E 6137

Educational Leadership

Fall II 2007

INSTRUCTOR:

Alvin Lubov

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Title / School Leadership and Administration: Important Concepts, Case Studies, and Simulations
Author(s) / Richard A Gorton, Judy A. Alston, Petra E Snowden
Copyright / 2007
Publisher / McGraw Hill
ISBN / 0073010308
Edition / 7th

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Course Description:

This course examines the trends in educational leadership in the public and private sectors. The focus is on effective leadership practices as they relate to educational organizations. This includes leadership and ethical behavior, inter- and intra-organizational leadership strategies, management theory and practice, and organizational culture.

Course Prerequisites:

None

Course Length: 7.5 Weeks

Credit Value: 3

Contact Hours: 45

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Course Competencies:

Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:

·  Identify the major components of effective leadership in today’s workplace.

·  Evaluate and discuss the behaviors of a variety of leaders in diverse situations with respect to specific leadership models.

·  Assess individual and group decision-making practices against ethical and moral principles.

·  Design a leadership model that espouses effectiveness and efficiency for diverse groups of employees/workers.

·  Articulate the major similarities and differences between classic and contemporary administrative/leadership theory.

Topical Outline:

Module 1 Effective Leadership

·  Course Overview

·  Module Overview

·  Leadership 101

·  Winning Qualities

·  The Leader Who Serves

·  Leadership Then and Now

·  Leaders’ Submissions

·  Resource List

Module 2 Leadership Theories in Practice

·  Module Overview

·  Leadership Styles

·  Leadership Case Studies

·  Educational Leadership: Book Reviews

·  Leaders’ Submissions

·  Resource List

Module 3 Decision-Making

·  Module Overview

·  Early Decision-Making Models

·  International Standards for Performance Achievement

·  Keeping the Peace

·  BRAVO!

·  Real Leaders

·  Leaders’ Submissions

·  Resource List

Module 4 Leadership Through School Reforms

·  Module Overview

·  Leadership Beyond No Child Left Behind

·  Understanding NCLB with Dr. Paul L. Kimmelman

·  Educational Reforms: Reports

·  Leaders’ Submissions

·  Resource List


Module 5 Organizational Capacity

·  Module Overview

·  Organizational Capacity and the Knowledge Framework

·  How to Build Organizational Capacity in a School

·  Leading in the 21st Century

·  Technology for Educators

·  Leaders’ Submissions

·  Job Trends

·  Resource List

Module 6 Organizational Culture

·  Module Overview

·  Essentials of Organizational Culture

·  Creating an Effective School Culture

·  Motivation and Rewards

·  Leaders’ Submissions

·  Resource List

Module 7 Ethics

·  Module Overview

·  Ethics and Values

·  Ethics in Schools

·  Ethics: Books and Journals

·  Leaders’ Submissions

·  Resource List

Module 8 Summary

·  Module Overview

·  Leaders’ Submissions

·  Leadership Resources

·  Course Summary