Course Descriptions

EDR 601 Methodology of Research (3)
Explores major research designs and methods emphasizing underlying assumptions, inquiry aims, participant selection, data collection and analysis, interpretation of findings, conclusions, and reporting.

EDU 614 Visionary Leadership in Education (3)
Explores models and theories of organizational development and their application to the development and maintenance of educational organizations.

EDU 615 Ethics and Communication for Leaders (3)
Develops student communication skills, an understanding of leadership ethics and an understanding of the behavior of people who work and live within organizations.

EDU 623 School and Community Relations (3)
Examines the policies, practices, and strategies in school and community relations.

EDU 624 Instructional Design, Measurement, and Evaluation (3)
Surveys the field of curriculum theory and organizational frameworks for current practices in curriculum development and evaluation and exploration of curriculum revision and change.

EDU 637 Educational Decision Making (3)
Explores the principal’s roles and responsibilities as related to organizational development, information systems, faculty and staff selection, orientation, supervision and evaluation, curriculum development, and implementation, scheduling, budgeting and plant/facilities use.

EDU 674 The Legal Environment in Education (3)
Examines federal and state education laws with particular emphasis on Florida school law.

EDU 675 School Finance (3)
Examines school finance and school business management with particular emphasis on procedures for Florida public and private schools.

EDU 676 School Personnel Administration and Development (3)
This course is designed to introduce students to the field of school personnel administration by providing an in-depth look at those topics the student will utilize within a school setting. This course encourages reflective thinking that will assist the student in making ethically sound decisions in the planning, recruitment, selection, retention, evaluation and termination processes within the school environment.

EDU 699 Internship in Educational Leadership (3)
Provides leadership experiences in an educational institution or agency commensurate with the student’s graduate program, certification objectives, educational experiences and career goals.
(Because 150 hours of work are required, the student must contact his/her advisor and begin the internship in the semester prior to the one in which he/she registers for the internship.

EDU 687 Technology Applications in Educational Leadership (3)
Prepares the student to be able to apply computer/technology to the areas of administration and instruction in educational institutions.

TSL 609 Cultivating Culturally Responsible Educational Leaders (3)
Develops awareness and understanding of the cultures represented by the different language minorities within the nation, especially within Florida; provides an emphasis on research that will enable participants to plan and implement curriculum, instruction, and assessment activities to meet the special needs of the linguistically and culturally diverse students.