ETC 692 Master Project: Introduction
In this course, candidates receive personalized support to acquire approval of their research proposals and to move into the implementation phase. Topics include validity and alignment of theoretical foundations with intervention and assessment methodologies; program proposal; ethical review process; implementation strategies; on-going reflection and planning during the study; data collection; and topics particular to each candidate's project. Candidates integrate research-based process, methodology, and evidence-based decision making into their own professional practice.
This is the third in a 4-course sequence that will guide candidates through their Masters Capstone Project. Over the course of this series, candidates examine how teachers use research principles and processes to inform and improve practice. Topics include identifying an educational need, reviewing scholarly literature, refining the research question, designing valid and reliable research methodology, analyzing data, and ensuring ethical research practices. This course prepares candidates to propose a research project that meets the research-based pedagogy requirement of the master project.
Prerequisite
Admittance to the Master in Teaching Program or prior approval of the Program Director.
Outcomes
- This course will prepare students to:
- Engage in participatory AR to examine the issue then design an intervention and participate in the analysis of progress.
- Design and describe experimental methodology AND/OR critically analyze methodologies of existing studies from the literature.
- Design an intervention targeting the area of concern/deficiency.