Program Curriculum

College of Education Core
Course ID	Course Title	College	Credit Hours
ETE 501	Technology Strand	College of Education & Human Services (Curriculum & Foundation Department)	2
EDB 601	Educational Research	College of Education & Human Services (Curriculum & Foundation Department)	3
EDB 609	Comparative and International Education*	College of Education & Human Services (Curriculum & Foundation Department)	3
Core Total			8
Specialization in Organizational Leadership
Course ID	Course Title	College	Credit Hours
PSY 533	Conflict Management Across Differences	College of Science (Psychology Department, Diversity Management Program)	3
HIS 500	Local History Seminar	College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	4
PAD 634	Ethics in the Public Sector	College of Urban Affairs (Public Administration Program - MPA)	4
MKT 501	Marketing Theory and Practice	College of Business (Business Administration Program - MBA)	3
CEL 645	School Safety, Violence Prevention and Intervention	College of Education & Human Services (CASAL Department, Counseling Section)	3
CEL 633	Organizational Leadership Survey	College of Education & Human Services (CASAL Department)	1
ADM 613	School Law	College of Education & Human Services (CASAL Department, Educational Administration Section)	4
ALD 645	Organizational Behavior & Change	College of Education & Human Services (CASAL Department, Adult Learning & Development Program)	4
ADM 675	Public Relations & School Administration	College of Education & Human Services (CASAL Department, Educational Administration Section)	3
CEL 639	Community Partnership Practicum	College of Education & Human Services (CASAL Department)	2
CEL 642	School Leadership Practicum	College of Education & Human Services (CASAL Department)	2
CEL 636	Organizational Leadership Capstone	College of Education & Human Services (CASAL Department)	1
Total			42

^* Can replace coursework with International Study Abroad Trip

PSY 533 - Conflict Management Across Differences. This course deals with the study of conflict behaviors at the interpersonal, group and organizational level. Participants will explore conflict, its manifestation in organizations and groups, its management and its resolution. Concepts such as conflict styles, trust, power, perception, motivation, inclusion, decision-making and leadership will be investigated. The goal is to acquire a deeper understanding of these dynamics, observation skills to recognize them when they are occurring, and intervention strategies that improve our competence and effectiveness in our roles as employee, peer, leader or as facilitators to other work groups.

MKT 501 - Marketing Theory & Practice. Examines theoretical and practical considerations in strategic market planning in an educational context. Explores managerial, ethical, societal, and global dimensions of marketing decision-making.

HIS 500 - Local History Seminar. Explores the social, economic, political, and cultural history of Cleveland and northeastern Ohio from 1800 to the present. It uses primary materials to generate student research projects on a variety of selected topics. Specific topics vary from term to term.

PAD 634 - Ethics in the Public Sector. Provides students with an understanding of the ethical dimensions of public administration and helps students develop the awareness, skills, and value framework to act ethically in a public or private-sector management role. Cross-listed with UST 634.

CEL 645 - School Safety, Violence Prevention and Intervention. This course prepares learners to assess the comprehensiveness and adequacy of a school system's safety plan. Topics include procedures for assessing an existing safety plan, methods of analyzing those results, and creating an action plan to make changes based on an analysis of those results. Models of intervention will cover primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of intervention. Primary intervention takes the form of preventive measures, while secondary intervention involves steps for addressing high-risk situations, and tertiary intervention consists of crisis response after a situation has occurred. Students will have the opportunity to conduct their own assessments, and also to do an analysis or autopsy of documented violence situations in order to enhance their skill in designing sound prevention and response protocols.

CEL 633 - Organizational Leadership Survey. During this course, students will be oriented to the Master of Education with a Specialization in Organizational Leadership. They will learn how the program is organized, meet their professors, and learn how to use the online learning system. They will also have the opportunity to get to know their fellow cohort members and begin building a network of professional friends.

ADM 613 - School Law. Areas of law that particularly affect schools, including the education law of Ohio, constitutional law as it relates to school problems, and the law of torts as it applies to educational institutions.

ALD 645 - Organizational Behavior & Change. This course is an exploration of the organizational context of training and staff-development programs in higher education, business and industry, and social service organizations. Discussion will revolve around the topics of administration, legal constraints on organizational behavior, and interrelationships of individuals, groups, organizations and the environment and well as the organizational significance of leadership, motivation, decision-making, conflict resolution, culture, and change theory.

ADM 675 - Public Relations & Public School Administration. This course is designed to assist present and future administrators in developing and evaluating public relations policies and procedures. Activities and reports are field-based and require students to evaluate existing programs and to explore new approaches to public relations in a public school environment.

CEL 639 - Community Partnership Practicum. This practicum is designed to enable aspiring school leaders to self-assess their leadership skills in the areas of instruction, personnel, supervision, and other related administrative areas. Activities emphasize understanding short and long term solutions to school problems in terms of consequences and implications. Students will engage in practical activities that will help develop management and leadership competencies. All students will submit a professional portfolio and resume.

CEL 642 - School Leadership Practicum. This practicum is designed for students to explore the region through a community engagement volunteer program, allowing them to study the context of their school environment. They will spend time in various community organizations in order to observe what resources and opportunities are available to their school, their students, and their community members. Students will be provided with on-the-job administrative experiences that will help to prepare them for service on not-for-profit boards, for-profit boards and community organizations.

CEL 636 - Organizational Leadership Capstone. During this course, students will stage a retreat to present their community engagement plans to an audience of business, civic, religious, medical, and other community agencies.