This course is divided into three parts:
- We will analyze what we understand by the term "organization", how it adapts to new environments, and how it becomes more productive and efficient in accomplishing its goals. We'll see how organizations are created and how they evolve.
- We'll consider leadership as a key element to a successful organization and how a leader needs to inspire and share with others the organization's goals and objectives. Different leadership styles will be analyzed in class.
- Organizational structure: departments, services, plans, and/or projects.
This course explores the importance of marketing for schools, how to segment the market, how to attract students, and communicate effectively the educational services provided. Digital marketing will also be explored.
Program, student assessment, and evaluation related to those practices that can be used to improve learning outcomes at an individual, school, and system levels.
The most important aspect of any organization is the people who work in it. It is important to know how to lead, inspire, select, manage, evaluate, and incentivize staff. This course will explore these aspects, as well as the influence of the working environment and the organization's culture.
This course is designed for people who have not been trained in these matters but will need to make financial decisions. The basic principles of finance and budgeting will be explored.
This course will explore the need for creating objectives and planning for the target audience, as well as implementation, assessment, and evaluation of academic programs and curriculum in educational centers.
Nowadays, technology should be part of teaching. This course will give teachers the basis for integrating it into their courses in an effective way.
The learning of foreign languages is a must today, as well as functioning effectively in other cultures. In this course, we will explore the importance of teaching and/or working in other languages. Intercultural skills will also be developed.