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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
The course focuses on the educational administrator's development of a vision for the creation of effective teaching that is shared by the school community. The course presents the conceptual underpinnings regarding building of effective learning organizations. The importance and relevance of decision-making; problem solving; effective verbal and written communication skills; relationship-building skills; good listening skills; ability to manage conflict; creation of a safe and secure learning environment; and ongoing effective reflective practice are discussed.Credit, three hours.
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3.00 Credits
The course examines how administrators must react, understand and respond to a changing society to foster a true sense of community in school. The course primarily addresses three (3) dimensions: 1.) developing academic partnerships with parents and the members of the community; 2.) creating learning organizations (communities of practice) among teachers; and 3.) nurturing the development of personalized learning environments for students.Credit, three hours.
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3.00 Credits
The course emphasizes the role of assistant principals and principals as the instructional leaders of the school and the official in charge of promoting a safe, secure student environment to make possible student learning and staff professional growth. Reflective assessment practices are thoroughly reviewed and discussed. Research is conducted by advanced students on the following topics: 1.) identifying effective models of instruction; 2.) student achievement; and 3.) frameworks for identifying and analyzing models of teaching, decision-making, and assessment. Additionally, the course focuses on defining supervisor responsibilities, understanding and implementing controls, solving problems and making decisions, effective communications, effective leadership, motivational techniques, problem-solving, and the supervisor's role in labor relations.Credit, three hours.
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3.00 Credits
The course addresses current technologies from a practitioner's point of view. The Internet, World Wide Web, and production software are sued with the intent to make informed decisions both administratively and instructionally. Advance students will have the opportunity to focus on emerging technologies in their applications from the viewpoint of planning, enhanced communications, managing information, delivery of instruction, and the latest technologies used by professionals in their respective fields.Credit, three hours.
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3.00 Credits
The course examines the following: 1.) prudent strategies, safe environments, ethical principles in decision making, and fair practices in a litigious society; 2.) school district judicial policies and student/employee rights; 3.) legal issues that impact today's schools; and; 4.) students' and teachers practices.Credit, three hours.
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3.00 Credits
The course provides advanced students with an understanding of the issues and challenges facing administrators with regards to the financing of education in an era of intense change. Some of the issues facing practicing school administrators, teachers, school board members, legislators, and other interested parties include, but are not limited to: The No Child Left Behind Act; budget cuts at the federal, state, local, and school levels; and changes in legislation allowing for school choice, voucher plans and charter schools. The course also addresses the various principles relating to the fiscal operations of a school's management and the entrepreneurial acts required to support the continuous improvement of instruction and learning for all students. Strategic planning, budgeting, accounting, auditing, and human resource management at the school level will be discussed through case studies.Credit, three hours.
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3.00 Credits
The course focuses on the knowledge, dispositions, and performance skills required of school principals that include, but are not limited to, the following: 1.) development, articulation, implementation and stewardship of a vision of learning in a pluralistic society; 2.) encouraging and achieving high standards of learning; 3.) effective communication, consensus building, and negotiation skills; 4.) continuous school improvement; 5.) involvement of the school community; 6.) continuous staff professional growth; 7.) effective instruction (learning theories, motivational theories, assessment strategies, and recognizing student growth and development); 8.) technology in promoting student learning and professional growth; 9.) valuing student diversities and school cultures; 10.) creating a safe and supportive learning environment; 11.) implementing and evaluating curriculum and instruction; 12.) management of school operations; and 13.) selecting, supervising, and evaluating staff.Credit, three hours.
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3.00 Credits
The course covers application of basic statistical techniques and research methodologies employed in qualitative and quantitative research in education. The focus of the course is primarily on action research and students will develop an action research plan as a course requirement.Credit, three hours.
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6.00 Credits
The internship experience is a supervised field experience that enables Master's degree candidates to practice knowledge and skill performances acquired in coursework and professional experiences in an authentic setting. The Master's degree candidate will experience firsthand the everyday challenges of making management decisions with the enhancement of learning and teaching in mind. Advanced students will develop and apply organizational techniques and communication and problem solving abilities in a field setting. In conjunction with the field-based administrator, master's degree candidates will execute an action-research project to examine possible solutions and to provide data to support data-based decision-making.Credit, six hours.
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6.00 Credits
Credit, one to twelve hours.
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