01:730:101
Logic, Reason, and Persuasion (3)
Development of skills in reasoning.
Consideration of what an argument is, how arguments go wrong, and what
makes an argument valid. Application of techniques for clarifying
meaning, evaluating, and constructing arguments.
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01:713:202
Introduction to Organizational Leadership (3)
Examines the nature of leadership, the processes that underpin group decisions, the basic features of organizational culture, and how leaders prepare themselves to meet challenges. Students develop strategies for integrating and sharing knowledge through extracurricular projects.
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01:713:303
Introduction to Organizational Applications (2)
Students assume leadership positions or become active members in a university organization and maintain a log of activities. Students write an 8- to 10-page essay on a topic in organizational leadership.
Prerequisite: 01:713:202. Open only to students minoring in organizational leadership.
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01:713:304
Laboratory on Organizational Leadership (1)
Simulation of organizations electronically, through interactive models. Analysis of group dynamics, anticipation of outcomes, and impact of personal behavior on organizational outcomes. Implementation of vision and engagement in problem-solving scenarios in an electronic environment. Focus on strategies for leading within organizations beyond the university setting.
Prerequisite: 01:713:202. Open only to students minoring in organizational leadership.
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01:713:308
Leadership in a Diverse Workplace (3)
This course is to further the understanding of multicultural issues by expanding the focus of study from the university to the wider world of work. Exposes students to theory, research, and practice in the ways that cultural diversity is managed in organizations and social institutions. Includes an overview of perspectives on diversity, organizations and diversity, various dimensions of diversity, specific diversity cases, as well as exercises on experiencing diversity.
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01:713:404
Advanced Organizational Applications with Capstone Seminar (3)
Capstone experience integrates what students have learned through critical review of organizational leadership theory, and the analysis of leaders and leadership situations. Students are expected to use theoretical and practical knowledge base of leadership theory and group dynamics in analysis of readings, class projects, a research paper, and other assignments.
Prerequisite: 01:713:303. Open only to students minoring in organizational leadership.
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