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Leadership, Policy, and Organizations
Leadership Policy and Organizations
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6/13/08
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Ed.D. Program Courses and Schedules
All Ed.D. classes are held on Friday and Saturday. Generally, the schedule is Friday, 4-9 p.m. and Saturday, 8-5 p.m.
All cohorts in the Ed.D. program are required to take the core courses listed in Table 1 below, regardless of specialization.
Tables 2 and 3 detail additional courses required for specialties in Higher Education Leadership and Policy and Educational Leadership and Policy, respectively. These additional courses are displayed in bold.
Table 1: Common Core courses
| Common Core courses | |||
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | |
| Summer | Learning and Instruction Leadership Theory and Behavior | Decision Analysis II: Quantitative Analysis | |
| Fall | Organization Theory and Behavior | Decision Analysis III: Qualitative Analysis | Decision Analysis IV: Education Policy and Program Evaluation Comparative Issues in Education |
| Spring | Decision Analysis I: Logic of Systematic Inquiry Context of Educational Leadership and Policy | Capstone Experience | |
Table 2: Higher Education Leadership and Policy
Higher education leadership and policy equips practitioners with theoretical and research-based perspectives that facilitate effective operation of institutions and organizations such as colleges and universities, government agencies, professional associations, and consulting companies.
Through required courses, participants focus on colleges and universities as organizations, the college student experience, the structures and processes of the academic profession, public policy and higher education, economics and finance of higher education, marketing and external relations for higher education, and international higher education.
| Higher Education Leadership and Policy courses | |||
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | |
| Summer | Learning and Instruction Leadership Theory and Behavior | Decision Analysis II: Quantitative Analysis College and University Management | Law and Higher Education Faculty and Academic Program Topics and Issues |
| Fall | Organization Theory and Behavior Nature and Function of Higher Education | Decision Analysis III: Qualitative Analysis Public Policy and Higher Education | Decision Analysis IV: Education Policy and Program Evaluation Comparative Issues in Education |
| Spring | Decision Analysis I: Logic of Systematic Inquiry Context of Educational Leadership and Policy | College and University Finance The College Student | Strategic Marketing for Higher Education Capstone Experience |
Table 3: Educational Leadership and Policy
The Ed.D. program in educational leadership and policy prepares students to lead educational organizations and hold related professional positions. Courses include those in administration and organization, school reform, information management systems, instructional leadership, and resource allocation and deployment.
| Educational Leadership and Policy courses | |||
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | |
| Summer | Learning and Instruction Leadership Theory and Behavior | Decision Analysis II: Quantitative Analysis Resource Allocation and Deployment | K-12 Education Law Diverse Learners and At-risk Students |
| Fall | Organization Theory and Behavior Instructional Leadership and Educational Reform | Decision Analysis III: Qualitative Analysis Educational Accountability and Student Assesment | Decision Analysis IV: Education Policy and Program Evaluation Comparative Issues in Education |
| Spring | Decision Analysis I: Logic of Systematic Inquiry Context of Educational Leadership and Policy | Social Organization and Schooling Politics and Governance | Teachers and Teaching Capstone Experience |