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GRADUATE SCHOOL
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION GRADUATE SCHOOL PROGRAMS

COURSE OUTLINE

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DOE 3-Ethics for School Managers

Second Semester
Academic Year 2022-2023

MARINA W. DACACA-ACERIT
Subject Facilitator
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Echague Campus
GRADUATE SCHOOL
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION GRADUATE SCHOOL PROGRAMS

Course Number DOE 3

Course Title Ethics for School Managers
Course Description  The course deals with leadership styles, behaviors, and decision-making
as these affect the management task of planning, organizing, directing,
and controlling.
 It deals also with ethical dilemmas in the work of school managers and
leaders. At its core are theories that regard professional ethical leadership,
using a Multiple Ethical Paradigms approach.
 The course centers on the ethics of justice, care, critique, community, and
profession as frameworks to examine ethical dilemmas in the work of
educational managers and administrators.

Course Credits Three (3) units

Contact Hours Three (3) Hours / Week
Prerequisite None
Educational VISION: The Isabela State University as a leading, vibrant, comprehensive and
Mandates Research University in the country and the ASEAN Region.

MISSION: The Isabela State University is committed to develop highly trained and
globally competent professionals; generate innovative and cutting-edge
knowledge and technologies for people empowerment and sustainable
development; engage in viable resource generation programs; and maintain and
enhance stronger partnership under good governance to advance the interest of
national and international community.

INSTITUTIONAL OUTCOMES

ISU Expected Graduate Attributes

Skilled Communicator (SC)

 Recognizes and values communication as a tool for conveying and
interacting with others, and fostering their own learning.
Inquiry-focused and Knowledgeable (IFK)
 Creates new knowledge and understanding through the process of
research and inquiry
 Demonstrates comprehensive theoretical and technical concepts related
to their field of specialization with relevant connections to industry,
professional and regional knowledge.
Competent and Productive Professional (CPP)
 Initiates and innovates better ways of doing things
 Promotes quality and productivity
Collaborative and Effective Leader (CEL)
 Works in collaboration with others and manages group functioning to meet
common goal.
Lifelong Learner (LL)
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 Acquires new skills and adapts to rapid changes in professional and

personal environments

QUALITY POLICY
ISU endeavors to be a lead University in instruction, research, extension,
resource generation through continual improvement of services and commitment
to comply with the standards set by the statutory, regulatory and accrediting
bodies.

To uphold this commitment, ISU shall attain the following quality objectives:
1. Sustain academic excellence and quality in instruction;
2. Generate research breakthroughs;
3. Engage in sectoral activities for community development;
4. Develops products of globalization;
5. Supports students’ participation in local and international fora to enhance their
potentialities; and
6. Review on periodic basis, the Quality Management System (QMS) and gather
feedbacks on the level of client satisfaction as the basis for continual improvement

GOALS OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL

1. The enhancement of the individuals’ for academic and professional

development in the field of agriculture, forestry, education, public management,
business management, research and other fields of endeavor;

2. The supply for the regional manpower needs of competent professionals

equipped with advanced trainings, innovations and research capabilities
appropriately needed to improve productivity, quality of life and for a meaningful
community service.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

1. Exhibit adaptive and strong theoretical and conceptual foundations in the

fields of Filipino, English, social science, Home Technology, Cultural
Education to address challenges in the educational landscape.

2. Possess professional skills and capabilities in educational research and

extension activities.

3. Equip school leaders and administrators with advanced and adaptive

professional training in the management of school system school.

Learning Ethical Leadership and Decision Making in Education

resources/reference Applying Theoretical Perspectives to Complex Dilemmas
s By Joan Poliner Shapiro, Jacqueline A. Stefkovich
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COLLEGE OF EDUCATION GRADUATE SCHOOL PROGRAMS

Copyright Year 2022

COURSE OUTLINE
Topic
I. Orientation
1. Philosophy, Vision and Mission of ISU

2. Overview/Scopes of the Subject

II. Practice and Paradigms in the Study of Ethics

1. Multiple Ethical Paradigms and the Preparation of Educational Leaders in a
Diverse, Divided and Complex Era
2. Viewing Ethical Dilemmas through Multiple Paradigms (1reporter)
III: A Multiparadigm Approach to Analyzing Paradoxical Dilemmas
1. Individual Rights Versus Community Standards
2. Traditional Curriculum Versus Hidden Curriculum (1 reporter)
3. Personal Codes Versus Professional Codes
4. The Melting Pot Versus the Chinese Hot Pot (1 reporter)
5. Religion Versus Culture
6. Equality Versus Equity (1 reporter)
7. Accountability Versus Responsibility
8. Privacy Versus Safety
9. Technology Versus Respect ((1 reporter)
IV: Teaching as Scholarly Work
1. Ethics, Ourselves, and Our Pedagogy (1 reporter)

V. Towads and Understanding of Ethical Delimmas Faced by School Leaders by

Cranston, N., Ehrich, L. & Kimber, M. (1 reporter)

VI. Developing Moral Literacy by reflecting onleadership values: A scholar practitioner

collaborative inquiry by Charles L. Lowery (1 reporter)
VII. Ethical Leadership principles (1 reporter
FINAL EXAMINATION
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Course Requirement
Reflection paper on Ethical delimmas