Syllabus

Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)

EDU 805 Managing Change – Fall A 2021

Credits - 3

Description

This course exposes students to critical competencies (attitudes, knowledge, skills) needed by leaders to create the conditions for systematic and productive change, and to facilitate the process of introducing and sustaining innovation with maximum collaboration and minimum disruption. Also considered are various perspectives on how organizations function, and how individuals and groups within those settings can interact to achieve organizational goals for planned, purposeful change.

Materials

Textbooks:

Required:

Brown, M. (2007). Building powerful community organizations. Personal guide to creating groups that can solve problems and change the world. ISBN 978-0977151806, E- text 978-0977151813. (Available at UNE Library)
Kotter, J. (2012). Leading change. Harvard Business School Press. ISBN 978-1422186435. E-text 978-1422186442
Wheatley, M (2006). Leadership and the new science: Discovering order in a chaotic world (3rd ed.). Berrett- Koehler Publishers. ISBN 978-1576753446, E-text 978-1609941307. (Available at UNE Library)
American Psychological Association. (2019). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). American Psychological Association. ISBN 978-1433832154. E-text: 978-1433832185
Pearson-Marr Archetype Indicator (PMAI) Instrument (This will be done in week 3 of the course, link provided in the course)

Supplemental Materials:

Dyer, J., Gregerson, H., & Christenson, C. (2011) The innovator’s DNA: Mastering the five skills of disruptive innovators. ISBN 978-1422134818. (Available at UNE Library)
Fullan, M. (2020). Leading in a culture of change (2nd ed.). Jossey-Bass. ISBN 978-1119595847 E-Text: 978-1118493526
Hersey, P., Blanchard, K., & Johnson, D. (2012). Management of organizational behavior. Pearson. ISBN 978-0132556408

Learning Objectives and Outcomes

Analyze how organizations, groups, and individuals respond to the disruptive nature of change and demonstrate approaches to creating conditions that support innovation.
Identify and align leadership and organizational change theories to inform recommended actions.
Use multiple frames of analyses along with practice, research, and data to critically reflect on transformative leadership development.
Analyze the effectiveness and application of leadership theory and how theory influences change.
Examine how an individual’s attributes and leadership qualities influence and affect behavior and change management.
Craft a succinct “Problem of Practice” to investigate and study.

Assignments

Discussion Forums: Actively participate in 8 interactive discussions with the entire class (as well as in a small group), providing original posts and responses to classmates’ posts. An initial post to the prompt is due by midnight on the day indicated on the prompt. The minimum number of substantive, meaningful responses you should make before the response is due is two. If you are aiming for a High Pass in the course, you should go significantly beyond minimum expectations. For this and all other discussions, please limit the initial post to 750 words and the follow-up response(s) to 500 words.

Case Study: Critique and analyze a case study discussing leadership and change.

Site Description: Write an essay in which you describe an organization/institution in order to understand its history, current practices and goals.

SWOT Analysis: Complete a SWOT analysis of your institution/organization.

Problem of Practice (draft and final assignment): Prepare and present a thorough Problem of Practice Draft. Share your draft with classmates in order to engage in providing and receiving a peer review. After which you will develop a formal paper, investigating the historical and current developments and needs of an institution, its significance, and relevance.

Note: The University of New England provides students, staff, and faculty with free access to RefWorks, a fantastic tool for collecting and managing references and making style-correct citations.

Grading Policy

Your grade in this course will be determined by the following criteria:

Grade Breakdown

Assignment	Number of Graded Items	Point Value per Item	100 Total Points
Discussions	8	2.5	20
Case Study	1	15	15
Site Description	1	15	15
SWOT Analysis	1	15	15
Problem of Practice DRAFT Peer Review	1	5	5
Problem of Practice	1	30	30

Grading

The criteria for all courses in the Ed. D. program are described in the modules and/or rubrics. Assignments will include guidelines with rubrics, descriptions of expectations, or examples, and include point values. Coursework will be assessed and graded using individual evaluation protocols that are provided for the three major assignments. Final “grades” will reflect the following schema:

High Pass (HP): Work that exceeds all or most of the criteria of the respective assignment. To receive a high pass the work must demonstrate exceptional command and display of all or most required elements (95 – 100);
Pass (P): Work that meets all requirements and expectations as specified in assignments, and is fully satisfactory in every respect (80 – 94);
Low Pass (LP): Work is deemed unsatisfactory (70 – 79).

Grade Scale: 95 = HP; 80-94 = P; 70-79 = LP

Note** The instructor will determine if an assignment may be revised and resubmitted for rescoring. Candidates may proceed to subsequent courses in the curriculum with one LP grade, and although there is no failing grade, a second LP course grade results in termination from the doctoral program.

All assignments are to be completed in a timely manner with appropriate accuracy, detail, thought, and reflection fitting of doctoral-level degree candidates. All assignments (done in writing or with other media applications) are graded on the basis of faculty assessment of your ability to accurately apply concepts from readings, organization, and mechanics. Please note that you must save all submitted documents in Microsoft Word/Excel/PowerPoint in order for them to transmit successfully. All work must be properly identified and include author(s)’ name(s). Submit all written work in APA style (Refer to the APA Publication Manual for guidance and Help with Citations on UNE Library Services web page under Research Help).

Schedule

This schedule is meant to give you a bird’s eye view. The activities and assignments may change at the discretion of the instructor.

Week 1: Aug 25 – Aug 29
Week 2: Aug 30 – Sept 5
Week 3: Sept 6 – Sept 12
Week 4: Sept 13 – Sept 19
Week 5: Sept 20 – Sept 26
Week 6: Sept 27 – Oct 3
Week 7: Oct 4 – Oct 10
Week 8: Oct 11 – Oct 17

Week	Topic	Activities & Assignments	Dates
1	Situational Leadership & Enacting Change	Class Discussion	Initial Post Due: Friday by 11:59 PM ET Final Post Due: Sunday by 11:59 PM ET
2	Theory Informs Practice: Case Studies	Group Work – Concentration Area Discussion Case Study Research Journal Prompt	Initial Discussion Post Due: Wednesday by 11:59 PM ET Final Discussion Post Due: Sunday by 11:59 PM ET Assignment Due: Sunday by 11:59 PM ET
3	Site Description & Understanding Your Leadership Characteristics	Activity: Complete the online Pearson-Marr Archetype Indicator (PMAI) assessment Class Discussion Site Description	Initial Discussion Post Due: Wednesday by 11:59 PM ET Final Discussion Post Due: Sunday by 11:59 PM ET Assignment Due: Sunday by 11:59 PM ET
4	Critical Problem Inventory – A SWOT Analysis of Your Organization or Institution	Class Discussion (Initial post due Wednesday. Final post due Sunday) SWOT Analysis Research Journal Prompt	Initial Discussion Post Due: Wednesday by 11:59 PM ET Final Discussion Post Due: Sunday by 11:59 PM ET Assignment Due: Sunday by 11:59 PM ET
5	Understanding Change and Creating a Problem of Practice	Class Discussion (Initial post due Wednesday. Final post due Sunday) Peer Review Group Work	Initial Discussion Post Due: Wednesday by 11:59 PM ET Final Discussion Post Due: Sunday by 11:59 PM ET Post the Problem of Practice draft in your peer review group: Sunday by 11:59 PM ET
6	Apply Change	Class Discussion (Initial post due Wednesday. Final post due Sunday) Peer Review Group Work Discussion: Complete the Problem of Practice Peer Review	Initial Discussion Post Due: Wednesday by 11:59 PM ET Final Discussion Post Due: Sunday by 11:59 PM ET Peer Reviews Due: Sunday by 11:59 PM ET
7	Formalizing Change & Lessons Learned	Class Discussion (Initial post due Wednesday. Final post due Sunday) Problem of Practice	Initial Discussion Post Due: Wednesday by 11:59 PM ET Final Discussion Post Due: Sunday by 11:59 PM ET Assignment Due: Sunday by 11:59 PM ET
8	Theory Informs Practice	Class Discussion Research Journal Prompt	Initial Discussion Post Due: Wednesday by 11:59 PM ET Final Discussion Post Due: Friday by 11:59 PM ET

Student Resources

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Accommodations

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Online Peer Support

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Information Technology Services (ITS)

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Policies

AI Use

The Graduate Programs in Education holds the position that Grammarly and other AI writing and generative technology should not be used when completing course assignments, unless explicitly permitted by course faculty and assignment instructions. These tools do not support a student’s personal and direct capacity to develop and hone skills in creativity, logic, critical thinking, analysis, evaluation, theorization, and writing, which are central to graduate-level rigor, assessment, and research. Use of these tools when not explicitly permitted may result in an academic integrity infraction.

Turnitin Originality Check and Plagiarism Detection Tool

The College of Professional Studies uses Turnitin to help deter plagiarism and to foster the proper attribution of sources. Turnitin provides comparative reports for submitted assignments that reflect similarities in other written works. This can include, but is not limited to, previously submitted assignments, internet articles, research journals, and academic databases.

Make sure to cite your sources appropriately as well as use your own words in synthesizing information from published literature. Webinars and workshops, included early in your coursework, will help guide best practices in APA citation and academic writing.

You can learn more about Turnitin in the guide on how to navigate your Similarity Report.

Technology Requirements

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Course Evaluation Policy

Course surveys are one of the most important tools the University of New England uses for evaluating the quality of your education, and for providing meaningful feedback to instructors on their teaching. In order to assure that the feedback is both comprehensive and precise, we need to receive it from each student for each course. Evaluation access is distributed via UNE email at the beginning of the last week of the course.

Information Technology Services (ITS)

ITS Contact: Toll Free Help Desk 24 hours/7 days per week at 1-877-518-4673

Late Policy

Assignments: Late assignments will be accepted up to 3 days late; however, there is a 10% grade reduction (from the total points) for the late submission. After three days the assignment will not be accepted.

Discussion posts: If the initial post is submitted late, but still within the discussion board week, there will be a 10% grade reduction from the total discussion grade (e.g., a 3 point discussion will be reduced by 0.3 points). Any posts submitted after the end of the Discussion Board week will not be graded.

Please make every effort ahead of time to contact your instructor and your student support specialist if you are not able to meet an assignment deadline. Arrangements for extenuating circumstances may be considered by faculty.

Attendance Policy

8 week: Students taking online graduate courses through the College of Professional Studies will be administratively dropped for non-participation if a graded assignment/discussion post is not submitted before Sunday at 11:59 pm ET of the first week of the term. Reinstatement is at the purview of the Dean's Office.

16 week: Students taking online graduate courses through the College of Professional Studies will be administratively dropped for non-participation if a graded assignment/discussion post is not submitted before Friday at 11:59 pm ET of the second week of the term. Reinstatement is at the purview of the Dean's Office.

Student Handbook Online - Policies and Procedures

The policies contained within this document apply to all students in the College of Professional Studies. It is each student's responsibility to know the contents of this handbook.

UNE Online Student Handbook

UNE Course Withdrawal

Please contact your student support specialist if you are considering dropping or withdrawing from a course. The last day to drop for 100% tuition refund is the 2nd day of the course. Financial Aid charges may still apply. Students using Financial Aid should contact the Financial Aid Office prior to withdrawing from a course.

Academic Integrity

The University of New England values academic integrity in all aspects of the educational experience. Academic dishonesty in any form undermines this standard and devalues the original contributions of others. It is the responsibility of all members of the University community to actively uphold the integrity of the academy; failure to act, for any reason, is not acceptable. For information about plagiarism and academic misconduct, please visit UNE Plagiarism Policies.

Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to the following:

Cheating, copying, or the offering or receiving of unauthorized assistance or information.
Fabrication or falsification of data, results, or sources for papers or reports.
Action which destroys or alters the work of another student.
Multiple submissions of the same paper or report for assignments in more than one course without permission of each instructor.
Plagiarism, the appropriation of records, research, materials, ideas, or the language of other persons or writers and the submission of them as one's own.

Charges of academic dishonesty will be reviewed by the Program Director. Penalties for students found responsible for violations may depend upon the seriousness and circumstances of the violation, the degree of premeditation involved, and/or the student’s previous record of violations. Appeal of a decision may be made to the Dean whose decision will be final. Student appeals will take place through the grievance process outlined in the student handbook.