ELPA 5100/6100 Interpersonal Relations (6 credits)
A course integrating the various competencies of interpersonal relations into the school leader's repertoire. Student's skills in collecting and managing the flow of information, motivating others, becoming sensitive to human needs and concerns, and communicating effectively in both oral and written modalities will be refined within the context of course activities.
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ELPA 5100/6100 Syllabus
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ELPA 5300/6300 Professional Needs of Individuals and Groups
(6 credits) Prerequisites: ELPA 5100/5200 or 6100/6200. Course increases student knowledge of measurement and evaluation of school outcomes; student guidance and development; adult learner development and learning patterns; foundations of the field of continuing professional development. |
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ELPA 5400/6400 Developing Learners Through Instructional Leadership (6 credits)
Prerequisites: ELPA 5100, 5200, 5300, or 6100, 6200, 6300. Course will address skills and competencies necessary for formulating goals with individuals or groups; planning for organizational change; planning and scheduling resource allocation and utilization; planning, developing, and implementing instructional programs, and assessing school curricula within a changing environment. |
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ELPA 5500/6500 Implementation Strategies: Making It Happen (6 credits)
Prerequisites: ELPA 5100, 5200, 5300, 5400 or 6100, 6200, 6300, 6400. Course will approach problem resolution as logical outgrowth of problem analysis, judgment formulation, plan implementation, task delegation, and resource management. Students will learn how to facilitate sound decision-making within the entire school community. |
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ELPA 5600/6600 Shaping the Quality and Character of the Institution
(6 credits) Prerequisites: ELPA 5100, 5200, 5300, 5400, 5500 or 6100, 6200, 6300, 6400, 6500. Course will focus on relationships between public policy and education; recognizing policy issues; and relating policy initiatives to student welfare. Students will develop an understanding of the importance of sound planning in maintaining school, community, and media relations. |
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