Program of Study

CORE

IDS 802

Ways of Knowing in Comparative Perspective

A comparative, critical exploration of the nature, kinds, worth, and limits of human knowledge. Roughly equal amounts of attention are given to (A) the sciences, (B) the arts and humanities and (C) a selection from a menu of such special topics as mathematical knowledge, epistemic relativism, moral knowledge, religious knowledge and the role of the search for knowledge in well-lived human lives.

LDRS 801 Theoretical Foundations of Leadership

The purpose of this course is to expose students to the large body of organizational leadership theory and research. Both historical and contemporary approaches will be examined in detail. Students will be required to analyze the research critically from both theoretical and empirical perspectives. Finally, course material will focus on organizational leadership in multiple contexts and levels of analysis (individual, team, organization and community). This course provided exposure to the large body of organizational leadership theory and research. Both historical and contemporary approaches were examined in detail requiring students to analyze the research critically from both theoretical and empirical perspectives. Course material also focuses on organizational leadership in multiple contexts and levels of analysis (individual, team, organization and community).

LDRS 810 Qualitative Research Methods in Leadership

An in-depth understanding of the scientific method and its application to qualitative research. Students develop a research question, collect and analyze data and develop conclusions for qualitative methods. Appropriate means are explored to present and disseminate the research in order to help organizations and communities make accurate and informed decisions.

CONCEN-

TRATION

LDRS 802 Organizational Systems, Change, and Leadership

This course will challenge students to embrace a systems view of leadership and organizational change at the organizational level. Students will compare, contrast and critique both seminal and modern theories and models of organizational learning, knowledge creation, and organizational capacity building and apply them to their own organizational settings. The course will enhance student ability to think systematically and develop comprehensive understanding of core competencies required to initiate and sustain change in organizations.

LDRS 807 Leadership in Teams and Collaborative Environments

This course examines the leadership process in the context of team and group dynamics. It investigates process and content issues of team building, interpersonal and group relations, and effective problem solving and decision making skills in collaborative environments. The course places particular emphasis on the relationship between teams within organizations.

SOC 621G Advanced Sociological Research

An applied and technique-oriented course in which students learn to perform basic and advanced statistical analysis of quantitative data using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) and complete a research project involving the development of a theory-driven hypothesis(es), as well as testing of the hypothesis(es) through data collection or acquisition, analysis of the data and the reporting of conclusions. Graduate students learn additional statistical techniques.

LDRS 811: Organizational Intervention Strategies
Students will apply leadership concepts and assessment techniques to the design, delivery and analysis of leadership development interventions. Students will develop practical applications to leadership development programs on individual, unit and organizational levels.

COGNATES

IDS 805

Global Challenges: 21st Century Promise and Peril

The purpose of this course is to provide a graduate level introduction to the seven driving forces of change that are expected to transform the world over the next 25 years. The course will educate and encourage the development of globally competent citizens and leaders, and prepare them to engage in in-depth, graduate-level exploration of each of these areas of revolutionary change. The course is designed to provide students with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to be engaged, responsible and effective members of a globally interdependent society.

LDRS 670G

Leadership and Personal Development

The focus of this course will be on you as the leader from an individual perspective. It will be an introduction to the principles and practices of positive interpersonal relationships for leadership development. The course will be based on each student's perception of their own life experiences that have helped them reach this level in their leadership development journey (Past), where they are now in that journey (Present), and their personal leadership goals (Future).

CULMINATING EXPERIENCE

LDRS 890 Internship in Organizational Leadership

This course is designed for students in their final stages of the Master of Professional Studies program. Activities include practical experience in an organization which will allow the student to participate in a meaningful leadership experience.