Dr. John R. McIntyre - Faculty.caldwell.edu

Prof. John R. McIntyre

Associate Professor

Department of Education

Coordinator of Graduate Program in Educational Administration & Supervision

Department:	Name of Course:	Catalog Number:
Education	Case Studies in Educational Administration & Supervision	Ed 673

Pre-requisite:

Ed 673 is a prerequisite for Ed 676-677(Problem-based Externships)

Objectives:

1. Students will understand the Case method of study and learning

2. Students will acquire and apply several decision-making models to case studies.

3. Students will become acquainted with the six(6) ISLLC standards for school administrators.

4.Students will comprehend and apply ethical principles to the resolution of problems in educational administration and supervision.

5. Students will become conversant with the statute governing ethical behavior for practicing administrators and board members in New Jersey.

6. Students will understand and apply problem-based learning, and contrast its tenets with the case method.

7. Students will gain some experience with ethnographic research.

8. Students will develop the necessary experiences to benefit from their extern courses which will engage them further in problem-based learning.

Methods of Conducting Class:

1. Introduction and application of theories and models of decision-making.

2. Analysis of issues presented in text readings, cases, and problems

3. Application of legal and ethical principles to the decision-making process for the resolution of cases.

4. Simulation by decision-making groups engaged in case analysis.

5. Written responses to case presentations in the form of memoranda.

6. Analysis and presentation of problem-based learning for simulation.

Methods of Student Evaluation:

1. Contribution to Case Analysis using theoretical/ethical and standards-bases during class discussions(10%)

2. Written case analyses prescribing action in response to case studies.(30%)

3. Written case study resulting from ethnographic interview(s) (20%)

4. Presentation of results of problem-based learning situation.(30%)

5. Final Case Analysis(10%)

Course Content:

1. The case method and leadership

2. Decision-making/ Models of decision-making

3. Anatomy of a decision

4. Leading an organization

5. Ethics for school administrators

6. Role of ethics in decision-making --- More commission cases

7. Effective communication

8. Group simulation

9. Preparation of problem-based scenario

10. Presentation of problem-based scenario

11. Debriefing and Final Case Analysis

Required Texts and Supplementary Readings:

Required: Green, R.L. (2001). Practicing the art of leadership:A problem-based approach to implementing the ISLLC standards. Upper Saddle River,N.J.: Merrill Prentice-Hall.

Supplemental: Drath,W.H. and Paulus,C.J.(1994). Making common sense: Leadership as meaning-making in a community of practice. Greensboro,N.C.: Center for Creative Leadership.

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