Wayne State University

Aim Higher

Education Evaluation & Research

Plan of Work

Doctoral students must complete and submit a Plan of Work in consultation with their advisors prior to the completion of eighteen credits. Failure to file a Plan of Work will preclude further registration.

Required Core Courses for all Ed.D. EER Majors

  1. EER 7630 Fundamentals of Statistics – 3 Credits
  2. EER 7650 Computer Use in Research – 3 Credits
  3. EER 8800 Variance and Covariance Analysis – 4 Credits

Total Credits in Core Courses: 10 Credits

Quantitative Track

  1. EER 7610 Evaluation and Measurement – 3 Credits
  2. EER 8720 Advanced Quantitative Program Evaluation – 3 Credits
  3. EER 8820 Multivariate Analysis – 4 Credits
  4. EER 8840 Structural Equations – 4 credits
  5. EER 8860 Nonparametric, Permutation, Exact, and Robust Methods – 4 Credits
  6. EER 8992 Research and Experimental Design – 3 Credits

Total Credits in Quantitative Track: 21 Credits

Measurement Track

  1. EER 8720 Advanced Quantitative Program Evaluation – 3 Credits
  2. EER 8760 Advanced Measurement I – 3 Credits
  3. EER 8770 Advanced Measurement II – 4 Credits
  4. EER 8820 Multivariate Analysis – 4 Credits
  5. EER 8840 Structural Equations – 4 Credits
  6. EER 8992 Research and Experimental Design – 3 Credits

Total Credits in Measurement Track: 21 Credits

Qualitative Track

  1. EER 7610 Evaluation and Measurement – 3 Credits
  2. EER 7640 Fundamentals of Quantitative Research – 3 Credits
  3. EER 7870 Fundamentals of Qualitative Research – 3 Credits
  4. EER 7880 Fundamentals of Ethnographic Research – 3 Credits
  5. EER 8700 Advanced Qualitative Research – 4 Credits
  6. EER 8710 Advanced Ethnographic Research – 4 Credits
  7. EER 8900 Qualitative Design for School Research – 3 Credits
  8. EER 8910 Practicum in Evaluation – 5 Credits

Total Minimum Credits in Qualitative Track: 21 Credits