This course will introduce students to the interdisciplinary field of organizational leadership, providing a framework for other courses in the program. It provides students with a broad understanding of the leadership styles, skills, roles, and functions of leaders in organizations. Students will also gain a cursory understanding of the history and origins of leadership, theoretical approaches to leadership, and ethical issues facing contemporary leaders. Finally, the course will provide students who are new to a leadership or management position or aspiring to such a position, with an introduction to the skills required to manage and lead people effectively.

The Leadership and Communication course equips students with the expertise to communicate clear messages, negotiate solutions, influence others, and resolve conflicts. It helps students develop communication skills to be confident and competent in oral and written presentations. Additionally, this course helps students become more collaborative and innovative leaders who demonstrate strategic thinking. Finally, it enables students to enhance and deepen their interpersonal, organizational, and managerial abilities.

This course will explore the theory and practice of leadership. It provides an in-depth review of the main leadership theories that have developed over the past century. Participants in the course will study the different ways leadership has been defined and studied during this period, the similarities and contradictions among the most common leadership theories, and the way that leadership has been exercised in various contexts. You will analyze through readings, discussions, assignments, videos, case studies, and personal reflections, the relevance of leadership theory and reflect on consequent strategies that may be employed in the work that you will do as leaders in your careers and communities. Students will evaluate their own leadership style through various self-assessments throughout the course, providing the framework for self-awareness and evaluation.

Continuing skill acquisition and mastery are essential to ongoing leader effectiveness. This course bridges theory and practice in considering behavioral skills associated with one’s development as a leader. The course identifies and describes essential strategies in becoming and growing as a leader. Students will be coached in such behaviors as modeling, vision-casting, team building, nurturing and empowering team members. The behavioral skills and strategies are analyzed within a cultural and social justice context with a view to developing culturally sensitive, values-based leaders for the 21st century. Prerequisite: MOL 5000

Pre-requisit MOL 5000

The human resource function of modern organizations is critical, as people are our most important resource. The course is a graduate level survey of principles, practices, theory, and current issues facing organizations as related to attracting, selecting, and maintaining a productive workforce in today’s competitive operating environment. This course helps students to better understand the complexities of managing people in organizations, with primary focus on human resource management strategy, organizational staffing, human resource development, total rewards, employee and labor relations, and risk management. By focusing on the strategic, operational and administrative roles of human resource management, students acquire critical knowledge of the changing nature of issues facing their most important organizational asset: human resources. In addition to the functional topics listed above, attention is also given to developing human resource system support competencies, such as job analysis and design, human resources law, ethics, economics, and theory application. Pre-requisit MOL 5000

This course presents students with the challenging political, economic, technological and cultural issues that impact the global environment. It delivers critical knowledge and skills in ethical cross-cultural leadership and aims to develop leaders through applied and reflective learning. Moreover, it helps students to connect globally and understand the role of cultural nuances, behaviors, attitudes, and emotions in a harmonious and equitable global environment. The topics covered include civic and political engagement, social action, international trade and relationships, consumption and production of media, global workplace, cross-cultural adjustment and competence, and other practical issues. Pre-requisit MOL 5000

This course embraces ethical theory and applies ethical practice in the field of business through the exploration of contemporary case studies. Concepts covered include ethical issues, decision-making, cultural factors, social responsibility, designing and managing ethical programs, and the practice of ethical decision making. A collection of relevant cases, provocative discussions, and papers serve as the basis for mastering the content. Prerequisite: MOL 5000

This course focuses on the application of key behavioral concepts and theories related to organizational leadership. Each unit in this course covers a topic that contributes to enhancing students’ understanding of organizational processes and interpersonal relationships. Topics covered include effective communication, hiring, negotiation, performance management, politics, change management. This course considers the issues of human and organizational learning that changes performance. Pre-requisit MOL 5000

The course provides students with an understanding of organizational change theories and practice, and helps them to identify and develop personal qualities, skills and experience in support of becoming effective agents of change. The course explores the attitudes, behaviors, and strategies that help students effectively communicate about change, collaborate, and resolve differences. A systematic approach to leading organizational change is covered by envisioning why change is needed, how it is to be implemented, and what the anticipated results should look like. Students will also identify the sources of resistance to change and how to successfully mitigate and/or leverage those forces. Pre-requisit MOL 5000