Doctorate Degree Programs in Education

Program Learning Outcomes

GSEP is committed to a learner-centered approach in the programs we offer. Each program has a set of objectives that a student graduating from the program is expected to achieve. The knowledge and skills taught in the program might be introduced in some courses. In other courses, students are asked to apply knowledge by practicing skills and demonstrating their abilities. Within the program, the values and dispositional attributes important for individuals entering the profession are emphasized.

The matrix below lists the program learning objectives and indicates the courses in which each of the objectives is addressed.

 

Knowledge (K)
	EDLT 700	EDLT 721	EDLT 724	EDLT 725	EDLT 726	EDLT 727	EDLT 734	EDLT 735	EDLT 750	EDLT 751	EDLT 752	EDLT 760	EDLT 762	EDLT 770A	EDLT 770B	EDLT 780
K1. Understands the relationship among theory, research, and practice; and the mutually adaptive role of each in creating the value of the others					X				X					X	X	X
K2. Acquire understanding and techniques for analyzing and interpreting a variety of data formats							X	X	X	X	X
K3. Use social learning and cognitive learning principles to identify and describe the possibilities and limitations of technology for supporting formal and informal learning				X		X							X	X	X
K4. Understand contemporary and classical theories on leadership & practice	X		X
K5. Understand classic and contemporary principles of ethics		X	X

Skills and Applied Knowledge (S)
	EDLT 700	EDLT 721	EDLT 724	EDLT 725	EDLT 726	EDLT 727	EDLT 734	EDLT 735	EDLT 750	EDLT 751	EDLT 752	EDLT 760	EDLT 762	EDLT 770A	EDLT 770B	EDLT 780
S6. Diagnose workplace problems found in informal and formal learning	X												X	X	X
S7. Examine new and shifting cultural and social identities and relationships resulting from enhanced global connectedness				X								X			X
S8. Identify and act on leadership principles in yourself and as expressed by others in the workplace	X
S9. Plan and conduct reliable, valid research work							X	X	X	X	X
S10. Formulate and recognize personal ethical commitments	X		X
S11. Articulate connections between the shifts and changes in the global political economy and culture(s) and your own research and practice												X	X
S12. Envision, articulate, and justify possible learning futures				X	X								X		X	X

Habits of Mind, Attitudes and Values (A)
	EDLT 700	EDLT 721	EDLT 724	EDLT 725	EDLT 726	EDLT 727	EDLT 734	EDLT 735	EDLT 750	EDLT 751	EDLT 752	EDLT 760	EDLT 762	EDLT 770A	EDLT 770B	EDLT 780
A13. Become an active member of one or more relevant professional organizations; mediate professional goals and action with personal values						X			X						X	X
A14. Acquire the life-long practice of stepping mentally and physically outside the United States as a point of reference for understanding development, innovation, and socio-economic conditions and issues affecting learning and the use of technology for learning								X				X	X	X	X
A15. Identify personal ethical or religious commitments and describe their impact on your work as a professional in learning and technology			X											X	X	X