KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY
GRADUATE COURSE PROPOSAL OR REVISION,
Cover Sheet (10/02/2002)
Course Number/Program Name EDUC XXXX / Systemic Change in Organizational Leadership
Department
Degree Title (if applicable) Ed.D.
Proposed Effective Date Fall 2006
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x New Course Proposal
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Course Credit Change
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Sections to be Completed
II, III, IV, V, VII
I, II, III
I, II, III
I, II, III
I, II, III
I, II, III
Notes:
If proposed changes to an existing course are substantial (credit hours, title, and description), a
new course with a new number should be proposed.
A new Course Proposal (Sections II, III, IV, V, VII) is required for each new course proposed as
part of a new program. Current catalog information (Section I) is required for each existing
course incorporated into the program.
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KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY
GRADUATE COURSE/CONCENTRATION/PROGRAM CHANGE
I.
Current Information (Fill in for changes)
Page Number in Current Catalog
Course Prefix and Number
Course Title
Credit Hours
Prerequisites
Description (or Current Degree Requirements)
II.
Proposed Information (Fill in for changes and new courses)
Course Prefix and Number EDUC XXXX
Course Title Systemic Change in Organizational Leadership
Credit Hours 3-0-3
Prerequisites Admission to the Doctoral Program
Description (or Proposed Degree Requirements)
This course provides a comprehensive overview of the leadership organizational issues of public
education today. The focus of the course is on the systemic changes of leadership in teachers
and administrators within the structure of school organization.
III.
Justification
IV.
Additional Information (for New Courses only)
Instructor:
Text: Owens, R. G. (2004). Organizational behavior in education. (8th ed.) New York: Allyn and
Bacon.
Prerequisites: Admission to Doctoral Program
Objectives:
This course is designed as one of the core courses for the Ed.S. Program of Educational
Leadership, Technology Leadership, Early Childhood Education, Adolescent Education, and
Special Education. Credit (3 hours) will be given to candidates toward completion of their L-5
certification requirements. The course is designed to provide candidates with knowledge of the
roles, responsibilities, and challenges of teacher leaders and administrators in changing
educational organizations. The Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC) standards
provide a guiding framework for the development of the course.
The following objectives are specifically developed for this course:
This course combines instruction about the tasks associated with teacher and administrative
leadership. The course objectives are to provide candidates with the following
competencies:
1. Understanding school functions as an organizational structure.
2. Knowledge and application of the mainstreams of organizational thought
3. Identifying organizational theories of modern times
4. Understanding the importance of organizational culture and climate in schools
5. Recognizing systemic changes in school organization
6. Synthesizing the roles, responsibilities, collaboration of teacher leaders and
administrators
7. Understanding the essence of decision making in educational leadership
8. Realizing the strategies of conflict management in educational organizations
9. Recognizing motivation as a key factor of organizational improvement
10. Identifying and exercising communication skills in organizational leadership
11. Recognizing how teacher and administrator leadership work in school reform initiatives.
Instructional Method :
COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND ASSIGNMENTS:
1. Passing of the Mid-term and Final Examinations are required.
2. Completion of review of two current journal articles on educational leadership is
required.
3. Completion of interviews about organizational changes with a teacher leader and a school
administrator is required.
V.
Resources and Funding Required (New Courses only)
Resource
Faculty
Other Personnel
Equipment
Supplies
Travel
New Books
New Journals
Other (Specify)
TOTAL
Funding Required Beyond
Normal Departmental Growth
Amount
VI. COURSE MASTER FORM
This form will be completed by the requesting department and will be sent to the Office of the
Registrar once the course has been approved by the Office of the President.
The form is required for all new courses.
DISCIPLINE Education
COURSE NUMBER EDUC XXXX
COURSE TITLE FOR LABEL Systemic Change
(Note: Limit 16 spaces)
CLASS-LAB-CREDIT HOURS 3-0-3
Approval, Effective Term:
Fall 2006
Grades Allowed (Regular or S/U)
regular
If course used to satisfy CPC, what areas?
N/A
Learning Support Programs courses which are required as prerequisites
N/A
APPROVED:
Vice President for Academic Affairs or Designee
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