Courses of Study 2022-2023 
    
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Courses of Study 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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GDEV 6610 - [Complex Organizations, Education, and Development]

(crosslisted) EDUC 6610  
(CU-SBY)     
Fall. Not offered: 2022-2023. Next offered: 2023-2024. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

J. Sipple.

Perspectives on complex organizations with special focus on the administration of educational organizations as they interact with local and non-local communities. Considers social science and legal theories and empirical research, and their application to public K-12 schools, higher education, and community development. Intended for students interested in studying organizational change, educational reform, and community vitality.

Outcome 1: Analyze the organizational behavior of highly institutionalized organizations (e.g., the maintenance of traditional organizational forms or the creation of new organizational arrangements).

Outcome 2: Describe and synthesize the central tenets and development of institutional theory

Outcome 3: Evaluate how organizations respond to the multitude of societal, private, and governmental pressures.

Outcome 4: Integrate understanding of how education and development are major public policy issues in American society and beyond.

Outcome 5: Reflect on their own role in organizational leadership and improvement.

Outcome 6: Explore their interests in conducting theoretically based social science research and policy analysis.



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