The following description or course content is provided here to communicate the goals and objectives that would lead to the development of skills required for successful practice of Educational Leadership.
EDUL 6010. School Law for Administrators
Essential legal concepts found in the United States and Georgia constitutions,
statutes, regulations, and judicial decisions, with emphasis on mastering
essential legal knowledge and on applying the law in educational settings.
EDUL 6011. Special Education Law for Administrators
Essential special education law concepts found in the United States and Georgia
constitutions, statutes, regulations, and judicial decisions, with emphasis on
mastering essential legal knowledge and on applying the law in educational
settings.
EDUL 6012 The Law and School Personnel
Significant federal and state laws that impact human resource functions of
schools are presented and analyzed.
EDUL 6013. Basic Theories of Educational Administration
Understanding theory and theory construction precedes the systematic study of
classical administration theorists, including Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli,
Adam Smith, and John Stuart Mill. Theoretical developments in educational
administration include organizational theorists, human relations theorists,
behavioral science theorists, and systems theorists. Theories are historically
linked with practical applications emphasized.
EDUL 6014. Shared Governance in Schools
This course informs school leaders of political and practical issues in shared
decision-making in schools. Roles of school-based councils will be explored in
light of recent educational policy.
EDUL 6015. Total Quality Management in Schools
Total Quality Management (TQM) is a management theory designed to create
consistency of purpose, continuous improvement, and customer satisfaction.
Merging many of the traditional management theories, TQM is an effective and
practical approach to school restructuring through the use of empowered teams,
customer-oriented leadership, and data-driven decision-making.
EDUL 6016. School Personnel Selection and Evaluation
The concepts of staff recruitment, selection, induction, and evaluation are
presented and analyzed through readings, paper assignments and other student
products.
EDUL 6017. School Staff Development
This course is designed to familiarize school leaders with the activities
involved in designing a comprehensive staff development program in K-12 schools.
The knowledge base, standards, and theory base of staff development are
explored.
EDUL 6019. Techniques for Teacher Observation
This course is designed to acquaint students with the techniques (tools) of
teacher observation in order to ensure more successful supervisory classroom
visitations. The observation techniques and tools can be adapted to fit more
collegial forms of supervision (e.g., peer coaching).
EDUL 6020. Principles of Curriculum Design
This course is an examination of the fundamental principles of curriculum
development for K-12 school settings.
EDUL 6021. Principles of Curriculum Evaluation
This course is an examination of the fundamental principles of curriculum
evaluation for K-12 school settings.
EDUL 6022. Budgeting and Managing School Accounts
This course provides instruction in the knowledge and skills necessary to
develop and monitor a school-level budget which links school goals to resources.
EDUL 6023. Managing Special Education Programs in Schools
This course provides essential knowledge and skills regarding due process,
individualized education programs, and evaluation and assessment of exceptional
students.
EDUL 6024. Student Discipline in Schools
This course provides essential knowledge and skills regarding the development
and implementation of building based/classroom discipline plans in schools.
EDUL 6025. Maintaining and Operating Educational Facilities
This course provides methods and procedures for dealing with problems of
maintaining and operating the physical learning environments in schools.
EDUL 6026. Planning for School Improvement
Based on current models followed in the school improvement process, this course
is acquaints students with developing a plan for improvement that includes
analysis of mission statements, gap analysis, and a specific improvement plan to
be implemented in a school setting.
EDUL 6027. Managing Student Activity Funds
This course provides instruction in the technical and legal aspects of managing
student and other activity funds.
EDAP 8000. Educational Ethics for Administrators
This course provides an introduction to the ethical obligations of educational
administrators in the state of Georgia. The purpose is to familiarize students
with their ethical obligations as professional educators in the state of
Georgia, and to provide a forum for discussion and critical analysis of
practical ethical issues that are likely to arise during an educatorŐs tenure.
Topics covered in the course include Georgia laws concerning ethical obligations
for government employees generally, and educators specifically.
EDAP 7800. Practicum in Educational Leadership
The practicum occurs simultaneously with program course offerings and provides
an immediate opportunity to consider, evaluate, and implement theories of
leadership and program operation in an ongoing, operational environment.
Students apply concepts learned in educational leadership courses to school and
central office leadership activities.
Specific objectives for the practicum are to provide students with opportunities to:
Observe and participate in a variety of diverse activities expected of highly trained educational leaders. Experience administrative assignments they have not previously assumed in their careers. Develop administrative skills necessary to the successful practice of educational leadership. Refine a platform for educational leadership.