Planning Systems, Operations and School Environments
Course: Educational Administration (EdAdm) 601, section XA
Planning and management theories, assumptions, strategies and tactics within belief systems; development of vision and mission positions; strategic goals; objectives, and operational tactics to attain them with emphasis on facility renovation and school construction projects.
Prerequisite: EdAdm 541 (Principles of Educational Administration)
Computer requirement: e-mail access
Dates: October 8-November 12
Delivery method: arranged by instructor and online
Credit: 3 graduate credits
Tuition: $954
Delivery fee: none
Computer fee applies--see table
Off-campus program: Certificate of Advanced Studies
Instructor: Veronica Stalker, Clinician
Registration deadline: September 23
Texts: Kotter, J.P. 1996. Leading Change. Harvard Business School Press. ISBN 0875847471.
Kaufman, R. 1995. Mapping Educational Success. Rev. ed. Corwin Press.

Human Resource Development and Negotiations
Course: Educational Administration (EdAdm) 602, section XA
Development and practice of collective negotiations within human resource development concepts and strategies with emphasis on creating and implementing "win-win" approaches that enhance system productivity and performance. Specific contract language and concepts which enhance system effectiveness will be highlighted.
Prerequisites: EdAdm 541 (Principles of Educational Administration)
Computer requirement: e-mail access
Dates: September 1-October 15
Day/Time: ICN Thursday, September 1, 15, 29, 5:00-9:00 p.m.;
on campus Saturday, September 10, 24, October 1, 15, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Delivery method: On campus plus Iowa Communications Network
Location: N321 Lagomarcino and (ICN) DMACC, Ankeny
Credit: 3 graduate credits
Tuition: $954
Delivery fee: none
Computer fee applies--see table
Off-campus program: Certificate of Advanced Studies
Instructor: Jim Scharff, Clinician
Registration deadline: August 18
Text: Seyfarth, 2005. Human Resources Management for Effective Schools. 4th ed. Allyn & Bacon ISBN 0205412769.

Advanced Educational Law
Course: Educational Administration (EdAdm) 607, section XA
Emerging issues of school case law and litigation as it pertains to school/student safety; student/teacher relationships, administrative authority/oversight, taxation and abatement, home schooling issues, censorship of books and curricula, student clubs and religious practices.
Prerequisites: EdAdm 575
Computer requirement: e-mail access
Dates: Saturday, September 17, October 15, 22, November 5, 12, December 10
Day/Time: 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m
Delivery method: in Des Moines
Location: Ahlers and Cooney Law Offices, 100 Court Avenue
Credit: 3 graduate credits
Tuition: $954
Delivery fee: none
Computer fee applies--see table
Off-campus program: Certificate of Advanced Studies
Instructor: Ed Bittle, Lecturer
Registration deadline: September 2
Texts: Strike, Haller and Soltis, The Ethics of School Administration, 2nd ed., ISBN 0807737593, Teachers College Press, Columbia, University, 1998
Bittle, Planning and Financing School Improvement and Construction Projects, ISBN 1565340930, NOLPE/Education Law Association, 1996.
Council of School Attorneys, Termination of School Employees: Legal Issues and Techniques, ISBN 0883642107
National School Board Association, Section of Business Law, Corporate Directors Guidebook, 4th ed., ISBN 15070440, American Bar Association, 2001
Optional but recommended
Flanigan, Richardson and Stoller, Managing School Indebtedness, 2nd ed., ISBN 1566761808, Technomic Publishing Company, Inc, 1995
Blanchard and Peale, The Power of Ethical Management, ISBN 0688070620, William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1988