23/SP Foundations of Doctoral Study (ELC-699-23SP1)

New student orientation to the ELC doctoral program is an in-person session between in-coming classes and doctoral program faculty. At the orientation, the faculty works with you to: assess your academic readiness; evaluate your research, personal skills and learning resources; facilitate your understanding of Fielding's learning model and delivery method, set your academic and professional goals; and develop your support group of faculty and peers. At orientation, students choose a faculty mentor and begin work on their learning plan - a personal map through the learning process. The learning plan takes into account each student's previous academic accomplishments as well as personal, professional, and academic goals. It includes a preliminary outline for the action- oriented research project that will ultimately become a dissertation. The learning plan should be submitted for approval within 30 days after the conclusion of the in-person orientation. However, the learning plan is a living document that students and their faculty mentors review on a regular basis. 01/11/2023-01/11/2023 Online Wednesday 08:00AM - 05:00PM, Room to be Announced (more)...

23/SP Writing Workshop (ELC-723-23SP1)

The Writing Workshop is the third of the three courses in the Effective Communication area. Through your work in Critical Reading and Writing and in Oral and Digital, you have had an opportunity to identify and build on your strengths as an effective communicator. The Writing Workshop provides you an opportunity to focus those strengths to develop an effective dissertation proposal. The Writing Workshop does not take the place of your dissertation committee. 01/09/2023-04/23/2023

23/SP Systems Thinking (ELC-724-23SP1)

The Systems Thinking course is one of the four required courses in the Approaches to Inquiry Learning Area. Systems Thinking is the process of understanding how things influence each other within a whole. This definition allows us to see System Thinking as both a common-sense proposition that we all employ in our day-to-day lives, and it also suggests how Systems Thinking can help us understand and change complicated systems such as classrooms, schools, business, community, and political organizations. This course explores key Systems Thinking principles, approaches, and theorists. You will also be introduced to examples of how Systems Thinking has been applied by some organizations and individuals to make change. 01/09/2023-04/23/2023

23/SP Change Theories (ELC-726-23SP1)

Change theories is one of the four courses in the Approaches to Inquiry Learning Area. This course introduces you to ways to understand "change" as a dynamic process that results from both planned and unplanned activity. With this framework in mind, our focus will be to explore how change unfolds in a variety of institutional expressions like education, the media, community, and political organizations, as well as other behavior shaping institutions. Still within this framework, an organizing focus of our work together will be to explore the role of leadership in creating effective change. 01/09/2023-04/23/2023

23/SP Intro to Leadership for Change (ELC-728-23SP1)

In this seminar, you will review the intended outcomes for the Leadership for Change portion of the doctoral curriculum. You will be introduced to available communities of practice, and you will have the opportunity to investigate and propose additional communities that match your interests and goals. You will read some foundational texts, self-assess your level of skill in key areas, and develop a plan of action for moving forward to critique with your Mentor. This introductory seminar is a prerequisite for any further work in the Leadership for Change Praxis courses. 01/09/2023-04/23/2023

23/SP The Community College (ELC-747-23SP1)

Study of community colleges is a major segment of American and global higher education. The study of the community college covers reflective study of its history, evolution, context and leadership, including the study of the vision. This includes understanding local environments, open access to diverse populations, the nature of associate degrees, certificates, occupational education and community service. Also, the study of the community college includes examining the nature of its national network, the nature of this uniquely American contribution to higher education, its governance, administrative, curricular, professional, and programmatic dimensions, including best practices, concepts and trends. 01/09/2023-04/23/2023

23/SP Cultural Influ Educ & Orgs (ELC-790-23SP1)

The purpose of education in a democracy: diversity and equal outcomes. In this course, students examine key levels of instruction such as vocabulary, language, and learning styles; concepts of culture, cultural values, and cultural environments; approaches to inequality; and the quest for equal educational opportunity. 01/09/2023-04/23/2023

23/SP Governance (ELC-802-23SP1)

Students designate an area in which they have a special interest or expertise for this course. It can be used to acquire new knowledge or to deepen existing knowledge in a specific area in which students expect to build or advance professional careers. Additional Information for CCL Concentration students: Course to cover an analysis of the exercise of authority and the power and influence in community colleges that relates to governance and management and the relationship of education to other segments of the economy. Coverage will include organizational structures and patterns in community colleges including the board of governors and board of regents. Participants will have a better understanding of the influences affecting community colleges as institutional systems; public/private sector relationships; policies and procedures. Activities will address the subject of shared governance from several perspectives, including partnerships between the state and higher education; disjointed governance in university centers and institutes; a cultural perspective on communication and governance; and balancing governance structures with leadership and trust. Participants will also explore a conceptual framework of faculty trust and participation in governance. 01/09/2023-04/23/2023