Foundations Courses

OL 301 – 4  Professional Skills in Organizational Leadership
This course is an introduction to thinking about business integrity within a structured, coherent framework to develop abilities in ethics, networking, communication and presentation skills.  Corporate etiquette is also examined.  This course includes a survey of related technology and will include internet and electronic mail communication.

OL 302 – 4  Contemporary Issues in Leadership
This course introduces students to contemporary leadership theories, concepts, and issues.  Students will examine contemporary societal and organizational forces and challenges that affect modern organizations.

OL 303 – 4  Organizational Leadership Assessment
This course is designed to provide students the opportunity to learn appropriate methods for assessment within the organizational settings.  This includes both individual and organization-wide assessment.

OL 304 – 4  Developing and Presenting Effective Training
This course presents strategies to develop and present effective training.  It includes program implementation, assessment, evaluation, and supervision.

Skills Courses

OL 494 – 4  Professional Development Seminar
This course focuses on development of the individual as leader and prepares the student for marketability in the workplace, and managing change in organizations.

OL 495 – 4 Leadership in Practice: The Capstone
In this course, students will have the opportunity, under the direction of a faculty advisor, to gain experience by applying and integrating classroom material to an actual administrative problem.  Students will identify an issue  of importance in their organization, or in an organization identified in consultation with their advisor, which needs some type of action.