EDS517 EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION AND DESIGN

Course Code:4540517
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):3 (3.00 - 0.00)
ECTS Credit:8.0
Department:Educational Sciences
Language of Instruction:English
Level of Study:Graduate
Course Coordinator:Prof.Dr. YAŞAR KONDAKÇI
Offered Semester:Fall Semesters.

Course Objectives

By the end of this course the students will be able to;

1. know basic concepts of administrative sciences

2. understand management and managing schools

3. apply basic concepts of management science to school managemet

4. apply concepts, tools and models in resolving management cases in school setting

5. analyze issues in managerial practices in organizations

6. solve management problems in schools

7. propose research proposals for investigating school management issues

8. formulate structures and functions for schools


Course Content

An investigation in organizations in terms of their design, climates and the other characteristics as well as the theories, with the emphasis on educational organizations. Study of various issues and problems in Turkish educational organizations.


Course Learning Outcomes

enumerate modern schools of administrative sciences

define administrative process

describe cultural elements of a school

name structural alternatives for designing schools

classify design alternatives for schools

explain cultures and climates of schools

explain communication process in schools

construct structures for schools,

describes organizational change process

discuss possible causes of administrative problems

choose an effective leadership approach for different school settings

instruct school principals in handling administrative processes

show practices of school climate building

compare the outcomes of different administrative practicies

construct communication process for a school

create a change plan for a school

generate a structure for a school

appriase the outcomes of different decision alternatives for schools

improve decision affevtiveness of a school