Pinnacle/Approved Elective

If you are looking for a class to substitute for the "Pinnacle Seminar" or if you are looking for a class to fullfill the "Approved Elective" listed on your program requirement sheet, you may take an Advanced Research class or a programmatic content course as listed below:

Educational Leadership students may take the following courses to substitute for the Pinnacle Seminar or "Approved Elective:"
E7335 Advanced Supervision of Curriculum & Instruction
E7245 Teaching & Effective Learning Strategies
or
An additional technology course, E7801 - E7805.
or
An Advanced Research Class


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Teaching & Learning (formerly Instructional Leadership) students may use the following courses for their substitutions:
E7137 Educational Leadership in Theory & Practice
E7033 Leading & Managing Change in a Diverse Society
or
An additional technology course, E7801 - E7805.
or
An Advanced Research Class

Advanced Research Classes are as follows:
R7034 Advanced Statistical Analysis
R7036 Curriculum and Program Evaluation
R7037 Survey Techniques
R7040 Advanced Qualitative Analysis

If you have any questions, please contact your academic advisor.

Thank you,
AUASOE

New Addition to Argosy Atlanta

The School of Education would like to welcome our new Campus President,

Dr. Ronald Swanson!

Welcome New Education Faculty!

The Argosy School of Education is very excited to introduce our newest additions to our full and part-time faculty!

Qiana Cutts, Ph.D.
Georgia State University
Assistant Professor
Specialty Areas: Qualitative Research Methods; Program Evaluation; Academic Writing; APA Formatting and Style; Foundations of Education; Race, Gender, Class and Education; Multicultural Education and Diversity
Professional Positions Held: K-12 Teacher, Team Leader, Design Team Facilitator, Graduate Research Assistant, Program Evaluator, Research Associate, Adjunct Instructor, Consultant
E-mail Address: qcutts@argosy.edu

Waltrina E. Dufor, Ph.D.
Indiana State University
Assistant Professor
Specialty Areas: Higher Education, Leadership & Governance, Mentoring, Intersectionality of Race, Gender, Class & Politics, and Identity Development.
Professional Positions Held: Associate Dean of Students & Director of Campus Programs, Director of Student Development, Charter School Curriculum Director, Director of Multicultural and International Affairs, Workforce Development Coordinator, Admissions & International Counselor, Community Relations Coordinator, Adjunct Faculty, and Consultant.

Email Address: wdufor@argosy.edu

John Eaves, Ph.D.
University of South Carolina
Assistant Professor
Specialty Areas: Higher Education Administration, Student Personnel Services, Historically Black College & Universities, Single-gender education
Professional Positions Held: Assistant Dean of Student & Enrollment Services, Director of Evening Degree Programs, Regional Director of the Peace Corps, Senior Program Officer
E-mail Address: jeaves@argosy.edu


Harold McGinnis, Ph.D.
Florida State University
Associate Professor
Specialty Areas: Higher Education, Comprehensive and Strategic Planning, Campus Master Planning and Facilities, Program Evaluation, Research Methods and Quantitative Analysis, Survey Research, Math and Science Education
Professional Positions Held: Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Instructor, Institute Director, Planning Director, Vice President-Planning Consultant, Aide to Governor, Instructor, Coach
E-mail Address: hkmcginnis@argosy.edu


Part-Time Faculty

Kimberly S. Anderson, Ph.D.
University of Texas at Austin
Assistant Professor
Specialty Areas: qualitative research, program evaluation, language policy, bilingual education/ESOL, English Language Learners, immigration, diversity and race
Professional Positions Held: Senior Policy Research Analyst with the SERVE Center at the University of North Carolina Greensboro; and prior to that research and program evaluation director, school improvement consultant, researcher, peer-reviewed journal editorial board, elementary bilingual teacher
E-mail Address: ksanderson@argosy.edu


Curtis Grier, Ed.D.
Clark Atlanta University
Associate Professor
Specialty Area: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods, Action Research, Program Evaluations, Survey Design
Professional Positions Held: Research Specialist, Staffing Administrator, Internal Affairs Investigator
Email address: cgrier@argosy.edu

Spring Course Addition - E7337 Special Topics

Spring II Course Addition

E7337 BLA Special Topics of Curriculum and Instruction will be added to the Spring II course schedule (please allow 24 hrs from this posting for the course to show in the student portal.) If you require this course, please register via online registration before January 18th.


E7337 BLA Special Topics in Education
Blended Sat. & Sun.
March 20-21

April 17-18 (9am - 5pm)
Dr. Kimberly Wilson

Attention MAEd Students

We have added a section of E6233 Education Finance to the Spring 2010 Course Schedule. The course section is BLA and it will be taught by Dr. Robert Waller.

Thank you,

AUASOE

Research and Writing Course Policy

Argosy Atlanta School of Education Students


All Writing and all Research courses must be taken in the Blended Weekend or Evening course formats. Please do not register, or request to be registered for 100% online research or writing courses. The request will be denied.

Listed below are the courses that must be taken in an on-ground format:

W7000 Advanced Academic Study and Writing
E7834 Writing for Research & Professional Publication
E6925 Capstone
E6100 Research in Education
R7001-A Introduction to Research Methods
R7031-A Methods and Analysis of Quantitative Research
R7032-A Experimental Research Methods
R7034-A Advanced Statistics
R7035-A Methods and Analysis of Qualitative Research
R7036-A Curriculum and Program Evaluation Methods
R7038-A Action Research
R7040 Advanced Qualitative Analysis


Thank you for your understanding,
AUASOE

Spring Course Schedule

Welcome to Spring Registration!

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Please use the published Spring Course Schedule to plan your spring semester and then proceed to the student portal to register for your selections.

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As of 10/13/09, I have made changes to the spring schedule. Please print a fresh copy if you have printed a schedule from yesterday! Also, the Schedule of Online Spring Courses will be available this week (hopefully by tomorrow 10/14/09.)

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If you are having problems registering for research courses, please submit a completed add/drop form to the education department via fax: 770.671.0476 ATTN: Education. Incomplete add/drop forms will not be processed (Student information must be legible and course selections must include course number and section.)

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Please keep a new copy of the updated Academic Advisor List. We have many new full-time faculty that are very enthusiastic about assisting students with their plans!

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Thank you and have a great spring 2010!

Chris Burndrett

Changing Majors/Concentrations

If you are contemplating changing your degree major or concentration, please compare the Program Requirement Sheet of the major or concentration desired with your current requirements.

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Depending on how far you have progressed in your program, you may be required to take additional courses within the new major/concentration and/or you may lose recognition for courses that are not reflected in the curriculum of the new major/concentration.

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Program Requirement Sheets are posted in the lower right hand column of this website.

Thank you,

AUSOE

Argosy Atlanta School of Education Policy - Research Courses

It is Argosy Atlanta School of Education Policy that all research and writing courses must be taken via an on-ground format. When registering for research or writing courses, please choose sections that are in the blended weekend or evening (during the week) formats. These courses may not be taken in the 100% online format. If you email, fax, or drop off an add/drop form requesting an online research course, your registration will not be processed.

Thank you,

AUSOE

Doctoral Student Conference

The First Annual

Doctoral Student Conference

will be held on August 29th, 2009

from 8:30am to 4:30 pm.

The objectives of the conference are:
1. To share and exchange perspectives on the resources available for the doctoral student support process.

2. To articulate and describe specific strategies for succeeding at each stage the dissertation phase of doctoral study

3. To present doctoral students who have successfully completed all phases of doctoral study.

4. To provide real world examples of "the work."

5. To model professional collegiality and collaboration and provide opportunities for networking.

6. To assist doctoral students in preparing for dissertation defenses.

* All doctoral students are invited to attend*

Student Success - Jeffrey Copeland

Congratulations to Jeffrey Copeland for being chosen to attend a unique training experience as a direct result of his dissertation research.

Jeffrey has been invited to participate in 5 days of training at the Gurian Institute in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This intense training experience is designed for teachers, administrators, parents and other professionals working with children. The Institute is committed to helping those working with children (and their families) gain knowledge of how the male and female brain learn, then applying that knowledge to their classrooms, schools, districts, communities and homes.

Student Success - Jose Colon

The Argosy Atlanta School of Education would like to congratulate Jose Colon for securing his position as Assistant Administrator for North Cobb High School in Kennesaw, Georgia.

Please join us in wishing Jose the best in his well - earned position!

CITI Training

Hello Dissertation students,

CITI training is completed online at http://www.citiprogram.org/ Please contact your dissertation chair for more details.

Thank you,
Chris

Dissertation Guide and IRB Handbook

***Update*** The IRB Handbook and Fall 2009 Dissertation Guide are now available on this blog under the "Disseration Information" heading. (1/25/2010)


Hello Ed.D Dissertation students,

The 2009 Dissertation Guide and IRB Handbook are available on http://www.gspp.edu/. Please contact the university for the login and password if you do not have it.

Once logged into gspp.edu, click on "Ed.D" and then "Dissertation." This will take you to a webpage with PDF's of both of the above dissertation resources as well as others.

Thank you,
Chris

New Section of R7001 Intro to Research

We have added a new section of R7001 Introduction to Research Methods to the Summer II session. If you would like to register for this course, please complete an add/drop form and submit it to the registrar. See course information below:

R7001 BLH Introduction to Research Methods
7.5 Week-2
Blended
Sat. & Sun.
Jul. 18-19 & Aug. 15-16

9:00-5:00
Dr. McGinnis