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COURSE SYLLABUS: ED560 - Current Issues in School Administration

Course Title:	ED560 - Current Issues in School Administration
Department:	School of Education
Instructor:	Samuel D. Wilder, EdD, E-Mail - Vita
Phone:	(404) 606-1997
Evenings:	6 PM - 9 PM EST
Sat/Sun:	8 AM - 10 AM EST

Required Texts  Online Bookstore

Kenneth A. Strike, Emil J. Haller, and Jonas F. Soltis (2005) 3rd Edition. The Ethics of School Administation.
ISBN: 0807745731

Course Description

This course will focus on helping educators and the education profession to examine and reflect on the ethical issues and controversies that are a normal and routine part of the educational practice.

TIME FRAME FOR THIS COURSE IS SIX (6) WEEKS

Method of Instruction

ED 560 is a partially self-pace distance learning course offered through Canyon College. At the beginning of the course, each student is required to submit to the instructor via-mail a short biography which includes the following information:

• Student’s name
• Contact Information
• Work experience
• Educational background

Academic honesty

Academic honesty is highly valued. A student must always submit work that represents his or her original words or ideas. If any words or ideas are used that do not represent the student’s original words or ideas, the student must cite all relevant sources. The student should also make clear the extent to which such sources were used. Words or ideas that require citations include, but are not limited to, all hardcopy or electronic publications, whether copyrighted or not, all verbal or visual communication when the content of such communication clearly originates from an identifiable source.

Grading Formula

The course grading criteria is as follows:

Weekly Discussion:	35 points
Assignments:	25 points
Midterm Exam:	20 points
Final Exam:	20 points

Scale:

100 - 90	A
89 - 80	B
79 - 70	C
69 - 60	D
Below 60	F

Course Assignments

At the Graduate level, students are expected to have an advanced writing style. All written assignments must be typed on a computer in an organized format of your choice as long as it is appropriate for the information being presented. Answers to review questions and case studies should usually consist of several meaningful sentences that relates to the questions. Once each assignment is completed, please submit to my e-mail address icusaj@yahoo.com

Late Assignments

Weekly assignments are due by midnight YOUR time zone by the end of each week. All other assignments (midterm and final exam) are due by midnight your time zone on their respective due dates. I reserve the right to deduct 5 points per day, for each day an assignment is late.

Week One:

• Read Chapter 1
• Discussion: What would have been your decision in this matter with Ms. Russel and the request of the parents?
• Describe in your own words the moral dilemma in this matter.

Week Two:

• Read Chapter 2
• Pick one of the ADDITIONAL CASES (Pages 20-29) and give feedback to the questions.

Week Three:

• Read Chapter 3
• Midterm Exam (Complete one of the Case Studies pgs. 44-51)
• Answer the set of questions that corresponds to the case you picked.

Week Four:

• Read Chapter 4
• Discuss case study “Little School, Big Problem” pgs. 71-75
• Answer questions 1-4 pgs. 73-74

Week Five:

• Read Chapter 5
• Discuss case study “A Letter of Recommendation” pgs. 86-88
• Answer questions 1-5 pg. 88

Week Six:

• Final Exam: Write a summary based on the concepts you reviewed in this class and how it may be applied to your profession
• Read “Democracy in Action” (pgs. 115-118)
• Answer questions 1-4