Introduction to School-Community Relations

General

Prefix

EDAD

Course Number

650

Course Level

Graduate

College/School

College of Education and Learning Design

Description

Developing understanding of communication structures in the community; processes and procedures for working with various publics including parents, community agencies, special interest groups, media, business and industry; dissemination processes to the various publics.

Credits

Min

3

Max

3

Repeatable

No

Goals and Diversity

MN Goal Course

No

Cultural Diversity

No

Learning Outcomes

Outcome

Understand the role of the school within the community.

Outcome

Develop a working model for school community partnerships.

Outcome

Discuss his/her own communication style, and how to build and maintain relations with a variety of constituents.

Outcome

Understand ethical aspects of school-community relations.

Outcome

Design and develop a social research tool used to identify issues, plan, and make decisions related to school-community relations.

Outcome

Understand the importance of demographic analysis of a school district in planning and implementing school-community relations programs.

Outcome

Explore technology that enables and enhances communication and data collection processes related to school-community relations.

Outcome

To develop an understanding of communication structures in the community.

Outcome

To determine and create processes and procedures for working with various publics.

Dependencies

Programs

EDAD650 is a completion requirement for: