EDAD 8142 - Educational Problem Solving and Ethical Decision Making
Fall 2026 Syllabus, Section A02, CRN 42521,
Credit hours: 3
Course Meeting Times
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Instructor
Heather Miller
Email: hmiller03@ysu.edu
Course Description
8142. Educational Problem Solving and Ethical Decision Making. This course will teach students how to make competent leadership decisions by applying and enforcing ethical standards with followers. Ethics is at the heart of leadership. Leaders must make every effort to make ethical decisions and foster ethical behavior among followers. In this course students will explore the ethical demands of leadership. We draw from many fields of research to help students make ethical decisions, lead with integrity, and create an ethical culture. This course is designed to increase students’ ethical competence and leadership abilities. 3 s.h.
Course Readings
| Group | Title | Author | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required | Developing ethical principles for school leadership: PSEL standard two | Bass, L., Frick, W.C., & Young | 9781138918856 |
| Optional | Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.) | American Psychological Association (APA) | 9781433832161 |
| Optional | The Jossey-Bass reader on educational leadership (3rd ed.) | Grogan, M. (Ed.) | 9781118456217 |
The course readings are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, research developments, current events, and/or to ensure better learning.
Assignments/Assessments
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Schedule of Topics and Assignments
| Week of | Reading(s) | Proposed Topic | Due/To Prepare for Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8/24 | Walker & Lovat (2017) article Haidt (2008) article |
Module 1: Ethics Introduction: Theory & Practice | Ethics & Morality Analysis Paper Weekly Discussion Learning Log |
| 8/31 | Bass, et al. (2017) chapter 1 pp. 1-27 Boydak Özan et al. (2017) article Starratt (2005) article |
Module 2: Ethical Leadership | Review of Vision Paper Weekly Discussion Learning Log |
| 9/7 | Bass, et al. (2017) chapter 2 pp. 29-49 Buchanan & O’Connell (2006) article Bull & McCarthy (1995) article Cherkowski et al. (2015) article |
Module 3: Moral and Ethical Decision Making | Personal Code of Ethics Paper Weekly Discussion Learning Log |
| 9/14 | Bass, et al. (2017) chapter 3 pp. 51-69 Bagdasarov et al. (2017) article Klenowski & Ehrich (2016) article |
Module 4: Ethics in the 21st Century | 21st Century Ethical Dilemma Weekly Discussion Learning Log |
| 9/21 | Bass, et al. (2017) chapter 4 pp. 71-96 Lagan (2019) article Razack (2021) article Sünter et al. (2020) article |
Module 5: Creating an Ethical Culture / Environment | Weekly Discussion Learning Log |
| 9/28 | Bass, et al. (2017) chapter 5 pp. 97-114 Jones et al. (2020) article |
Module 6: Testing and Applying Decision-Making Models | Weekly Discussion Learning Log |
| 10/5 | Bass, et al. (2017) chapter 6 pp. 115-145 | Module 7: Using Ethics to Make Difficult Decisions | Weekly Discussion Learning Log |
The course schedule, policies, procedures, and assignments in this course are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, by mutual agreement, and/or to ensure better learning.