Go online or get sidelined
Publication date: 3 July 2017
Abstract
Synopsis
Young professors Baxter, Jim, and Robert are eager to start a new graduate certificate in educational leadership with a focus on technology. The department supports their initiative. The department is even supportive of offering this certificate fully online. Support waned when, in an effort to boost student enrollment, it is suggested that additional graduate courses and programs within the department also move fully online. In department meetings, faculty members argue about the rigor of online courses and if it is possible to convert existing courses and programs to an online delivery format. Tammy and Larry are veteran faculty members who do not want to teach online and have made it clear to the rest of the faculty they are not eager to change. When there are not enough students to offer their programs in the traditional format, all faculty members are forced to begin teach online.
Research methodology
This is a disguised field-researched case.
Relevant courses and levels
This case may be used in a variety of graduate business or education courses, such as introduction to business, business ethics, educational leadership, technology leadership, or higher education.
Theoretical bases
Students should have some understanding of systems change, ethical decision making, and human resources development.
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Acknowledgements
Disclaimer. This case is written solely for educational purposes and is not intended to represent successful or unsuccessful managerial decision making. The authors may have disguised names; financial, and other recognizable information to protect confidentiality.
Citation
Richardson, J.W. and Heintzelman, S. (2017), "Go online or get sidelined", , Vol. 13 No. 4, pp. 479-493. https://doi.org/10.1108/TCJ-10-2016-0084
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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