Course Details
Course Code: ADHE601 Course ID: 5131 Credit Hours: 3 Level: Graduate
This course provides a starting place to introduce the primary areas of responsibility for higher education administration with the various contexts in which higher education is situated, whether public or private, for-profit or non-profit, or onground or online. Students learn about the essentials of institutional mission, organizational structure, institutional evaluation and assessment, human resources, governance, financial and budgeting oversight, resource management, decision-making, internal and external constituencies, culture, student services, student outcome assessment, program evaluation, and organizational change associated with university leadership. The course will present and connect organizational theories for higher education administrative practice and delivery that relate to university student persistence, retention, and success.
Course Schedule
Registration Dates | Course Dates | Start Month | Session | Weeks |
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05/29/2023 - 11/03/2023 | 11/06/2023 - 12/31/2023 | November | Fall 2023 Session I | 8 Week session |
08/28/2023 - 02/02/2024 | 02/05/2024 - 03/31/2024 | February | Winter 2024 Session I | 8 Week session |
Current Syllabi
After successfully completing this course, you will be able to:
CO1. Differentiate unique features of higher education administration from other forms and types of educational leadership. (PLO1)
CO2. Evaluate institutional mission and organizational structure and change related to higher education administration. (PLO1; PLO3)
CO3. Critique institutional assessment and evaluation processes. (PLO6)
CO4. Assess comprehensive disciplinary procedures for employees (including faculty). (PLO7)
CO5. Analyze key elements of administration in relation to university leadership, human resource development, governance and decision-making, financial oversight, working with stakeholders, organizational culture, and student services. (PLO3)
CO6. Design a theoretical high performing university leadership team (PLO3; PLO7)
Name | Grade % |
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Discussions | 30.00% |
Welcome Discussion | 2.73% |
W1 Forum 1: Administrator Responsibilities | 2.73% |
W2 Forum 2: Vision-Mission Statements | 2.73% |
W2 Forum 3: Exploring Leadership Theory | 2.73% |
W3 Forum 4: Measuring Organizational Effectiveness | 2.73% |
W4 Forum 5: Faculty Effectiveness | 2.73% |
W5 Forum 6: Student Persistence and Retention | 2.73% |
W6 Forum 7: Data and Retention | 2.73% |
W7 Forum 8: HR Functions | 2.73% |
W8 Forum 9: Constituents' Contributions | 2.73% |
W8 Forum 10: Reviewing Presentations | 2.73% |
General Assignments | 40.00% |
Assignment 1 - Week 3: Leadership Team Paper | 20.00% |
Assignment 2 - Week 5: Interview | 20.00% |
Final Project | 30.00% |
Assignment 3 - Week 7: Student Services Project | 30.00% |