BelowisatermbytermitemizationofcoursescompletedbyDr.

EugenioJoseJimenezwhileastudentat
FloridaStateUniversity.Descriptionpercoursefollows:
Fall2009
EDA6101.OrganizationalTheory(3).Overviewoforganizationalconceptsandtheoriestoenabletheadvanced
graduatestudenttodevelopalternativebasesforutilizingorganizationaltheoryinfuturestudyandpracticewithin
educationalsettings.
EDF5641.IntroductiontoPolicyStudiesinEducation(3).Providesanintroductiontotheconceptandpracticeofpolicy
inthefieldofeducationwithspecialfocusontheuseofsocialknowledgeinpolicyformation.Ithighlightspolicyasa
multidisciplinaryfieldofstudy.
EDF6576.PolicytoPractice:District,School,andClassroomPolicyImplementation(3).Thiscoursefocusesonthe
implementationofeducationalpolicyatthedistrict,school,andclassroomlevels.Thecoursecoversthecentraltheories
thathavebeenusedtounderstandthegoalsandmechanismsofdifferentstateandfederalpolicyeffortsaimedat
improvingschoolsandschooling;reviewsresearchonhowdistricts,schools,andteachersinclassroomsrespondto
stateandfederalpolicies;andalsocoversthreedifferent"cases"representingdominanttrendsineducationalpolicy,
providingamultilevelperspectiveonhowstateandfederalpoliciesshapedistrict,school,andclassroompractices.
Spring2010
EDA5931r.SpecialTopicsinEducationalAdministration(13).Contentvariestoprovideopportunitytostudycurrent
issuesineducationaladministrationandtopicsnotofferedinothercourses.Mayberepeatedastopicsvarytoa
maximumoftwelvesemesterhours.
EDA5941r.SupervisedTeaching(14).(S/Ugradeonly.)Mayberepeatedtoamaximumoffivesemesterhours.A
maximumofthreehoursmayapplytothemaster'sdegree.
EDA6193.LeadingLearning(3).Thiscoursepresentsarationale,history,andthecurrentresearchandpracticeof
instructionalleadershipandtheskillsrequiredamongthestudents.Thisinvestigationtakesplacewithinthecontextof
schoolaccountabilityandfederalguidelines.
Summer2010
EDF5461.IntroductiontoProgramEvaluation(3).Overviewofcurrentevaluationtheoryandmodels;emphasisonrole
evaluationinneedsassessmentandplanningphaseofprogramdevelopment.
EDF5612.EducationandCulture(3).Applicationsofanthropologyinthestudyofeducation.Focusesontransmissionof
culture;culturalfactorsthatpromoteandinhibitinschoollearning;bilingualismandlanguagepolicy;factorsaffecting
developmentandpolicyineducation.



Fall2010
EDA5501.TheAssistantPrincipalship(3).ThiscourseprovidesanoverviewofresearchonthepositionoftheK12
AssistantPrincipal.Thecourseaddressesissuesorroleambiguity,socialization,ethics,discipline,instruction,and
variousaspectsofpersonnelmanagement.
EDF5935r.SpecialTopicsinFoundationsofEducation(13).Willoffertopicsnotcoveredinregularcourses;e.g.,
advancedquantitativeresearch,BlackandLatinoeducation,economicsandeducation,religionanddiversityinpublic
education,schoolchoicepolicyissues,andurbaneducationalpolicy.Offeredonastudentdemandbasis.Topicsdeal
withpolicyandresearchissuesinthefoundationsofeducation.Mayberepeatedtoamaximumofninesemesterhours.
EDF6475.QualitativeMethodsinEducationalResearch(3).Prerequisite:EDF5481.Introductiontomethodsofdata
collection:qualitative,participantobservation,andethnographicinterviews.Attentiontostrengthsandshortcomings
foruseineducationalresearchandevaluation.
Spring2011
EDA6102.PerspectivesonLeadershipTheory(3).Thiscourseexaminestraditionalandnontraditionaleducation
leadershiptheories,includinganalysesofpurposesandmeaningsinherentinformalandinformalperspectives.
EDF6629r.AdvancedSeminar:SelectedTopicsinEducationandEconomicDevelopment(3).Prerequisite:EDF5625.
Ananalysisofselectedtopicsandpolicyissuesrelatedtoeducationandeconomicdevelopment.Mayberepeatedtoa
maximumofsixsemesterhours.
Summer2011
EDA6207.LeadershipforSchoolRenewal(3).Developingcatalyticleadershipforcreatingavisiondescriptionoftotal
qualityschool/schooldistrictandastrategicplanforrealizingthatvision.
EDF5400.BasicDescriptiveandInferentialStatisticsApplications(4).Descriptivestatistics,hypothesistesting,
confidenceintervals,correlationaltechniques,andintroductiontothegenerallinearmodel.
Fall2011
EDA6930.SeminarinLiterature,ResearchandProfessionalWriting(3)(S/Ugradeonly)Weeklyseminaroncurrent
educationalproblems.
EDF5624.EconomicsofEducation(3).Thiscourseappliesbasiceconomictheoryandmethodstopolicyissuesarisingin
schoolsanduniversities,includingbothdomesticandinternationalsettings.Examplesofspecificissuesincludethe
supplyanddemandforeducation,theexternalbenefitsofeducation,thelabormarketforeducators,andtheeffectof
marketcompetitionontheperformanceofeducationalinstitutions



EME5941.DesignsforInServicePersonnelDevelopment(3).Systematicproceduresforthedesignofstaff
developmentprogramsforeducational,noneducationalinstitutions.
Spring2012
EDA5288.ThePoliticsofEducation(3).Thiscourseisanintroductiontothestudyofthenation'slargestsocial
institution,publiceducation.Usingconceptsbasedinthedisciplineofpoliticalscience,thecourseexploreshow
ideologies,institutions,andsocialgroupshaveinteractedtoshapeformalschoolingintheUnitedStates.Class
discussionsandreadingswillfocusonthedistributionofpowerandleverageinthepoliticalprocessofAmericansociety
andtheutilizationofcommunicationandanalyticskillsbyeducationaladministratorsandpolicyanalysts.
EDA8964r.PreliminaryDoctoralExamination(0).(P/Fgradeonly.)
EDF5652.PolicyDevelopmentinEducation(3).CourseexplorestheUnitedStates'policymakingprocessinallitsstages
includingproblemidentification,agendasetting,policyformation,policyadoption,implementationandevaluation.Inso
doing,itsurveysabroadrangeofK12andpostsecondaryeducationpolicies.
EDH6935.Seminar:Literature,Research,andProfessionalWritinginHigherEducation(3).(S/Ugradeonly.)This
courseisthecapstoneforthedoctoralresearchsequence.Thefocusofthecourseisonissuesrelatedtothe
developmentandrefinementofthedoctoraldissertationprospectus,includingproblemstatement,literaturereview,
andresearchdesignandmethod.
Summer2012
EDA6940r.InternshipinEducationalAdministration(3).(S/Ugradeonly.)Fieldexperienceinadministration,including
supervisionandcurriculum.Mayberepeatedtoamaximumofninesemesterhours.
EDA6980r.Dissertation(112).(S/Ugradeonly.)
EDF5401.GeneralLinearModelApplications(4).Prerequisite:EDF5400.Topicsincludedaregenerallinearmodel
applicationsincludingmultipleregression,ANOVA,ANCOVA,aptitudetreatmentinteractionanalysis,andother
techniques.
Fall2012Fall2013
EDA6980r.Dissertation(112).(S/Ugradeonly.)
Spring2014
EDA6980r.Dissertation(112).(S/Ugradeonly.)
EDA8985r.DissertationDefense(0).(P/Fgradeonly.)