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MOL 541-542 Mentorship Program (2 SH)
Students will be paired with mentors from the business community to meet at least every other month during each semester. The pairs will be provided with questions to guide their discussions, but pairs are encouraged to discuss any leadership-related topic that students are experiencing at work or with regard to the program material. Students will collaborate with their mentors to develop a final project that summarizes their mentoring experience, or an aspect of the experience
MOL 500 600 DEIB: Org. Culture, Collaboration, & Community (3 SH)
(Course description in process)
MOL 610 Data Analytics for Strategic Decision-making (3 SH)Data-driven decision-making is a key activity of contemporary leadership. In this course, students will
learn quantitative and qualitative methods for collecting, analyzing, and applying data for strategic
decision-making in organizational settings. They will be introduced to principles of organizational
(Course description in process)assessment and how to use data to drive organizational performance. A hands-on approach will be used
for the class project to give students functional experience in data management and interpretation.
MOL 600 DEIB: Organizational Culture, Collaboration, & Community (3 SH)
As modern workplace structures move increasingly in the direction of diverse and inter-disciplinary teams, a greater focus on DEIB (diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging) has moved to the forefront of organizational dialogue and is essential to the efficacy of organizational leaders. Students will enhance their skills in working collaboratively with others both within the organization and in the broader community to accomplish shared goals. Key course concepts include effective non-violent communication, team formation and development, appreciating and navigating differences, equitable and inclusive practices and policies, building belonging, well-being, and resilience, appreciative inquiry, interest-based negotiation, neuroscience for leaders, and trauma-informed organizational interventions. These critical topics will be explored through the lens of cultivating healthy organizational cultures, supporting constructive collaboration, and creating opportunities for connected communities that promote the common good.
MOL 620 Transformative Leadership in Dynamic Contexts (3 SH)
This course explores the newest dimensions and challenges of leadership that strengthen and extend leadership skills through practice in rapidly changing and complex, diverse, multi- generational, multi-cultural and multi-dimensional systems, such as health care, government, education, non-governmental organizations and multi-national for-profit organizations.
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