Faculty and Academic Governance in Higher Education
Course Description:Â
This course provides an intensive introduction to the organization and governance of colleges and universities. It is designed to familiarize students with the faculty, academic and administrative contexts, and organizational cultures within which they may be employed. Theoretical underpinnings of organizational behavior relating to individuals and groups and organizational theory relating to the organization itself will be studied.Â
Prerequisite:Â Graduate Program in EducationÂ
Learning Objectives:Â
- Understand how to determine the curriculum, subject matter, methods of instruction, and other academic standards and processes Â
- Explore rationales to establish the requirements for earning degrees and certificatesÂ
- Define the primary responsibility for determining the status of colleagues, especially appointment, reappointment, and tenure Â
- Establish procedures for awarding promotions, sabbaticals, research support, and other rewards or perquisitesÂ
- Examine policies and procedures governing salary structure, pay increases, and fringe benefit programs Â
- Recognize procedures for reviewing the institution’s budget; making recommendations on financial issues with implications for the academic program, in the short- and long-term
