KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY
GRADUATE COURSE PROPOSAL OR REVISION,
Cover Sheet (10/02/2002)
Course Number/Program Name ECE 7543
Department Elementary and Early Childhood Education
Degree Title (if applicable) Master of Education
Proposed Effective Date Summer 2010
Check one or more of the following and complete the appropriate sections:
X New Course Proposal
Course Title Change
Course Number Change
Course Credit Change
Course Prerequisite Change
Course Description Change
Sections to be Completed
II, III, IV, V, VII
I, II, III
I, II, III
I, II, III
I, II, III
I, II, III
Notes:
If proposed changes to an existing course are substantial (credit hours, title, and description), a new course with a
new number should be proposed.
A new Course Proposal (Sections II, III, IV, V, VII) is required for each new course proposed as part of a new
program. Current catalog information (Section I) is required for each existing course incorporated into the
program.
Minor changes to a course can use the simplified E-Z Course Change Form.
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KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY
GRADUATE COURSE/CONCENTRATION/PROGRAM CHANGE
I.
Current Information (Fill in for changes)
Page Number in Current Catalog
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Course Prefix and Number
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Course Title
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Class Hours
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Prerequisites
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Description (or Current Degree Requirements)
II.
Proposed Information (Fill in for changes and new courses)
Course Prefix and Number _ECE 7543________________________________
Course Title Research III________________
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Class Hours
3 ____Laboratory Hours____0___CreditHours____3____
Prerequisites ECE 7543
Description (or Proposed Degree Requirements)
CATALOG COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course develops a sound foundation for master level students to complete the required
action research project. An introduction to different types of educational research,
qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods will be explored. Students will refine a topic
for their action research and complete the research prospectus proposal, the CITI
Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative, the IRB approval forms required, and the
school district permission forms.
III.
Justification
This course replaces ECE 7541 and ECE 7550 and treats qualitative and
quantitative research methodologies more equitably.
IV.
Additional Information (for New Courses only)
Instructor: TBA
Texts:
Mertler, C. A. (2009). Action research: Teachers as researchers in the classroom (2nd
Ed.). Los Angeles, SAGE Publications.
American Psychological Association. (2009). Publication manual of the American
Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, D.C.
Prerequisites: Admission to the program and ECE 7511 and 7531
1. Candidates will demonstrate competencies needed to analyze research.
2. Conduct and write the results of an action research project that relates theory to practice in order to
improve teacher's education practices and effectiveness.
 Qualitative Research
 Incorporate multiple methods to ensure validity and reliability
 Identify topics
 Cluster topics into categories
 Form categories into patterns
 Make explanations from the patterns
 Use explanations to answer research questions
 Quantitative Research
 Demonstrate competency in determining an appropriate statistical procedures
 Incorporate multiple methods to ensure validity and reliability
 Understand the properties of a sampling distribution and its relation to: Hypothesis testing;
Test statistics and critical values; Type I versus Type II errors; One versus two-tailed
tests; Rejecting the null hypothesis
 Learn the role of probability in making statistical inferences
 Calculate and differentiate between measures of dispersion (e.g., range, interquartile
range, variance, standard deviation, coefficient of variation) and understand the
advantages and disadvantages of each
 Select, conduct, and interpret tests of statistical significance
 Understand the differences between the z- and t-distributions
 Compute confidence intervals and interpret their meaning in relation to tests of
hypotheses
 Factorial Analysis Know the statistical assumptions underlying factorial ANOVA
 Data analysis for nominal and ordinal data: apply chi-square, including: the selection of
the appropriate formula, computation, interpretation of statistical significance and effect
size, and conclusions, for the following situations: testing for goodness of fit.
 Demonstrate competency in the use of Statistical Software Fundamentals of data
management and manipulation
 Demonstrate competency in interpreting output from statistical procedures
Instructional Method
Class Discussion and Individual Conferences
Method of Evaluation
Rubric (attached)
V.
Resources and Funding Required (New Courses only)
Resource
Amount
Faculty
Other Personnel
Supplies
Travel
New Books
New Journals
Other (Specify)
-NO new faculty members required to teach this course*
-0
-0
-0
-0
-0
-0
TOTAL
-0
Funding Required Beyond
Normal Departmental Growth
-0
*This course Research III is replacing existing Research III and Research IV courses;
therefore, offering this new course will reduce the amount of resources used on teaching
research in this M.Ed. Program.
VI. COURSE MASTER FORM
This form will be completed by the requesting department and will be sent to the Office of the
Registrar once the course has been approved by the Office of the President.
The form is required for all new courses.
DISCIPLINE
COURSE NUMBER
COURSE TITLE FOR LABEL
(Note: Limit 30 spaces)
CLASS-LAB-CREDIT HOURS
Approval, Effective Term
Grades Allowed (Regular or S/U)
If course used to satisfy CPC, what areas?
Learning Support Programs courses which are
required as prerequisites
Elementary and Early Childhood Education
ECE 7543
Research III
3–0-3
Summer 2011
Regular
APPROVED:
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Vice President for Academic Affairs or Designee __
VII Attach Syllabus