Dec 02, 2024  
ACE Catalog - Volume 56 
  
ACE Catalog - Volume 56

Educational Business Administration, M.Ed.


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Program Description

The M.Ed. in Educational Business Administration emerges in response to the critical demand for increased fiscal and ethical accountability to improve learning amid changing economic conditions on a local, national, and global scale. Designed for those seeking to possess or enhance business and leadership skills utilized in an educational setting, the program blends financial and operational insight with the foundations of effective learning environments for continuous improvement and sustainable growth. Students pursuing senior administrative roles are presented with opportunities to build the expertise that will assist them in navigating educational environments and making data-driven financial and operational decisions - while maximizing resources utilizing sound business strategies and practices. Framed by the standards from the Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO), the program leverages multiple perspectives to prepare strategic leaders for a variety of settings, including public, charter, and private schools, community colleges, and other educational institutions or learning organizations.

Program Outcomes

  1. Employ evidence-based strategies to collect, organize, assess, and disseminate appropriate data necessary to support responsible fiscal and organizational decision making in the use of resources. 
  2. Analyze and evaluate procedures established to measure operational and strategic benchmarks to remain aligned to ethical, evidence-based business practices identified by research to improve overall efficiency. 
  3. Engage in the pursuit of relevant intellectual understanding related to critical aspects of managing human resources and relationships to resolve conflicts, supporting problem solving, and maximizing the benefits of diverse thoughts. 
  4. Effectively communicate the mission and vision of the organization. 
  5. Utilize collaborative team building to strengthen professional relationships and facilitate strategic planning to improve institutional effectiveness. 
  6. Apply legal, ethical, and policy constraints and principles to financial and business operations to ensure the highest values of social interaction within the climate, culture, and diversity of learning environments. 
  7. Implement appropriate practices, using skills, concepts, and expertise in building and sustaining technology-enhanced, ethically managed facilities that promote the academic and social success of individuals. 
  8. Demonstrate sound leadership principles in managing financial resources, including budget planning, auditing, and reporting on institutional operations through the use of technology. 
  9. Analyze contributing economic factors related to the development, delivery, and evaluation of instruction including professional development, program changes, and continuous improvement. 

Mission Statement

The M.Ed. in Educational Business Administration program prepares committed, competent and ethical leaders to contribute to the professional educational business community. Through systematic problem-solving and data-driven decision making, students learn to establish and manage highly effective educational business environments and become positive, reflective, and responsive leader practitioners as a school business official, human resources director, information systems manager, or educational entrepreneur. 

Focus of Study Options


Business Performance Management

The Business Performance Management focus of study presents students with foundational functions of business needed for optimal performance, which focuses on leading positive organizational change in an effective manner. In addition, students will demonstrate ways to lead with agile strategic management techniques, applying major components of leading various business environments. This focus of study concentrates on core courses teaching fundamentals of finance, economics, and business statistic concepts and skills.

Data Analytics

The focus of study in Data Analytics is designed to focus on conducting research and analyzing data. Students will also interpret the data to make evidence-based decisions as a business leader to move the organization forward.  

Diversity and Inclusion

The need to embrace diversity and inclusion is becoming increasingly important in the business landscape. The focus of study in Diversity and Inclusion focuses on how organizations can create an inclusive environment, which supports diversity of thought.

Human Resources

Education is a human endeavor. Employment law ensures protection for employers and employees, from principals to teachers and supporting staff.  This focus of study applies fundamentals of human resources to practices in hiring and supporting those who work for an educational institution.

Sustainability

The focus of study in Sustainability is designed to provide graduate business education that emphasizes on helping value-driven, ecologically and socially responsible entrepreneurs in developing business models that make a difference in the international business community, using business as a force of good. The area of study provides students with an opportunity to integrate all executive knowledge and competencies as related to business administration with an emphasis on social impact and the standards of maintaining a Certified Benefit Corporation.

 

Course List (34 Total Semester Credits)


Note


  • This program is neither designed nor approved (as of the publication date of this Catalog) to prepare students for licensure, certification, or endorsement in any state.
  • Check availability in your state on the Programs by State section of the ACE website.

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