Graduate Competencies
Graduate students in the Career and Technical Education program will satisfy the six (6) graduate competency areas and components within each area. The competencies can be satisfied by successfully completing one or more of the activities listed within each competency area (see Guidelines below). A variety of venues such as courses, internships, and school-based activities can be used to satisfy the competencies. Diversity, access, and equity issues and practices are expected to be infused and pervasive within all competency areas and activities that satisfy student competency attainment. Each student’s approved graduate competency plan will be reviewed at least once each semester. All successfully completed competencies will have documentation in the form of products. After the student has satisfied all competencies and required activities, the advisor and committee members will conduct a final review and evaluation of the student’s portfolio. Upon final approval, a statement of certification of successful completion of the graduate competencies requirements will be forwarded by the advisor to the College of Education Graduate Studies Office for inclusion in the student’s file.
Monitoring and Assessment Procedures
- Student receives and reviews the Graduate Competencies Guidelines.
- Student meets with advisor to discuss his/her plan to satisfy the graduate competencies.
- Student develops his/her graduate competency plan.
- The advisor and committee review and approve the plan.
- The student implements the plan and develops the portfolio.
- The student and advisor meet at least once each semester to review the plan, monitor progress, and evaluate formatively the portfolio.
- All requirements in the graduate competency plan will be completed and satisfied no later than the middle of the last semester before expected graduation.
- The advisor and committee members review and evaluate summatively the student’s portfolio.
- The student delivers a presentation of his/her portfolio during or prior to the final oral examination.
- A statement of certification is forwarded to the College of Education Graduate Studies Office for inclusion in the student’s file when all of the graduate competencies have been satisfied.
Competencies
- Synthesize Knowledge
- Activities
- Write a literature review
- Produce a proposal
- Products (examples)
- Literature review
- Proposal
- Create Knowledge
- Activities
- Conduct a research project
- Plan and implement a program
- Develop program or instructional materials
- Write a journal manuscript
- Prepare a thesis
- Products (examples)
- Research project
- Program improvement project report
- Instructional materials
- Journal manuscript
- Thesis
- Communicate Knowledge
- Activities
- Plan and deliver a workshop
- Present at a professional conference
- Present at a seminar
- Prepare a conference paper
- Write a project report
- Prepare and/ or publish a journal article
- Products (examples)
- Workshop presentation report
- Conference presentation report
- Seminar presentation report
- Conference paper
- Project report
- Journal manuscript/article
- Think Critically and Reflectively
- Activities
- Prepare a critical and reflective paper
- Write a critical analysis paper (critique)
- Develop a professional philosophy statement
- Products (examples)
- Manuscript
- Critical analysis paper
- Philosophy statement
- Engage in Professional Development
- Activities
- Participate in workshops
- Attend professional conferences
- Maintain memberships in professional organizations
- Prepare a professional portfolio
- Products (examples)
- Workshop participation report
- Professional conference report
- Organization membership(s) log
- Portfolio
- Participate Actively in Their Profession
- Activities
- Prepare a report and critique of a conference or workshop
- Present at professional meetings
- Participate actively in professional associations
- Mentor colleagues
- Plan and deliver inservice workshops
- Provide technical assistance to colleagues
- Products (examples)
- Conference or workshop critique
- Professional meeting presentation report
- Professional association participation journal
- Mentoring log
- Inservice workshop report
- Technical assistance log
The competencies, activities, and products will use several venues that include courses, internships, independent studies, thesis research, seminars, comprehensive written examinations, oral examinations, school-based activities, professional organization activities, community activities, and others identified by the student, advisor, and/or committee members. The student will select one or more activities to satisfy the components of each competency area with the guidance of his/her advisor and committee members.
Graduate (General) Competencies
See a chart of graduate (general) competencies in Career and Technical Education.
