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3.00 Credits
Third course in a series of four. Emphasizes the practical application of concepts, theories, and practices from coursework in real organizational environments and situations. Students design and implement a research project that addresses a real organizational problem or situation for their employer or a comparable organization, and write an extended report on what is learned from the project.
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Final course in a series of four. Emphasizes the practical application of concepts, theories, and practices from coursework in real organizational environments and situations. Students design and implement a research project that addresses a real organizational problem or situation for their employer or a comparable organization, and write an extended report on what is learned from the project.
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Introduces a broad range of concepts, theories, and practices concerning adult development and learning that are central to the disciplines of organizational development and human resource development. The foundation for understanding performance variables (e.g., mission and goals, system design, capacity, motivation, and expertise) and performance levels (i.e., organizational, process, and individual) is found in concepts, theories, and practice associated with principles of adult learning. Examines basic assumptions about producing competent people who think in action and are capable of applying their knowledge under changing conditions.
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Introduces a broad range of concepts, theories, and practices important for a basic understanding of management. Includes management and the management functions of planning, organizing, directing, and controlling. Topics focus on diversity within an organization and the environment in which managers must effectively operate. Also focuses on the application of management principles and realistic situations managers encounter as they attempt to achieve organizational objectives.
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Study of organizational structure with emphasis on staffing management involved in recruitment, selection, training, wage and salary administration, and personnel assessment. Introduces employment, selection, and placement of personnel; usage levels and methods; job descriptions; training methods and programs; and employee evaluation systems. Includes procedures for management of human resources, and uses case studies and problems to demonstrate implementation of these techniques.
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Introduces a broad range of concepts, theories, and practices important for basic understanding of leadership as applied to criminal justice settings. Topics focus on the various styles and environments in which effective leaders lead their lives and manage their relationships. Includes application of leadership principles to realistic criminal justice situations and problems, resulting in quality, productivity, and profitability as organizations attempt to achieve their objectives.
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3.00 Credits
An inquiry into diversity, the fundamental norms of conduct in any organizations, and the justifications of conduct in relation to ethical theories. Gives special attention to ethical problems in organizations and their relationships with members, employees, customers, administrators, and society.
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3.00 Credits
Capstone course of the leadership curriculum. Addresses a broad range of concepts, theories, and practices from the disciplines of adult learning, organizational development, and human resource development. Emphasizes transformational leadership, how it develops, and the competencies and principles needed to reinvent or transform oneself into a leader. Students examine the change process from the perspective of the individual within an organization. They further examine a career model for improving professional development and explore basic assumptions about the contributions of individuals to organizations, with a goal of producing competent professionals who can think in action and apply their knowledge under changing conditions.
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Addresses issues of how people live their lives at work and in organizations. An overarching theme of gaining a competitive edge through people involves understanding individuals as they function in criminal justice organizations and other groups as well as how criminal justice organizations design and structure work to achieve goals. Behaviorally oriented; conceptually combines the functions of management with the psychology of leading and managing people. Emphasizes effective use of human resources through understanding diversity; human motivation and behavior patterns; conflict management and resolution; group functioning and process; the psychology of decision making; and the importance of recognizing, analyzing, and managing change.
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3.00 Credits
Study of criminal justice in the twenty-first century. Includes an overview of the crime problem in the United States and explanation of the causes and strategies that work to reduce the problems. Includes information on the agencies responsible for processing criminal cases and supervising offenders, and the legal and moral boundaries that constrain them. Explains the ever-changing and cyclical nature of justice in the United States along with its tendency to reflect citizen choice in balancing the justice system's two primary objectives-community safety and individual rights-and how balancing these two competing goals creates a constant and unavoidable tension in formulating justice policies and programs. Blends knowledge and practice in analyzing current operations and examining new approaches to improve the administration of criminal justice.
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