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1 Business Department Course Offerings College Business Management Duration: 1 Year Chapter 1: Managing and Leading Today: The New Rules Why do Managers Have to be Leaders? What is the Difference Between a Manager and a Leader? What is the Other Side of the Leadership Coin? A Final Word: Changing World, Changing Expectations of Managers and Leaders Chapter 2: The Leadership Imperative: It s Up To You Leadership: Whose Responsibility is it? What is the Secret to Effective Leadership? What is the Secret to Influential Leadership? What is the Secret to Responsible Leadership? How do Theories and Models Explain Management and Leadership? Is it Time to Take a Stand of Transformational Leadership? What is HR s Role in Supporting Excellent and Ethical Leadership? What can we all do to Become Great Leaders? Chapter 3: Motivation and Meaning: What Makes People Want to Work? What Is Motivation? What Makes Work Meaningful? What Is the Link between Motivation and Psychology? Which Theories of Motivation Are Important to Know? What are Basic and Higher Order Needs Theories of Motivation?

A Final Word: Changing World, Changing Expectations of Managers and Leaders Chapter 2: The Leadership Imperative: It s Up To You Leadership: Whose Responsibility is it?

2 Why Are the Three Needs, Equity, Expectancy, and Goal Setting Theories Popular? What Are Learning Theories? How Can We Integrate Theories of Motivation? What Role Does HR Play in Motivation? What Can We All Do about Motivation? A Final Word on Motivation and Meaning at Work Chapter 4: Communication: The Key to Resonant Relationships Why is Communication Central to Effective Relationships at work? How Do Humans Communicate? How Do We Communicate and Interpret Sophisticated Information? What Is the Interpersonal Communication Process? How Do We Use Information to Communicate at Work What Are Common Barriers to Effective Communications? Why Is It Challenging to Communicate in a Socially Diverse World? What Is Organizational Communication? What Can HR Do To Ensure Effective Communication and Resonant Relationships in Organizations? What Can We All Do to Improve Communication and Build Resonant Relationships at Work? Chapter 5: Planning and Strategy: Bringing the Vision to Life How Do People Plan for the Future? What Does Planning Look Like in Organizations? How Do You Plan in Uncertain Times? What Is a Mission? Why Does Vision Matter? What Is Strategy? What Needs to Be Considered in a Strategic Planning Process? What Are the Steps in Strategic Planning Process? What Is HR s Role in Planning and Strategy?

A Final Word on Motivation and Meaning at Work Chapter 4: Communication: The Key to Resonant Relationships Why is Communication Central to Effective Relationships at work? How Do Humans Communicate?

3 Selecting the Right Employees What Can We All Do to Support Effective Strategic Planning? A Final Word on Planning and Strategy Chapter 6: The Human Side of Planning: Decision Making and Critical Thinking What Is Decision Making? How Do Cognitive and Emotional Processes Affect Decision Making? How Can You Apply a Systematic Approach to Making Decisions? How Can People Make Good Decisions With Incomplete Information? How Can You Improve Your Critical Thinking Skills and Make Better Decisions? What Can HR Do To Support Good Decision Making and Critical Thinking? What Can We All Do to Improve Critical Thinking and Decision Making? A Final Word on Decision Making and Critical Thinking Chapter 7: Change: A Focus on Adaptability and Resiliency What Is Change and How Do You React to It? Why Do Organizations Change? What Is The Difference between Incremental and Transformational Change? Which Models Can Help Us Understand Change? What Practical Models Can Help Us Manage Change in Organizations? How Do People Change? What Can HR Do to Foster Effective Change? What Can We All Do to Support Change? A Final Word on Change Chapter 8: Workplace Essentials: Creativity, Innovation, and a Spirit of Entrepreneurship Why Are Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship at the Heart Of Business? What Is Creativity? How Can We Encourage Creativity At Work?

How Do Cognitive and Emotional Processes Affect Decision Making? How Can You Apply a Systematic Approach to Making Decisions? How Can People Make Good Decisions With Incomplete Information?

4 What Is Innovation and Why Is It Important? How Can We Foster Innovation in People and Companies? What is Entrepreneurship? How Does a New Business Get Started? What is Entrepreneurship? What Is HR s Role in Supporting Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship? What Can We All Do to Be More Creative, Innovative, and Entrepreneurial? A Final Word On Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Chapter 9: Organizing for a Complex World: Structure and Design Why Study Organization Structure? How Do Traditional Concepts Affect Our Views about Organizational Structure Today? What is an Organization Structure? How Can We See Organizations and Their Structures in Nontraditional Ways? How Are Organizations Classified and Legally Structured? What Are Contemporary Organization Structures? How Is Work Structured? What Factors Affect the Design of Organizational Structures? What is HR s Role in Organizational Design and Structure? What Can We All Do to Work Effectively within Our Organizations Structures? Chapter 10: Teams and Team Building: How to Work Effectively with Others Why Do Leaders Need Teams? How Does Leadership Behavior Affect Group Dynamics? How Do Dynamic Leaders Impact Team Effectiveness? How Do Teams Function at Work? How Can We Deal with the Challenges of Working in Groups? What Role Does Conflict Play in Groups? How Can HR Support Effective Team Performance?

What Can We All Do to Be More Creative, Innovative, and Entrepreneurial?

5 What Can We All Do to Create and Sustain Resonant Teams? Chapter 11: Working in a Virtual World: Technology as a Way of Life How Do Advances in Information and Communication Technologies Change Life and Work? How Did Technology Affect Life and Work during the Industrial Revolutions? How Have Computing and Telecommunication Technologies Evolved? How Do People Use ICTs at Work? Where and How Is Virtual Work Conducted? What Is a Virtual Organization? What Are the Challenges of Working in a Virtual World? What Can HR Do to Support Virtual Work? What Can We All Do to Work Most Effectively in a Virtual World? Chapter 12: Organizational Controls: People, Processes, Quality, and Results What Is the Organizational Control Process? What Historical Perspectives Help Us Understand Control in Organizations? What are Common Control Systems? What Conventions and Forces Guide Organizational Control Processes? What Are the Typical Steps in the Control Process? What Should Companies Control? What Can HR Do to Help Control for Effectiveness and Efficiency at Work? What Can We All Do to Enhance Effectiveness and Efficiency at Work? What Is Culture? Why Is Culture Important at Work? Chapter 13: Culture: It s Powerful What Are the Dimensions of National and Organizational Culture? How Can We Describe Organizational Cultures? How Can We Study Organizational Culture? Organizational Culture: What s Important Today?

How Did Technology Affect Life and Work during the Industrial Revolutions? How Have Computing and Telecommunication Technologies Evolved? How Do People Use ICTs at Work?

6 How Can HR Support the Development of Positive Organizational Cultures? What Can We All Do to Create Positive and Powerful Organizational Cultures? Chapter 14: Globalization: Managing Effectively in a Global Economic Environment What is Globalization and Why Does It Matter? How Have International Political and Economic Changes Fostered Globalization? What Key Economic Factors Are Affecting Global Business? What Must Be Considered When Developing a Global Strategy? What Are the Opportunities and Risks in a Global Business Environment? What Opportunities Exist in Emerging Markets? How Has the Growth of Worldwide Trade Alliances Affected Globalization? How Do Global Regulators Affect Economies and Social Issues? What Is HR s Role in Supporting Global Business? What Can We All Do to Succeed in a Global Business? Chapter 15: Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility: Ensuring the Future Why Are Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility Important in Today s World? What Is Sustainability? What Are the Three Pillars of Sustainability? What Is Environmental Sustainability? What Is Social Sustainability? What Is Economic Sustainability? What Is Corporate Social Responsibility? How Can Companies Approach Corporate Social Responsibility? What Is HR s Role in Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility? What Can We All Do to Support Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility? Chapter 16: Managing and Leading for Tomorrow: A Focus on Your Future Why Do Great Leaders Move Us? What are Moon Shots for Management?

How Have International Political and Economic Changes Fostered Globalization? What Key Economic Factors Are Affecting Global Business? What Must Be Considered When Developing a Global Strategy?

7 How Can You Continue Your Journey to Becoming a Resonant Leader? What Can You Do to Develop Your Leadership?

Our Lady of Holy Cross College. Ed. D. Executive Leadership Program Course of Study

Our Lady of Holy Cross College Ed. D. Executive Leadership Program Course of Study First Semester (Fall) Course 1 EDD 801 Applied and Action Research (3) credit hours This course explores action research