Applied Leadership (BAS)

Students perform an in-depth study of leadership theories and their practical applications in formal organizations.

Explores and considers normative and applied ethics within a variety of organizations.

Develops and enhances skills needed in effective organizations such as communication and the use of technology.

Processes and methods to ensure current organizational success and sustainable relevance in changing domestic and global environments. Presents an introduction of strategic management with primary emphasis on situation analysis, strategy formulation, and long-term strategy evaluation. Covers the strategic leadership context using external and internal analysis to inform functional and competitive strategies that can be applied across multiple sectors and industries.

In part one of their pro-seminar experience, students reflect on their experiences in the organizational leadership program, focusing on the key competencies they have learned. Applying the organizational frames concept, students synthesize key learnings across their education and explore organizational leadership through multiple perspectives such as: structural, human resources, political, symbolic or ethical.

Examines various theoretical project management approaches as well as gives hands-on experience of project management tools and steps.

In part two of their pro-seminar series, students explore how their personal background experiences, individual characteristics, knowledge, skills and abilities can inform career choices that maximize their strengths, values and passions. Students explore strategies for career management and work/life integration from a variety of perspectives.

Students engage in a critical analysis of individual, cultural and organizational diversity.

Examines social processes and human interactions within different organizational contexts and engages in experiential learning through team-based projects.

Considers the role and function of assessment in effective organizations. Provides the knowledge and tools required to identify, collect and analyze information to assess organizations.

Explores how an organization's leaders are responsible for conceiving, designing, implementing and managing the overall objectives, culture, environment and processes as part of the project management process. Within this context, primarily focuses on understanding project management, aligning project management within an organization, project management oversight, projects as capital investments, globalization and resource optimization.

Explores how organizations function by analyzing in depth a specific organizational context such as: health care, technological innovation, family, education, government, community, religion, nongovernmental organizations, the economy, or country/country groups.