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Reflection of Learning for ARP 810 Christina Scott San Diego State University

California Community College Primer for New Administrators The development of the California Comm nity College Primer for !e" Administrators "as the only co rse material prod ced in this class# th s it is the artifact for this co rse reflection$ This pro%ect "as a very creative "ay to process the information st died thro gho t the co rse & t also present it in a f nctional and professional manner$ This artifact "ill serve not only as a reso rce for me in f t re possi&le roles "ithin the California Comm nity College 'CCC( system# & t also in nderstanding ho" to develop a primer of this nat re and its se$ To this end# this artifact demonstrated my achievement of the Ed.D. program learning outcomes of financial and legal forces# organizational advocacy# and professional practice$ Prior to this co rse ) had some legal &ac*gro nd# having earned an Advanced Paralegal Certificate in +001 and also having "or*ed as the Safety Coordinator at Col m&ia ,inery in ,ashington state for three years# in "hich ) developed safety programs and training in line "ith ,)S-A ',ashington )nd strial Safety and -ealth Administration( g idelines$ This definitely helped in my &eing a&le to nderstand many of the legal forces and mandates "hich apply to academic and college operations 's ch as from the .d$ Code(# & t also the la" relating to h man reso rces iss es s ch as "or*er/s compensation# ADA# 0.RPA# etc$ -o"ever# there "ere many ne" areas of la" and reg lations "hich apply specifically to California Comm nity Colleges "hich ) no" have a m ch greater nderstanding of d e to the lect res and co rse materials of this class# partic larly the very specific g idelines and proced res "hich apply to collegial co ncil as stip lated in Assem&ly 1ill 12+3# "hich relate to the Ed.D program learning outcome of financial and legal forces$ Additionally# g est spea*er 4ary 1enard/s half5day seminar on .nrollment 4anagement and its relation to f nding and & dgets for California Comm nity Colleges "as instr mental in my gaining a no" "or*ing *no"ledge of this comple6

system of f nding$ Altho gh ) have heard a&o t the str ct re of 0 ll Time .7 ivalent St dents '0T.S(n and 0 ll Time .7 ivalent 0ac lty '0T.0( many times as an ad% nct# this "as not something ) really nderstood ntil the presentation in this co rse$ ,hile the central foc s of the class "as related to financial and legal forces impacting California Comm nity Colleges# the development of the Primer "as centered aro nd the Ed.D. program learning outcome of organizational advocacy as the intent of the Primer is to assist ne" administrators in performing in their roles in "ays that recogni8e and advance the mission# vision# and goals of their instit tion$ The Primer itself also demonstrates the creation of a professional doc ment "hich "o ld &e sed "ithin the comm nity college "or* environment# s pporting the Ed.D program learning outcome of professional standards of "or* performance and presentation$