Course Description
Functional study of a topic or problem in applied cognition and development, gifted or creative education, research methods and measurement, or school psychology.
Athena Title
App Edu Specialist Proj EPSY
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in EPSY 8650E
Non-Traditional Format
Independent work on a student-professor selected topic.
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Course Objectives
The objective of the course is for the student to create an applied research project on a topic related to educational or social issues. The goal of this project is for the student to combine their learning from Ed.S. coursework to address an educational or societal issue. The student will create a written report on their applied topic and, when possible, implement and evaluate these applied ideas using advanced statistics or qualitative methods in a manner which shows advanced knowledge of these topics.
Topical Outline
1. Creating of short proposal of applied project to Ed.S. committee using APA style. 2. Seeking IRB approval for project (if needed). 3. Implementing an applied project. 4. Using advanced quantitative or qualitative methods to evaluate the application. 4. Writing an applied project report using APA style. 5. Submitting a report to committee for approval.