Leadership Studies, Ed.D.

The Principalship is the study of school management as it relates to ethical behavior, and to support services, information systems, fiscal matters, and facility utilization and maintenance.

The development and/or upgrading of supervisory practices in the areas of instructional leadership, instructional program development, instructional strategies, implementation and evaluation, and human relations.

An investigation of the effects of the unique physical, social, mental, and moral characteristics of pre, early, and adolescent children on educational processes, organizations, and personnel.

This course assesses and develops students' knowledge and skills in interpersonal relations and ethical practices. It provides structured experiences in group processes, verbal and non-verbal communications leadership styles, and team building.

Assesses and develops student's knowledge and skills in change strategies, school cultures, systems theory, and understanding of the school in relation to other systems, agencies, and organizations.

These courses and activities are designed to meet the specific in-service needs of public school administrators. Credit in these courses may be used for certificate renewal and salary upgrading but not in degree programs.

These courses and activities are designed to meet the specific in-service needs of public school administrators. Credit in these courses may be used for certificate renewal and salary upgrading but not in degree programs.

These courses and activities are designed to meet the specific in-service needs of public school administrators. Credit in these courses may be used for certificate renewal and salary upgrading but not in degree programs.

To provide the master's level student an opportunity to examine selected issues in leadership and to apply their findings to the field of study.

Approval of Program Director and Permission of chair. Student must have a GPA of 3.0 to take class.

Approval of Program Director and Permission of chair. Student must have a GPA of 3.0 to take class.

Approval of Program Director and Permission of chair. Student must have a GPA of 3.0 to take class.

Approval of Program Director and Permission of chair. Student must have a GPA of 3.0 to take class.

This course offers an examination of personnel functions including recruitment, selection, orientation, evaluation, and retention with particular emphasis on staff development.

Leadership preparation for career and technical education programs located at technical centers and/or high schools. Students will study career and technical education policies, funding sources, and accountability within Simulated Workplace.

This course is designed to avail potential school administrators with an understanding of planning strategies, academic research, action research, and program evaluation methods, with the intent of their being able to write a cogent, data-based school improvement plan.

Leadership preparation for career and technical education programs located at technical centers and/or high schools. Students will study career/technical education initiatives, importance of advisory committees, and economics of Simulated Workplaces.

Pre-req: LS 604 with a minimum grade of D.

Leadership preparation for developing and implementing a shared vision and strategic plans focused on teaching and learning, implementing change, applying leadership theory and acting with understanding of society's influences.

This course addresses the role of the principal in the development and implementation of school curriculum. This includes developmentally appropriate curriculum design, special education curriculum and modifications, the integration of technology, and authentic assessment.

This course will enable public sector leaders to better understand the perspectives they bring to the setting, define and evaluate personal and organizational goals, and develop strategies to achieve shared goals.

This course is designed to develop an understanding of the structure of governance of multi-campus public higher education systems.

This course surveys the purpose and functions of student personnel administration in higher educational institutions and the administrative procedures developed to accomplish these purposes.

This course will present a historical overview of the factors that influence the development of higher education in America.

This course will introduce students to the process of developing federal and state public policy for higher education and examine legislation related to governance, finance, and oversight.

This course develops knowledge of the major functions and tasks necessary for the development of human resources.

This course will provide students with an overview of the fundamentals of fundraising including such vehicles as major campaigns, donor research, management practices, and ethical issues.

Nonprofit & public sector organizations constitute a significant part of every community and this course is designed to examine the major leadership issues they encounter.

This course provides students the opportunity to study the concept of community, to examine relationship patterns, to explore the possibilities for combining the resources of the school and community in the interest of school improvement, and to evaluate communication strategies designed to enhance the school-community relationship.

This course is designed to assist leaders in the public sector to establish and maintain positive relationships with the organization's staff and volunteers, as well as with its constituents.

This course analyzes leadership theories and their application to leadership and management in nonprofit and public sector organizations.

This course provides students with an overview of federal and state laws governing nonprofit and public sector organizations, current legal trends and legal issues affecting CEO's, staff, governing boards.

Students will be provided with the opportunity to anaylze the nature of collaboration among state, local, federal agencies, business, and community organizations to address an array of complex issues facing non-profit and public agencies. The importance of networking and social entrepreneurship are among other concepts that will be explored.

This course develops an understanding of the principles, concepts, and processes involved in planning learning experiences for adults within the framework of higher education.

This is a field-based course designed for practicing professionals.

This course examines the principal's role and responsibility related to law and administrative policy.

Training and assessment experiences for students seeking initial certification as a school principal.

This course represents a culminating experience and an opportunity to demonstrate a broad mastery of learning across the respective program curriculum.

This course develops the administrative skills required for managing policies, programs, and activities related to the position of public school social worker or attendance director.

This course provides pre-service training and assesment for students seeking licensure as a public school social worker/ attendance director.

Pre-req: LS 691 with a minimum grade of C.

This course provides the student with a working knowledge of school law and other legal matters as it pertains to the attendance director. The focus of this course is on those laws dealing with mandatory attendance and juvenile matters. (PR: Admission into the Social Services/Attendance Program)

This course examines the roles, relationships, behaviors and competencies which characterize school superintendents ans their staffs.

This course identifies and explains the laws and policies that service students with special needs. School leaders will learn to apply these laws to ensure they meet students' needs while making the best decisions for their school.

This course analyzes administrative theories and their application to organizational leadership and management.

The course focuses on the primary ethical theories and the ethical resoning processes which are representative of each, providing students opportunities to analyze decisions against existing ethical models and reinforce or reform those decisions in light of moral principles.

An examination of community colleges in the U.S. and abroad including Canada, Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America. Areas for comparison include governance, finances, curriculum, faculty and students.

This course is designed to prepare students to successfully lead an organizations through a crisis such as a natural disaster, technological breach, terrorist attack or infrastructure failure. Integral to this is crisis preparedness planning and having systems in place that will enable an organization to recover from the aftermath of a crisis.

This course is a study of the characteristics and behaviors of leaders. Emphasis is on the development of understandings and abilities which will work in different situations.

This course is a survey of higher education with attention to administrative functions at the campus and state levels.

This class will review different models for governing public higher education at a system level and will examine the changing nature of higher education.

This course surveys the purpose and functions of student personnel administration in higher educational institutions and the administrative procedures developed to accomplish these purposes.

This course is designed to provide the student with an understanding of the historical development of American higher education. It will examine past and future issues that have or may affect higher education.

This course examines concepts in the financing and economics of education in multiple education environments.

This course is an interdisciplinary approach to the study of organizational structure, relationships, and functions focusing on problems and alternatives for solving them.

Students will understand the broad area of institutional advancement, including major campaigns, donor research, donor recognition programs, restricted gifts, and so forth.

This course teaches the systematic collection and utilization of data in planning for educational facilities. (PR: Principal or supervisor certificate or consent)

This course focuses on current organizational policy issues and provides conceptual and analytical tools for their critical examination.

An analysis of community college governance, structure, functions, and relationship with its respective community and local/state government.

This course provides a field experience in higher education administration. (PR: Consent)

The course focuses on current and emerging problems of leadership among varied organizational types.

This course explores the social process of governance in the public schools including higher education. The milieu of federal state and local inputs will be explored.

This course is designed to make students familiar with the basic concepts and tools of politics. The course will apply these political concepts to higher education.

This class for doctoral candidates will develop a foundation in research methods, research ethics, and research skills.

This is an advanced research course directed toward the preparation of a thesis or dissertation. (PR: Consent)

This is a highly individualized cooperative educational administration experience between the college and another public agency. (PR: Consent)

This is an individualized cooperative field experience in district level school administration. (PR: Consent)

This is an individualized cooperative field experience in district level school administration. (PR: Consent)

This course is a concentrated analysis of current problems in educational administration. (PR: Consent)

This course requires study, reading and research is an approved area of education and supervision. (PR: Consent)

This is a field based program designed for practicing administrators. (PR: Consent)

This course will examine contemporary first amendment issues as they relate to education in public education and higher education.

Dissertation research is the purpose of this course. (PR: Consent)