Administrative Theory in Education
Course: Educational Administration (EdAdm) 553, section XD
Current thinking in administration and organization, and theoretical approaches to administration; analysis of functions and processes of administration as they apply to education.
Prerequisites: member of PreLead cohort and EdAdm 541 (Principles of Educational Administration)
Dates: January 19, 26; Feb. 2, 5, 9, 16, 23, 26, March 2
Day/Time: Wednesday 5:00-9:00 p.m., Saturday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Delivery method: on DMACC campus
Location: Ankeny, Building 8
Credit: 3 graduate credits
Tuition: $915
Delivery fee: none
Computer fee applies--see table
Off-campus program: Master of Education in Educational Leadership (emphasis in Preparation for Leadership)
Instructor: Tom Alsbury
Registration deadline: January 5
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Cultural Analysis of Administrative Problems
Course: Educational Administration (EdAdm) 556, section XD
Practical and theoretical perspectives on school administrative problems from critical pedagogical studies and research. Deals with school related issues such as cultural literacy, forms of authority and control, and other historical problems of schools in dealing with minorities and culturally different groups and persons.
Prerequisites: member of PreLead cohort and EdAdm 541 (Principles of Educational Administration)
Computer requirements: e-mail access
Dates: March 9, 30, April 2, 6, 13, 20, 23, 27, May 4
Day/Time: Wednesday 5:00-9:00 p.m., Saturday 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Delivery method: in Des Moines
Location: Pappajohn Higher Education Center, 1200 Grand Avenue
Credit: 3 graduate credits
Tuition: $915
Delivery fee: none
Computer fee applies--see table
Off-campus program: Master of Education in Educational Leadership (emphasis in Preparation for Leadership)
Instructor: George Theoharis, Assistant Professor
Registration deadline: January 4
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Design and Delivery of School Curricula
Course: Educational Administration (EdAdm) 559, section XD
Generic administrative approaches to the design and delivery of school curricula, elementary and secondary, including quality control, validation, concepts of balance, planning, and alignment, development of curriculum guides, mapping and student assessment strategies, employing national standards and benchmarks.
Prerequisites: EdAdm 541 (Principles of Educational Administration) and PreLead cohort member
Computer requirement: e-mail access
Dates: January 19, 26, February 2, 9, 12, 16, 23, 26, March 2
Day/Time: Wednesday 5:00-9:00 p.m., Saturday 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Delivery method: in Des Moines
Location: Pappajohn Higher Education Center, 1200 Grand Avenue
Credit: 3 graduate credits
Tuition: $915
Delivery fee: none
Computer fee applies--see table
Off-campus program: Master of Education in Educational Leadership (emphasis in Preparation for Leadership)
Instructor: George Theoharis, Assistant Professor
Registration deadline: February 23
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