EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND PLANNING (TURKISH, NON-THESIS)
Master TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 QF-EHEA: Second Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 7

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
EAP5103 Finance and Governance in Educational Institutions Fall 3 0 3 8
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: Turkish
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ATAKAN ATA
Course Lecturer(s): Assoc. Prof. SİNEM VATANARTIRAN
Dr. BETÜL TARHAN ALKAN
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: The purpose of the course is to familiarize the participants with the contemporary methods and techniques in inspection and evaluation and to enable them with the necessary strategies to channel these skills into educational settings.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
I. Students will discuss and internalize the concept of planning and evaluation. They will also get familiarize with the different types of evaluation
II. Students will learn approaches and principles in planning and evaluation within the context of education
III. Students will be able to implement institutional evaluation procedures
IV. Students will learn and implement appraisal
V. Students will get to know the qualities of the inspectors as well as develoing their interpersonal and human relations
VI. Students will discuss the importance of the concepts of motivation, institutional climate and health within the context of education

Course Content

The course will focus on three major areas that are driving the current evaluation and assessment movement in education: institutional performance; teaching and learning; and student learning and development. In so doing, this course will provide students with theoretical frameworks for understanding evaluation as well as the necessary quantitative and qualitative tools to design and provide valid and reliable empirically-based evidence. The course will also focus on how such evidence is used to evaluate and inform institutional policy as well as strategies for continuous improvement.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Types of inspection
2) The concept of evaluation and inspection: Definition and Scope (Dimensions)
3) Approaches and Principles of Inspection
4) School inspection and evaluation
5) Inspecting Administrative Processes
6) Inspecting teaching and in class processes
7) Evaluating Teacher Performance
8) Inspectors Qualities: Role, Responsibility, Behaviour and Process
9) Leadership in Inspection
10) Human Relations in Inspection
11) Mid Term
12) Motivation and Morale in Inspection
13) Inspection and School Climate, Culture and Health
14) Değerlendirme and Mentoring

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Sergiovanni, Thomas J. and Robert J. Starrat.Supervision.(1993). Fifth Ed. New York: Mc Graw Hill
References: Hoy, A.W.& W.K. Hoy.(2009). Instructional Leadership: A Research-based guide to learning in schools. 3rd edition. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
Cogan, Morris. Clinical Supervision.(1973). Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Goldhammer, Robert., Robert Anderson and Robert J. Krajevsky. Clinical Supervision.(1980).2 d edi. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
Hick, Hanne J. Educatuonal Supervision in Principle and Practice.(1960).
Hopkins, W. Scott and Kenneth D. Moore. Clinical Supervision. (1993). Wisconsin: WCB Brown and Benchmark.
Hoy, W. K.and P. B. Forsyth. Effective Supervision: Theory into Practice.(1986).New York: Random House .

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 14 % 10
Quizzes 2 % 15
Homework Assignments 2 % 10
Presentation 1 % 10
Project 1 % 20
Midterms 1 % 15
Final 1 % 20
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 40
Total % 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Evaluate and apply the theories related to assessment, measurement, quality assurance and accountability systems in educational administration. 3
2) Develop awareness and deep understanding of administrative theories, and leadership; higher education finance, law, and planning and history of educational administration and will be able to discuss on these concepts. 4
3) Integrate learning activities, such as writing reports, problem-solving projects and simulation exercises, methods and techniques for career planning and university catalog analysis. 4
4) Identify concepts related to the most recent information, tools and other scientific sources of educational administration and leadership from the perspectives of national and international standards and use these concepts in their school lives.
5) Understand the roles, functions, and interrelationships among schools major constituents, including students,teachers, school administrators, staff, alumni and parents and reflect these into their own experiences. 5
6) Promote diversity initiatives within educational settings. 4
7) Understand developmental theories and develop ideas on these theories. 4
8) Evaluate current educational policies in the context of its possible impact on the future of schools. 3
9) Understand main theories and concepts of educational administration and economy and apply these for the analysis and development of educational systems. 4
10) Understand professional ethics principles in the field and discuss on the practices at schools. 5
11) Critically evaluate research in the field of educational administration and apply their expertise to the further development of educational administration in both national and international platforms. 5
12) Plan and conduct action research studies to implement emerging practices and policies in educational administration and share the results of the data analysis with the community 5