The College of Education
Departmental Course Syllabus
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Framework of the College of Education.”
ADE 6160
3 Credit Hours
Program Management in Adult Education
Regular Instructors: Drs. Suzanne Kirkman, Rosemary Closson, Daniel Gardner
Course Prerequisites: None required; however, ADE 6161 Curriculum Construction is
recommended.
Course Description
An examination of the methods for establishing a productive adult education
program; and, the principles and procedures involved in designing, organizing, operating,
and evaluating comprehensive adult education and training programs. An emphasis of
this course is on the role and responsibilities of the program manager/leader in
developing human resources.
Course Goals and Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to:
*Describe and illustrate the overall program development process
*Explain and appraise the role of the program manager
*Identify the assumptions and components of various program planning process
models
*Recognize the dynamics of the change process and explain resistance to change
*Discuss the most effective ways to gain organizational support for the program
planning process
*Describe the role of advisory committees and boards in the program planning
process
*Describe and demonstrate methods of needs assessments
*Prepare approaches to marketing and promotion of adult education programs
*Arrange an appropriate funding and/or budgeting process that supports an adult
education program
*Select and describe appropriate levels of program evaluation
*Prepare a cost-benefit analysis
Content Outline
Role and qualifications of the Program Manager/Leader in Developing Human Resources
Program Planning Models
Visio Software
Leadership and Manager Challenges
Mission, Value, Vision
Organizational Needs Assessments
Job Descriptions and Staffing
Change Processes
Role of Advisory Committees/Boards
Operations and program calendars
Facilities and facility layouts
Marketing and Promotion
Budgets and Financial Management
Cost Benefit Analysis
Performance Appraisal
Accountability and Evaluation
Student Expectations, Requirements, and Assessment
The following expectations and requirements will guide student involvement in the
course:
Participate in each class session – 10% of final grade
Complete an individual or group project and presentation – 45% of final grade
In this project and presentation the adult education/human resource development function
of an organization will be conceptualized and documented. A portfolio will be prepared
containing detailed description of the following aspects of a constructed AE/HRD
department:
Climate & Structure
Inputs for AE/HRD
Structure of AE/HRD
Resources for AE/HRD
AE/HRD operation
Evaluation & Accountability
Each group/individual will present their project to the class. Presentation should not
exceed one hour.
Manager Interview – 10% of final grade
Each participant will interview an AE/HRD manager and determine:
His/Her major job duties
Most challenging position requirement
Most rewarding position accomplishments
Review structure of the program/department
Class members will share their interview findings with the class through a presentation of
less than 10 minutes and a written report for the facilitator.
Research and read three articles – 15% of final grade
Each participant will locate and read three articles, one from each of the following
assigned topics:
*Acquiring information to guide AE/HRD (needs assessment, strategic planning,
organizational changes, product changes, etc.)
*Challenges of AE/HRD managers or professional challenges
*Evaluating AE/HRD
Articles will be reported to other class members during roundtable discussions of
assigned dates. No written report is required; however, the class member will submit a
copy of the first page of the article in order to document this assignment.
Complete Text Readings – 5 % of final grade
Readings from the text have been assigned on a class to class basis to offer background
information for the topic to be discussed or as assistance in understanding your
contribution to the group project.
Literature Review – 15% of final grade
Participants will complete a review of literature in APA format on one of the following
topics:
Assessing learning needs
Evaluating HRD
Performance Management
Managing e-learning systems
Grading Procedures and Criteria
“No grade below “C: will be accepted toward a graduate degree. This includes Cgrades.”
Grading system and percentages to be used in this course are as follows:
Grade
A+
B+
C+
D+
F
Percentage
Grade
A
B
C
D+
89-87
79-77
69-67
59-
Percentage
93-100
86-83
76-73
66-63
Grade
ABCD-
Percentage
91-90
82-80
72-70
62-60
Grades of FF, I, IF, IU, MF, MU, N, S, U W, WC and Z described in the current catalog
will be used.
University GPA equivalents of the above grades are as follows:
4.00
A+
B+
C+
D+
F
(Please note
no additional
grade points
for A+
designation)
3.33
2.33
1.33
0
A
4.00
A-
3.67
B
C
D
3.00
2.00
1.00
BCD-
2.67
1.67
.67
Textbook
Caffarella, R.S. (2002). Planning Programs for Adult Learners: A practical guide for
educators, trainers, and staff developers. 2nd ed.
Additional readings will be required.
“ADA Statement: Students with disabilities are responsible for registering with the
Office of Student Disabilities Services in order to receive special accommodations and
services. Please notify the instructor during the first week of classes if a reasonable
accommodation for a disability is needed for this course. A letter from the USF
Disability Services Office must accompany this request.
USF Policy of Religious Observances: Students who anticipate the necessity of being
absent from class due to the observation of a major religious observance must provide
notice of the date(s) to the instructor, in writing, by the second class meeting.”
“Web Portal Information: Every newly enrolled USF student receives an official USF email account that ends with :mail.acomp.usf.edu.” Every official USF correspondence to
students will be sent to that account. Students should go to the Academic Computing
website (http://www.acomp.usf.edu) and select the link “Activating a Student E-mail
account” for detailed information. Information about the USF Web Portal can be found
at: Http://www.acomp.usf.edu/portal.html.”
“Academic Dishonesty: Plagiarism is defined as “literary theft” and consists of the
unattributed quotation of the exact words of a published text, or the unattributed
quotation of the exact words of a published text, or the unattributed borrowing of original
ideas by paraphrase from a published text. On written papers for which the student
employs information gathered from books, articles, or oral sources, each direct quotation,
as well as ideas and facts that are not generally known to the public at large must be
attributed to its author by means of the appropriate citation procedure. Citations may be
made in footnotes or within the body of the text. Plagiarism also consists of passing off
as one’s own, segments or the total of another person’s work.
Punishment for academic dishonesty will depend on the seriousness of the offense and
may include receipt of an “F: with a numerical value of zero on the item submitted, and
the “F: shall be used to determine the final course grade. It is the option of the instructor
to assign the student a grade of F or FF (the latter indicating dishonesty) in the course.”
“Detection of Plagiarism: The University of South Florida has an account with an
automated plagiarism detection service which allows instructors to submit student
assignments to be checked for plagiarism. I reserve the right to 1) request that
assignments be submitted to me as electronic files and 2) electronically submit
assignments to SafeAssignment.com, or 3) ask students to submit their assignments to
Safe Assignment.com through my USF. Assignments are compared automatically with a
database of journal articles, web articles, and previously submitted papers. The instructor
receives a report showing exactly how a student’s paper was plagiarized. For more
information about SafeAssignment and plagiarism, go to http://www.c21te.usf.edu and
click on Plagiarism Resources. For information about plagiarism in USF’s undergraduate
catalogue, go to: http://www.ugs.usf.edu/catalogs/0304/adadap.htm#plagiarism “
All quotations above come from the College of Education’s 2004 Departmental Course Syllabus: Graduate Level Courses publication
or from the Guidelines for Syllabi from the University of South Florida’s College of Education web site
http://www.coedu.usf.edu/main/downloads/syllabi_guide.html retrieved 10/20/2005.