Organizational Behavior and Leadership

Catalog description

This is an introductory course designed to provide an orientation to the field of educational leadership, including an understanding of various administrative roles and the changing focus of leadership and technology in the schools. Candidates will develop a personal philosophy that guides the educational applications of information communication technology in the school building. The class format will include discussion of such topics as organizational theory, decision making, the nature of effective leadership, the change process, organizational health, team building, shared decision making, site based management, and the role technologies play in maintaining the school as a learning community.