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Organizational Leadership

CSOL 637 - Training the Organization’s Workforce Students will learn a process for identifying training needs, selecting the appropriate learning environments, creating curriculum, delivering and evaluating program effectiveness. Credit(s): 1. CSOL 638 - The Quality Movement Methodologies The principles behind the various Quality programs are powerful forces changing the workplace. Twenty-first century leaders must understand quality logic and how to apply it in their organizations. Credit(s): 2. CSOL 639 - The Formulation of Strategy Students will learn to understand new strategy development, specifications for an effective strategy, and effective organizational strategy theory. Credit(s): 1 - 2. CSOL 641 - The Implementation of Strategy Executives commonly understand that many of their daily decisions and actions have a strategic consequence for their enterprise. This course focuses upon these day-to-day actions required to effectively implement an enterprise’s strategy. Participants will consider the consequences of organizational structure and mechanisms for aligning internal efforts in the pursuit of desired organizational ends. The course places special emphasis on the development and application of intellectual resources. Prerequisite(s): 639. Credit(s): 2. CSOL 642 - Financial Management for Organizations Participants will learn essential tools for managing the assets and resources of organizations, including: terminology and meanings of financial reports, evaluation of decisions in light of budgetary principles and essential accounting tools. Individuals will learn to analyze operations and make good decisions in light of financial information. Credit(s): 2. CSOL 650 - Inner Leader I A journey into the personality and character qualities of effective leaders. Note(s): Required. Credit(s): 1 - 2. CSOL 651 - Inner Leader II Participants develop an understanding with personal applications of the character-related dimensions of leadership and the tools available to them to further develop their character qualities. Prerequisite(s): 530. Note(s): Recommended to be taken after 650. Required. Credit(s): 1 - 2. CSOL 654 - Decision Making Methods and Decision Traps Decision making strategies used by corporate executives and accomplished decision makers will be explored. The most advanced tools and techniques making robust decisions in a competitive and ambiguous environment will be presented and practiced. Credit(s): 2. CSOL 660 - Ethical Decision Making Students will consider opposing ethical and moral viewpoints frequently confronted by individuals in organizations today. While controversial questions will be guided by a Judeo- Christian perspective, participants will develop their own personalized philosophy regarding such topics as: individual moral responsibility in organizations, social responsibility of corporations, morality of capitalism, and marketing/advertising ethics. Note(s): Required. Credit(s): 1 - 2.

CSOL 662 - Workplace Conflict and Legal Responsibility A study of the legal characteristics, responsibilities and liabilities of organizations with a focus on effective strategies and management techniques to avoid negative consequences and exposure to legal risk. Credit(s): 2. CSOL 670 - Leading the Non-profit Non-profit organizations fill a significant role in society, and present leadership with many unique dimensions and complexities. Course emphasizes practical models of management, strategy, board governance, organizational structure, fundraising, and execution. Credit(s): 2. CSOL 674 - Non-Profit Marketing The course will survey the principles and skills necessary to plan, implement, manage and evaluate the marketing effort to a non-profit service organization or church. The outcome of the class will be the development of a marketing plan for a service organization. Credit(s): 2. CSOL 676 - Customer Based Marketing The course will survey the principles and skills necessary to plan, implement, manage and evaluate the marketing efforts of a business or organization. Both product and service marketing will be examined from a customer-based paradigm that emphasizes vision and leadership. The outcome of the class will be the development of a marketing plan for a business, organization or individual. Credit(s): 2. CSOL 680 - Special Topics in Organizational Leadership Seminars and courses by special lecturers or visiting scholars addressing areas of specific interest. Note(s): May be repeated for credit. Credit(s): 1 - 3. CSOL 694 - Seminar: Selected Topics Seminars and courses by special lecturers or visiting scholars addressing areas of specific interest. Note(s): May be repeated for credit. Credit(s): 1 - 3. CSOL 695 - Directed Study Supervised research and/or reading in selected areas of Organizational Leadership. Credit(s): 1 - 3. CSOL 696 - Research Design Participants learn how to solve complex, real-life problems using the tools of scientific research methods. Students select an organizational problem and design the methodology necessary to reach meaningful solutions. Note(s): Required. Credit(s): 1 - 2. CSOL 697 - Research Presentation Students learn how to gather and work with data, make interpretations and present their results. Emphasis is placed on the problem-solving process, changing management and communication skills. Prerequisite(s): 696. Note(s): Required. Credit(s): 1 - 2. CSOL 698 - Organizational Leadership Internship An approved leadership internship within an organizational setting. Credit(s): 1 - 3.

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