Given in blocks of 3 quarter hours each over three terms. A summary emphasis of the content in each of the areas covered in the master degree program. Designed to prepare the student for the State of Ohio School Counselor Certification Exam or Licensed Professional Counselor Exam. This course is designed to develop knowledge and skills necessary for researching program effectiveness with emphasis placed on delineating, collecting, analyzing, and applying descriptive and judgmental information for the purpose of decision-making. Study of educational research design, proposal writing, organization of data, and techniques for conducting research in teaching, administration, and counseling.
Emphasis is on developing a proposal to conduct an individual research project.
The study of contemporary developmental theories, including those of Freud, Skinner, Maslow, Kohlberg, Erikson, and Piaget, with interpretations made for teaching methodology, educational administration, counseling, and psychological services.