Identify the higher education department you will study to complete the SLP assignments.

Higher Education Administration EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION

The Session Long Project (SLP) for this course will require the completion of a case study of a higher education department. Each SLP assignment will require the completion of a step in the process:

1: Identify and describe the department.

2: Conduct a brief organizational study to identify a current organizational problem.

3: Propose a related theory or conceptual framework to address the problem.

4: Apply the related theory or conceptual framework to the problem.

5: Project presentation

It is recommended that you carefully review the SLP assignment prompts before completing the SLP 1 assignment. This will allow you to plan ahead and select an appropriate department.

Identify the higher education department you will study to complete the SLP assignments. Briefly discuss the context of the department by addressing the following:

Institutional characteristics

• Use the Education Trust: College Result Online http://www.collegeresults.org/ to describe the following:
o Sector
o Carnegie classification
o Size
• Institution Mission (located on the university website)
• Institution Demographics (students, staff, and faculty; the information may be available on the university Institutional Research page)
Department characteristics
• Department mission
• Organizational chart
http://www.collegeresults.org/