Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Spring 2026 - EDUC 830 G031

Implementation of Educational Programs (5)

Class Number: 4095

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:

Jan 16/17,

Jan 30/31

Feb 13/14,

Feb 27/28

Mar 13/14,

Mar 27/28

Meeting Times:

Fridays: 4:30-8:30pm

Saturdays: 9:30-3:30pm

Additional Details:

Course Topics

  • Program implementation foundations and assumptions
  • Governance structures, decision-making, and resources allocation
  • Educational technology, digital pedagogy, and the future of education in the age of AI
  • Implementation planning, change management and dynamics
  • Program review, evaluation, and assessment

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

  • Critically examine program implementation, considering how contextual factors such as institutional and governance structures influence educational change across diverse post-secondary settings
  • Interrogate fundamental questions about educational purpose and authority, exploring decision-making power and how historical legacies and current pressures shape programmatic choices
  • Consider critical frameworks that position program implementation as both practical problem-solving and transformative action
  • Design comprehensive implementation strategies that navigate the tensions between institutional demands, community values, and resource constraints while questioning exclusionary practices
  • Conduct comparative analysis of implementation approaches, considering how geographic, economic, and cultural factors create varying conditions for education over time
  • Communicate program proposals and implementation plans effectively across various modalities for diverse post-secondary interest holders
  • Facilitate collaborative professional practice through learning communities that leverage diverse contextual expertise, constructive feedback processes, and participatory decision-making including digital engagement and sustained dialogue
  • Cultivate reflective practice characterized by humility, critical thinking, comfort with uncertainty, and commitment to ongoing learning about power and relational dynamics in educational environment

Grading

  • Participation and forum engagement 20%
  • Assignment, student-directed inquiry 25%
  • Comparative group project and presentation 25%
  • Program implementation proposal 30%

NOTES:

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who may need classroom or exam accommodations are encouraged to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (1250 Maggie Benston Centre) as soon as possible to ensure that they are eligible and that approved accommodations and services are implemented in a timely fashion.

Materials

MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:

N/A

REQUIRED READING:

Will be discussed in class


RECOMMENDED READING:

Will be discussed in class

REQUIRED READING NOTES:

Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.

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:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

At SFU, you are expected to act honestly and responsibly in all your academic work. Cheating, plagiarism, or any other form of academic dishonesty harms your own learning, undermines the efforts of your classmates who pursue their studies honestly, and goes against the core values of the university.

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RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION

Students with a faith background who may need accommodations during the term are encouraged to assess their needs as soon as possible and review the Multifaith religious accommodations website. The page outlines ways they begin working toward an accommodation and ensure solutions can be reached in a timely fashion.