Educational Technology Required Courses
Of the eight (8) required courses, five comprise the core of the
Educational Technology program. The sequence of these courses is
important, and students are counseled to follow that sequence as
much as possible, particularly during the first two semesters. Major
deviation from the sequence may interfere with the organization
of the program as cohort-based. A cohort is a group of students
who enter and continue in the program together for as long as possible,
at least for 2 semesters.
The following table lists the eight (8)) required courses in their
sequence, together with the year and semester in which each course
must be taken if a student opted for the 2-year program. Each of
the ETEC courses carries 3 semester credit hours. Core courses
are in bold.
A student choosing the 3-year option in effect postpones
only sequence # 3, 6, and 7 (ETEC 605, 650, and 688). ETEC 690,
as the exit seminar, will always be the last course taken - in the
last Spring semester.
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ETEC Elective Courses
The "regimentation" of the sequence of courses is the departmental
solution of the constraints imposed by the fiscal situation facing
the University of Hawaii now and probably for the next few years.
It may also manifest itself in the restricted number of electives
which will be available to students at any given time. Though many
electives are "on the books", not all may be offered during the
semester when a student would like to take them. Through pre-registration,
the department can assure availability of some electives, provided
that sufficient number of our own ETEC majors will indicate interest
and guarantee enrollment. A list of electives follows:
Course designation
|
Course title
|
Semester most likely scheduled
|
Offering Irregular
|
ETEC 430
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"Video Technology"
|
Summer
|
..
|
ETEC 620
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"Visual Design"
|
Fall
|
.
|
ETEC 630
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"Television in Education"
|
Spring
|
..
|
ETEC 644
|
"Programming Concepts/Structures"
|
.
|
x
|
ETEC 645
|
"Designing Web-based Instruction"
|
Fall
|
.
|
ETEC 647
|
"Hypermedia Design"
|
Spring
|
.
|
ETEC 648
Alphas
|
"Computer Authoring
"
|
..
|
x
|
ETEC 649
|
"Development of Online Courseware"
|
Fall
|
.
|
ETEC 661
|
"Distance Education Technology"
|
Summer
|
x
|
ETEC 662
|
"Computer Networks in Education"
|
Summer
|
.
|
ETEC 663
|
"Planning for Technology and Resources
|
.
|
x
|
ETEC 664
|
"Technology & Instructional Applications"
|
Spring
|
..
|
ETEC 670
|
"Media & Technol. Product Evaluation"
|
.
|
x
|
ETEC 679
|
"Education & Telecomm Technologies"
|
.
|
x
|
ETEC 680
|
"Media Literacy: Ethics & Issues"
|
Summer
|
.
|
ETEC 686X
|
"Information Literacy & Learning Resources"
|
Spring
|
.
|
ETEC 750B
|
"Seminar in ET Issues: Instr.Development"
|
.
|
x
|
ETEC 750C
|
"Seminar in ET Issues: Telecommunications"
|
|
x
|
ETEC 750D
|
"Seminar in ET Issues: The Future"
|
.
|
x
|
All available elective courses are listed in the preceding table.
Some of the electives are tentatively scheduled to be offered as
indicated, and the faculty will honor this plan unless conditions
beyond faculty control (such as personnel unavailability) will prevent
its full implementation. There will always be offerings available
to those on a 2-year track, and therefore to those who choose a
longer program.
There are several rules which govem enrollment in elective ETEC
courses. It is the program policy that
- courses in the ETEC core must be taken immediately after
admission to the program.
- ETEC electives may be taken after the core is completed, or
concurrently with the core courses.
- a program planning sheet be prepared and returned to the student's
advisor upon notification of admission. It becomes a part of the
student's file, and must be kept up-to-date;
- the 39 semester credit hours required by the program constitute
a minimum, not a maximum!
- only 3 credits of ETEC 699 (Directed Research) course is applicable
to the minimum 39 credits in exceptional situations, and exclusively
at the Department's discretion.
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Outside (non-ETEC) Electives
Students may enroll in courses from outside departments, but such
courses will be considered to be supplemental to the required
minimum of 13 ETEC courses (39 semester credit hours).
Program Planning
The scope of the program and the availability of some courses only
in specific semesters indicate that a great deal of planning by
faculty is required to assure that students needs are met. For students,
planning is equally important. Additional guidelines and examples
of sequence of courses in 2- or 3-year program will be given to
the admitted students during the Orientation session.
General Departmental Examination
At the end of the Spring semester in which the student completes
all of the Educational Technology Core courses (and, of course,
removes all the identified pre-program deficiencies), a faculty
committee will administer the General Departmental Examination (oral)
to determine whether advancement to candidacy should be recommended
to the Graduate Division.
The departmental examination, conducted as an interview, is designed
to ascertain whether the prospective candidate's level of academic
work, personal characteristics, poise, attitude and communication
skills are indicative of the student's likelihood of success as
an educational technology professional, by giving the student an
opportunity to assure the faculty that
a) a feasible plan for the final project has been or is
being developed (for that purpose, an "idea" paper explaining the
project in 2-3 pages is expected from each eligible student two
weeks prior to the scheduled examination);
b) a satisfactory academic progress has been made and will continue
in future semesters, with all graduation requirements likely to
be completed one year from the General Departmental Examination.
c) the student is therefore prepared professionally to continue
the degree program as a formal degree candidate.
The Final Project is all-important, as it represents the culmination
of the student's work in the program. After the advancement to candidacy,
when the topic of the final project or research study has been clarified,
an advisor will be assigned to the candidate. Without a solid
evidence that a project is meaningful to the student, that it is
already reasonably well defined, and that the student will clarify
it further by the start of the next Fall semester, the advancement
to candidacy will be postponed. Detailed guideline toward orderly
progress will be issued to all (as document "Graduation Pre-Conditions")
in preparation for the "idea" paper interview.
Practicum
The required Practicum course is available only during the Fall
semester of the second or third year. Each student will have an
opportunity to profess what he or she has learned, and to add additional
experiences and new perspectives to his or her professional know-how.
Practicum is conducted as a group enterprise, with emphasis on real-world
situations. Most likely, the experience will consist of designing
and delivering workshops to defined target audience. Regular class
meetings are a part of the 3-credit ETEC 688 "Educational Technology
Practicum" course.
Minimally, all five (5) Educational Technology core courses
and at least two (2) electives will have to be completed by the
end of summer just prior to enrolling in the Practicum course, if
registration in ETEC 688 is to be considered.
Internship as part of the "Exit" Course
In order to be considered a program, the scope and sequence of
courses in Educational Technology must provide an orderly conclusion
of all the experiences. The course ETEC 690 "Seminar and Internship
in Technology Leadership" (3 cr.) is the means by which the faculty
attempts to "tie it all together" and at the same time provide every
student with another important experience -- an internship or a
teaching/training experience. The course is composed, therefore,
of two distinctly separate parts.
- The internship (a part of ETEC 690) is an individual
assignment based on the student's own request. It may consist
of assisting a faculty member in a specific course or research
activity, or may be external to the department, but must always
pertain to some educational technology project. With departmental
approval, it may be possible to do an internship somewhat ahead
of the terminal ETEC 690 course enrollment, but its recognition
will come only at the time of 690 enrollment. Minimally, eight
ETEC courses, including all the CORE courses, and the advancement
to candidacy are needed before an internship may be undertaken.
If the internship consists of assisting in a course, the student
must have already taken (for credit) the course in which the internship
is to be done. The primary objective of such internship is
to provide formal instructional experience (including planning
of content and presentation) upon which the student may draw in
his/her future professional endeavors. External internships
may become available in other university departments, in community
colleges, or public or private schools, or appropriate agencies.
Such assignments will need to be of the similar nature as those
implemented in departmental courses.
- The "leadership" component of the course deals with professional
matters, and all other aspects of the training in Educational
Technology which may need special emphasis. Regular seminar meetings
and assigned readings will characterize this part of the course.
As ETEC 690 serves as the exit course in the program, it is
offered only during the Spring semester of the student's final year.
Enrollment in it will be allowed only when the completion of the
program can be reasonably expected to occur by the end of
that semester, when the project is to be showcased as part of the
student's Final Oral Examination. Caveat: If a student's
show-casing (see next section) cannot occur, the student will need
to enroll in subsequent semesters.
Final Project
In any good graduate program, the student ends his/her program
with a presentation of a major research study. Often, such a study
is called a "thesis", though at the University of Hawaii a thesis
is a study specifically done under the "thesis plan" (Plan A), while
a study done under the "non-thesis plan" (Plan B) is usually referred
to as Seminar Report or Final Project. The written reports under
both plans are done according to the APA style, with specific accommodation
for academic papers.
Final Oral Examination
EdTech majors, whether under Plan A or Plan B, complete their program
officially with a final oral examination, which culminates their
program of study. The examination is given only
in the Spring Semester as part of the ETEC 690 course, after
the final project paper is read by the appropriate faculty. The
examination is intended to be a comprehensive one, though the description,
explanation and show-casing of the final study form the major part
of it. The examination is open to other students as well as guests.
Electronic Portfolio: An electronic portfolio that clearly
presents the student's knowledge, skills, attitudes, and professionalism
in the field of educational technology is to be completed by the
conclusion of studies in the program. Development of the portfolio
is initiated in ETEC 602 Teaching/Training Technologies; continued
independently by the student with advice by his or her advisor;
completed during the ETEC 690 Seminar & Internship in Technology
Leadership; and formally presented in that seminar.
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