Year One
Year One
- 705.588 Ethics and Society
- 705.605 Ethics and Integrity
- 705.606 Advanced Leadership Studies
- 705.635 Leadership and Organizational Behavior
- 705.615 Seminar in Change Management
- 705.745 Information and Telecommunication Systems
- 705.713 Managing Differences
- 705.724 Building Quality Organizations
Year Two
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705.588 Ethics and Society
The survival of a society is inextricably linked to the moral and ethical behavior of its people. Students traverse through historic and contemporary events that continue to influence society’s standards – morals, laws, codes of conduct, dissent, and more. Through readings, case studies, and discussion, students sort through the varied theories and philosophies of how a just society is formed and sustained. Students apply their exploration of ethics to daily decision-making in the workplace and in their personal lives. They gain an understanding of the “domino effect” of moral decision-making and how such decisions shape people, neighborhoods, communities, cities, and nations.
Notes: This course is only available to students enrolled in Division of Public Safety Leadership programs. (3 credits)
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705.605 Ethics and Integrity
Confronted with moral dilemmas every day, people make critical decisions based on their beliefs, which incorporate their core values. Understanding how values are formed and applied is essential to leaders who must guide and assess employees’ integrity and ethical behavior everyday. Readings, case studies, and discussion reveal the ethical dilemmas encountered by executives and supervisors in their daily and long-range decision-making. Students explore various ways executives establish and maintain values and ethical standards as a foundation for organizational behavior. They discover how a commitment to values – such as adherence to the Bill of Rights and fair treatment of all people – influences the public’s opinion of service agencies and the government as a whole. This course includes an on-line writing workshop.
Notes: This course is only available to students enrolled in Division of Public Safety Leadership programs. (3 credits)
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705.606 Advanced Leadership Studies
Determining an individual’s leadership style is an integral first step in understanding how he or she influences change and organizational behavior. Students apply proven and innovative leadership tools to an array of situations in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. They identify ways to approach issues and needs in their own agencies, focusing on accomplishing their intended purpose, attracting and retaining commitment, inspiring employees, and minimizing disruption. In addition to studying a range of techniques applied by highly successful leaders, students examine their own style as it applies to facilitating transformation, interpersonal communication, conflict resolution, creative problem solving, resource management, and consensus building.
Notes: This course is only available to students enrolled in Division of Public Safety Leadership programs. (3 credits)
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705.635 Leadership and Organizational Behavior
Effective leaders routinely take the pulse of their organization and know what it means. They develop a “sixth sense” about what works and what does not. Students assess how leaders influence organizational behavior and the various systems – individual, group, and culture – that contribute to the successful operation of today’s multifaceted service agencies. Through readings, case studies, and simulations, students compare organizational behaviors – including internal communication, quality control, and marketing – to activities in their own agencies. Students employ proven and innovative approaches to assessing organizations and developing ways to accomplish defined goals and tasks. This course includes a field experience.
Notes: This course is only available to students enrolled in Division of Public Safety Leadership programs. (3 credits)
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705.615 Seminar in Change Management
Within the public sector, change is constant for individuals and organizations. Budget, resource allocation, politics, and labor contracts are among the many factors not in an executive’s control that can drive significant change. Change can be meaningful and rewarding or confusing and, possibly, disastrous. Knowing how to manage this change and use it to the benefit of employees and the people who use and rely on an agency’s services is an essential skill for executives. Students scrutinize select issues dealing with planned and unanticipated change. They consider change that has occurred in their own agency and its affect on resources, employees’ perception of the organization, and people’s satisfaction with delivery of service. They delve into the power, role, and influence of leaders as change agents.
Notes: This course is only available to students enrolled in Division of Public Safety Leadership programs. (3 credits)
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705.745 Information and Telecommunication Systems
Reliance on technology to address challenges facing today’s society is extreme. From daily use of cell technology to interagency interoperability, and from personal safety to educating employees, reliance has rapidly moved to dependence. As executives turn to technology to solve problems, they make decisions that often have long-term effects on their agency and could cost millions. Students go from the basic to the advanced as they focus on information sharing and analysis, telecommunication, linking networks and systems, and more. They apply technology to simple and complex situations. They assess needs and solutions, determining the best application of technology and deciding when it reaches the point of overkill. They learn, too, how to judge technology-related information given to them by employees and others. This course is conducted in a computer lab.
Notes: This course is only available to students enrolled in Division of Public Safety Leadership programs. (3 credits)
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705.713 Managing Differences
Successful leaders understand and manage differences that go far beyond traditional or stereotypical diversity-related issues. They monitor, analyze, and manage differences stemming from the organization’s internal hierarchy, units with conflicting functions, different agencies, different levels of government, and more. If ignored, these differences may erupt into behavior that hurts all concerned. Students assess differences in goals, values, beliefs, function, rank, race, gender, personality, and more. They discuss factors that drive tolerance and intolerance. Students apply techniques for overcoming behaviors that block individual, community, and organizational effectiveness in diverse settings. Through readings, case studies, and group activities, students compare various strategies for providing quality service to diverse communities.
Notes: This course is only available to students enrolled in Division of Public Safety Leadership programs. (3 credits)
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705.724 Building Quality Organizations
In too many organizations, the term “quality” has become little more than an overused and abused buzzword. Its meaning has been lost to hype. Yet, there are enduring principles to creating and maintaining quality within organizations, such as Deming’s theory of profound knowledge and Juran’s approach to continuous quality improvement. Students discuss theories and notions of quality and its application to various organizational settings. Through several famous corporate and government cases, students apply techniques drawn from diverse models designed to improve effectiveness, efficiency, and value. Through readings and discussion, students explore the success and failure of past systems and movements such as total quality movement.
Notes: This course is only available to students enrolled in Division of Public Safety Leadership programs. (3 credits)
