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PXGM 6110 CREATIVITY AND CHANGES IN EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT 3 CREDITS

Synopsis

As a necessity in current worlds, the education managers who understand the way of managing
school effectively, way of organizing for a creative solution and making a creative and innovative solution will be
success. This course will explain the way of thinking and the creative techniques in doing changes in the
education management. The examples of leadership‟s creativity, the way to motivate staffs and other aspects
relevant to the education management will be discussed. The creative techniques under the education
management which brings to the development of organization will be further analyzed.

Assesment Method : Continuous assessment: 70%; examinations: 30%

Medium of Instruction : Malay Language

Main References
Sternberg, R.J. (Ed.). (2009). Handbook on Creativity. London: Cambridge University Press.
Bowden, M. (2005). The Creative Mind: Myths and Mechanisms. London: Routledge.
Senge, P. (2005). Schools that learn. London; Nicholas Brealy.
Claxton, G. & Lucas, B. (2004). Be Creative: Essential Steps to Revitalize your Work and Life. London: BBC
Books.

PXGM 6192 EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT RESEARCH REPORT 12 CREDITS

Synopsis

This course requires the student to formulate a research problem and framework in the field of
educational management studies and carry out the study for the Management Project. Students would conduct a
comprehensive review of the relevant literature, and use appropriate methods of data collection and analysis.
Students would be supervised by a lecturer throughout the process. A research report is submitted for
examination at the end of the semester.

Assesment Method : Continuous assessments: 100%

Medium of Instruction : Malay and English Language

Main References
Abd Rahim Md Nor (2009). Statistical methods in research. PJ, Selangor: Prentice Hall.
Chua, Y. P. (2008). Asas statistik penyelidikan. Shah Alam: McGraw-Hill.
Chua, Y. P. (2008). Asas statistik penyelidikan: Analisis data skala ordinal dan nominal. Shah Alam: McGraw-
Hill.
Chua, Y. P. (2006). Kaedah penyelidikan. Shah Alam: McGraw-Hill.
Creswell, J. W. (2005). Educational research: Planning conducting, and evaluating quantitative and qualitative
research (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

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