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EDLS 601 Dynamics of Educational Organizations 3 HR
A foundation course which introduces students to school cultures, systems theory, hierarchy of school organizations, impact of global issues and forces, strategic planning, and the expanding role of technology as a learning and management tool.

EDLS 602 Human Resource Dynamics 3 HR
An overview of personnel functions with a focus on recruitment, selection, orientation, evaluation, and development; interpersonal skills; motivational theories; and the utilization of technology in the personnel process.

EDLS 603 Principles of Education Leadership 3 HR
PR: An exploration of the role of leadership in modern society. topics and simulations include group processes, verbal and non-verbal communication, leadership styles, team building, interpersonal relations, conflict management, and ethical practices.

EDLS 610 School Business Administration 3 HR
Efficient and effective operational procedures at the school and district level relating to the fiscal, spatial, physical conditions, safety and security, and information management systems are explored, including the use of technology.

EDLS 611 Principles of Supervision 3 HR
Students develop instructional leadership skills in working with teachers to understand and improve classroom instruction. Topics include: developing a learning culture, supervisory theories and models, and integration of technology and best instructional practices.

EDLS 612 Policy, Politics, and the Law 3 HR
An overview of statutes, common law and court decisions. Topics include the politics of education, due process, policy development, the role of federal, state and local government in public education, and the issues of diversity and equity in a school setting.

EDLS 613 Planning, Research and Evaluation for School Leaders. 3 HR
Topics of school renewal, strategic planning, goal setting, program evaluation, action research, test analysis and curriculum alignment are used to develop a databased school improvement plan.

EDLS 614 Community and Media Relations 3 HR
Students explore community attitudes, cultures, communication strategies, and resources to understand, evaluate and improve internal and external school-community relations.

EDLS 620 Site-Based Leadership 3 HR
A capstone course focusing on the principal’s active role of applying theory to practice with special emphasis on understanding, utilizing and assessing emerging trends and issues, relationships between goals, learning and testing, action research, goals/resource/results alignment, system/organizational/individual change process.

EDLS 625 Topics in Supervision 3 HR
Special knowledge and skills for supervisors K-12 including media, computers, reading, multicultural education, testing, and special education.

EDLS 650 Higher Education Administration 3 HR
Key concepts of organization and administration within higher education institutions, concentrating primarily on the non-academic components of the institutions, from the president to first-level supervisor.

EDLS 651 College Student Development 3 HR
Review of research and literature on college students from freshman through graduate school. Emphasis on student subcultural patterns.

EDLS 652 Assessment in Higher Education 3 HR
A study of assessment issues of student learning and development in American higher education.

EDLS 653 College Student and the Courts 3 HR
PR: Consent. A study of the major areas of higher education law from the perspective of the college student. A case study approach.

EDLS 654 College Student Affairs 3 HR
PR: Consent. A study of the organization and administrative functioning components, concepts, and models of student personnel administration systems using a historical and topical approach. Conceptual approach based upon the student development model.

EDLS 655 Institutional Advancement 3-6 HR
PR: Consent. Studies in fund raising, alumni relations, and foundation management. (Also listed as JRL 312.)

EDLS 656 College Business Management 3 HR
Covers knowledge of such areas as budgeting systems, budget preparation and administration, resource reduction and reallocation, and grants/contracts preparation and administration.

EDLS 657 Community College Leadership 3 HR
An analysis of the historical/philosophical development of the community colleges movement in the U.S. A specific focus on developing an awareness and critical understanding of the administrative characteristics of the internal organizational components.

EDLS 659 Administrative Procedures in Adult Education 3 HR
An overview of the administrative role in conducting programs, developing budgets, recruiting personnel, and designing marketing campaigns in adult education organizations.

EDLS 685. Practicum. 1-12 HR
PR: Consent.

EDLS 691. Advanced Topics. 1-6 HR

EDLS 697. Master’s Degree Research or Theory. 3-6 HR

EDLS 693. Special Topics. 1-6 HR. PR:
Consent.

EDLS 701 Advanced Supervision 3 HR
PR: Consent. Learning how to work with teachers and principals to create a learning culture in schools and classrooms. Includes mentoring models and assessing instructional leadership styles.

EDLS 702 Superintendency: Role & Responsibilities 3 HR
PR: M.A. in education leadership or equiv., or consent. This course is designed to examine the concepts of effective school district leadership. Students will examine the roles, relationship behaviors, and competencies, which characterize an effective educational organization.

EDLS 703 Economics and Education Funding 3 HR
PR: M.A. in education leadership or equiv., or consent. This course will focus on the macro and micro economic concepts and their application to financing education and its infrastructure. The content will incorporate forces of economic change, development of new societal and educational infrastructures, and implications for social spending.

EDLS 704 Education Facilities: Planning & Evaluation 3 HR
PR: M.A. in education leadership or equiv., or consent. The planning, evaluation, and management of current and future school facilities.

EDLS 705 Ethics, Law and Public Policy 3 HR
PR: M.A. in education leadership or equiv., or consent. This course will focus on ethics, educational responsibility, and the legal concepts relating to human resources management and student rights. The content is designed to develop an understanding of the judicial process and its effect on public school law and to understand the legal parameters within which the educational CEO operates.

EDLS 706 Learning Organizations: Culture, Technology & Change 3 HR
PR: M.A. in education leadership, or equiv., or consent. This course will focus on the concepts of results-based strategic planning, critical inquiry and new assessment paradigms. The content will emphasize beginning where we are, authentic assessment of learning and horizontal assessment of processes, and broadening the base of responsibility for processes and results (outcomes). New knowledge about and use of information systems, integrating technology and high performance learning expectations, and the CEO’s role in the process will be addressed.

EDLS 707 Social Responsibility, Politics & Education 3 HR
PR: M.A. in education leadership, or equiv., or consent. An examination of the internal political nature of school systems, and or the external influence of legislative, judicial, and administrative bodies and interest groups.

EDLS 708 Education Administration Theory 3 HR
PR: M.A. in education leadership, or equiv., or consent. a study of administrative theory, organizational cultures, the four frames of organizational analysis, redefining and renewing human resources, and open systems theory.

EDLS 751 Academic Affairs Administration 3 HR
PR: Consent. Management, leadership, and administrative roles of academic affairs offices in colleges and universities including academic personnel, program definition, research and teaching issues, and other functions of academic oversight.

EDLS 752 Governance of Higher Education 3 HR
PR: Consent. Formulation and implementation of state master plans and the roles of state governing bodies in public and private institutions.

EDLS 753 Adult and Continuing Education 3 HR
Principles, concepts, and processes involved in programming for adults in a variety of community and institutional settings.

EDLS 754 Critical Issues in American Higher Education from Historical and Policy Perspective 3 HR
The administrative development of American higher education from 1636 to the present, including internal trends and external forces.

EDLS 755 Higher Education Law 3 HR
Critical legal issues of higher education public and private-using a case study approach.

EDLS 756 Higher Education Finance 3 HR
Financial concerns in higher education with emphasis on taxation and legislative actions, sources of income, budgeting, and cost analysis.

EDLS 757 Institutional Research and Planning 3 HR
Accumulation, analysis, and interpretation of data relevant to decision making and the allocation of institutional resources.

EDLS 758 Higher Education Collective Bargaining 3 HR
The process and content of collective bargaining in higher education and its impact on institutional governance and academic jurisdictions.

EDLS 760 Curriculum Development and Reform of Academic Programs 3 HR Examination of curriculum reform issues in American higher education.

EDLS 780 Seminar 1-6 HR
PR: Consent

EDLS 785 Public School Education Administration Internship 3 HR
Practical experiences in leading and administering an organizational unit under the supervision of an administrator in the unit and an EDLS faculty member.

EDLS 785 Higher Education Administration Internship 3-6 HR
(May be repeated for credit.) PR: Consent. Practical experiences in the administration of an organizational unit under the supervision of an administrator within the unit.

EDLS 790 Teaching Practicum I, II, S. 1-6 HR
PR: Consent. Supervised practice in college teaching of Education Leadership Studies. Note: this course is intended to insure that graduate assistants are adequately prepared and supervised when they are given college teaching responsibility. It will also present a mechanism for students not on Assistantships to gain teaching experience. Grading will be S/U.

EDLS 791 Advanced Topics I, II, S. 1-6 HR
PR: Consent. Investigation of advanced topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.

EDLS 792 Directed Study I, II, S. 1-6 HR
Directed study, reading, and or research.

EDLS 793 Special Topics I, II, S. 1-6 HR
A study of contemporary topics selected from recent developments in the field.

EDLS 794 Seminar 1-6 HR
PR: Consent.

EDLS 795 Independent Study I, II, S. 1-6 HR
Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.

EDLS 796 Graduate Seminar I, II, S. 1 HR
PR: Consent. It is anticipated that each graduate student will present at least one seminar to the assembled faculty and graduate body of his/her program.

EDLS 797 Advanced Doctoral Research 1-15 HR
PR: Consent.

EDLS 798 Thesis or Dissertation I, II, S. 2-4 HR
PR: Consent. Note: This is an optional course for programs that believe that this level of control and supervision is needed during the writing of their students’ reports, thesis, or dissertations. Grading may be S/U.

EDLS 799 Graduate Colloquium I, II, S. 1-6 HR
PR: For graduate students not seeking course work credit but who wish to meet residence requirements, use the University’s facilities and participate in its academic and cultural programs. Note: Graduate students not actively involved in course work or research are entitled, through enrollment in his/her department’s 799 or 899 Graduate Colloquium, to consult with graduate faculty, participate in both formal and informal academic activities sponsored by his/her program, and retain all of the rights and privileges of duly enrolled students. Grading is S/U: colloquium credit may not be counted against credit requirements for master’s programs.

EDLS 930 Professional Development 1-6 HR Professional development courses provide skill renewal or enhancement in a professional field or content area (e.g., education, community health, geology). These tuition waived continuing education courses are graded on a Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory grading scale and do not apply as graduate credit toward a degree program.