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3/1/12)

Ph.D. in Education Program of Study

Program plan for

Elizabeth Kalinowski Ohrt

1. Core Course (3)

EDUC 800
(3)

Ways of Knowing

2. Research Methods (15)

EDRS 810
(3)
Problems and Methods in Education Research
EDRS 811
(3)
Quantitative Methods in Educational Research
EDRS 812
(3)
Qualitative Methods in Educational Research
Two of the following: EDRS 820, EDRS 821, EDRS 822, EDRS 823, EDRS 824
EDRS 825, EDRS 826, EDRS 827, EDRS 828, EDRS 831
___EDRS 821 and 830__________________________________________
3. Professional Specialization (24):

Higher Education
Major Area

1. CTCH 622: Organization and Administration in Higher Ed.

2. CTCH 624: Financial Management in Higher Ed.
3. CTCH 792: Special Topic: Leadership in Higher Education
4. CTCH 792: Current Issues in Higher Education
5. CTCH 792: Research Writing
6. CTCH 821: History of Higher Education
7. CTCH 826: Institutional & Program Assessment in Higher Education
8. CTCH 830: Ethics in Higher Education
*Professional specialization may include (as one of the 8 courses):
EDUC 994 (3) Advanced Internship in Education
4. Secondary Emphasis (12): Student Affairs________
Minor Area(s)

1._(Masters Degree)
2. (Masters Degree)
3. (Masters Degree)
4._ CTCH 792: Disability Services
5. Dissertation (12)
EDUC 998 (3)

Doctoral Dissertation Proposal

EDUC 999 (9)

Doctoral Dissertation Research

after

PROPOSED DATE FOR COMPREHENSIVE PORTFOLIO ASSESSMENT:

November 30th, 2015
PROGRAM RATIONALE (please review the Program Guidelines for directions):
The program of study above reflects my interests in quantitative research as well
as my professional goal to work in higher education administration. As I have
mentioned in my personal essay, my long-term career goal is to work within the
academic advising field while also contributing to the advancement of the field through
research. This will require both administrative knowledge and understanding of higher
education administration including organizational theory, current issues in the field,
leadership in higher education, and financial management. My final course for my
professional specialization in higher education will be CTCH 624, Financial
Management in Higher Education, or, depending on the recommendations of the
committee, a directed readings course to bolster my knowledge of advising, the tools
used to assess advising, existing data on advising and theory related to advising and
student development.
In order to prepare myself for contributing to the academic advising literature, I
have used my time in the program to gain quantitative research skills by taking
advanced methods courses (EDRS 821 and EDRS 830). In my final semester of
coursework, I will continue pursuing a deeper understanding of multiple regression
techniques by taking Hierarchical Linear Modeling (EDRS 830). Administrators within
higher education are consistently asked to focus on increasing graduation and
retention rates. While I see this focus as somewhat misguided, it is impossible to
ignore, and it will be important for me to be able to understand how different variables
impact these measures and how to disaggregate data to more clearly and accurately
tell the story of my institution. This will be important both for reporting purposes and for
informing my practice.
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Student Signature

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Chair,
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Doctoral Advising Committee

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Member,
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Doctoral Advising Committee
(minor area representative)

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Member,
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Doctoral Advising Committee

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Anastasia Kitsantas, Director
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Ph.D. in Education Program

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