Courses

Below is the list of courses required to complete the program. Courses are generally taken sequentially until the program is complete. Full course descriptions may be viewed by clicking on the course titles below. For further information, feel free to contact us.

PROGRAM OF STUDY

FOUNDATION (30 hours)

30 credit hours required in education (which may be applied from an existing master’s degree in education)

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EDL-ORE Orientation to Educational Leadership Programs0 Hours
- The Indiana Wesleyan University Educational Leadership (EDL) Orientation course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to get to know the members of their cohort, to gain understanding of the university structures and policies as they relate to the program, to become acquainted with Indiana Wesleyan University's learning management system, Blackboard, and to gain an understanding of the policies and procedures of both the IWU School of Educational Leadership and the Principal Leadership or Education Specialist program.
EDL-600 District Curriculum Leadership3 Hours
- This three hour course is designed to prepare aspiring district level administrators with the fundamental knowledge of curriculum development, curriculum alignment, pedagogical synergy, and research-based instructional methodologies. In order for the candidates to be able to lead curricular change at the corporation level, the following topics will be addressed: models of curriculum development and alignment and curricular integration through various research-based instructional methods.
EDL-602 Leading Schools to Be Culturally Responsive3 Hours
- This course reflects upon the needs of the district administrator to broaden their scope to be culturally responsive in all diverse settings. Although the urban setting will be a main focus, the course will cover the areas of diversity in both the urban and rural settings. The prospective leader will be exposed to, and apply, practical and effective theory in the myriad of areas needed to assure they are prepared for a diverse and culturally responsive district leadership position.
EDL-605 District Personnel Management and Supervision3 Hours
- The District Personnel Management and Supervision course is a 3 hour blended course. This course explores the various functions considered vital to the efficient use of the school district?s most valuable asset, its human resources. This course covers the area of staffing, employee professional development and training, creation of a favorable work environment, federal and state regulations, and the operation of management-labor relations. Activities and assignments will provide hands-on exploration of all aspects of human resource management in creating win-win results through creative problem-solving processes.
EDL-620 Advanced School Finance3 Hours
- The Advanced School Finance Course is designed to prepare aspiring district level administrators with integral knowledge and enhanced skills for district and building level budgets and accounting practices to enhance governance, promote servant leadership, collaborate with local involvement, incorporate efficient and effective use of monies, as well as to exhibit ethical and moral behavior and decision-making.
EDL-615 District Facilities Management and Leadership3 Hours
- The District Facilities Management/Leadership course is a 3 hour blended course. All processes and procedures of administrative responsibility including facility needs and assessments processes, actual renovation process, new construction of facilities, facility staffing, facility occupation, ongoing maintenance and improvement of existing facilities, safety procedures and planning will be a major focus of the course.
EDL-700 Applied Superintendent's Internship Practicum3 Hours
- District Level Internship (3 Hours Blended). The internship is aligned with the first semester of a school year. This course involves a supervised experiential practice in a school setting along with course work and a portfolio to maximize an intern's knowledge, performance, and dispositions aligned with the ISLLC/IDOE Standards. Instructional leadership, staff and program evaluation, public relations, curriculum and staff development will be major areas of proficiency development during the Practicum.
EDL-705 ISLLC/IDOE Standards Based Research Thesis3 Hours
- This course will build on the completed portfolio to produce a professional written thesis organized as a scientific analysis of theory and practice for continuous school improvement reflecting comprehensive P-12 experiential learning, proficiency development, and leadership influence aligned with the eight conceptual framework domains of the ISLLC Standards. A comprehensive paper applying all of the ISLLC criteria in a research based thesis will be orally defended as the ?showcase product? of their servant leader practices. The thesis will focus on a research based instructional and assessment continuous school improvement project.
EDL-770A Advanced Leadership Seminar and Praxis for Educators3 Hours
- This course explores the impact of the school leader's character and competence on the organization. Students will be challenged to strengthen their level of moral leadership as they confront ethical and legal issues. Strategies for personal and spiritual development will be considered.
EDL-770B Advanced Leadership Seminar and Praxis For Educators3 Hours
- This course explores the theoretical foundations related to organizational theory and adult learning and its impact on the organization and the school's leader. Students will build a collaborative learning community that engages school leaders in knowledge management and continuous improvement strategies aimed at transforming people, units, and the organization.
EDL-770C Advanced Leadership Seminar and Praxis For Educators3 Hours
- This course explores the school leader's relationship to the change process and practices of international and intercultural leadership in organizations and the individuals that make up these organizations. Students will examine the change processes, innovation, entrepreneurship, barriers to change, and successful structures and strategies aimed at improving the total organization, groups, and individual. Special emphasis will be placed on understanding multicultural globalization and its impact on how leadership is exercised in today's world.

60 credit hours

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Courses

PROGRAM OF STUDY

FOUNDATION (30 hours)