Dear Students,

Listed below are the courses that the Evaluation, Statistics, and Measurement (ESM) doctoral and certificate program plan on offering in Fall 2014. These courses count as a research course and/or for the ESM certificate. If you have any questions please contact the ESM Certificate Coordinator, Dr. Jennifer Ann Morrow ([log in to unmask]) for more information.

Title: EDPY 682 Educational Research Methods
Instructor: Dr. Gary Skolits
Term: Fall 2014
Type: Online course (asynchronous using BlackBoard) [incorrectly stated in the Timetable as Monday evenings, they are working on fixing this] Course description: This course presents an introduction to research processes, techniques and procedures used in education and other fields. Reviewing literature, research design, data analysis, research write-up, and presenting research will be emphasized. A course goal is to develop a unique research proposal in your field of study.
Note: counts as a research course

Title: EDPY 583 Survey Research
Instructor: Dr. Jennifer Ann Morrow
Term: Fall 2014
Day/Time: Mondays 5:45pm-8:35pm
Course description: This course presents an overview of survey research methods. Developing survey items, survey design, sampling techniques, data collection methods, and analysis of survey data will be emphasized. A course goal is to develop a pilot survey on a topic of interest in the student's area of research.
Note: counts for the ESM certificate and as a research course

Title: EDPY 533 Program Evaluation
Instructor: Dr. Jennifer Ann Morrow
Term: Fall 2014
Day/Time: Tuesdays 5:05pm-7:45pm
Course description: This is the first course of a two-semester course in program evaluation. This course is designed to introduce students to the field of program evaluation as well as to prepare students to engage in professional practice as an evaluator. Students will learn how to conduct program evaluations in a variety of settings such as education, health, and government. A course goal is for each student to develop a unique evaluation proposal for a program in their area of interest. Students will have the opportunity to conduct their proposed evaluation in Program Evaluation II in spring 2015.
Note: counts for the ESM certificate and as a research course

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