UNIVERSIDAD DE DAGUPAN

School of Professional Studies

Arellano St., Dagupan City

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Major in Educational Leadership and Management

COURSE SYLLABUS

SUBJECT: DELM- 213 LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY

AND PRACTICE

CREDIT: 3 UNITS

TIME
54 HOURS EACH SEMESTER
ALLOTMENT:

I. COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course deals with the study on educational organizations, their characteristics and
functions and other forces that contribute to the accomplishment of goals. It also concerned with
activities and styles of educational manager. Likewise, it is directed to delve on the professional
management of school administrators in terms of their knowledge and skills.
Organizational analysis emphasizes conceptual models and the ways we can overlay
these models on real institutional contexts and problems. In addition to understanding and
applying these conceptual frames, we also explore issues on leadership and organizational
change.

II. COURSE OBJECTIVES

After the completion of this course, graduate students shall be able to:

 Analyze and interpret the theories, principles, policies and goals of organization and
management of the school system.
 Discuss the perimeter and relationship between organization and management.
 Apply organizational theory to institutional problems and situations.
 To describe the various external influences that impact educational organizations and the
many differences among organizations within basic education in terms of structure,
culture, politics, and human resources.
 To articulate the important of applying an organizational lens to issue and topics related
to curricula, faculty, students, and other basic education.
 To apply skills of analysis, synthesis, and communication to issues and ideas salient to
organizations.
 Apply in real situation the knowledge and skills learned in this course.

III. COURSE OUTLINE

1. Theory in Organizational Behavior
2. Classical Organizational Theory
3. Leading by Design
4. Leading by Leveraging Culture
5. Leading by Doing
6. Values,Personality and Individual Differences
 7. Emotions, Attitudes and Job Satisfaction
8. Perceptions, Attribution and Learning
9. Politics and Power
10. Motivation, Job Design and Performance Management
11. Communication, Conflict and Negotiation
12. Change Management Models
13. Organizational Goals, Strategic Capabilities and Design
14. Productivity and Quality of Work Life in School
IV. METHODOLOGY/TEACHING STRATEGIES:
 Lecture/Reportorial Method
 Problems/Cases Method
 Individual/Group Research
V. COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Regular Attendance
Active Class Participation
Major Exam (Midterm and Final)
Scholarly Written Researched and Internet-Surfed Topics Using the Prescribed Format
Submission of Critiqued Articles/Reaction Papers

VI. EVALUATION

Active Participation 15%

Oral Reporting 20 %
Reaction Paper/Research Work 25 %
Examination 25 %
Attendance 15%__
100 %
VII. REFERENCES

 Aquino, Gaudencio V. Educational Administration: Theory and Practices (Manila: RE Book

Store, 1985).
 Kast, Fremont E. and James Ronsenweig. Organization and Management: A System and
Contingency Approach (New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company 1985).
 Maquiso, Melchizedek. Educational Administration: A Rational and Structural Approach
(Manila: National Book Store, Inc., 1984).
 Pilar, Nestor N. and Rafael A. Rodriguez. Readings in Human Behavioral in Organizations
(Quezon City: Management Education Council, 1981).
 The Educational Act of 1982, (Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports, February 1983).
 Weighrich, Heing and Harold Koontz. Management: A Global Perspective, 10 th ed. (New
York: McGraw-Hill, Inc.., 1993.

Prepared by:

BARTOLOME A. CARRERA
Professor