Results and Discussion

ORGL 510 Becoming a transformational Leader

An introduction to the study and practice of transformational leadership. Students will develop an understanding of the differences between management and leadership, while examining levels of leadership in historical context from the hierarchical leadership of the industrial era to the generative leadership of the interactive-information era. Students will increase their emotional and cognitive self-awareness through a process of inquiry that will enable them to identify their leadership commitment. Through self-assessments, they will identify their current performance competencies and develop transformational practices to increase their effectiveness as leaders. 3 credits.

ORGL 515 Practicing Ethical Leadership

A study of ethics is the basis of any leadership process. Students will examine the role of leaders in setting and maintaining ethical standards for teams, communities, and organizations. Students will recognize that leaders must continuously examine their personal values and address the question of what they should stand for. They will examine conflicts between personal values, organizational values, and the ethical choices that they must make as leaders. They will develop an awareness of the need for leaders to make ethical choices that are not based solely on personal values or on organizational values. 3 credits.

ORGL 520 Aligning Meaning and Purpose

A study of how leaders unleash human potential in themselves and others by creating an environment in which there can be an alignment of an individual’s meaning and purpose with the values and goals of the organization. Through a process of inquiry, students will identify what is meaningful in their own lives and will discover how meaning can be aligned with purpose in order to generate commitment. They will examine the role of emotional maturity in generating commitment in themselves and others. 3 credits.

ORGL 525 Integrative Case Studies I

Integration of learning and development from the previous three courses. Students will connect ideas and themes from the three courses through inquiry, writing, and conversation. They will synthesize their work from the previous courses through the use of a unifying idea, theme or perspective. 2 credits.

ORGL 540 Collaborative Communication

A study of how groups achieve superior outcomes through collaborative communication.

Through a process of inquiry, students will recognize their communication barriers (assumptions, beliefs, and attitudes), and they will develop strategies for communicating effectively as leaders of teams and as members of teams. They will identify effective behaviors for giving and receiving critical feedback. They will explore ways of handling conflict effectively through appropriate communication. 3 credits.

ORGL 545 Leading diverse teams

A study of the challenges and opportunities of leading diverse teams. Through a process of inquiry, students will recognize the challenges they face in leading teams whose members are diverse with respect to gender, race, ethnicity, culture and other factors. They will develop strategies for effectively leading diverse teams, based on an

awareness of differences among members. They will discover the potential advantages of teams whose members have a wide variety of perspectives, and they will develop ways of building high-performance teams through the creative tension that is generated by these perspectives. 3 credits.

ORGL 550 Leading Team Projects

A study of how team projects are envisioned, developed, and implemented effectively.

Students will examine how leaders establish and facilitate team projects to serve internal and external customers through continuous innovation in procedures, processes, products, and services. In a team project, students will demonstrate their understanding of the impact of time constraints, human resources, quality standards and other factors on team projects. Students will generate realistic commitments and establish in advance a clear set of acceptable outcomes. They will evaluate project success by applying relevant qualitative and quantitative metrics. 3 credits.

ORGL 555 Integrative Case Study II

Integration of learning and development from the previous three courses. Students will connect ideas and themes from the three courses through inquiry, writing, and conversation. They will synthesize their work from the previous courses through the use of a unifying idea, theme or perspective. 2 credits.

ORGL 570 Building Sustainable Organizations

A study of how leaders build sustainable organizations in changing environments. Students will examine organizations as open systems that interact with external environments, which are always presenting challenges and opportunities. Students will explore the role of leaders in maintaining the core values of an organization, while redefining its purpose and initiating changes in strategies, structures, policies, processes and systems in order to sustain organic growth in environments where change may be continuous or discontinuous. Students will identify particular challenges and opportunities in the interactive-information era. 3 credits.

ORGL 575 developing Learning Systems

A study of how leaders develop and maintain organizational environments that foster continuous learning. Students will explore the role of leaders in connecting human ingenuity, technology, and environmental change in order to improve organizational effectiveness in an era when competitive advantage resides in the continuous development of knowledge workers. From a systems perspective, students will examine the process of continuous learning in complex open systems. They will learn how to create a practical framework for a learning environment that supports inquiry and develops the capacity to anticipate uncertain futures. 3 credits.

ORGL 580 Implementing Change Initiatives

A study of how leaders initiate and implement change in organizations. Students will learn to identify opportunities or necessities for change. They will examine how individuals internalize the process of change, how change affects organizational energy, how conditions for change are created, and how change initiatives are presented. They will develop the capacity to propose and implement change initiatives that are aligned with the organization’s purpose and values. In a team project, which serves as the capstone project for the program, students will demonstrate their capacity to envision and initiate change in an organizational context. 3 credits.

ORGL 585 Integrative Case Studies III

Integration of learning and development from the previous three courses. Students will connect ideas and themes from the three courses through inquiry, writing, and conversation. They will synthesize their work from the previous courses through the use of a unifying idea, theme, or perspective. 2 credits.

ORGL 590 Professional Development Plan/Research Project

The research project is a work in progress that begins with the first course in the program.

Students will use the Integrative Case Studies courses to synthesize the work that they have done in the previous three courses, which after further revisions will become a section of their research paper. Students will also complete a personal/professional development plan after the last course. The final research project will consist of the revised three sections of the research paper and the student’s personal/professional development plan. 3 credits.

ORGL 890 Capstone Continuation

Students who have completed all coursework but have not completed their Capstone project within the required subsequent term must register for this course each subsequent term until the project is completed. No credit, but cost is equivalent to one credit.

Only two consecutive terms of capstone continuation registration permitted.

ORGL 899 Maintenance of Matriculation

Students are expected to register in successive terms to maintain status as a matriculated student. However, if a student cannot enroll in a term, maintenance of matriculation is required.

The fee is $100 per term and is processed as a registration. Maintenance of Matriculation without attending class is limited to one year. Students who have not maintained matriculation and wish to return to their program within one year after their last course will be charged the fee for each missed term. Activated U.S. Military Reservists are not required to pay the fee. No credit.

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