Course Descriptions
Organizational Leadership
MOL 6100
Leadership Foundations
3 credits
This course discusses various models of leadership applicable to organizations. Students will have the opportunity to examine their own leadership styles in the light of these models. The course will also encompass research, theories, and models of communication in organizations as they relate to effective leadership. Through their studies, students will be able to assess, understand, and improve their own approach to leading, as well as their ability to select and evaluate leaders.
MOL 6200
Group Processes and Facilitation Skills
3 credits
This course emphasizes the skills and capabilities required for leadership effectiveness at the levels of self, group, organization, and society. By experientially exploring the issues of the personal effectiveness dimension of leadership, students gain an appreciation of their leadership capabilities and opportunities for growth. This course also examines the maximization of communication effectiveness to overcome barriers to group formation and facilitation in the ultimate achievement of organizational goals.
MOL 6400
Leadership and People
3 credits
This course examines leadership issues peculiar to people in organizations. The questions of appropriate responsibility and reasonable obedience are explored. Dimensions of motivating and motivation are discussed. Organizational culture and its implications for leadership are studied in detail. Finally, issues in diversity are surveyed.
MOL 6600
Legal and Ethical Aspects of Organizations
3 credits
This course encompasses the legal aspects of organizations to include regulatory agencies and their influence on organizations, contracts, torts, consumer protection, intellectual property rights, equal employment opportunity, and litigation. Ethical values include a study of their origins and the ways in which they are manifested in organizations as a basis for and stimulant of culture.
MOL 6700
Innovation & Crisis Leadership
3 credits
Crisis leadership and innovation are integral to an organization's ability to survive and thrive in today's global environment. This course provides students with an understanding of crisis control, innovation and adaptability functions in organizations and business. Students will learn how to cultivate creativity, innovation and crisis adaptability in themselves, others, and the organizations in which they live and work. Students will also explore how and why innovations succeed or fail. Students will draw insights from the most innovative and successful organizations and explore their approaches to handling unpredictable critical situations. Theoretical conceptualizations of creativity, innovation and adaptability, as well as practical applications of crisis leadership and adaptability will be explored. MOL 6800
Global Performance Management
3 credits
This course looks at the characteristics and competencies needed to lead in a global business environment. Various theories relating to leadership, including transformational and servant leadership are discussed. Topics included in the course are differences between leadership and management, innovation and change, decision-making, coaching employees, team effectiveness, negotiation, and challenges facing leaders in a global environment. MOL 6900
Communication & Teams
3 credits
This course will focus on leadership, communications, and teams in a global context, exploring how successful leaders have built effective organizations through essential competencies, diverse relationships, vision, cultural awareness, global teams, and communications within and across businesses. This course will also examine the broad cultural differences among domestic and global teams which impact communication and leadership to affect far-reaching and rapid social changes. MOL 6950
Current Topics in Leadership
3 credits
In order to be successful, a leader needs to be able to meet the current challenges associated with leading. This course examines the traits and behaviors of successful leaders in meeting the current challenges for organizations. Topics included in the course are developing and communicating vision and strategy, engaging employees in the change process, analyzing the internal and external business environment in preparation for the future of the organization, managing diversity, utilizing innovation in the decision-making processes, and global factors affecting leaders in the current world environment.MOL 7500
High Performance Teams
3 credits
This course investigates the literature and emphasizes the theory of high performance teams and their contribution to organizational performance. It stresses strategic, readiness, performance, and cultural considerations, including the role of leadership in establishing a high performance, team-based organization. Models and cases are explored to provide a broad view of their application in different organizational settings.