EDL-630   School Law (2 credits)
Detailed examination of school laws, legal research, analysis of selected cases.

EDL-520 School/Community Relations (3 credits)
A study of the nature, scope, principles and practices of public relations including organization and administration

EDL-697 Research Topics in Educational Administration (3 credits)
Study of research methods and design applicable to research in Educational Administration.

EDL-611 School District Administration/Leadership (3 credits)
Organization and operation of city and suburban public school systems; school- community relations and school politics; basic principles, concepts issues; federal, state and local relations in education; reality in school administration.

EDL-614 Politics of Education (3 credits)
An overview of the politics of education with attention to local-state-federal relationships, teacher-administrator-school board relationships, policy development and analysis in schools, rural/suburban/urban school systems and problems, and the place of the school in society.

EDL-620 Ethics of School Leadership (3 credits)
Course centers on identifying, and analyzing, and developing effective methods of confronting ethical issues in educational leadership. Case studies will be utilized to emphasize the interplay between theory and practice.

EDL-696 Project/Thesis Guidance (1 credit)
Student will receive one on one guidance from the thesis advisor concerning the outcome of their research.

EDL-640 Human Resources Administration (3 credits)
An introduction to the basic principles and practices of public school human resource administration. Topics will include motivation, leadership, recruitment, selection, induction, orientation, staff development, salary administration, collective bargaining, evaluation and supervision.

EDL-645 Managing the District Curriculum (3 credits)
Practice in using the processes of curriculum development through examination of existing programs, developing new segments of curriculum, making curriculum guide revisions or structuring the process of revision.

EDL-601 Doctoral Residency (0 credits)
Student will research and proceed with data collection under the supervision of the advisor.

EDL-584 Internship-Superintendent (4 credits)
Candidates for the doctorate and specialist degrees in school administration are required to intern with a practicing school administrator for one semester. Advance permission required. Work includes all administrative areas encompassed in the responsibility of the school superintendent.

EDL-573 Staff Development and Evaluation (3 credits)
This course considers the importance and difficulty of motivating educators to seek life long personal improvement as reflective professional practitioners. Strategies of adult motivation and techniques of adult behavioral change are studied. Current systems of staff evaluation are analyzed and specific evaluative techniques and methods are practiced.

EDL-639 Seminar: Gateway Leadership Conference (2 credits)
Designed for advanced degree students who will select a problem in educational administration for intensive study under the direction of the professor.

EDL-647 Planning School Facilities (3 credits)
Problems concerning predictions of enrollment; projection of educational programs; educational specifications of buildings; site location, size acquisition; architectural and construction contracts; lay and professional staff committees, bonding, staffing and equipping buildings.

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