TENTATIVE SYLLABUS & CALENDAR:
TO BE UPDATED AFTER FIRST CLASS
Organization and Administration in Higher Education

The Center For Education, Widener University
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Edward G. Rozycki, Ed.
edrozycki@newfoundations.com



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updated 11/22/10

I. Course Description
Through the use of presentations of research, critiques and discussion and where pertinent, simulations, workshops and lecture, this course explores and contrasts major conceptual models that describe the structure, organization, and administrative processes employed in postsecondary educational institutions in the United States today. Topics include: governance and management models, decision making in an institutional culture, sharing power and values, bureaucracy, politics and politicizing, cybernetics.

II. Major Course Objectives
A. Class members will understand and be able to function as reflective practitioners in higher education. A particular emphasis is placed on two kinds of skills:


B. The texts for the course will be: (Do not order books until after the first class. We will discuss changes at that time.)


Plus articles researched from various sources.

III. Learning Activities
Teaching methodologies will include the use of research readings, lectures, dialogue, diagnostic sessions, visual displays, question and answer periods, case studies, and where pertinent, simulations.

IV. Evaluation
The following grades are used: A (4.0); A- (3.7); B+ (3.3); B (3.0); B- (2.7); C+ (2.3); C (2.0); F (0.0)

The grade of I (incomplete) is given when the course requirements have not been met for excuseable reasons. The maximum limit for completing an incomplete grade is one calendar year. A student may withdraw from the course for any reason at any time prior to the completion of the course and shall receive the grade of W.

V. Requirements


A. Each person will select a theme on which to do a major research paper submitting by January 31st, at the latest, an annotated (30 - 50 words per article not including citations) bibliography of 5 books or articles pertaining to the theme.

B. By February 14th at the latest, 5 more annotated bibliographic entries will be handed in.

C. A short overview of that paper (1000 words following specification given in the Workbook) will be given to class members for critiquing by February 14th.

D. After receiving back the critiques -- two weeks maximum wait, parts of a revised and expanded version of the initial draft incorporating (2000 words) the critiques will be read to the class at a time arranged with the instructor.

E. Each person is responsible for a critique (600 words) of two class members' papers. These two critiques will follow the specifications in the Workbook.

F. The final draft of the paper- due by April 25th-- will approximate 2500 words, not including references.

 

VI. Appeal Procedure for Student Academic grievances. (See Student Handbook.)

VII. Academic Fraud
The Center for Education strictly enforces the University’s policy on cheating, plagiarism and other forms of academic fraud. Commission of such makes the student liable to sanctions ranging from failure in the course to expulsion from the University. (See appropriate parts of the Student Handbook.)



Tentative Calendar
Organization and Administration in Higher Education
Edward G. Rozycki, Ed.D.



date

preclass

Tentative Theme

Proposal (M)
Distributed

Critiques Due
For Distribution

Project Presented

1/16
The Course as Organization / Metaphor,
and System

(Select themes)
   

1/23

What is a system? / Intro to Systems Analysis

     

1/30
A Simulation: task analysis

(M1)*
(M2)
   

2/6
Perspectives on Organizations. Conflicts

M3:
M4:
   

2/13
Review

M5
M6

(C1)
(C2)
 

2/20

Organizational Ecology

M7
M8

C3:
C4:

2/27

Organizational Language

M9
(M10)
M11

C5
C6

(P1)
(P2)
3/7
SPRING BREAK

 

3/14


Power vs. Authority

M12
M13

C7
C8

P3:
P4:

3/21
Unavoidable Organizational Conflicts

M14
(M15)
M16

C9
(C10)
C11

P5
P6

3/29
Research Time      

4/4
Writing Period      

4/11

Cause and Symbolism in Organizations

M17
M18

C12
C13

P7
P8

4/18

Evaluating Organizational Metaphors


(M19)
(M20)

C14
(C15)
C16

P9
(P10)
P11

4/25

Institutionalization
 

P12
P13

5/2

Analysis Problems
 

P14
(P15)
P16

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