HIGHER EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION

EYDU647

Course Code: EYDU647
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 7

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree Without Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Professor Servet Özdemir

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Understand the peculiarities of higher education.
Understand the similarities and differences between the types of institutions.
Analyze the higher education institutions in terms of different management theories.
Offers suggestions about effective leadership in higher education.

Mode of Delivery

E-Learning

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

This course includes the topics such as higher education management systems and models in the world and in Turkey, the concepts of leadership and management in higher education, research topics in higher education and the problems and solutions of higher education.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Basic concepts of administrative theories
2^nd Week	History of Higher Education
3^rd Week	Administrative processes
4^th Week	Organizational behaviour
5^th Week	Organizational Culture and Climate
6^th Week	Managing Resources
7^th Week	Midterm
8^th Week	Budgeting systems
9^th Week	Leadership in higher education
10^th Week	Higher education management
11^th Week	Quality Standards and Performance Evaluation
12^th Week	Organizational Change
13^th Week	Global Trends in Higher education
14^th Week	Evaluation of the course

Recommended or Required Reading

Smart, J. C. (2009). Higher education: Handbook of theory and research. Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands
Ertürk, M. (2009). İşletmelerde yönetim ve organizasyon. İstanbul: Beta Basım Yayım.
Okçabol, R. (2007). Yükseköğretim sistemimiz. Ankara: Ütopya Yayınevi.
Balderston, F. E. (1995). Managing today?s university. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.
Bowen, W. G.&Shapiro, H.T. (1998). Universities and their leadership. New Jersey: Princeton University Press.
Marc, J. G. &Simon, H. A. (1959). Organizations. USA: J. Wiley&Sons.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Case Study
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	30
Assignment	1	40
Total(%)		70
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		70
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		30
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	5	70
Preparation for Final exam	1	30	30
Course hours	14	1	14
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	20	20
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	3	3
Homework	6	5	30
Portfolio	1	30	30
Total Work Load			199
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			6.63
ECTS Credit of the Course			7

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4
K1
K2
K3
K4
K5
K6		X	X	X
K7
K8
K9
K10				X
K11
K12
K13
K14				X
K15
K16			X