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Program
Description
Curriculum
CEDP courses develop and enhance the knowledge, skills,
and abilities of court administrators and provide instruction
in areas of functional responsibility associated with court
administration. The four phases build upon each other and
challenge participants to develop analytical, administrative,
and communication skills while helping them to understand
the demands placed upon all of the courts. Phase I courses
are offered across the United States and are open to all.
Phase II may only be taken by those who have been formally
admitted to CEDP and who have completed Phase I. Phases
III and IV must be taken in order and may only be taken
by those who successfully complete Phase II. The four phases
of CEDP should be completed within five years of admission
to the program.
Faculty
The CEDP is committed to bridging academic theory and public
practice. Faculty members have experience in the public
sector and are regularly involved in community service,
training research, or consulting with state or local courts.
At the same time, they are scholars who view public affairs
as a subject for analysis and evaluation in a broad social
and historical context. As ICM faculty, they bring their
ability to reflect critically on practical experience to
the design of academic programs. Faculty accomplish this
not by merely adding current case studies to reading assignments,
but by regularly recasting the questions addressed by the
program in light of contemporary public concerns.
Academic Policies
CEDP will accept one relevant course earned within the
past five years in an equivalent course or program offered
through state or national judicial education organizations
or other accredited institutions. Transfer credit, where
appropriate, is awarded by the CEDP director following
review of appropriate materials, including course transcripts
or course syllabi.
Cost: $100.
2009 Tuition Costs
Phase I:
$845
Phase II: $3,000
Phase III: $1,500
Phase IV: $1,000
Phase I: Management of Court
Operations
Participants take five (5) courses during Phase I: caseflow
management, fiscal management, human resources management,
court performance standards and technology management.
Many of the Phase I topics have introductory, advanced,
and applied courses. Participants should carefully select
the category they need. Students with questions about the
proper category for them should call ICM and speak with
a program coordinator or educator. Visit our Course Catalog
for a listing of all National Courses offered by ICM. The
catalog indicates which courses meet CEDP requirements.
Phase II: Leadership and Management
in the Courts and Justice Environment
Phase II is a three-week course offered in Williamsburg,
Virginia in June. Participants sharpen their conceptual
and interpersonal skills while exploring the roles and
purposes of courts, the internal and external environments
in which they operate, and modern leadership and management
theory and practice as applied to court management. This
course emphasizes the application of theory and development
of critical thinking. A major section is devoted to the
evaluation of court programs and operations. From January
through May, in preparation for their arrival for Phase
II in Williamsburg, students participate in online learning
modules covering a broad array of topics, including an
online research course.
Phase III: Court Improvement Project (Independent Study)
Phase III enhances the participants’ analytical
and writing skills. Each participant prepares a comprehensive
research paper evaluating a key court function or proposed
activity in his or her home jurisdiction. Participants
are encouraged to do their Phase III paper on the subject
of court administration that tends to add to the intellectual
discussion of the profession of court management. This
research paper should reflect the equivalent of approximately
fifty days of effort over a nine-month period and be considered
a master’s level work. Project topics must be approved
by the CEDP director, who will assign an advisor to work
with each candidate until the final project is finished.
The CEDP director must approve all final Phase III papers
before any student may graduate.
We invite you to review the 2000, 2001,
2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 abstracts and research papers completed
by CEDP students.
Phase IV: Concluding Seminar/Summation
and Review
In Phase IV, participants make an oral presentation of
the results of their project or paper to their colleagues.
Participants are challenged by their colleagues and a facilitator
on their paper during the oral presentation. This challenge
is considered part of the learning process. It allows the
students to put knowledge and training from their CEDP
experience into perspective and to discuss leadership issues
and future trends in court management. Upon successful
completion of all four phases of CEDP, participants earn
the distinction as a Fellow of the Institute for Court
Management.
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