ELHE7323 · Education

Strategic Management of Human Capital

Lynch School of Education & Human Development

Proceeding from a discussion of various theories of managing people in organizations, this course enhances management skills and the understanding of how different strategies are most effectively employed in the field of education, particularly Catholic education. To create the conditions upon which others can perform their work effectively, both professional staff and volunteers, one must manage their organizational environment. School leaders have a profound impact on their organizations effectiveness by how they manage faculty, staff, board members, volunteers, external relations, processes and projects. Considering schools are organizations that are complex and changing systems, operated by complex and changing people, this course provides students with a set of tools and enhanced skills for diagnosing and responding to the dynamics of human capital management. The course is designed to increase the understanding of how schools acquire, develop, and maintain high-performing employees. The focus will be managerial in nature and is intended to assist the students to become informed consumers and users of organizational practices. The primary methodology to be learned and applied in this course is organizational analysis, drawing on case studies and ones personal experiences and interactions in a work environment.