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Ethical Leadership Certificate

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Ethical Leadership Certificate

MAEL 600 Executive Leadership This course is designed to look at leadership from the inside of an individual out toward the group and eventually the organization. It is a fundamentals course covering a broad range of leadership topics from self-development and understanding self, to group behavior, organizational design, ethics, and teamwork.

MAEL 610 Ethics and Moral Philosophy A study of how decisions and actions are related to moral philosophy and world views. The course examines the ethical foundations of, responsibilities for, and consequences of decisions and practices in our personal lives, business lives, and societal lives.

MAEL 620 Service to Society This course has two components. (1) A study of the critical nature of mission, vision, and values. Personal and organizational core purposes and values that direct strategies and define measures of success are identified and developed. (2) An analysis of how personal and organizational mission, vision, and values interact with the pursuit of social justice. Particular societal issues addressed will include poverty, affordable and accessible health care, safe and affordable housing, sustainable agriculture, quality education, discrimination, and care for the environment.

Team Leadership Certificate

MAEL 640 High Performing Teams A study of group behavior and how groups function effectively. Emphasis is placed on group decision making and increasing efficient and productive group management. The course material will emphasize team building and team interaction from leadership, psychology, and social psychology perspectives.

MAEL 660 Organizational Behavior and Transformational Change This course studies individual and group behavior as they relate to organizational effectiveness. Emphasis is placed on motivation, power and politics, the effect of organization design on effectiveness and how to best manage change. Behavioral science concepts are applied to the management of organizations. Methods of analyzing and improving performance are also addressed.

MAEL 670 Conflict Resolution and Negotiation This course studies conflict, its underlying dynamics, and ways to deal with conflict more productively. The course covers the major causes of conflict, the effects of personality and perception on conflict, and recommended strategies to mange the conflict in our lives and our organizations. We will explore the skills required for the productive management of conflict and discuss how to use and combat (distributive) win-lose style negotiation. Conflict and negotiation in situations involving ethnic, racial, or religious differences are emphasized.

Project Management Certificate

MMGT 681 Introduction to Project Management

• Gain a broad understanding of the uses and practical elements of project management
• Learn how to use optimization models, practical management and organizational practices, computer applications and software to develop an integrated approach to project management
• Develop a process and model for managing projects that includes planning and budgeting, organization and structure, scheduling using Gantt and PERT/CPM, resource allocation, and performance and control techniques

MMGT 682 Project Organization, Planning and Leadership

• Examine processes involved with project planning and leadership
• Examine the areas of scope, communications, and closure as they relate to managing projects
• Review program/portfolio management and reporting relationships
• Study organizational, management and current theory as it relates to project management

MMGT 683 Project Analysis and Control

• Study in depth procedures and processes related to the control of costs, risk, scheduling, and related activities
• Examine computer methods of project analysis and control, including MS Project and others
• Analyze cost, time and quality variance of projects

Public Administration Certificate

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