Issues).
Topic 14: The American Professorate and Academic Administration.
Topic 15: Gender in Higher Education.
Topic 16: Statewide Planning in Higher Education.
Topic 17: Equity and Access in Higher Education.
Topic 18: Student Affairs Assessment in Higher Education.
Topic 19: Legislative Issues in Higher Education.
Topic 20: Research on College Students.
Topic 21: Risk Management in Student Affairs.
Topic 22: Adolescent and College Student Development Theory.

EDA 391P. College Student Personnel Administration.

An examination of the rationale for student personnel programs and the various administrative units involved in carrying out their mission. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

EDA 391Q. Contemporary Issues In Higher Education Management.

An examination of responsibilities, functions, challenges, and current issues that affect managers in institutions of higher education. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

EDA 391R. Organization and Administration of Higher Education.

Introduction to the study of higher education. Analysis of all elements of higher education institutions, with particular attention to structure and governance. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Educational Administration 391K (Topic 5: Organization and Administration of Higher Education) and 391R may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

EDA 391S. History of Higher Education.

The development of higher education since the Middle Ages, with emphasis on the development of higher education in the United States. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Educational Administration 383 (Topic 10: History of Higher Education) and 391S may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

EDA 391T. Higher Education Law.

Legal principles relevant to postsecondary institutions. Emphasis on statutes and cases applicable to both public and private institutions; interpretation and compliance. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

EDA 393D. Law and Disabilities.

Issues of law and policy associated with serving people with disabilities, with emphasis on federal legislation. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

EDA 393E. Education Futures.

Technological forecasting methods as a basis for long-range planning in school organizations. The effects of demographic trends and alternative future scenarios on educational objectives and strategies. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

EDA 394P. Personnel Administration: Managing Instructional Resources.

Functions of school personnel offices. Topics include development of personnel administration; job descriptions; planning for personnel needs; recruitment, selection, and evaluation of personnel; and management of the personnel office. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

EDA 395, 695. Topical Seminar.

For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one class hour a week for one semester. Educational Administration 195 and 197N may not both be counted. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

EDA 395D. Special Populations.

Designed to provide students with knowledge and skills needed to address the "equal opportunity to learn" needs of special populations and the programs that serve them. Also addresses what educational leaders need to know in order to be effective advocates for appropriate services to special populations. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

EDA 395E. Class, Gender, and Race in Schools.

The problem of the public educational system's delivery of unequal academic results to students of different classes, genders, and races. Focus on a comprehensive, research-based understanding of educational inequities and on methods to develop schools that give all students an equal opportunity for academic achievement. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

EDA 395F. Foundations of Educational Policy.

Introduction to the history of the American educational system. Considers historical, economic, social, and political precedents when examining contemporary educational policy. Emphasis on policies related to race, ethnicity, class, and gender, and the recurring nature of controversial issues related to language, segregation, funding, and accountability. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

EDA 395G. Policy Implementation Seminar.

Examines the challenges and implementation of systemic school reform in the context of American cities. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

EDA 395H. Policy Issues in Data-Based Decision Making.

Policy issues, research, and theory surrounding effective educational data use that positively impacts educational improvement, practice, and student learning. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

EDA 395J. Poverty and Education Policy.

The social context of education, the development and expansion of concentrated poverty in central-city schools, and the relationship between poverty and educational performance as it affects schoolchildren and parents in closely related fields such as welfare, housing, employment and training, health care, food assistance, and day care. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

EDA 395K. Policy Research Problems.

Advanced doctoral seminar designed to help students develop research plans specifically for either a research proposal or a long-range research agenda. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

EDA 395L. Advanced Policy Seminar in Latino Education Issues.

Policy issues experienced by Latinos in the United States. Issues include testing, English as a Second Language programs, and bilingual education. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

EDA 395M. Critical Policy Analysis.

The analysis of policy, including traditional and critical approaches. Reviews methods and principles of policy analysis, the role of policy development, context, history, and micropolitical influences. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

EDA 196, 296, 396. Research Apprenticeship.

For doctoral students. Group and individual projects in research design, research methodologies, and research execution. One, two, or three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, preparation satisfactory to instructor, and consent of the graduate adviser.

EDA 396R. Dissertation Seminar.

Intensive examination of selected dissertation topics, issues of framing research problems, methodology of educational inquiry, and application of theoretical perspectives. Student reports on current research and panel discussions on significant issues in the study of education. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.

EDA 396T. Directed Research in Educational Administration.

Investigation of assigned problems under direction of a Graduate Studies Committee member; development and demonstration of competence in research design and execution; production of acceptably written reports of a technical character. Conference course. May be repeated for credit by doctoral students. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of the graduate adviser.

EDA 197N. Principalship Internship.

The equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester. Educational Administration 195 and 197N may not both be counted. Offered on the credit/no credit basis only. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and enrollment in the principalship program in educational administration.

EDA 397P, 697P, 997P. Graduate Internship.

Supervised practice in a professional position. For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester. With consent of the graduate adviser, may be repeated for credit. Offered on the credit/no credit basis only. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and admission by internship committee.

EDA 397Q, 697Q, 997Q. Graduate Internship.

Supervised practice in a professional position. For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester. With consent of the graduate adviser, may be repeated for credit. Offered on the letter-grade basis only.

EDA 399K, 699K, 999K. Treatise.

Offered on the credit/no credit basis only. Prerequisite: Admission to candidacy for the doctoral degree. Prior to registering, students must obtain University of Texas at Austin Institutional Review Board approval for research involving human subjects.

EDA 399L, 699L, 999L. Treatise.

Offered on the credit/no credit basis only. Prerequisite: Educational Administration 399K, 699K, or 999K.

EDA 399R, 699R, 999R. Dissertation.

Offered on the credit/no credit basis only. Prerequisite: Admission to candidacy for the doctoral degree. Prior to registering, students must obtain University of Texas at Austin Institutional Review Board approval for research involving human subjects.

EDA 399W, 699W, 999W. Dissertation.

Offered on the credit/no credit basis only. Prerequisite: Educational Administration 399R, 699R, or 999R.