麻豆社

Organizational Effectiveness and Leadership

The Master of Science in Organizational Effectiveness and Leadership is designed for students interested in or currently pursuing a leadership position. This Master of Science degree allows students seeking an advanced degree to assess their own personal leadership style, to critically exam organizational challenges and analyze the various aspects of organizational interactions at all levels (individual, group and organizational) to gain the professional competencies to effectively lead others and bring about change. This will be accomplished by drawing upon the student鈥檚 current knowledge and 鈥渞eal world鈥� experience while exploring in depth the theoretical knowledge, methods and concepts that focus on organizational effectiveness and individual leadership competencies.

The Master of Science in Organizational Effectiveness and Leadership is 33 credits. The Core courses total 24 credits and the Concentration is an additional 9 credits There is no room in the degree for elective credits.

A minimum 'C' grade is acceptable for all courses except the Capstone Seminar, in which students are required to earn a minimum 'B' grade in order to graduate; however, students can only earn one 'C' grade their entire graduate career and must obtain an overall GPA of 3.0. All students should refer to the Academic Probation policy regarding 'C' grades in the graduate program.

Core Courses

* This course must be taken in the students first semester and will not be accepted in transfer.

** This course will not be accepted in transfer and can only be taken at 麻豆社 Oak. Minimum grade of 'B' is required for passing.

Program Prerequisite:

• MAT 105: Statistics

Students enrolled in this program, must choose one of the concentrations below:

Option 1:Business

Option 2:Non-Profit

Student Learning Outcomes

Students who graduate with a Master of Science in Organizational Effectiveness and Leadership will be able to:

1. develop work and learning communities based on analysis of, reflection on, and application of organizational theories and concepts

2. evaluate their individual leadership style and explain its effect on individuals, groups and the organization

3. develop professional communication skills based on an awareness of their individual leadership style, and that supports a culturally diverse environment

4. explain how one develops effective groups based on various theories, concepts and methods that will lead to a more productive and inclusive organization

5. construct an organizational leadership strategies based on individual personality and behavior styles necessary to lead others in a global and technologically driven environment

6. explain the complexities of organizational design and the interconnections between organizational structure and high performance organizations to achieve the vision and mission of the organization

7. design and implement organizational change processes that provide detailed diagnostics necessary to lead a strategic change initiative

8. create strategies to support intercultural/global inter-relationships within the organization that supports continual development of learning communities and creates an effective organization

9. develop strategies that support the advancement of the organization鈥檚 vision and mission in a changing global environment utilizing financial and other organizational data

10. apply various nonprofit fundraising principles and practices to accomplish the organization鈥檚 financial goals

11. formulate change strategies that supports a continually changing landscape for nonprofit organizations