Survey and evaluate strategic planning models and approaches applicable to distance education. Summarize principles of effective organizational development and renewal, from the perspective of a change agent in an education or training environment. Students are asked to begin forming positions on some questions about the proper roles for and uses of technology. Some terms are introduced and clarified, and some distinctions drawn which are used in the course. Key leadership issues are identified.
Students examine their personal management values and leadership style.
Textbooks, journal articles, information provided by vendors, and the course Study Guide constitute the major information sources. However, the students' own experiences and observations of local technology implementations may also be incorporated. Strategic planning as a tool for combining the concepts from the previous units is introduced. This unit is intended to help students prepare for their major presentation. The CMC element of the course allows students to interact with each other and with the course instructor.