Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Fall 2022 - EDUC 830 G032

Implementation of Educational Programs (5)

Class Number: 6698

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Location: TBA

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Problems and practices associated with innovation and implementation including the nature of change in the educational context, the roles of teachers, administrators, change agents, and evaluators.

COURSE DETAILS:

Meeting Dates:

Sept 9, 10 & 23, 24
Oct 28, 29
Nov 18, 19 & 25, 26

Meeting Times:
Fridays: 4:30-9:00 pm
Saturdays: 8:30-4:30 pm

Meeting Location:
Vancouver Community College (BWY Campus), Room B2209 for all class dates.

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

  • Explain how organizational context and organizational culture will impact the implementation of a program.
  • Outline how the nine underlying assumptions of Caffarella & Daffron’s Interactive Model can impact the successful implementation of a change initiative within a program.
  • Critically assess and reflect on how the five areas of foundational knowledge (e.g. adult learning, cultural differences, relationship building, power and technology) impact program planning, the transfer of learning and overall implementation.
  • Outline the advantages and disadvantages of internal and external change agents.
  • Articulate how different worldviews or philosophical assumptions impact program implementation.
  • Conduct an interview with a manager of an educational program.
  • Articulate how different management processes and leadership approaches impact the implementation of a change initiative and the successful implementation of a program.
  • Plan and present several short in-class presentations related to the course readings and a program implementation topic.

Grading

  • Two Reflective Writing Assignments 20%
  • Interview Research Project 40%
  • Learning Community Self-Assessment 10%
  • Exit Interview 30%

NOTES:

Detailed description of these assignments will be provided in the online course and will be reviewed in Week 1.

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Caffarella, R.S. & Daffron, S.R. (2013). Planning Programs for Adult Learners: A Practical Guide. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Note: This is a vitalsource etext and unfortunately can’t be provided by the SFU Bookstore. Please order directly from vitalsource.com


ISBN: 978-0-470-77037-5

McCalman, J., Paton, R. A., & Siebert, S. (2016). Change Management: A Guide to Effective Implementation. Sage.
ISBN: 978-1-4462-7411-8

REQUIRED READING NOTES:

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Graduate Studies Notes:

Important dates and deadlines for graduate students are found here: http://www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/current/important_dates/guidelines.html. The deadline to drop a course with a 100% refund is the end of week 2. The deadline to drop with no notation on your transcript is the end of week 3.

Registrar Notes:

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