| Course ID: | ECHD 4400E. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Introduction to Student Affairs |
Course
Description: | Provides a broad introduction to college student affairs
leadership via historical and philosophical perspectives,
theoretical underpinnings, administrative practices, functional
area programs and services, and essential competencies for
professional practice in the field. The course exposes
undergraduate students to a wide scope of student affairs practice. |
| Oasis Title: | Intro to Student Affairs |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in ECHD 4400 |
| Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | As a result of participating in this course, students will:
1.Understand the history and evolution of American higher
education and the student affairs profession.
2.Investigate the broad theoretical and philosophical
underpinnings of student affairs leadership.
3.Grasp the scope of roles and activities associated with
typical student affairs functional areas.
4.Examine administrative practices typically associated with
student affairs leadership.
5.Learn about the essential competencies associated with
student affairs practice.
6.Understand the critical and current issues affecting student
affairs leadership. |
| Topical Outline: | During the course, students will cover the topics listed
below:
•Historical and contemporary context
a)Historical overview of American higher education
•Historical and contemporary context
a)Institutional variety in American higher education
b)Campus climate and diversity
•Professional foundations and principles
a)The development of student affairs
b)Philosophies and values
c)Ethical standards and principles
d)Selected legal issues
•Critical issues in student affairs and higher education
•Theoretical bases of the profession
a)The nature and uses of theory
b)Student learning
c)Organizational theory
d)Student success
•Campus ecology and environments
a)Physical environments
b)Aggregate environments
c)Organizational environments
d)Constructed environments
•Organizing and managing programs and services
a)Framing student affairs practice
b)Strategy and intentionality in practice
•Organizing and managing programs and services
a)Financing student affairs
b)Assessment and evaluation
•Critical issues in student affairs and higher education
•Essential competencies
a)Multicultural competence
b)Leadership
c)Staffing and supervision
•Essential competencies
a)Teaching in the co-curriculum
b)Counseling and helping skills
c)Advising and consultation
d)Conflict resolution
•Essential competencies
a)Community development
b)Professionalism
c)Academic and student affairs partnerships
•Functional areas within student affairs
•Critical issues in student affairs and higher education
•Course wrap-up |