Quals Study Group Spring 2011

• meetings:

• Fridays at 6pm
• Mean Green Village EDHE building B

TABLE OF CONTENTS

before-quals reminders:

• file your degree plan
• let Dr. Whitson know you plan on taking the quals
• be sure any grades of "Incomplete" are taken care of
• turn in quals form (when it's available)
• needs signatures of your committee members
• current form due FEB 18:
• quals form page 1
• quals form page 2

Contact Info for Quals Study Group (click here)

General Review Materials

• AGSHE Qualifying Exam Tips.pdf  
• REFERENCES AND TOPICS.doc
• Cases for Quals.doc
• Quals advice from EDHE faculty:
• Qualifying Exams (mistakes) comments from EDHE faculty.docx  

Review Materials (by course)

• Teaching & Learning (EDHE 6050)

• Roberts Teaching and Learning Summative Essay.docx  
• Engagement_Theory_Powerpoint1.pptx  (Marian)
• StarrHoffman-EDHE6050-SummativeEssay.doc (Starr)
• Summaritive Essay Teaching and Learning.docx  (Marian)
• Final Paper Teaching and Learning - Engagement Theory.docx  (Marian)
• 6520 NOTES ON RESEARCHERS.doc
• 6050 NOTES ON LEARNING THEORIES.doc

• Statistics Courses / For Research Article Critique Section

• Guidelines for critiquing quantitative & qualitative articles: 
• MattPark_Quals Sp 10 Critiqueguidlines_DC.pdf (PDF version; Matthew)
• MattPark_Quals 09 Art Guide Quant & Qault.docx  (Word version; Matthew)
• Vanessa's EPSY6010 powerpoints: http://www.slideshare.net/VMRoberts 
• multiple regression websites:
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_ljQpyxPw8
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EFXic4sGdE
• http://academic.reed.edu/psychology/RDDAwebsite/spssguide/spsshome.html
• Starr's notes from Multiple Regression (EPSY 6210)
• free online stats course -- great for review! (Annie)
• https://oli.web.cmu.edu/jcourse/lms/students/syllabus.do?section=5cc3b5f980020ca600dc47b265ca99b5
• Effect size calculator for t-tests

• Research in Higher Ed (EDHE 6530; "Dr. Chen's class")

• Research on Students in Higher Education.doc
• 6530 Power Point.pptx
• 6530 Final Research Paper Combined.docx
• PHd vs EdD.pdf
• 6530 practice vs policy.pdf
• 6530 Future needs for research.pdf
• Dr. Chen's powerpoint lecture files:
• http://www.slideshare.net/VMRoberts (Vanessa)
• Lecture_10052010.pdf (Starr)
• Lecture_09212010.pdf
• Lecture_09142010.pdf
• Lecture_09072010.pdf  
• 10-12-10 ppt - Chen.pdf
• 9-28-10 ppt - Chen.pdf
• 10-19-10 ppt - Chen.pdf 

• Research on Students (EDHE 6520)

• VincentTintoPh D .ppt
• Research on Students in Higher Education.doc
• 6520 NOTES ON RESEARCHERS.doc  
• Fowler Theory - Research 6520.pptx  
• Zach_EDHE6520_The Overlap and Unique Contribution.pdf
• Zach_EDHE6520_Theories and Models of Student Change in College.pdf
• Zach_EDHE6520_The College Environment Revisited.pdf
• Zach_EDHE6520_Cybercheating is a New Twist on an Old Problem.pdf
• Zach_EDHE6520_A Field Experiment in Student Plagiarism.pdf
• Zach_EDHE6520_Is There Social Capital in a Social Network Site - Facebook Use.pdf
• Zach_EDHE6520_How College Affects Students.pdf
• Zach_EDHE6520_Harvard School of Public Health Alcohol Study.pdf
• Zach_EDHE6520_Gender Equality in HiEd - Are Male Students at a Disadvantage.pdf
• Zach_EDHE6520_From Teaching to Learning.pdf
• Zach_EDHE6520_Financial Aid and Student Dropout in HiEd.pdf
• Zach_EDHE6520_Field Experiences in Effective Prevention.pdf
• Zach_EDHE6520_Exploring Academic Misconduct.pdf
• Zach_EDHE6520_Explaining Socioeconomic Differences in College Transfer.pdf
• Zach_EDHE6520_Essential Learning Outcomes.pdf  

• Finance (EDHE ?)

• Finance - Module 2 Reading.doc
• Finance - Module 3 Reading.doc
• Finance - Module 4 Reading.doc
• Finance - Module 5 Reading.doc
• Finance - Module 6 & 7 Reading.doc
• Finance - Module 8 Reading.doc
• Finance - Module 9 Reading.doc
• Finance - Chabotar Article 2.pdf
• Finance - Chabotar Article 1.pdf  
• Roberts_Finance Position Paper.doc
• Roberts_Finance Final Exam.doc  
• Final Exam Finance.docx
• Final Position Paper Finance.docx
• Zach_Financial Environment.pdf (for student services) 

• History (EDHE 6510)

• Roberts EDHE 6510 Class 4 Notes.pdf
• Roberts EDHE 6510 Class 1 Notes.pdf  
• Major Events that Shaped American Higher Education.doc
• Summary Table.docx  
• History.doc
• Historical Events in Higher Education.doc
• Higher Education Perspectives.doc
• Contributions Impact Timeline - All Class.doc  
• History Final Paper.docx
• History GI paper.doc  
• history lectures (powerpoints):
• Mass Higher Education Era - Wilson.ppt
• Land Grant Colleges - Wilson.ppt
• Federal Government in Higher Ed - Wilson.ppt
• Faculty - Wilson.ppt
• End of Mass Higher Education Era - Wilson.ppt
• Emergent Nation 1 - Wilson.ppt
• Emergent Nation 2 - Wilson.ppt
• Colonial Colleges - Wilson.ppt
• Antebellum Colleges - Wilson.ppt
• Ancient Learning - Wilson.ppt
• Transformation Era - Wilson.ppt
• Curriculum to Extra Curricular - Wilson.ppt  

• General Administration (EDHE 6710)

• NOTES ON 6710 GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.doc
• General Administration.doc
• Organization and Administration Powerpoint.pptx
• Midterm General Administration.docx
• General Administration Final Paper.pptx  
• EDHE6710Steve Taylor Exam Sp08 - Copy.doc  
• Zach_EDHE6710FourModelSchema.doc
• Zach_Big Man on Campus Paper.docx
• Zach_MidtermExamBaier6710.docx  

• Higher Ed in a Democracy (EDHE 6700)

• Zach_HIED Democracy - The Mission of the College.doc  
• Higher Education in a Democracy 6700 - Spring 2003.doc
• 6700 NOTES ON DEMOCRACY.doc
• Democracy Final.docx  
• Democracy - Furture of Higher Education.docx
• What is Democracy Paper.docx
• Marian_-_What_is_American_Democracy Dad's comments.docx   
• articles for Democracy course:
• what does college teach.pdf
• The mission of the university.pdf
• should faculty teach virtues and values.pdf  
• public rep of college campus.pdf
• future of HIED.pdf
• Future of american idea.pdf
• cultural literacy.pdf
• are too many students going to college.txt
• 6oth anniverary of president's report.pdf  

• Strategic Planning (EDHE ?)

• CutrightSpring2009-BrysonSummary_forQuals.PDF (Starr)

• summary of academic strategic planning process

• Org. & Administration of Student Services (EDHE 6730)

• Zach_Doctoral Education and Beyond.pptx  
• Zach_EDHE6730UnderstandingHEEnvironmentsLoriBurns.ppt
• Zach_EDHE6730The_Political_Dimensions_of_Decision_Making.ppt
• Zach_EDHE6730Supporting_PeopleProgramsand_Structures_for_Diversity.ppt
• Zach_EDHE6730StudentSecurityPolicyCaseStudy.ppt
• Zach_EDHE6730Student-AcademicAffairsCollaborationIntegration.doc
• Zach_EDHE6730Professional_CompetenciespptSteveTaylor.pptx
• Zach_EDHE6730OrganizationandModels.ppt
• Zach_EDHE6730Managing_Conflict_Constructively.ppt
• Zach_EDHE6730Historyppt-LoriBurns.ppt
• Zach_EDHE6730Chapter_27-_Advancing_Professionally_Through_Doctoral_Education.ppt
• Zach_EDHE6730Chapter_19LegalIssues.ppt
• Zach_EDHE6730_Associations_Job_Search.ppt  
• Zach_Financial Environment.pdf  
• Developmental Theory
• DevelopmentalTheory_Notes from Class.docx   

Past Question Examples

2007 questions

• Doctoral Qualifying Exam - Spring 2007.pdf
• Doctoral Qualifying Exam - Fall 2007.pdf

2009 question

• Quals 09 PT one.doc
• Quals 09 Pt Two.doc
• Quals 09 Ed.D. R.docx
• Quals 09 PhD R.docx  
• Quals 09 R Art I.pdf  
• Quals 09 R Art II.pdf
• Quals 09 Art Guide Quant & Qault(2).docx  

2010 spring questions

• MattPark_Quals SP 10 Part 1.doc
• MattPark_Quals SP 10 Pt. 2.doc  
• MattPark_Quals SP10 Part 3 Research Section.pdf  
• MattPark_Quals Sp 10R Gardner JHE.pdf  (article for research method section critique)
• additional spring 2010 files from others; may be duplicates:
• Qualis SP10 Research Section(2).pdf
• Quals SP 10R(NSSEville State)(2).pdf
• Quals Sp 10R Gardner JHE(2).pdf
• Quals Sp 10 Critiqueguidlines_DC(2).pdf 
• Tuckman and Quals So 10R Caldwell pdf(2).pdf  

2010 fall questions (most recent)

• Quals A Fall2010.docx
• Quals B Fall2010.docx
• Quals C Fall_2010.docx
• Quals Diret Fall2010.docx
• materials for Fall 2010 quals:
• Revising Race How Biracial Students are Changing Student Services.pdf
• Status and trends in the education of racial and ethnic groups.pdf
• Texas Population Projection 2000-2015.pdf
• THECB Participation Forecast 2009-2020.pdf
• Part-time undergraduates in postsecondary education 2003-04.pdf  
• Mind the gap - The digital dimension of college access.pdf
• Community college attendance and socioeconomic plans.pdf
• A profeile of successful pell grant recipients.pdf   
• (NSSE Benchmark Comparisons) MattPark_Quals SP 10R(NSSEville State).pdf 

Other Resources & Links

• APA 6th Edition online

• Son of Citation Machine -- quick way to generate APA citations for reference list (but be sure to double-check them manually!) 

• UNT LIBRARY RESOURCES
  

• statistical analysis resources:
• questions to ask when critiquing a research study
• online books:
• StatSoft textbook (basic stats info)
• HyperStats textbook
• bibliographic software (save your articles & citations here!)
  
• Statistics Tutorials
• WISE: various info about stats, including help for determining correct method of analysis 
  

• RefWorks

• bibliographic software (save your articles & citations here!)

• group code: RW(insert university abbreviation here)ex
  

• dissertation calculator (to help you form a timeline):   http://www.lib.umn.edu/help/disscalc/

• related wiki pages: Starr's quals schedule