教育行政管理

This course will provide students opportunities to learn and to utilize technology for pursuit of information, 提供转型指导, 与所有利益相关者进行有效沟通, and fostering an organizational culture that embraces technology toward ongoing improvement. The course covers a wide spectrum of available technological resources to help leaders better understand student achievement as well as contextual factors (ex. school climate, parent satisfaction, teacher satisfaction) in schools. Specific emphasis will be given to exploration of potential applications of technological resources in a current organizational setting for becoming an integral component of leadership and school culture, 性能监控, 并为学生和教职员工提供更多的学习选择.

This course will provide students with the knowledge and skills to effectively manage human resources in a sustainable way that supports learning for all students, 营造专业的工作环境, 维护合同协议, 公平、道德地发展员工的能力. Specific emphasis will be focused upon promoting a learning organization through effective and collaborative performance reviews, 遵守法律, and strategic placement of resources to maximize organizational effectiveness toward student learning.

This course provides students with an overview of successful fiscal leadership in schools by surveying the dynamic landscape of school funding from federal, 状态, 以及地方层面. This course will provide students with abilities to effectively lead safe, 非常高效。, and effective organizations through meaningful and compliant fiscal management of organizational components, 操作, 和资源. Specific emphasis will be given to the study of the major responsibilities of a fiscal leader and the utilization of resources in effective and transformative ways.

This course will provide students with an overview of statistics as applied to the educational setting in school leadership through review basic statistics and utilization of the Statistic Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) as the technological platform for managing and understanding data to drive decision making in schools. Students will participate in hands on learning labs applying statistical analysis to real data sets and become skilled in the analysis, 解释, and consumer use of statistical analysis applied to school settings and situations. 需要支付软件费用.

This course provides students with an exposure and skill development in the use of mixed methods, 定性和定量, 用于教育研究的研究. Students will learn and understand the theoretical underpinnings of mixed methods and the application of these methods for effective leadership in dynamic global settings. The course approaches conducting research and the understanding of research as a key competency for those who will successfully lead schools and organizations in the 21st century. 特别注意研究问题的设计, 问题和目的陈述, 变量, 结构和抽样. This course also prepares students to craft and answer important educational questions using mixed methods.

This course develops students skill set in the use of qualitative methods 用于教育研究的研究. Students will learn and understand the theoretical basis of qualitative methods and how these methods are applied toward the successful leadership of schools and school districts. The course covers the collection, coding, analysis, and reporting of qualitative data. This course also prepares students to craft and answer important researchable questions using qualitative methods.