Educational systems have evolved into complex reflections of society, providing a system of essential services. These systems partner with other community functions in areas from economic development to social supports. Successful leaders within these systems must demonstrate ethical and moral leadership to meet the complex needs that ever-diversifying stakeholders require. This course will explore the importance of ethics in educational leadership. Participants will explore leadership frameworks that focus on personal values, beliefs, ethics, and leadership styles. They will apply such frameworks by forming personalized courses of action. Participants will also be challenged to collaborate with peers when applying ethical decision-making strategies to educational scenarios. |
Course Outcomes and Key Points:
Students will:
Each week, there will be discussions where you will be given the opportunity to engage with your peers to explore complex ethical dilemmas. In week 7, you will have the chance to share a case study that has made an impression on you.
Each week you will be presented with an ethical dilemma faced by an educational leader. You will reflect on the scenarios in a journal each week, and use the journal as part of your culminating course project.
There are 6 written assignments throughout the course. Each assignment asks you to synthesize the course readings and relate the course studies to your work.
For your culminating project, you will take what you’ve learned throughout the course, and especially in the simulation journals and create an Entry Plan. You will provide your reflections, thoughts, and ethical and moral leadership understandings on the Slide Show and present it.
Your grade in this course will be determined by the following criteria:
Assignments | Points |
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Assignments (Weeks 1-6) 5 points each | 30 |
Week 7 Video Discussion | 5 |
Weekly Discussions (Weeks 1-8), 3 points each | 24 |
Ethics Simulation Journals (Weeks 1-8), 2 points each | 16 |
Week 8: Culminating Project | 25 |
TOTAL | 100 points |
Grade | Points Grade | Point Average (GPA) |
A | 94 – 100% | 4.00 |
A- | 90 – 93% | 3.75 |
B+ | 87 – 89% | 3.50 |
B | 84 – 86% | 3.00 |
B- | 80 – 83% | 2.75 |
C+ | 77 – 79% | 2.50 |
C | 74 – 76% | 2.00 |
C- | 70 – 73% | 1.75 |
D | 64 – 69% | 1.00 |
F | 00 – 63% | 0.00 |
Week 1: May 8 – May 12
Week 2: May 13 – May 19
Week 3: May 20 – May 26
Week 4: May 27 – Jun 2
Week 5: Jun 3 – Jun 9
Week 6: Jun 10 – Jun 16
Week 7: Jun 17 – Jun 23
Week 8: Jun 24 – Jun 30
Week |
Title |
Activities & Assignments |
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Week 1 |
Moral Leadership, Personal Courage, & Selflessness |
Week 1 Discussion: Getting to know you Week 1 Discussion: Greatest Moral Dilemma Week 1 Assignment Week 1 Ethics Simulation Journal |
Week 2 |
Pursue the Good, Public Interest, and Social Justice |
Week 2 Discussion: Case Study Response Week 2 Assignment Week 2 Ethics Simulation Journal |
Week 3 |
Equity, Cultural Responsiveness, and Leadership “Self” |
Week 3 Discussion: Case Study Response Week 3 Assignment Week 3 Ethics Simulation Journal |
Week 4 |
Community |
Week 4 Discussion: Case Study Response Week 4 Assignment Week 4 Ethics Simulation Journal |
Week 5 |
Negotiating Community Values / Debate in Society: Civil Disagreement |
Week 5 Discussion: Case Study Response Week 5 Assignment Week 5 Ethics Simulation Journal |
Week 6 |
Culture of Organizational Ethics |
Week 6 Discussion: Case Study Response Week 6 Assignment Week 6 Ethics Simulation Journal |
Week 7 |
Ethics of Finance |
Week 7 Discussion: Case Study Response Week 7 Discussion: Share a case study Week 1 Ethics Simulation Journal |
Week 8 |
The Moral Compass |
Week 8 Discussion: Reflection Week 8: Culminating Project |
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