Certificate in Leadership: BUS 6400 Organizational Behavior (asynchronous with some synchronous times)

The focus of this course is on the scientific study of behavioral processes in organizations. It highlights critical management issues involved in planning, organizing, controlling, and leading an organization. This course aims to strengthen students’ managerial potential by providing general frameworks, or “foundations,” for analyzing, diagnosing, and responding to complex organizational situations.(ALS 451)

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Dates: August 26, 2024 – December 13, 2024
Course: Organizational Behavior
Format: 100% online – Mostly Asynchronous with a few synchronous meetings
Credits: 3.0

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The Certificate in Leadership is an online, part-time 6-credit program for working professionals. This certificate aims to provide students with an understanding of the leadership frameworks and behavioral processes at multiple levels of organizations.

WHAT YOU’LL GAIN

The leadership certificate will focus on skills needed to analyze organizational structure, gain management knowledge and assume leadership roles helping the organization to achieve strategic objectives for technical and business projects within the bioscience industry.  Topics and skills include:

• Critically analyze, and describe main concepts of organizational behavior.
• Recognize links between the foundational, conceptual, applied, and practical aspects that the of organizations.
• Compare and contrast the use of leadership styles and power bases in motivating employees to be effective.
• Develop a perception and develop an awareness of sources of power, influence tactics, and leadership styles.
• Recognize and explain team dynamics and approaches to participative decision-making.
• Critically examine the real-world implications of leadership in a corporate context.