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3

Applied Statistics

EDUC 632

Applied Statistics deals with statistical methods. These methods include Central tendency, Statistical dispersion, Z-Score, and Pearson correlation coefficient. In addition, there is Statistical inference including Statistical assumption, Type I and type II errors, Confidence interval, statistical power, Significance Level in SPSS and use SPSS for data analysis and interpretation.

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Course NO. and Code

2

Islamic Educational Administration

EDUC 611

This course deals with educational management from an Islamic perspective. It contains the sources, principles, characteristics, and functions of the Department. The course includes examples of prominent educational administrative figures in Islamic civilization throughout history. In addition, it will compare Islamic educational administrative thought with others, and with the use of certain pursuant to the rules of Shari’ah in educational administration.

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Course NO. and Code

3

Psychological and Social Origins of Education

EDUC 631

The course examines the philosophy of education in terms of its social, economic, and philosophical foundations. It also provides the knowledge of the philosophical and social sources from which educational ideas and opinions have been developed. In addition, it identifies how education is linked to the philosophical and social aspects of life. This course is concerned with the educational and psychological origins of education and contemporary philosophical theories in education and educational problems following educational origins.

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3

School Management

EDUC 612

This course defines school management. It describes the nature of the different roles, functions, and administrative functions in the school system. In addition, it will highlight the general principles, concepts, processes and foundations of school plans, and examine the problems of school administration and the methods used.

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3

Applied Educational Administration and Supervision

EDUC 622

The course examines the basis of the educational supervision process. It defines the concept of educational supervision and provides the analysis of theoretical bases for educational supervision. In addition, it will contain an assessment of the curriculum, the development of teacher leadership, and the supervisory functions. The course also includes the study of the organizational climate in schools and the role of the supervisor in improving this climate, focusing on supervisory dialogue and its impact on the relationship between supervisor and teacher. It will include solutions to educational problems to develop the reality of supervision and the trends of supervision methods.

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3

Educational Research methodology

EDUC 633

Educational Research methodology course aims to provide the students with the research methodology and its use in the educational area. It provides information about the concepts and principles essential for scientific research in the field of educational and psychological research. In addition, it enables them to conduct and assess scientific research and its results to carry out research in the field of education and psychology. It also deals with quantitative and qualitative research used in the educational sciences, methods used for data collection, control variables, construct validity and interpret results. The course also provides statistical methods appropriate to each type, develops skills in applying such methods, obtaining results, and interpreting results.

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Course NO. and Code

2

Modern Trends in Educational Management

EDUC 613

This course addresses modern trends in educational management, such as quality management, change management, and Management by Objectives (MBO). It also manages examples of educational departments in some countries of the world, to use these trends in the development of educational institutions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the training of educational leadership staff to develop work in educational institutions.

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Course NO. and Code

2

Human resources management and development

EDUC 623

The course addresses the concepts of human resources management, management processes in human resources management, the concept of continuous effective training and effective stimulation and restructuring, as well as human relations and the evaluation of human resources management performance. In addition, it presents some of the outstanding experiences in human resources management in the business in both private and public sectors.

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3

Total Quality Management (TQM) Practices in educational institutions

EDUC 614

This course addresses the concepts of total quality, the advantages of it, and the relationship of total quality management to educational management processes. In addition, it provides steps to apply total quality and identify its application models in the education field.

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Course NO. and Code

2

Educational planning

EDUC 621

Educational planning addresses the educational planning process and various related factors, such as economic and social factors. It also discusses related issues topics, such as social change and economic development. The course highlights the types of educational planning, its main interventions, methods, and follow-up of its implementation. That process followed with a review and evaluation of some models of plans in educational institutions.

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Course NO. and Code

2

Education economics

EDUC 634

The course reviews economic theories and principles in education. It identifies the relationship between education and public income, measures the educational contribution to economic growth, analyses the economic return from education and its impact on the rationalization of decisions on financing education and its economies.

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3

Technical Applications in Educational Management

EDUC 615

This course explains the role of modern technical methods in management. It focuses on the use of computers in educational management and the benefits and facilities from it. In addition, it presents some of the applied computer programs used in educational management that are necessary to facilitate educational management work.

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Course NO. and Code

2

Student Services management

EDUC 624

Student Services management introduces the student to the global and Arab history and origin of student services and their philosophies. It defines the areas of student services in educational institutions, sets out the bases and rules for the provision of such services, the policies, and plans. In addition, it outlines the service needs of students by their age, focusing on the role of the leader of the educational institution in the organization, management, evaluation, and future development of such services. It presents distinct examples in the field of global student services.

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