1 Specialist (Ed.S.) Program Requirements

The Ed.S. program is 33 credit hours total. Students who have taken courses outside the Department of Educational Technology or Boise State can potentially transfer courses to the program to replace some of the requirements listed below (see the Transfer Courses section for more details).

Core & Research Courses: 12 credit hours ^[1]

EDTECH 602 EMERGING TRENDS IN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY: Explores current topics and trends in educational technology research and their applications. Reviews literature and practices to identify emerging trends in the field.

EDTECH 604 LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY: Examines principles that guide innovative leadership of educational technology programs and initiatives. Focuses on the synthesis of theories, models, and processes that guide policy creation and active project implementation. Emphasis on team building, organizational psychology, people and resources, and change management.

EDTECH 650 RESEARCH IN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY: Examines the foundations for and processes of conducting research using quantitative and qualitative approaches. Emphasizes critical steps in the process of research, reviewing and analyzing research studies in educational technology.

EDTECH 651 INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS FOR EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY: Measures of central tendency and variability, one and two sample tests, confidence intervals, chi-square, introduction to bivariate correlation, and analysis of variance. PREREQ: EDTECH 650 or doctoral status

Cognate Courses: 9 credit hours

Cognate courses can be any graduate level courses (in our 500 series) that have a common theme through them. The cognate represents a student’s development of a certain level of expertise in the field. A cognate can be formed by transfer courses *if* they meet program requirements.

The “EDTECH Cognate” is comprised of three courses in educational technology or a very closely aligned field, all of which have a similar theme or strand. The cognate represents the student’s particular area of focus or expertise, and is typically related to the direction of his or her dissertation study. Examples of cognates are K12 Online Learning, Adult Online Learning, Organizational Performance, School Technology Integration, Leadership in EdTech, Games & Simulations in Learning, etc. Courses for the cognate can be 500-level courses taken at Boise State University. Coursework for the cognate can be transferred (with approval) from another accredited institution.

A student’s “cognate” is not required to align with their research interests or the topic of their dissertation, but obviously it’s synergistic if it does, as the student’s work in the chosen classes can help deepen their understanding of the topic they seek to research.

Elective Courses: 9 credit hours

Elective courses can be any graduate level courses (in our 500 series) that are related to educational or instructional technology, academic leadership, educational psychology, education, STEM education, etc. Electives can be fulfilled via transfer courses *if* they meet program requirements.

Electives do not necessarily have to be related to a student’s area of research, but should be used to help a student explore topics more broadly and give him or her a wider perspective on the implementation of technology in education. Courses for the electives can be 500-level courses taken at Boise State University. Coursework for electives can be transferred (with approval) from another accredited institution.

Ed.S. Capstone:1 credit hour

EDTECH 680: EDUCATION SPECIALIST FINAL PROJECT (EdS only) Culminating activity for the Education Specialist in Educational Technology (EdS) program. The student-generated project topic must be approved by program coordinator prior to enrollment. Final project is a substantial written product and multi-media representation(s) of the work. Taken after all EdS core courses and cognate courses have been completed. (Pass/Fail). PREREQ: PERM/INST.