Syllabus
This course
thoroughly examines the issue of change in modern, learning organizations. In
an era wherein, technology and other social and cultural shifts have created
uniquely fluid environments, this course examines the leadership capacity to
anticipate, plan for, and in some cases respond to the inevitable arc of
change. Change requires uniquely specific leadership behaviors and system
organization and orientation. This course will examine the thought processes
required and the preferred structures and approaches regarding this
ever-present and all important strategic organizational reference point. The
topic of change will be evaluated from both the theoretical and
application-based perspective.
Every
course you take should provide the knowledge and skills useful in the real
world. Not every course will directly link to every task you perform in your
current employment. Still, data finding and gathering skills, data analysis,
critical thinking, and writing skills are all needed to convince someone that
you can think critically and solve problems. Your ability to pull together
and leverage information, insights, and lessons from several disparate
disciplines in novel ways could be needed to stay ahead of your competition and
give you a competitive edge. We start the creation of every course with a set
of core elements tied to program goals, objectives, and outcomes for the
university and the school. Other elements provide breadth, depth, and opportunities
to explore and practice. The more you know and share with your professor and
colleagues, the more you gain from this course.
Start by
reading and following these instructions:
Examine the course
syllabus found by clicking the Syllabus
Analyze one real-world
event or recent news story from the last 12 months that you believe
demonstrates the topics covered in this course.
Interpret how this event
ties to the new learning in the course.
Construct an
opinion and defend your position about how this
real-world event or news story applies to the upcoming course content
providing at least three examples of why you believe the event connects to
the topics of this course. Discuss why/how the knowledge and skills provided
by this course are relevant to you.
