EDS520 STRATEGIC PLANNING IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Course Code:4540520
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,

know basic concepts and terms of strategic planing

justify the need for strategic planning in education organizations

develop a strategic plan of an educational organization

evaluate an existing strategic plan of an educational organization

 


Course Content

Theoretical background of strategic planning, basic steps of carrying out a strategic planning in public institutions. Based on a case study design, this course provides hands-on experience on strategic planning through which students can apply a similar framework in carrying out a strategic planning process in school organizations as well as in other public and nonprofit organizations.


Course Learning Outcomes

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

state the difference between strategic planing and other planing aproaches

define different components of stretgic plans

describe the principles of stregic plan

state the assumptions of strategic plan

cite the role and function of strategic pl?anning for educational organizations

discuss the functions of the stregic plans for educational organizations

exemplify different uses of strategic planning

relate strategic planning to educational administration

develop a mission statement for an educational organization

develop a vision of an educational organization

conduct a SWOT analysis of an educational organization

analyse strategic issues of an educational organization

construct strategies of a strategic plan

assess the mission and vision of a strategic plan

modify the SWOT analysis of a strategic plan

rewrite the strategies of a strategic plan of an educational organization

evaluate the outcomes of a strategic plan