EDU 688 - Internship in Curriculum Administration

This three semester (9 credit hour) course serves as the capstone experience in the Educational Administration program for aspiring curriculum coordinators. The internship is designed to immerse the graduate student in the everyday tasks of the curriculum coordinator, providing an opportunity for the student to actually apply the skills and knowledge gained throughout the Educational Leadership program. The early focus of the course is on the internship in a district/central office setting designed jointly by the student, the internship faculty member, and a curriculum coordinator. Throughout the remainder of the internship, students complete an ongoing journal, develop a leadership platform (portfolio), conduct an investigation on an aspect of financial management, conduct a study of community demographics, and formulate a leadership project based on an issue of curriculum/instructional importance at the school or district level. Each graduate student is required to produce a written report on the leadership project and to present it at the conclusion of the course. Taken at the conclusion of the Educational Leadership program.

Prerequisite(s): Program permission.
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 9

This course may be repeated twice, for 3 credits each, for a total of 9 credits.
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Course Type: Education