ELHE 7726 Organizational Theory
Rather than focusing on traits of the individual leader, this course focuses on the dimensions of organizations and teams that both facilitate and complicate leadership. Examples include managing conflict, developing a shared vision, and differentiating between technical and adaptive change. Students will apply various organizational theories in order to understand group- and system-level patterns in how groups get things done (e.g., structures and resources, symbols and values, power and politics). Ultimately, students leave the course better able to plan and evaluate school improvement through the lenses of organizational theory.
Course overview
- Department
- Educational Leadership and Higher Education
- School
- Lynch
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Spring
Catalog details
- Prerequisites
- E-mail department for permission if course is closed.
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.41 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.55 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 13
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Allan Cameron | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4–6 hrs/week | 15 of 18 |
| Fall 2025 | Allan Cameron | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 17 of 20 |
| Fall 2025 | William Driscoll | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 19 of 24 |
| Spring 2025 | Andrew Miller | 4.3 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.3 | — | 3 of 9 |
| Fall 2024 | William Driscoll | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 18 of 21 |
| Summer 2024 | Vincent Cho | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 7–9 hrs/week | 13 of 16 |
| Spring 2024 | William Driscoll | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 7–9 hrs/week | 11 of 14 |
| Fall 2023 | Allan Cameron | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 of 15 |
| Fall 2023 | Vincent Cho | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 of 16 |
| Fall 2023 | William Driscoll | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 of 17 |
| Summer 2023 | William Driscoll | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 of 19 |
| Spring 2023 | Allan Cameron | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4–6 hrs/week | 9 of 11 |
| Spring 2023 | Jill Geiser | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 7–9 hrs/week | 7 of 9 |
| Fall 2022 | Jill Geiser | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 7–9 hrs/week | 9 of 10 |
| Summer 2022 | Allan Cameron | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 6 of 12 |
| Summer 2022 | William Driscoll | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 3 of 10 |
| Spring 2022 | Jill Geiser | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 7–9 hrs/week | 7 of 10 |
| Spring 2022 | William Driscoll | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 | — | 10 of 11 |
| Fall 2021 | Jill Geiser | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.7 | — | 6 of 14 |
| Fall 2021 | Martha Whalen | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 4–6 hrs/week | 9 of 12 |
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Instructors
Sections
- Section 01
- Section 01
- Section 02