This course examines organizational leadership and its relationship to organizational development and change. The course is interdisciplinary; examples from healthcare, business and industry, public sector, and education are utilized. The course specifically addresses contemporary and futurist leadership theory and practice based in the concepts and assumptions of the "new sciences."

This course covers the theory and development of motivation. Major interest is placed on motivation, models, and strategies for enhancing motivation in individuals and groups, variables affecting (and affected by) motivation and environmental influences on motivation.

This course focuses on the development of human services professionals over their careers in order to enhance their personal and professional development. Issues related to the interaction between personal and professional development, leadership approaches, and leadership styles are addressed.

This course utilizes an experiential format to focus on a variety of concepts and practices associated with developing and managing an effective team. Different approaches to management, motivation, and performance are addressed, along with some barriers to effective team efforts. Case studies and problem resolution are the focus of this experience. Expected student outcomes include mastering the basic concepts, theories, and fundamental techniques of team management, identifying current challenges and issues confronting managers in human services organizations, and identifying positive team management strategies and their application to human services.

This course focuses on a variety of issues embedded in both interpersonal and organizational communication. These issues include trust, organizational climate, perception, motivation, and the communication process. The course also elaborates on patterns of miscommunication as these patterns affect organizational communication.

This course focuses on expanding and extending the core curriculum in organizational leadership to include the process of change and how that process affects organizations and those who lead them. It explores resistance to change, change models, leadership challenges in facilitating change, the role of both the leader and the follower in the change process, and how to identify future trends.

This course focuses on theories and models of leadership with special attention to the demonstration of an understanding, familiarity, awareness, and competency of the principles of ethics and how they apply to decision making, leadership, leadership development, and value-based leadership.

This course provides participants with the theory and best practices for understanding and managing conflict and appropriate resolution. Students examine different contexts of interpersonal and inter-group conflicts and use methods for diagnosing the extent and severity of the differences (in terms of positions, values and needs) between individuals and groups. An examination of the effects of overt and covert conflicts in terms of communication and trust breaking is included, as is the impact of differential personal styles and values on conflict management. Trade-offs and risk analysis are considered in the mediation/resolution process. The course includes theoretical orientations and theory-to-practice experiences using case studies, demonstrations and simulations.

This foundational doctoral course provides advanced academic study and writing processes for analyzing and evaluating current research articles, literature reviews, and dissertations. Emphasis will be placed on APA style guidelines and university publication requirements. Students will develop a perspective as scholarly practitioners, focusing within their specific discipline and program. Providing students the information and skills to navigate and successfully complete their doctoral programs and dissertations is the primary goal of this course.

This course must be taken before all other research courses. The course offers a brief introduction to the philosophical underpinnings of research inquiry. It offers an overview of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method research methodologies used across the disciplines of business, education, and behavioral sciences. Emphasis will be placed on the establishment of appropriate connections between research questions and methodologies.
Course Pre-requisites: W7000- Advanced Academic Study and Writing

This seminar focuses on the structure and process of descriptive research across the disciplines of business, education, and behavioral science. It presents the concepts of relationships, correlations, and descriptive paradigms. Upon completion of the seminar, the student will be able to design a descriptive research study. The student will be able to utilize correct descriptive sampling techniques, collect and organize data systematically, adhere to acceptable reliability and validity standards in measurement, apply appropriate descriptive methodology, perform descriptive statistical analysis including mean, mode, median, correlations, chi square and t-tests with matched groups, and fully present findings. The student will also master the language of descriptive research, distinguish between various methodologies, conduct literature surveys that provide the foundation of investigation, critique descriptive research, review the dissertation research process, and construct effective descriptive research proposals. Computer applications, logistical issues, and ethical considerations are examined.
Course Pre-requisites: R7001 Introduction to Research Methods

This course introduces the assumptions, theories, and processes of qualitative inquiry. The purpose of this course is to provide advanced graduate students with the theoretical foundations necessary to understand qualitative inquiry, and to enhance their abilities to conduct qualitative research and evaluation.
Course Pre-requisites: R7001 Introduction to Research Methods

This seminar emphasizes the acquisition of knowledge and skills in program evaluation methodology. Six alternative evaluation approaches are surveyed, with a focus on developing a management/decision-oriented evaluation plan. This seminar also serves as a practicum for the conceptualization and development of a doctoral research study that employs a program evaluation model.

The course advances the proposition that the action research approach is a useful paradigm in the field and worthwhile model for dissertation work. Historical, philosophical and theoretical foundations will be discussed, but practical application will be the primary focus simultaneously with learning. This is consistent with an action research approach. Collaboration and group work is also a hallmark of action research so students will demonstrate their abilities to design, diagnose, plan, implement, observe, and reflect in cooperation with classmates. The various roles and skills necessary to be an effective action researcher will be discussed, as well as important issues related to empowerment, contextualization, ethical considerations, and validity.

This course provides students with skills necessary for the survey research process. This includes familiarity with questionnaire design, including framing the question, sample size, reliability, and validity in survey construction, and the strengths and limitations of the numerous methods used in survey research.

This course provides a survey of advanced techniques to support doctoral research using hands-on applications with SPSS. Topics include multiple regression, time-series analysis, multiple discriminant analysis, MANOVA, canonical analysis, factor analysis, cluster analysis, MDS, conjoint analysis, and cross-tabulations.

This course is designed to assist future administrators in maximizing the productive use of personnel. There is a focus on selection, motivation, evaluation and negotiation. The course includes such categories as job descriptions, development, and performance evaluation instruments, and highlights case study and problem-resolution strategies.

This course familiarizes the student with financial terms, concepts, and procedures used in the financial management of human services and other not-for-profit entities. Legal forms of organization and different entity tax statuses are identified. The student is exposed to evolving accounting theory as it relates to all not-for-profit entities. Financial planning, including various approaches to budgeting, asset management, and financial decision making, are also presented.

This course is primarily designed for the practitioner who provides services to agencies, professionals, or organizations. The purpose of the course is to provide an understanding of the process of organizational consultation. The course focuses on providing the professional with a philosophy, a process, and evaluative criteria for determining the effectiveness of the consulting intervention that he or she provides. The course requires that the student actually do consulting assignment as part of the course. The course also highlights case study and problem resolution strategies.

The focus of this course is the theoretical and practical implications of organizational behavior, as addressed from a social science perspective. It stresses how being a consumer of organizational research can help the manager with everyday problems, and help the researcher to answer organizational behavior questions. Upon completion of the course, the student will have mastered the concepts of the field, such as diversity in the workplace, perception and attribution processes, motivation and individual differences in organizations, group dynamics and decision making, team work, leadership, and quality improvement programs.

This course focuses on theories, research and practice at the organization level of analysis. Beginning with a brief overview of the history of organization theory, the course focuses on contemporary perspectives including resource dependence theory, structural contingency theory, social network analysis, organizational ecology and the impact of technology on work. The emphasis will be on the applicability of theory in organizational life. Readings will ground the DBA student in the literature and a project derived from DBA students' interests and professional experience will form the basis application of theories and research findings to business. The course will also focus on what theory is, and what theory is not and also on how to apply theory effectively to develop robust solutions and achieve organizational results.

This graduate course provides an in-depth review and analysis of the latest theories and research to provide the advanced graduate student with an understanding of a range of global challenges. The issues include management of global businesses, management of businesses that are impacted by globalization, and management of businesses that use the Internet. Cultural, ethical, standards of practice, political, and legal differences are examined. Communication projects will focus on critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making based on relevant research, information literacy, applied technology, and integration concerns. Attention is focused on utilizing leadership and collaboration practices in dealing with global challenges.

This graduate course provides an in-depth review and analysis of the latest theories and research on corporate social responsibility. The course focuses on understanding governmental and quasi-governmental regulatory institutions and related corporate social responsibility business impacts; an understanding of the process of developing corporate social responsibility standards and policies, how to interpret them, and how to determine relative weight; and an understanding of how to assess, deal with and prevent corporate social responsibility risks. Emphasis includes working with and being a team leader and in collaboration. Communication projects will focus on critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making based on relevant research, information literacy, applied technology, integration, ethical and diversity concerns. Attention is focused on utilizing leadership and collaboration practices in corporate social responsibility within an organization, an industry, country, region, and world.

This advanced course reviews and provides research opportunities on leadership issues in global, international, and multicultural organizations. Culturally sensitive leadership skills, styles, practices, models, trends, theories, and concepts are examined. Attention is given to international ethical, diversity, and conflict management research and practices. The course includes theoretical orientation and theory-to-practice experiences using case studies, demonstrations, and simulations. The course provides an in-depth review and analysis of the latest theories and research on leadership in global and multicultural organizations. Written projects will focus on critical thinking, problem solving, decision making and information literacy. Attention is given to team leadership, team collaboration skills within a culturally diverse world.