Graduate Courses (Educational Administration and Supervision 230)
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15:230:500
Foundations of Educational Administration and Supervision (3)
Analysis of conceptual, technical, and human resources skills associated with administrative and supervisory behavior in schools. Emphasizes the foundations of leadership, communications, decision making, and human resource management.
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15:230:501
Leadership and Communications Skills Development I (3)
Introduces both the theory and practice of educational leadership. Drawing upon differing disciplinary perspectives, the class emphasizes linking administrative policies and practices to their theoretical foundations.
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15:230:502
School Budgeting (3)
Comprehensive review of the basic accounting cycle followed by a study of accounting systems, internal administrative and accounting controls, bond financing, budgeting, and an analysis of financial statements. The application of site-based budgeting to core curriculum standards presented.
Prerequisite: 15:230:520.
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15:230:503
Business Administration of School Systems (3)
The
business administration of a school district, including accounting,
budgeting, payroll, purchasing procedures, capital outlay, management
information systems, risk management, food service, transportation,
personnel records, equipment, and facilities.
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15:230:504
Physical Facilities and the Learning Environment (3)
The ways in which physical dimensions of
the school and classroom influence student behavior, attitudes, and
achievement; emphasizes translating research into practical guidelines
for the design and management of classroom settings; energy
consumption, maintenance, school construction and utilization
standards, and overall financing of capital outlay and debt service.
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15:230:505
School-Community Relations: The Politics of Education (3)
Analysis
of the political basis for community support to schools and the
influence of community groups on the role of the school administrator.
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15:230:506
Clinical Studies in School-Community Analysis (3)
Facilitates
a field application of community analysis and relations programs;
analysis carried out through the use of a varied political,
theoretical, and practical base.
Prerequisite: 15:230:505 or permission of instructor.
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15:230:507
Education Law (3)
Impact
of the legal system on education; emphasizes issues arising from
conflicts between public policy and individual rights; study of federal
and state constitutions, statutes, regulations, and court decisions.
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15:230:512
Administration and Supervision of Elementary and Secondary Schools (3)
Problems of organization, supervision, and administration of the elementary and secondary schools.
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15:230:514
Personnel Administration (3)
Administration
of personnel policies, methods, and techniques employed in the public
sector, including environmental influences, relevance to organizational
structure, collective bargaining, tenure, affirmative action,
recruitment, selection, induction, development, appraisal, termination,
and legal parameters.
Prerequisite: 15:230:500.
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15:230:516
Administration and Supervision of Special Education Services (3)
Role
and function of special education; special services within the school
and community, including special classes for the mentally and/or
physically handicapped; and various services, such as school
psychology, school social work, speech correction, learning
disabilities specialist, and others.
Prerequisites: Either 15:230:500 or 501 and 521.
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15:230:520
Public School Finance (3)
State
and federal directives on school finance and educational equity;
economic principles and national income measures related to public
education; calculation of property taxes and bond issues; local, state,
and federal methods of financing public education; overview of cost
efficiency and effectiveness measures; investments; the basic
accounting structure of state and local governments; and the budget
system and comprehensive annual reports used by school districts in New
Jersey.
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15:230:521
Supervision of Instruction (3)
Aspects
of supervision, such as definition and scope; philosophy, issues,
principles, and techniques; understanding and improving the learning
situation; and evaluation of supervision.
Basic course; prerequisite to advanced study in supervision.
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15:230:522
Decision Analysis I (3)
Introduction
to decision making in organizations; focuses on organizational
missions, goals, and practical techniques for developing
decision-making strategies; emphasizes use of microcomputers for
quantitative decision making.
Prerequisites: 15:230:500,501.
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15:230:530
Internship in Educational Administration (3)
Firsthand,
on-the-job administrator or supervisor training under an able
educational leader. May or may not involve part-time status and payment
to the intern by the organization in whose system the student is placed.
Arrangements are made by the university, the student, and the participating school district a term in advance.
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15:230:600
Topics in Educational Administration and Supervision (3)
Selected
issues and policies pertinent to the administration and supervision of
education. Topics may differ each time the course is offered.
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15:230:601
Practicum in Educational Administration (BA)
The case-conference method provides an opportunity for analysis of individual administrative problems.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Open only to advanced graduate
students who desire to accomplish independent minor research in the solution
of specific problems.
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15:230:603
Theory and Research Findings in Educational Administration (3)
Examination of theory and evidence about how leadership and organizational processes in schools and districts contribute to improved teaching and learning; designed for preparation of the practicing administrator, the theorist, and the researcher in educational leadership and policy.
Prerequisites: Master's degree and permission of instructor.
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15:230:604
Organizational Theory in Education (3)
Contemporary
organizational theory and analysis with major focus on behavior in
educational organizations; the approach is a comparative analysis of
formal organizations.
Prerequisite: 15:230:603 or permission of instructor.
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15:230:605
Fieldwork in Educational Administration (BA)
Provides
opportunities for advanced students to do special research on a
professional problem in the field under supervision of the Graduate
School of Education staff; the problem may involve any phase of local
school administration; application of research in the field to local
conditions and local facilities.
Prerequisite: Permission of program coordinator.
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15:230:607
The Law of New Jersey Education (3)
The
legislative, judicial, and administrative sources of New Jersey law
affecting the cooperation of schools; policy issues, New Jersey
Statutes Title 18A, and commissioner's decisions emphasized.
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15:230:608
Case Studies in Educational Administration and Supervision (3)
Administrative/supervisory
cases identifying and diagnosing concrete issues and problems in
educational organizations; examples of administering and supervising
school improvement, with emphasis given to development and presentation
of solutions and practical leadership strategies.
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15:230:610
Administration for School Effectiveness (3)
Examines
literature on school factors related to student learning and planned
organizational change. Students conduct an on-site school assessment
with recommendations for instituting change.
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15:230:613,614
Research Problems in Educational Administration and Supervision I,II (3,3)
Problem
areas in educational administration and supervision and examination of
relevant potential research topics and appropriate methodologies of
study; practical experiences in the research process as a way of
integrating course work experiences; and the preparation of a doctoral
dissertation.
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15:230:630
Readings in the Administration and Supervision of Education (3)
Study
of literature and research in an area of administration and supervision
of educational institutions. The interests and background of the
student and his or her professional career goal are given careful
consideration in the development of the reading list. Periodic reports
and/or papers on the readings are used to evaluate student progress.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
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15:230:650
Seminar in Educational Supervision (3)
Using
the clinical approach, students carry on studies of the theoretical
context of supervisory practice, methodological techniques, sociology
of supervision, and supervision as leadership in curriculum improvement.
Prerequisites: 15:230:500, 521, or permission of instructor.
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15:230:701
Dissertation Study: Educational Administration (BA)
Prerequisite: Permission of adviser. Open to graduate students who are writing
a doctoral thesis in the field of administration.
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15:230:800
Matriculation Continued (0)
Continuous registration can be accomplished by enrolling for at least 3 credits in standard course offerings, including research courses, or by enrolling in this course for 0 credits. Students actively engaged in study toward their degree who are using university facilities and faculty time are expected to enroll for the appropriate credits.
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15:230:866
Graduate Assistantship (E-BA)
Students who hold graduate assistantships are required to enroll in this course for 3 or 6 E credits per term.
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15:230:877
Teaching Assistantship (E-BA)
Students who hold teaching assistantships are required to enroll in this course for 3 or 6 E credits per term.
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