UUM COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA

No. Information on Course

1. Course Name : CURRICULUM LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT

2. Course Code: SGDC5063

3. Name(s) of Academic Staff:

Prof. Dr Abdull Sukor Shaari (Room No. 007; Ext:5402)

4. Course Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of the course, students are able to
i. Discuss a range of curriculum leadership and management competencies in
promoting best practices and successful learning. (C2, A2)
ii. Explain strategies for directing teacher as a curriculum leader. (C2, A2)
iii. Demonstrate collaborative effort to promote supervising skills among curriculum
leaders.(C3, A3, P5)
iv. Evaluate the effectiveness of curriculum leadership and management in the context
of Malaysian school (C5, A4, P2)

5. Synopsis:
This course is designed to provide the student with the basic principles and practices of
curriculum leadership and management. It promotes leadership role and build skills as a
curriculum leader. This course promotes students to explore the role of curriculum
leadership at the district and school level as well as the process of curriculum
implementation at the district, school and classroom level.

6. Assessment Methods and Types: Coursework (100%):

Task 1 (Writing) - 15%
Task 2 (Presentation) - 15%
Task 3 (Reflection ) – 15%
Task 4 (Writing and Presentation) – 30%
Task 5 (Class Participation) – 10%
Quiz - 15 %

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Content Outline Of The Course

1.0 Defining Curriculum Leadership

and Management
1.1 Defining curriculum leadership
1.2 Organizational phenomena influencing curriculum leadership.
1.3 Education hierarchy

2.0 Curriculum Leadership Role

2.1 Team identification and Inclusion

2.2 Vision development
2.3 Quality analysis
2.4 Assessment of needs
2.5 Prioritization of goals and objectives
2.6 Instructional enhancement
2.7 Conflict polarization

3.0 Managing Learning and Teaching

(Curriculum Process)

3.1 Improving the program of study

3.2 Improving a field of study
3.3 Differentiated Instruction

4.0 Curriculum Leader’s Role

Curriculum Change and Innovation

4.1 The basis for change

4.2 The change management process
4.3 Resistance to change
4.4 Strategies for minimizing resistance to change

5.0 Leadership Model

5.1 Instructional Leadership

5.2 Transformational Leadership
5.3 Shared/Distributed leadership

6.0 Building Relationships with Teachers

6.1 Leadership and followership.

6.2 Building blocks for preventing and treating arrested teachers development

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 6.3 Motivation

7.0 Managing and Supervising for

Excellence – Teachers and Material.
7.1 Supervising the taught curriculum
7.2 Problem and issues in supervision
7.3 The role of curriculum supervisor
7.4 Supervising the supported
curriculum

8.0 Professional Learning and

Curriculum Leadership
8.1 School as learning community
8.2 Building teacher capacity.
8.3 Future school

Main References:
Glatthorn , A.A., Boschee, F.A,, Whitehead, B.M. & Boschee, B.F. (2012). Curriculum
leadership: Strategies for development and implementation. Thousand Oaks: SAGE

Parkay, F.W., Anctil, E. J.& Hass, G. J. (2014). Curriculum leadership: Readings for
developing quality educational programs (10th ed.). Boston: Pearson/Allyn & Bacon

Sorenson, R. D., Goldsmith, L.M., Mendez, Z.Y. & Maxwell, K. T. (2011). The principal’s guide
to curriculum leadership. Thousand Oaks, Carlifornia: Corwin.

Additional references:
Brubaker, D.L. (2004). Revitalizing curriculum leadership: Inspiring and empowering your school

community. Thousand Oaks: Corwin Press.

Dufour, R. & Marzano, R.J. (2012). Leaders of learning: How district, school, and classroom
leaders improve student achievement. Bloomington: Solution Tree
Fullan, M. (2014). The principal: Three keys to maximizing impact. San Francisco:Jossey-Bass.
Glatthorn, A.A. & Jailall J.M. (2009). The principal as curriculum leader: Shaping what is
taught and tested. Thousand Oaks: Corwin Press.
Glickman, C.D., Gordon, S.P. & Gordon, J. M.R. (2010). Supervision and instructional
leadership. Boston: Pearson/Allyn & Bacon.
Marzano R.J., Frontier, T. & Livingston, D. (2011). Effective supervision: Supporting the arts
and

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 science of teaching. Alexanderia: ASCD.
Oliva, P.F. & Gordon, W.II. (2013). Developing the curriculum (8th ed.). Boston:
Pearson/Allyn & Bacon.
Senge, P., McCabe, N.C., Lucas, T., Smith, B., Dutton. J. & Kleiner, A. (2012). Schools that learn.

New York: Crown Business.

Journal:
Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development (www.ascd.org)

Educational Leadership Journal

Journal of Teacher Education