This course introduces participants to the basics of educational leadership and serves as an open introduction to the MBA in Educational Leadership (MEL) degree program. Students who successfully complete this course will not be required to complete the pre-task when applying to the degree program, but will use their completion of this open course as evidence of their possible suitability. Further, they may also be able to use evidence from this course towards the awarding of elective credits in the degree program.
The course is structures over eight weeks and scheduled to start in early September 2024.
Each week participants address key questions related to educational leadership. The themes addressed by these questions include;
The purposes of education.
Their identity as educational leaders.
Changes taking place in the sphere of education.
Understanding educational systems.
Visions of educational futures.
How to lead individuals and teams in educational settings.
- Facilitator
Mark Curcher