Theological Readings DE 671 Readings in Theology I (1) First half of a vear-long readings course in C hristian theology that surveys major teachings within evangelical systematic theology. Re quired of entering doctoral students without sufficient grad uate level education in theo logy. Both semesters must be satisfac tori Iy co mpleted to fulfill the req uirement. ( Prerequi site co urse ; does not count coward units for graduation.) DE 672 Readings in Theology II (1) Second half of a year-long read ings course in Christian theology that s ur veys major teac hin gs within evangelical systemati c th eo logv. Req uired of entering doctoral students without suffi cient graduate level education in theology. Both semesters muse he satisfactorily completed to ful fill the requirement. (P re requi s it e co urse: does not co unt coward units for graduation. ) Independent Studies I Ip to four units of direc ted study opportunities ma y be a rranged with resident faculcy. DE 880 Directed Research (1-4) DE 881 Directed Readings (1-4) Internship DE 884 Ph.D, Internship (1-3) An opporwnity co impl e ment ed uca tional theory in ro prac ti ce in an applied setting. Students may emphasize educational lead ership or tea c hin g. or both. A decailed Growth Co ntract mu st be developed and approved by the supervising facultv member, field supervisor and student. and be filed in the Ph .D. pr og ram office prior rn receiv ing a regist ra tion signature for the cou rse. Pre-evaluation of the experience wi 11 be bas e d on a portfoli o of documents , etc., developed by t he student during th e internship term. as well as form at ive and summative written evaluations submitted by the field supervisor and additional persons ide ntifi ed from th e ministr y cont ext. A minimum of thr ee units is required for all s tud ents. The course mav be repeated for up to six unit s of credit. Students pr e pa ring for college tea c hing ma y substitute two of the th ree required units of internship with an advanced course on teaching.
ment controls and techniques required for effective manage ment of non-profit orga ni zations. Topics discussed include fund acco unts , budgeting, revenue forecasting, financial statements and reports. cas h-flow manage ment and capital financing. DE 861 Educational Psychology in Character Formation (3) An advanced exploration of learn ing. student moci vacion and charac ter formation with implic-acions for the practice of teaching and learn ing in local c hurch , para-c hurch and higher education settings. DE 862 Faith Development (3) Analvsis of va rious aspec ts of faith.development. Particular inves ti ga tion of the relationship of this licerarnre to human devel opment theory and research and to Biblical unders ta ndin gs of growth coward maturity in Christ.
encountered by leaders of non profit organil.ations are explored. DE 848 Multiple Staff Management (3) Issues related to the complex nature of multiple scaff manage ment in the church and religious non-profit organization se ttings. Topics include methods of struc turin g ad ministrati ve and pro gram staff, fiscal management, tec hnolog ica l innova tions and staff development , that serve as viable organizational resources. DE 849 Fund Raising and Institutional Advancement (3) An overview of the principles invo lved in th e administration of philanthropic organizations. An examination of various types of fund-raising including: annual fund, mrporate fund raising. grant writing, planned giving, capital campaigns
dents may direct their assignments to loca l church , para-church or higher Christian edm.-ation settinb'S. DE 853 Curriculum Innovation and the Change Process (3) An examination of the principles und e rl yi ng effective change s trategies as these relate en the improvement of c urricular ele ments of educational ministry. DE 854 Effective Teaching Research (3) An introduction to and examina tion of current research on effec tive teaching as it re lates co the object ives and ministry models of C hristian education. The emphasis will be on evaluating, synthesizing and applying major research findings co the unique purposes a nd co nt ex t s of the C hurch ' s eel uca tional efforts. including loca l churc h and para church ministries. Ch ri st ian sc hools. crusscultural miniseries and higher education. DE 855 Selected Topics in Curriculum Theory and Teaching (1-3) Exploration of selected issues led by resid e nt faculty or visiting professors. DE 856 Non-profit Financial Management and Control (3) Business prin c iples applied to the finan c ial accountabiliry and fi d uci ary responsibilities of those in the non-profit administration . This co urse introdu ces the stu dent co basi c financial manage-
and indi vidual solicitation. ISCL 765 Crosscultural Leadership (3)
DE 865 Selected Topics in Human Development and Learning (1-3)
Crosscult11ral st11dy of leadership in c ludin g diverse patterns of authority, legitimacy, public sup pon, leadership recruitment, and training as they affect communi cation, church growth. and devel oprm:nt worldwide. Educational Process and Design DE 851 Curricular Materials Design and Development (3) An advanced study of the rationale for and guiding principles of curricu lum design and development. Stu-
Exploration of selected issues led b y re s ident faculty or visiting professors. ISCL 721 Crosscultural Teaching/Learning Strategies for Curriculum (3) Theories and strategies for devel oping curriculum in a wide variety of formal and non-formal contexcs: emphasis is placed on low technol ogy, learner-sensitive options. Research ISCL 803 Qualitative Research (3) An adva n ced co urs e on the ethnographic method. emphasi z ing rigorous resea rch design and quality control with specific ref erence to educational resea rch. DE 874 Writing for Publication (3) A srndv of research and wricing in the field of Christi an educa ti o n with an e mphasis on preparin g man us c ript s for publicat ion as journal anicles. DE 875 Selected Topics in Edu cational Research (1-3) Exploration of selected issues led bv resident faculty o r v is itin g professors. DE 879 Readings Seminar (3) Researc h and writing on a topic of th e srndent's choosing. The student is expected to work out, with the professor's supe rv ision , a detailed co urse proposa l and bibliograph y, and submit with a Learning Contract.
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