Educational Administration

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION

TPTE 500

Thesis

Grading Restriction: P/NP only. Repeatability: May be repeated.

TPTE 502

Registration for Use of Facilities

Required for the student not otherwise registered during any semester when student uses university facilities and/or faculty time before degree is completed. Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated.
Credit Restriction:May not be used toward degree requirements.

TPTE 503

Problems in Lieu of Thesis

Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.

EA 513

Administrative and Organizational Theory

Introduction to theoretical administrative and organizational foundations of management and leadership of educational programs and institutions.
(Same as Higher Education Administration 513)

EA 515

Human Relations and Communication in Administration

Development and use of effective interpersonal communication skills and channels, inter-group relations, supportive work climates, personnel motivation, conflict management skills, and role of values, attitudes, and expectations in administration.

EA 516

Research Methods

Descriptive, experimental, and quasi-experimental designs to help students without quantitative backgrounds to read and understand technical professional literature. Introduction to inferential statistics, needs assessments, and evaluation procedures. (Same as Higher Education Administration 516)

EA 523

Administration of Special Services

Legal, programmatic, and ethical responsibilities of educational administrators in design and implementation of special service programs within school settings. Special learner characteristics, program categories, service delivery models, and legal/ethical frameworks. Inclusion and full service delivery.

EA 529

Politics and Public Relations in Education

School/community relations in political context of modern, complex society. Administrator and supervisory competencies: political, social, ethnic, cultural, and racial environments in which schools operate.

EA 533

Program Evaluation in Education

(See Educational Psychology 533)

EA 534

Program Evaluation in Education

See Curriculum, Educational Research, and Evaluation 534.

EA 535

Administrative Applications of Micro Computers

DOS, word processing, data based management, spreadsheets, and computer communications. Review and development of specific administrative applications: scheduling, attendance, student record systems, and accounting.

EA 544

School Finance and Business Management

For prospective building level administrators. Financial and logical management tasks and procedures in individual school setting.

EA 548

Supervision and Personnel Administration

Basic supervisory and personnel concepts and related competencies at the micro-organizational level: interviewing, personnel planning, collecting and maintaining employee information, supervision of personnel, performance appraisal and staff development.

EA 553

Strategic Planning

Processes for improving decision-making function through use of both quantitative and qualitative planning techniques.

EA 554

Policy Issues in Educational Law, K-12

Logical arrangement of case and statutory materials for public school administrators and teachers; problems concerning law and public education.

EA 560

Grant Writing and Project Management

Processes of finding funding for research efforts, writing grant proposals, negotiating with funding sources, implementing and maintaining funded programs, and closing out projects at the end of funding support.

EA 577

Educational Statistics

(See Educational Psychology 577)

EA 580

Internship in Educational Administration

Field experience in appropriate educational setting working directly with administrator. At end of planned program of study. Placement by department assignment. Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.

EA 583

Educational Leadership-Principalship

Knowledge, skills and relationships for principals to be effective educational leaders.

EA 592

Field Problems in Educational Administration & Supervision

Topic to be assigned. May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours. Satisfactory/No Credit or letter grade.

TPTE 519

Curriculum for School Leaders

This course is designed to equip aspiring school leaders with practical and theoretical knowledge of various curriculum models that might be used to foster instructional leadership and enhance school improvement initiatives. Seminars, lectures, and inquiry-based approaches will be used.