SHED 539 Morality and Professional Ethics for Educational Leaders

1. Program of Study Master of Education in Educational Management

(International Program)
Faculty Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities and Faculty of Graduate
Studies
2. Course Code SHED 539
Course Title Morality and Professional Ethics for Educational Leaders
3. Number of Credits 3 (3-0-6) (Lecture-Lab-Self Study)
4. Prerequisite None
5. Type of Course Required Course
6. Session/Academic year Semester 1, Academic Year 2010
7. Course Conditions Number of students between 1-30
8. Course Description
Concepts for defining and developing ethics and morality for educational leaders from religious
perspectives, synthesis of approaches to self development in morality and professional ethics, analysis of
characteristics of morality and professional ethics for educational leaders, best practices in educational
management with good governance for educational leaders.

9. Course Objective(s)
After successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
9.1 Explain the concepts and development of morality and ethics for educational leaders.
9.2 Synthesize the approaches to self development in morality and professional ethics.
9.3 Analyze the characteristics of educational leaders based on morality and ethics.
9.4 Implement the moral and ethical concepts into practices effectively.

Course Outline

1
Week Topic Hours Instructor
Lecture Lab Self
Study
1. Overview of the course 3 - 6 Lect. Dr. Patreeya
Kitcharoen,
Assoc.Prof. Dr.Naranan
Suriyamanee,
Assist. Prof. Dr. Wirat
Kamsrichan,
Assist. Prof. Dr. Nug-
rob Rawangkarn
2. Concepts of Moral and Ethical 3 - 6 Assist Prof Dr Pagorn
Singsuriya
Development for Educational Leaders
3. Cross-Cultural Learning 3 - 6 Lect. Dr. Patreeya
Kitcharoen,
Assoc.Prof. Dr.Naranan
Suriyamanee,
Assist. Prof. Dr. Wirat
Kamsrichan,
Assist. Prof. Dr. Nug-
rob Rawangkarn
4 Educational Leadership— 3 - 6 Lect. Dr. Patreeya
“To make a difference” Kitcharoen,
Assoc.Prof. Dr.Naranan
Suriyamanee,
Assist. Prof. Dr. Wirat
Kamsrichan,
Assist. Prof. Dr. Nug-
rob Rawangkarn
5 Applied Ethics for Schools 3 - 6 Lect. Dr. Patreeya
Kitcharoen,
Assoc.Prof. Dr.Naranan
Suriyamanee,
Assist. Prof. Dr. Wirat
Kamsrichan,
Assist. Prof. Dr. Nug-
rob Rawangkarn

2
Week Topic Hours Instructor
Lecture Lab Self
Study
1. Overview of the course 3 - 6 Lect. Dr. Patreeya
Kitcharoen,
Assoc.Prof. Dr.Naranan
Suriyamanee,
Assist. Prof. Dr. Wirat
Kamsrichan,
Assist. Prof. Dr. Nug-
rob Rawangkarn

6. Creating a Personal Ethical Method for 3 - 6 Lect. Dr. Patreeya

Making Professional Decisions Kitcharoen,
Assoc.Prof. Dr.Naranan
Suriyamanee,
Assist. Prof. Dr. Wirat
Kamsrichan,
Assist. Prof. Dr. Nug-
rob Rawangkarn
7. Good Governance in Educational 3 - 6 Dr.Art-ong Jumsai Na
Institution Ayudhya
8 Field Trip I 3 - 6 Lect. Dr. Patreeya
Kitcharoen,
Assoc.Prof. Dr.Naranan
Suriyamanee,
Assist. Prof. Dr. Wirat
Kamsrichan,
Assist. Prof. Dr. Nug-
rob Rawangkarn
9 Synthesize the Approaches to Self 3 - 6 Lect. Dr. Patreeya
Development in Morality and Kitcharoen,
Professional Ethics Assoc.Prof. Dr.Naranan
Suriyamanee,
Assist. Prof. Dr. Wirat
Kamsrichan,
Assist. Prof. Dr. Nug-
rob Rawangkarn
10 Field Trip II 3 - 6

3
Week Topic Hours Instructor
Lecture Lab Self
Study
1. Overview of the course 3 - 6 Lect. Dr. Patreeya
Kitcharoen,
Assoc.Prof. Dr.Naranan
Suriyamanee,
Assist. Prof. Dr. Wirat
Kamsrichan,
Assist. Prof. Dr. Nug-
rob Rawangkarn
11 Field Trip III 3 - 6
12. Analyze the Characteristics of 3 - 6 Lect. Dr. Patreeya
Educational Leaders based on Morality Kitcharoen,
and Ethics/ Case Studies Discussions Assoc.Prof. Dr.Naranan
Suriyamanee,
Assist. Prof. Dr. Wirat
Kamsrichan,
Assist. Prof. Dr. Nug-
rob Rawangkarn
13 Transformative Leadership 3 - 6 Lect. Dr. Patreeya
Kitcharoen,
Assoc.Prof. Dr.Naranan
Suriyamanee,
Assist. Prof. Dr. Wirat
Kamsrichan,
Assist. Prof. Dr. Nug-
rob Rawangkarn
14 Project Presentation I 3 - 6 Lect. Dr. Patreeya
Kitcharoen,
Assoc.Prof. Dr.Naranan
Suriyamanee,
Assist. Prof. Dr. Wirat
Kamsrichan,
Assist. Prof. Dr. Nug-
rob Rawangkarn
15. Project Presentation II and 3 - 6 Lect. Dr. Patreeya
Course Evaluation Kitcharoen,
Assoc.Prof. Dr.Naranan
4
Week Topic Hours Instructor
Lecture Lab Self
Study
1. Overview of the course 3 - 6 Lect. Dr. Patreeya
Kitcharoen,
Assoc.Prof. Dr.Naranan
Suriyamanee,
Assist. Prof. Dr. Wirat
Kamsrichan,
Assist. Prof. Dr. Nug-
rob Rawangkarn
Suriyamanee,
Assist. Prof. Dr. Wirat
Kamsrichan,
Assist. Prof. Dr. Nug-
rob Rawangkarn
Total 45 - 90

Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Discussion
3) Presentation
4) Visual Media
5) Field Trips
6) Role Play
7) Project performance

Learning Activities
• Strengthening Cross Cultural Interaction
• Reflection
• Dialogue
• Learning Diary
• Songs
• Drawing
• Food
• Research Questioning

Measurement and Evaluation of student achievement

Evaluation is based on the following

1) Participation 10
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 2) Learning Diary 10
3) Paper Talk 20
4) Field Trip Report 20
5) Self Transformation Report 20
6) Final Project 20

Evaluation
Standard Criteria

Scores 100-80 79-75 74-70 69-65 64-60 59-55 54-50

Grade A B+ B C+ C D+ D

Paper Talk Assignment

Be prepared to discuss assigned readings during each class meeting. You will prepare by
completing a Paper talk on assigned readings that includes (1) a summary, (2) reflection. We
will use “Book Talk” to guide discussions and they will be collected at the end of the class
period. Book Talks are a part of your participation grade.

General Instructions: The summary should be at least one page for each chapter assigned
for the class meeting. Restrict your reflection to one to two pages. Most of the emphasis and
writing should be done in the reflection section. Use headings – “Summary”, “Reflections.

Summary: Here you will summarize your readings touching on the key issues. Read the
papers for understanding and then focus your summary on the major issues that flows
throughout the papers. The summary is meant to “set the scene”. Your summary should be
clear, detailed, and logically ordered enough to allow someone who does not know what you
know to visualize and understand what you are summarizing. Your summary should:
- Accurately and precisely explain critical features/issues;
- Clearly and logically order elements or features of the event, concept, or strategy; and
- Include all features or elements that would allow an outsider to see as you see whatever is
summarized.
Reflection: Reflection, a particular kind of analysis, suggest self-analysis, or retrospective
consideration of one’s practice. This is the thinking that allows you to make decisions about
how you would approach similar situations. The “Reflection” section of your paper is where
you show how you use or will use what you learn from the readings or other experiences to
improve your future administrative performance. Inform readers about why you interpreted
the information the way that you did. You also need to explain what interpretation you
make of what happened, your sense of why it happened that way. You should back up your
interpretations with specific research evidence or examples that make your point clear to the
reader. Make sure you address:
The implications of the information you read for education in your country.
The implications of the information you read for yourself as an educational administrator.

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