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GSB672 Educational Administration and Organisation

Updated: 02 June 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Trimester 2 Off Campus C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites candidature in GradCertMgt or GradDipMgt or MBA or MEdAdmin
Co-requisites None
Restrictions MBA672
Notes

Quotas apply to this unit: Trimester 2: 10 off-campus
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Dan Riley (driley2@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

Addresses certain basic issues in the administration of educational institutions, the nature of educational institutions as organisations and the implications for their administration, implications or organisational and administrative theory for the administration of educational institutions and systems. Examines leadership for improving the effectiveness or educational organisations. Factors which may, in the future, influence our educational institutions and their administration.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Educational Administration: Theory, Research and Practice
ISBN: 9780073403748
Hoy, W. and Miskel, C., McGraw-Hill 8th ed. 2007
Text refers to: Trimester 2 , Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1 30% 2000
Assessment Notes
Essay
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2 GA: 2,4
Assignment 2 30% 2000
Assessment Notes
Essay
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 2-4 GA: 5, 7
Final Examination 2 hrs 40%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 2,4,7

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. demonstrate an understanding of the nature of educational institutions as organisations and the implications for their administration;
  2. analyse the development of educational institutions, as organisations, to meet changing needs;
  3. explain the implications of organisational and administrative theory for the administration of educational institutions and systems;
  4. provide leadership for improving the effectiveness of educational organisations and factors, which may, in the future, influence our educational institutions and their administration.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
2 Communication Skills
Demonstrated grasp of written expression by producing well reasoned arguments. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Ability to research effectively through the use of library and related resources 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Develop research and synthesis skills and intellectual curiosity in the context of the unit. 		True True True
6 Problem Solving
Demonstrate ability to analys independently data 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Demonstrate ability to apply concepts in their own workplace 		True True True
   

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