BROOKE BOYD
Administration in CSP
Brooke completed this course in Fall 2015 and earned an A for her final grade.
Class Outcomes
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Demonstrate an understanding of:
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The common sources of revenue and expenses in higher education and student affairs.
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The role, scope, and mission of the student affairs area in managerial and administrative terms, from a philosophical point of view.
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Skills necessary to effectively hire, supervise, and evaluate staff.
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Ethical considerations in student affairs and apply standards to functional areas.
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Demonstrate an ability to:
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Identify effective institutional and student affairs mission statements.
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Define and discuss administrative hierarchy structures common to student affairs.
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Identify and develop effective student affairs programs/services.
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Demonstrate an ability to identify managerial and administrative strategies that will allow for:
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Organizational effectiveness of the student affairs area.
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Allocation of functions and responsibilities of student affairs personnel.
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Distribution of resources for the area.
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Institutional Profile & Mission
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Purpose: Develop a profile and mission of a fictitious institution.
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Guidelines: Students will select a type of institution they wish to use for context for all assignments during the course. Students may select 2 year, 4 year, public, or private.
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Institutional Profile and Mission for Brooke Boyd University [PDF]
Organizational Structure
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Purpose: Develop an organizational structure, for a division of student affairs, which fits with the institutional profile and supports the institution’s and division’s mission.
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Guidelines: The structure will include all staff positions (title and reporting). Finally, students will justify each element of the structure. Note: Students are expected to apply the material provided for this topic. The structure should make sense for a division of student affairs.
Position Announcement
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Purpose: Develop a position announcement for one of the positions in their Division of Student Affairs.
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Guidelines: Include the name of the university, brief description of the institution, position type/status, position reporting, job duties/responsibilities, qualifications, compensation, and application process.
Management/Supervision Theory Article
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Purpose: The students will read an article (published within the last 5 years) that discusses some management/supervision theory related to higher education and write a critique of the article. Students will submit the article report and present their findings in class.
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Guidelines: The report will include a brief description of the theory or practice, primary advice/ finding/ conclusion, and how to apply the information. Include your opinion of the usefulness of the information.
Case Study Response
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Purpose: Students will develop an outline response to an administrative case study provided in class and posted in Blackboard.
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Guidelines: Dissect the case, develop response elements, justify your choices, and cite sources used.
Group Presentation Handout
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Purpose: Students will develop a group presentation on an assigned/selected supervision topic.
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Guidelines: Students will provide a handout for class as an overview of the presentation.
Program Proposal
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Purpose: Students will develop a proposal for a potential program that fits with the needs of the students at their fictitious institution.
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Guidelines: Include program objective, theoretical foundation, intended audience, program details, opportunities for collaboration, marketing plan, and means of assessment.
Program Budget
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Purpose: Develop a budget to support the program proposal developed in Week 12.
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Guidelines: A sample budget will be provided in class and posted in Blackboard to more fully illustrate the assignment.