EDU 610L00.A Organizational Management

Dr. Vickie S. Brown

214.818.1341 (office)

214.662.2817 (cell)

Spring2016

3 hours

Coursedescription: An advanced course focused on understanding the purposes, processes, and problems involved in organizational administration, including the area of Christian education. Areas of study include budgeting, scheduling, staff management, committee structure, leadership, and facilities, encouraging a Christian concept of stewardship.Students gain an understanding of management concepts that encourage Christian stewardship of resources.

Courseobjectives:

Synthesize a biblical basis for a personal management and leadership philosophy.

Write objectives, goals, and action plans for achieving growth in an organization.

Write job descriptions for various vocational ministries, as well as, volunteer positions in a typical church setting.

Plan explicit ways to encourage:

  • Motivation for volunteer leadership.
  • Church planning and budgeting.
  • Personnel policies applicable to a ministry organization.
  • Planning and development of new facilities.

CourseTexts:

Anthony, M. & Estep, J. Management Essentials for Christian Ministries. Broadman & Holman

Publishers. 2005. ISBN 9780805431230

Finzel, H. The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make. David Cook. 2007. ISBN 9780781445498

Courserequirementsandevaluation procedures:

1. Weekly Discussion Questions: You will work in Discussion Groups to complete a set of questions that pertain to chapters and articles posted on the course Blackboard site. Responses are to be thoughtful, professional, of graduate quality writing, and a minimum of one page, double-spaced, in Word.

DUE: 01-26-16 to 3-1-16 POINTS: 5 points each/30 points total

2. Book Review and Presentation: You will select one book from the supplemental book list to read and explain to your peers during the first class meeting of the semester. Presentations are to consist of a 15-20 minute overview accompanied by a PowerPoint (10-20 slides). You will also submit a 5 page analysis of the book and its major points.

DUE: 03/22/16 POINTS: 15 points

3. Visioneering Project: In preparation for the final, each student will choose a “personal project” that that they believe will enrich their personal or professional life. He/she will spend a minimum of one (1) hour “daydreaming” in order to produce a complex webbing of the “perfect” solutions. The final draft of your webbed solution will be presented in class.

DUE: 03/29/16 POINTS: 15 points

3. Leadership Covenant: Each student will produce a typed, one page covenant to bear witness of what stakeholders can expect from you as the leader of their organization.

DUE: 04/05/16 POINTS: 10 points

5. Leader Interview: Each student will choose someone whom they consider to be a leader and interview them for this course. The interview should last approximately one (1) hour and address a minimum of twelve (12) questions which reflect many of the principles found in The Leadership Challenge. During class, you will share the information gleaned from this project and submit a hard copy of your interview.

DUE: 04/19/16 POINTS: 10 points

6. Personal Best Project Presentation: Following the Anthony model, you will create a systematic plan of action to address your “personal project” that was chosen earlier in the semester. You will participate in a class discussion examining the process you went through along with a written copy of the Action Plan as the final.

DUE: 05/10/16 POINTS: 20 points

Assignment / Due Date / Point Value
Discussion Questions / 1-26 to 3-01-16 / 5 each/30
Book Review / 3-22-16 / 15
Visioneering Project / 3-29-16 / 15
Leadership Covenant / 4-05-16 / 10
Leader Interview / 4-19-16 / 10
Personal Best Project / 5-10-16 / 20
TOTAL / 100

Attendancepolicies:

Absences

Sinceclassparticipationisvitaltolearning,absencesshouldbetakenonlywhenabsolutelynecessary. Morethanseven(7)absencesfortwo-day-perweekclasses,and morethanthree(3)absencesforblock classeswillresultina gradeof“F”forthecourses.TheprofessorandtheVicePresidentofAcademic Affairsmustapproveallexceptionstothispolicy.Proportionateabsencesapplytoallotherterms(J- Term,summerclasses,languageterm,etc.).Studentsareresponsibleforallabsencesduetoillnessor anyotherreason.Grantingofexcusedabsencesispermittedatthediscretionoftheprofessor.

Tardies

Missingmorethanfifteen(15)minutesatthebeginningorendofaclassperiodisconsideredone absence.Threeinstancesoftardinessoffifteenminutesorlessequalsoneabsence.Thetardystudentis responsiblefornotifyingtheprofessorofhis/herpresenceinwritingattheendofclass.Studentswho wishtodepartearlyshouldclearitwiththe professor.

Gradingscale:

A / 97-100 / 4.0gradepointspersemesterhour
A- / 93-96 / 3.7gradepointspersemesterhour
B+ / 91-92 / 3.3gradepointspersemesterhour
B / 88-90 / 3.0gradepointspersemesterhour
B- / 86-87 / 2.7gradepointspersemesterhour
C+ / 83-85 / 2.3gradepointspersemesterhour
C / 80-82 / 2.0gradepointspersemesterhour
C- / 78-79 / 1.7gradepointspersemesterhour
D+ / 75-77 / 1.3gradepointspersemesterhour
D / 72-74 / 1.0gradepointpersemesterhour
D- / 70-71 / 0.7gradepointspersemesterhour
F / 0-69 / 0.0gradepointspersemesterhour

Incompletegrades:

Studentsrequestinga gradeofIncomplete(I)mustunderstandthatincompletegrades

maybegivenonly uponapprovalofthefacultymemberinvolved.An“I”maybeassignedonlywhena studentiscurrently passinga courseandinsituationsinvolvingextendedillness,seriousinjury,deathin thefamily,or employmentorgovernmentreassignment,notstudentneglect. Studentsareresponsibleforcontactingtheirprofessorspriorto theendofthesemester,plusfilingthe appropriatecompletedandapprovedacademicrequestformwiththeRegistrar’sOffice.The“I”must be removed(bycompletingtheremainingcourserequirements)nolaterthan60calendardaysafterthe gradewasassigned,orthe“I”willbecomean“F.”

Institutionalpolicies:

AcademicHonesty:

Absolutetruthisanessentialbeliefandbasisofbehaviorforthosewhobelieveina God

whocannotlie andforbidsfalsehood.Academichonestyistheapplicationoftheprincipleof

truthintheclassroom setting.Academichonestyincludesthebasicpremisethatallwork

submittedbystudentsmustbetheir ownandanyideasderivedorcopiedfromelsewheremust

becarefullydocumented.

Academicdishonestyincludes,butisnotlimitedto:

•cheatingofanykind,

•submitting,withoutproperapproval,workoriginallypreparedbythestudent foranother course,

•plagiarism,whichisthesubmittingofworkpreparedbysomeoneelseasifitwerehisown, and

•failingtocreditsourcesproperlyinwrittenwork.

LearningDisabilities:

Inordertoensurefullclassparticipation,anystudentwitha disablingconditionrequiring

special accommodations(e.g.,taperecorders,specialadaptiveequipment,specialnote-takingor

test-taking needs)isstronglyencouragedtocontacttheinstructoratthebeginningofthecourse

orifa studenthasa learningdisability,pleaseinformtheprofessorsoassistancecanbeprovided.

AuditingandSit-inStudents:

AnystudentmayenrollinacourseasanAuditororSit-inaslongastheclassisbelow

capacity.A student’spermanenttranscriptwillreflectwhichcourseshavebeencompletedas

audits.Sit-instudents arenotgivengradesbyprofessorsandtheirtranscriptswillnotreflect

enrollmentinthecourse.Taking testsandparticipationincourseactivitiesareaffordedtocredit

studentsinthesyllabusandisatthe discretionoftheprofessor.

Course outline by date, topic, and session:

Date / Topic / Reading Assignment / Assignments Due
1-19-16 / Syllabus
Management Essentials / Part I pp. 13-58
1-26-16 / Planning / Part II pp. 59-157 / Discussion 1
2-2-16 / Organizing / Part III pp. 158-243 / Discussion 2
2-9-16 / Staffing / Part IV pp. 244-296 / Discussion 3
2-16-16 / Directing / Part V pp. 297-386 / Discussion 4
2-23-16 / Evaluating / Part VI pp. 387-426 / Discussion 5
3-1-16 / Mistakes 1 / pp 13-42 / Discussion 6
3-8-16 / Mistakes 2 / pp. 43-60
3-22-16 / Mistakes 3 / pp. 61-72 / Book Review
3-29-16 / Mistakes 4 / pp. 73-88 / Visioneering Project
4-5-16 / Mistakes 5 / pp. 89-110 / Leadership Covenant
4-12-16 / Mistakes 6 / pp. 111-128
4-19-16 / Mistakes 7 / pp. 129-150 / Leader Interview
4-26-16 / Mistakes 8 / pp. 151-176
5-3-16 / Mistakes 9 & 10 / pp. 177-220
Personal Best Project
5-10-16 / Final

Recommendedbibliography:

Bryan, C D.Learning to Teach/teaching to Learn: A Holistic Approach. Nashville, Tenn: Broadman

& Holman Publishers, 1993. ISBN 9780805460476

Cionca, John R.Solving Church Education's Ten Toughest Problems. Wheaton, IL: Victor Books,

1990. ISBN 9780896937871

Delnay, Robert G.Teach As He Taught. Chicago: Moody Press, 1987. ISBN 9780802443403

Hendricks, H. Teaching to Change Lives. Multnomah Books. 1987. ISBN 9781590521380.

Stanley, A. Next Generation Leader. Multnomah Books. 2003. ISBN 1590525396

Stanley, A. Visioneering. Multnomah Books. 1999. ISBN 1576735389