Course Details
Course Code: SAHE508 Course ID: 5060 Credit Hours: 3 Level: Graduate
This course will provide an overview on how organizations work and behave. The culture of organizations will be explored, how cultural values are developed and sustained, and how to bring about change. Students will review organizational theories in higher education and explore concepts related to management, performance, governance, and leadership. (Prerequisites: EDUC511 and either SAHE510 or ADHE601)
Prerequisites
Course Schedule
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Start Month | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/31/2022 - 03/31/2023 | 04/03/2023 - 05/28/2023 | April | Spring 2023 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 12/26/2022 - 06/02/2023 | 06/05/2023 - 07/30/2023 | June | Spring 2023 Session D | 8 Week session |
| 02/27/2023 - 08/04/2023 | 08/07/2023 - 10/01/2023 | August | Summer 2023 Session I | 8 Week session |
Current Syllabi
- Explain organizational theories as a valuable tool to understanding aspects of university administration, leadership, change, and decision-making
- Conclude colleges and universities as complex organizations.
- Summarize internal and external influences, cultures, and norms that develop within and across organizations.
- Develop effective management and leadership skills.
- Analyze organizational structures and functions within higher education institutions.
- Explain organizational theories as a valuable tool to understanding aspects of university administration, leadership, change, and decision-making
- Conclude colleges and universities as complex organizations.
- Summarize internal and external influences, cultures, and norms that develop within and across organizations.
- Develop effective management and leadership skills.
- Analyze organizational structures and functions within higher education institutions.
| Book Title: | Understanding College and University Organization : Theories for Effective Policy and Practice; Volume I: the State of the System (Ebook available through the APUS Online Library) |
| ISBN: | 9781579221317 |
| Publication Info: | Stylus Publishing, LLC Lib |
| Author: | Bess, J., Dee and Johnstone |
| Unit Cost: | $29.84 |
| Book Title: | Organizational Theory in Higher Education (Ebook available through the APUS Online Library) |
| ISBN: | 9780415874663 |
| Publication Info: | Taylor & Francis Lib |
| Author: | Manning, Kathleen |
| Unit Cost: | $40.64 |
| Book Title: | The Impact of Culture on Organizational Decision-Making : Theory and Practice in Higher Education (Ebook available through the APUS Online Library) |
| ISBN: | 9781579222871 |
| Publication Info: | Stylus Publishing, LLC Lib |
| Author: | Tierney, William G. |
| Unit Cost: | $31.50 |
| Book Title: | Change Leadership in Higher Education : A Practical Guide to Academic Transformation (Ebook available through the APUS Online Library) |
| ISBN: | 9781118762035 |
| Publication Info: | Wiley Lib |
| Author: | Buller, Jeffrey |
| Unit Cost: | $43.84 |
| Book Title: | Various resources from the APUS Library & the Open Web are used. Please visit http://apus.libguides.com/er.php to locate the course eReserve. |
| ISBN: | ERESERVE NOTE |