EDLD 700 - Transformative Leadership

Units: 3
New doctoral students acclimate to the university learning management system and practice scholarly writing; they explore research and examine their ethics and values of educational leadership for the purpose of transforming educational institutions into democratic organizations of equity and social justice.

Prerequisites: Admission to Ed.D. Educational Leadership Program.
Possible Instructional Methods: Hybrid Only.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Use multiple forms of reflection to analyze a current problem in educational leadership and demonstrate focused, ethical behavior (1.1).
Articulate personal beliefs about the purpose of education (philosophy) particularly in light of concepts of social justice (2).
Identify, analyze, and assess methods of implementing change within an educational organization that leads to improved outcomes for all students (1.6).
Reflect on personal leadership capacity, including backward planning to establish and maintain an organizational culture, leadership, and processes for change that will help achieve equitable student outcomes (6.6).
[Begin to] demonstrate proficiency in academic writing genres, including logical argumentation, coherent organization, and appropriate sentence structures (9.1).
[Begin to] assess, evaluate, and synthesize evidence to support an argument (9.2).