SETON HALL UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF EDUCATIONAL EDUCATION AND HUMAN SERVICES

DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION 

 

Course Title: 
 


Professor: 
 
 

School Building Plant and Management - ELMP 6861NA
 

 

Daniel Gutmore, Ph.D.
Department of Administration and Supervision 
Office: (973) 275-2853 
Email: gutmorda@shu.edu 
 
Office Hours: 
Monday,Tuesday & Thursday 1:00 - 4:00p.m. or by appointment. 
Textbook: 
REQUIRED :

Kowalski, Theodore. ( 2002). Planning and Managing School Facilities. Westport, Conn: Bergin & Garvey publishers

Recommended:

Castaldi, Basil (1994). Educational Facilities. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Rifkin, Jeremy. (1995). The End of Work. New York: G.P. Putnam's & Sons
 
Catalog Description: 
Explores the essential concepts and related skills required for a school administrator to manage a school facility and/or complex. Emphasis is placed on assesment and planning. Students will also project the needs and requirements of the future school plant as we enter the new century. 3 credits

 
Overview: 
Students will engage in strategic and tactical planning, resource identification, and plant management related activities.
Course Objectives: 
1. Students will be able to when given a set of conditions, develop appropriate responses to plant management problems and concerns.

2. Students will develop a comprehensive preventive maintainence plan.

3. Students will develop an appreciation for the requirements of school building plant of the future.
Course Evaluation: 

Percentage of Grade

  • Field based activity
  • Short paper
  • Mid Term examination
  • 20 %
  • 20%
  • 20%
  • Final examination
  • 40%
Additional Recommended Readings and Web sites: 
1. http://www.designshare.com/links/EducationLinks.html

2. http://www.cefpi.org/

3. http://www.schoolfacilities.com/home.asp