COURSE OVERVIEW
ELRC 7602 Organization & Administration in Higher Education looks at the higher education ecosystem by exploring the external factors (demographic data and trends) and internal factors (strategy and culture) requiring college and university leadership (administration and governing board) to rethink their futures and the paths (academics, recruitment, retention, finance, retrenchment, and collaboration) to that future.
COURSE CATALOG DESCRIPTION
Organization and administration of postsecondary education in the United States and abroad; organizational theory; organization and governance structure of American higher education; patterns of institutional administration.
COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Students participating fully in the course will be able to:
1. To think critically and challenge any preconceived notions or assumptions about organizational behavior, specifically organizational culture, and governance in higher education institutions in the U.S.
2. To examine the major trends impacting higher education institutions in America as well as express your own interpretations regarding those trends.
3. To develop an understanding of how the higher education ecosystem (external and internal factors) affects leadership, decision-making, and governance.
4. To apply appropriate organizational concepts to case studies, current issues, educational policy, research, and practice.
ELRC 7602 Organization & Administration in Higher Education looks at the higher education ecosystem by exploring the external factors (demographic data and trends) and internal factors (strategy and culture) requiring college and university leadership (administration and governing board) to rethink their futures and the paths (academics, recruitment, retention, finance, retrenchment, and collaboration) to that future.
COURSE CATALOG DESCRIPTION
Organization and administration of postsecondary education in the United States and abroad; organizational theory; organization and governance structure of American higher education; patterns of institutional administration.
COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Students participating fully in the course will be able to:
1. To think critically and challenge any preconceived notions or assumptions about organizational behavior, specifically organizational culture, and governance in higher education institutions in the U.S.
2. To examine the major trends impacting higher education institutions in America as well as express your own interpretations regarding those trends.
3. To develop an understanding of how the higher education ecosystem (external and internal factors) affects leadership, decision-making, and governance.
4. To apply appropriate organizational concepts to case studies, current issues, educational policy, research, and practice.
- Primary Instructor: Edward Leonard