EDS722 Ethical Decision Making for School Leaders (3 cr.)

Prerequisite(s): EDS721  
This course introduces participants to the virtues-based approach to living one’s life. The course exposes candidates to the moral virtues, concepts of human flourishing, crafting a life of meaning, and the central role that practical wisdom plays in navigating such a life. The course begins to help students build the linkage between the individual moral virtues and the virtue of practical wisdom, as well as the bridge between being a good moral person and being a wise moral leader. The parallel between these objectives and the state competencies are examined. Crucial to a deep understanding of these principles are the study of moral exemplars, moral case studies, and moral decision making. 

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Analyze and explain the moral virtue framework and the connections among goodness, flourishing, and meaning as a model for living and a model for leading.

2. Compare rule-based and virtue-based ethical decision making in an educational setting.

3. Apply practical moral wisdom to the role of a wise school leader.

4. Align the moral virtue framework and educational leadership as it relates to the purpose of education in diverse and inclusive communities.

5. Analyze the BOSA Code of Ethics through the lens of the moral virtue framework.