EDU 536
Ethics in Education
Online Course
EDU 536 Ethics in Education
3 Semester Units
Ethics in Education provides tools and concepts for understanding and dealing with significant ethical issues within education and society. Students will learn how to evaluate the philosophical ideas of others, as well as develop their own way of approaching ethical issues within educational leadership. The following are overarching concepts of this course: ethical leaders, ethical practices, equity issues, and human communication
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Discuss the relevance of ethics to educational leadership and examine the ethical guidelines that must be followed.
- Describe the ethical and legal considerations in educational leadership.
- Examine the role of equity in ethical educational leadership.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the fundamentals of human communication and the ethics of educational leadership.
- Demonstrate proficiency with academic writing related to ethics in education.
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The Study Guide includes 4 unit exams equally spaced throughout the instructional materials, four writing assignments per unit, and the final multiple choice examination.
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Students are also welcome to obtain textbooks in their local areas or through online sources if they do not wish to utilize the California Coast University rental library. There are many resources on the web for renting, purchasing, and selling textbooks. If you would like to purchase your textbooks, or are interested in exploring other delivery methods (digital or pdf versions), we have compiled a handy Textbook Resource Page for students who wish to explore other options.
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