FACULTY

Dr.DaveKhatib

ContactInformation:dave.khatib@rdcrs.ca
Phone:1-403-318-2176(cellphone)
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COURSEDESCRIPTION
Candidatesinthiscoursewillexaminethedomainsofleadershipanditsapplicationtotheschool
setting.Eachstudentwilldevelopaneducationalphilosophy,reexamineavisionandmission,
deliberatevariouscasestudies,andapplythestandardsanddimensionsofleadershipoutlinedby
AlbertaEducation.Thecourseoffersanopportunityforcandidatestobuildonthereflective
processestheyengagedinECC509,whichallowedthemtoappreciatehowleadershipmanifests
ineducationalsettings.

COURSERESOURCES
AllresourceswillbemadeavailableduringthecourseprimarilythroughasharedGooglefolder
availabletoallstudents.

COURSEOUTCOMES
Developaclearpersonaleducationalphilosophy
Evaluateleadershiptraits:particularlyinthedomainsofvisioning,communication,
empowerment,ethics,andcouragebyusingcasestudies
Applyleadershipstandardstoanalysisofandrecommendationsforacademicandsocial
issuesinschools.

CORECONCEPTS,KNOWLEDGE,ANDSKILLS
Educationalphilosophy
Leadershipstandards
Location,evaluation,andapplicationofprofessionalandscholarlyinformationon
leadershipandschoolimprovement
Achievingequityandexcellence
Schoolacademicandsocialclimateimprovement
Transformationalandresilientleadershipandthepoweroftheteam

OVERVIEWOFCOURSEGRADING
ThegradesearnedforthecoursewillbederivedusingCityUniversityofSeattlesdecimal
grading
system,basedonthefollowing:
OverviewofRequiredAssignments
%ofFinalGrade
Due
EducationalLeadershipPlatform
30%
July14,2014
CaseStudy-GroupWork
20%
July14,2014
MissionandVision
20%
July16,2014
Reflection
5%
July9,2014
4Fold
10%
July16,2014
ParticipationandDiscussions
15%
Ongoing

TOTAL

100%

SPECIFICSOFCOURSEASSIGNMENTS

1.EDUCATIONALPLATFORM
Candidateswilldeveloptheirowneducationalplatformstatements.Thisdocumentwillrepresent
thecandidatesviewsandbeliefsinregardstoeducationataclassroom,schoolandschool
districtlevel.Awellarticulatedandresearchededucationphilosophywilltakeintoconsideration
theroleofthestudent,teacher,administrator,parentandotherstakeholders.
GradingCriteriaforEducationalPhilosophy:
Identificationandarticulationofeducationalphilosophy
50%
Varietyofelementsthatcontributetotheeducationalphilosophy
30%
Mechanics:APA,spelling,grammarandpunctuation
20%
TOTAL
100%

2.CASESTUDY(Groupwork)
Usingcasestudiesfromvarioussources,candidateswillread,assessandgiveinsightinto
complexeducationalcasestudies.Workingingroups,candidateswillpresenttheircasestudy
findingstotheclassinacomprehensiveandinformativemanner.
GradingCriteriaforCaseStudies:
Identificationandarticulationofissueswithincasestudy
40%
Presentationandclarityofinformationpresented

40%
Insightandrelevancetocurrentsituation
20%
TOTAL
100%

3.MISSIONANDVISION
BuildingontheworkthatwasinitiatedinECC509,candidateswillfinalizetheirprofessional
MissionandVisionstatements.ThewrittenMissionandVisiondocumentswillbeaccompanied
byavisualrepresentationofthecandidatesideasandstatements.
GradingCriteriaforVisionandMission:
IdentificationandarticulationofMission
40%
IdentificationandarticulationofVision

40%
VisualrepresentationofVisionandMission
20%
TOTAL
100%

4.REFLECTION
Candidateswillpreparetworeflections,oneonJuly7thandanotheronJuly14th.Each
reflectionwillbenolongerthan2doublespacedtypedpagesandwillcontainaminimumof3
APAformattedreferences.
Reflection#1
50%
Reflection#2

50%

TOTAL

100%

5.FOURFOLD
CandidateswillprepareaFourFoldfromaleadershipbookthattheyhaveread.UsingtheFour
FoldtemplatetheywillpresenttotheclassonthelastdayoftheSummerquarter(July18,
2014).
GradingCriteriaforFourFold:
FourFoldtemplate

80%
Presentation
20%
TOTAL
100%

6.ATTENDANCEANDPARTICIPATION
Classparticipationisanintegralpartofthiscourse.Comingpreparedtoclassisessential
becausetheinformation,knowledge,skillsandexpertisecandidatesexchangewithpeersand
instructorscontributestowardastronglearningcommunity.Itisimportantthatcandidatesattend
andactivelyparticipateinclass.Theinstructordeterminestheamountofcreditawardedfor
alternativeassignments.
GradingCriteriaforAttendanceandParticipation:
Punctualattendanceandpreparationforeachclasssession
30%
Requiredactivities/readings/homeworkcompleted
35%
Collaborativediscussions
35%
TOTAL
100%

Participation
Whetherinclass,online,orinamixedmodesetting,studentswillbegradedontheir
participationindiscussionstheirabilitytopresent,explain,ordefendalternativeviewpoints
andthedegreetowhichtheyhavemasteredtheconceptsandprinciplesinherentinthestudyof
educationalleadership.Writtenworkwillbeassessednotonlyonrelevancetothesubject
presented,butalsoonadherencetogoodwrittenformandprofessionalpresentation.

ProfessionalWriting
FollowtheAPAstyleguideforwrittenwork,unlessspecifieddifferentlybytheinstructor,
includingcreditingauthors,usingunbiasedlanguage,anddetailsofAPAstyle.Assignments
requireStandardEnglishconventionsandlogicalflowoforganizationtoaddresstopicsclearly,
completely,andconcisely.
Wordprocessandproofreadyourwork.Westronglyrecommendthatyouhaveassignments
reviewedbyacompetentwriterforqualityofcontent,clarityofexpression,correctnessof
languageconvention,andrequiredformpriortosubmissiontotheinstructor.Exceptionsmaybe
madebytheinstructor.

Attendance
StudentstakingcoursesinanyformatattheUniversityareexpectedtobediligentintheirstudies
andtoattendclassregularly.Regularclassattendanceisimportantinachievinglearning
outcomesinthecourseandmaybeavalidconsiderationindeterminingthefinalgrade.For
classeswhereaphysicalpresenceisrequired,astudenthasattendedifs/heispresentatanytime
duringtheclasssession.Foronlineclasses,astudenthasattendedifs/hehaspostedorsubmitted
anassignment.AcompletecopyofthispolicycanbefoundintheUniversityCataloginthe
sectiontitledAttendancePolicyforMixedMode,OnlineandCorrespondenceCourses.This
onlinepageonEnsuringYourSuccessinOnlineLearninglistsaseriesofguidelinesfor
successfulengagementinlearningonline.

LibraryServices
Inordertohelpyousucceedinthiscourse,youhaveaccesstolibraryservicesandresources24
hoursaday,sevendaysaweek.CityUlibrarianscanhelpyouformulatesearchstrategiesand
locatematerialsthatarerelevanttoyourcoursework.Forhelp,contactaCityUlibrarianthrough
theAskaLibrarianservice.Tofindlibraryresources,clickontheLibrarylinkintheMy.CityU
portal.