The increasing impact of a knowledge economy and globalization has been a catalyst to the fields of knowledge management and organizational decision-making. This course is designed to introduce knowledge management concepts into an educational context and to provide an in depth focus on data-driven decision making in educational organizations and institutions. The models, tools, techniques, and theory of data-driven decision-making that can improve the quality of leadership decisions are examined through solution-based scenarios. Students investigate how decisions and strategies are developed and how tacit or explicit knowledge can be identified, captured, structured, valued and shared for effective use. Course topics include leadership and strategic management relative to organizational decision-making, power and politics, managerial and organizational structures, strategy formulation, organizational learning, and decision support systems. A related intent is to develop an understanding of data-mining metrics that can be used to make predictive models that support systemic change.

Course Topics

Session 1: Introduction to Data Driven Decision-making
Session 2: Knowledge Creation and Management
Session 3: Data-Mining: Strategies, Techniques, Educational Implications
Session 4: Mid-term
Session 5: Survey Creation, Analysis and Performance Assessment|
Session 6: States and AYP: Using Data to Facilitate Change
Session 7: Data Ethics
Session 8: Using Data to Persuade/Elements of Evaluation
Session 9: Leadership and Situated Decision Making
Session 10: Data Based Decision-Making Plan Presentations
Session 11: Final Exam

Resources

DDDM Syllabus JHU SoE Spr12

Electronic Learning Community – JHU’s online course delivery site.

JHU School of Education

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Comprehensive Summer School Description

The Howard County Public School System’s Comprehensive Summer School Program offers programs for acceleration and enrichment to students in elementary, middle and high school. The elementary and middle school programs provide education opportunities for students requiring extended academic support, while elective classes offer students relative and innovative learning experiences.

Students may enroll in review or enrichment classes in the core academic areas of reading and math.  Grade 1-5 elective classes provide exploration experiences in drama, science and creative arts. Grades 1-8 technology courses offer new experiences with educational and entertainment software.

The high school program provides original and review credit courses for the diploma-bound student.  Additional courses prepare incoming freshmen for assessed high school courses, while mastery courses assist students needing to pass high school assessments.  Working in collaboration with all 12 Howard County high schools, the summer school program provides educational opportunities for increased academic rigor, such as G/T courses, while also having a platform for students looking to close gaps, improve grade point averages, and meet graduation requirements.  During the summer, we provide accommodations to students receiving special education services and run an ESOL program, accelerating the learning of our English Language Learners to help their growth and development as students.  The high school program operates like a family, where together everyone achieves more to meet the diverse needs of our students.

Every year we are located at two different high schools in the county. Each site houses specific subjects and course selections.  An innovative addition to our course offering is our group of hybrid online courses, which present learning experiences in cyberspace connected with meetings in a physical space.  It is our belief, that by creating an environment supportive of student success, we can continue to fulfill our goal of helping students meet graduation requirements while meeting their individual needs to become college and career ready.

Additional Information

For general information or questions regarding the Comprehensive Summer School program, please contact the Summer School office @410-313-6627, summer_school@hcpss.org

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