Doctor of Education

Students will undertake in-depth exploration of teaching and learning theories. Course assignments provide opportunity to demonstrate understanding of theories and their application in practice.

Administration of academic institutions and programs is the focus of this course. Principles of leadership, resource management, and fiscal and strategic planning are addressed. Students will delve into administrative roles from department chair through governing boards and building of collaborative relationships with internal and external constituents. Concepts will be addressed in light of contemporary political, economic, and social environmental influences.

This doctoral-level course provides health care educator students with knowledge and skills in qualitative research methods, focusing on phenomenology, grounded theory, narrative inquiry, and ethnography.  Students will critically engage with the philosophical foundations and methodological nuances of each tradition, analyze exemplary studies in nursing education, and apply techniques for data collection, coding, and interpretation.  Ethical considerations, reflexivity, and rigor in qualitative research are central themes throughout the course. 

This course equips students with the knowledge and competence in quantitative methods needed to conduct data-based research in healthcare education. The purpose of this course is to prepare students to select and implement quantitative research designs, instruments, and analysis methods that are appropriate for answering contemporary research questions in education.

Students will examine legal issues, statutes, and regulations within the context of healthcare education. The course will address a wide range of concepts that have potential legal ramifications related to administration, faculty, and students.

This course is designed to prepare students to develop abstracts for presentation, manuscripts for publication, and grant proposals. Experiences include seeking grants appropriate for students' respective institutions and prospective publication venues for scholarly manuscripts. Grant project management will also be addressed.

This course engages students in evaluation of evidence based educational practice. Students will collaborate to examine current practice and explore contemporary strategies to facilitate effective teaching and learning.

This course is designed to assist the student in selecting and narrowing a topic for the dissertation. Students will conduct an extensive review of research literature on a selected topic in healthcare education. Students will engage in comparative analysis of available research literature and derive conclusions for practice and recommendations for further study

This course prepares the student for identifying a problem statement, writing feasible research questions, reviewing the literature, and preparing the proposal. Students will be prepared to present the research proposal to applicable institutional review boards and to their respective dissertation committees upon completion of the course.

Students will work with their dissertation chair and committee on independent, scholarly research. Dissertation work will focus on presentation to the dissertation committee and IRB approval. Students will meet virtually to share information, and resources and to support other doctoral students who are engaged in the dissertation process.

Students will continue work with their dissertation chair and committee on independent, scholarly research. Dissertation work will focus on participant recruitment, data collection, analysis and interpretation of results. Students will meet virtually to share information, and resources and to support other doctoral students who are engaged in the dissertation process.

Students will continue work with their dissertation chair and committee on independent, scholarly research. Dissertation work will focus on interpretation of results and dissemination in written and presentation formats. Students will meet virtually to share information, and resources and to support other doctoral students who are engaged in the dissertation process.

In this practice-based course, students will work with an educator or administrator in an educational setting. Students will participate in design, implementation, and evaluation of educational activities or programs.