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MTE 792 - Methods of Teaching Children with Mild to Moderate Disabilities
A course designed to develop educational adaptations and accommodations needed to meet the needs of students with “high incidence disabilities” in a regular classroom setting. Included in this category are learning disabilities, emotional/behavioral disturbances, speech and language impairments, mental retardation, and other health impairments. Transdisciplinary teaming, social service agencies, professional organizations, and family and lifespan issues are examined.
Prerequisites & Notes
MTE 743
Credits: 3
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MTE 793 - Methods of Teaching Children with Severe to Profound Disabilities
A course designed to develop educational adaptations and accommodations needed to meet the needs of students with “low incidence disabilities” in a variety of alternative settings. Included in this category are hearing and visual impairments, multiple disabilities, orthopedic impairments, autism, deafness, deaf-blindness, and traumatic brain injury. Transdisciplinary teaming, social service agencies, professional organizations, and family and lifespan issues are examined.
Prerequisites & Notes
MTE 743
Credits: 3
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MTE 794 - Inclusionary Practices for the Exceptional Learner in the Regular Classroom
A course designed to study the methodology of teaching exceptional children in inclusive education settings. Multi-disciplinary teaming, collaboration, management, instructional strategies, and home/school partnerships are examined. Cultural and learning diversity are addressed in the context of an inclusive education setting.
Prerequisites & Notes
MTE 743
Credits: 3
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MTE 955 - Instructional Design Project
A course that prepares students to complete the instructional design project by presenting the process of instructional design and facilitating all stages of project design, development, implementation, and evaluation. Students write chapters 1-5 of their culminating project and prepare the instructional and participant materials for three hours of presentation.
Prerequisites & Notes
MSE 756
Credits: 3
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MTE 999 - Continuing Services
A course designed for students who need more than one semester to complete MTE 955 Instructional Design Project.
Credits: 0
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MTL 625 - Introduction to Second Language Acquisition
A course which examines first and second language acquisition theories, including research on the influence of personality and individual learning and cognitive styles on success in language learning. The course focuses on the practical application of research findings to the teaching of English to speakers of other languages. Current and past methods of language teaching are evaluated as to their effectiveness in the ESL classroom. The course includes two ESL classroom observation experiences. First semester and alternate summers.
Credits: 3
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MTL 626 - Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in the Classroom
A course which examines issues related to the teaching of English Language Learners in the K-12 classroom. Topics covered include crosscultural awareness, ELL-sensitive content teaching, government policies, ESL/bilingual program models, TESOL and PA PreK-12 English Language Proficiency Standards, collaboration of mainstream and ESL teachers, standardized testing, special needs assessment, student and family advocacy, and school and community services. Second semester and alternate summers.
Credits: 3
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MTL 627 - Multicultural Issues in TESOL
A course which explores cultural issues involved in teaching English as a second or foreign language. The course examines the connection between language and culture, crosscultural communication, and acculturation issues.
Credits: 2
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MTL 632 - Language Fundamentals for TESOL
A course to acquaint students with the principles of language in general and English in particular which are useful for analyzing, understanding, and teaching the form, meaning, function, and pronunciation of English structures. Emphasis is on developing the language awareness and teaching techniques necessary for effective teaching of English grammar and pronunciation within a communicative framework. First semester and alternate summers.
Credits: 3
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MTL 634 - TESOL Methods and Materials
A practical course focusing on techniques and activities designed to teach English as a second or foreign language for all proficiency levels. Students learn to evaluate learners’ needs, to plan both focused and integrated-skill lessons, to assess learner progress, to use and adapt published textbooks, and to prepare their own materials. Second semester and alternate summers.
Prerequisites & Notes
MTL 625
Credits: 3
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MTL 635 - TESOL Practicum
A field experience providing observation and teaching practice in an ESL classroom. Candidates for K-12 teacher certification spend the majority of the practicum experience (minimum 10 hours) in a K-12 ESL classroom, while students preparing to teach adult immigrants or in an EFL adult setting are placed in an adult classroom. In both K-12 and adult venues, the practicum includes observation of an experienced ESL teacher, interaction with ESL students, and teaching practice. Note: Overseas practicum experiences may be arranged on an individual basis. Both semesters and summer.
Prerequisites & Notes
MTL 625, MTL 632 and MTL 634 (MTL 634 may be taken concurrently)
Credits: 1
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MTE 612 - Teaching Methods in the Secondary School
An overview of applications of learning theory and teaching methodology for the humanities and arts, the social sciences, and the natural sciences and mathematics, at the secondary level. The underlying structure of each subject area is examined, and models for teaching are developed and used. Micro-teaching and unit preparation focusing on national and PA Academic Standards are integral parts of this course. This lab course meets three times a week for two credits. First semester.
Credits: 2
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MTE 613 - Early Childhood Mathematics, K-3
A course designed to prepare students to foster the development of the basic concepts and skills of mathematics in early elementary students through the use of manipulatives in both concept development and discovery-based lessons. Emphasis is placed on the use of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) and the PA Academic Standards in lesson planning. Curriculum evaluation and micro-teaching are required. This lab course meets three times a week for two credits. First semester.
Credits: 2
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MTE 614 - Teaching Science in the Elementary School
A course in which students examine and use models and methodologies for teaching science derived from the nature of science and the nature of the pupil. Emphasis is placed on developing the concepts and process skills of science through inquiry and concept development lesson models, based on the National Science Education and PA Academic Standards. Demonstrations, unit planning, and micro-teaching facilitate student learning. First semester.
Credits: 3
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MTE 615 - Developmental and Diagnostic Reading in the Middle School
A course in diagnostic reading instruction with an emphasis on philosophy, methods, and materials for developing reading skills and strategies in the content areas in grades four through eight. Demonstrations and tutoring experiences supplement class experience. Second semester.
Credits: 3
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MTE 616 - Mathematics in the Middle School
A course that examines the teaching of mathematics based on curricula that reflect The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) and PA Academic Standards, current best practices, and the characteristics of middle school students. The emphasis is on conceptual development and problem solving. This lab course meets three times a week for two credits. Second semester.
Credits: 2
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MTE 617 - Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum for Diverse Learners
A course designed to prepare prospective secondary education teachers and K-12 teachers to develop students’ reading, writing, and processing skills across the content areas. Special attention is given to developing reading and writing proficiency for diverse learners and struggling readers. Students write and teach lessons, create activities, and develop resource files related to their particular content area. Second semester.
Prerequisites & Notes
MTE 612
Credits: 3
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MTE 618 - Teaching English in the Secondary School
A course designed to help prospective English teachers develop appropriate understandings and techniques for the instruction and evaluation of the three major language arts components in the secondary school: reading and literature, composition and grammar, and communication. Students participate in a tutoring experience that enables them to practice the integration of all the language arts components.
Prerequisites & Notes
MTE 612
Credits: 3
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MTE 619 - Teaching Mathematics in the Secondary School
A course designed to expose the prospective mathematics teacher to the curriculum principles and standards for mathematics as published by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and the PA Academic Standards 7-12. The course includes a study of the structure of mathematics, the nature of learning mathematics, and instructional models and methodology used to teach mathematics at the secondary level. Second semester. Offered alternate years.
Credits: 2
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MTE 620 - Emergent Literacy N-3
A course in diagnostic reading instruction with an emphasis on philosophy, methods, and materials for developing and reinforcing language, emergent literacy, and reading skills in preschool through third grade. Demonstrations of the administration of diagnostic measures, instructional strategies, lesson planning, and tutoring experiences facilitate student application of class experience. Second semester.
Credits: 2
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MTE 621 - Educational Assessment
A course designed to explore the design, methods, and use of a balanced assessment system to determine student proficiency in meeting learning targets and to improve student learning. Methods include traditional test construction, simple statistics, standardized testing, as well as alternative assessments, including portfolio and performance task design. Topics include current trends in assessment, preparation and reporting of grades, differentiated learning, and accommodations for special needs. Either semester.
Prerequisites & Notes
At least one pedagogy course.
Credits: 2
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MTE 622 - Teaching Social Studies in the Secondary School
A course designed to help citizenship and/or social science education majors develop approaches and methodology for teaching the social sciences at the secondary level. Overall course and unit plans, methodology specific to the social sciences and to the adolescent learner, and assessment strategies are examined and developed. This lab course meets three times a week for two credits. Either semester. Offered alternate years.
Prerequisites & Notes
MTE 612
Credits: 3
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MTE 623 - Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School
A course in which students develop a philosophy, methodology, and instructional strategies for teaching and integrating the various disciplines of the social sciences in the elementary classroom: geography, history, sociology, economics, psychology, anthropology, and political science. Curriculum evaluation, lesson and learning center design, map studies, and micro-teaching facilitate student learning. Second semester.
Credits: 3
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MTE 624 - Educational Technology
A course in which students examine and prepare to apply the integration of educational technology into the experiences of the regular classroom to enhance learning, engage students in inquiry and problem solving, and enable clear communication between home and school. Integrative demonstrations, interdisciplinary unit planning, and web page design projects facilitate student application of course content. Either semester.
Credits: 2
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MTE 641 - Measurement and Evaluation in Health and Physical Education
A course designed to expose the student to techniques and processes involved with measuring and evaluating cognitive, physiological, and motor skill performance in health and physical education settings. First semester. Offered alternate years.
Credits: 3
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MTE 642 - Physiology of Exercise
A course designed to expose the student to the function of human body systems in the production and support of physical activity. Second semester. Offered alternate years.
Credits: 3
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MTE 643 - Kinesiology/Biomechanics
A course designed to expose the student to the study of human movement as it is produced by specific body systems and influenced by mechanical principles. First semester. Offered alternate years.
Credits: 3
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MTE 644 - The School Health Program
A course designed to help prospective teachers acquire teaching skills and content knowledge in health skills and health contemporary topics, including personal health, wellness, fitness, consumer and community health, family life education, nutrition, weight control and eating disorders, environmental health, first aid, safety, prevention and care of injuries, mental and emotional health, communicable and chronic disease, substance use and abuse, human sexuality, and violence. Second semester. Offered alternate years.
Credits: 3
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MTE 645 - First Aid and Athletic Training
A course designed to introduce the student to the prevention, recognition, treatment, and care of injuries that occur in everyday life, on the athletic field, and in physical education. CPR certification is available. First semester. Offered alternate years.
Credits: 3
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MTE 646 - Teaching Health and Physical Education in the Elementary School
A course designed to help prospective teachers acquire the skills necessary to design and implement effective instructional programs in elementary school health and physical education. The student examines the areas of motor learning; motor development; teaching strategies; and curriculum design, assessment and integration. Second semester. Offered alternate years.
Credits: 2
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MTE 647 - Teaching Health and Physical Education in the Secondary School
A course designed to help prospective teachers acquire the skills necessary to design and implement effective instructional programs in secondary school health and physical education. The student examines the educational and teaching environment; procedures for planning, implementing and evaluating the instructional program; curriculum design, assessment and integration. First semester. Offered alternate years.
Credits: 2
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MTE 648 - Physical Education Activities and Sports
A course designed to help future teachers learn how to design effective physical activity programs in school, recreation or community teaching, and coaching settings. The student develops teaching skills and knowledge in physical fitness, weight training, badminton, tennis, golf, dance and rhythmics, stunts and tumbling, bowling, racquetball, pickleball, cooperative and challenge activities, outdoor pursuits and adventure activities, recreational games and aquatics. First semester. Offered alternate years.
Credits: 3
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MTE 649 - Team Sports
A course designed to help future teachers learn how to design effective team sport programs in school, recreation or community teaching and coaching settings. The student develops teaching skills and knowledge for the team sports of basketball, volleyball, team handball, lacrosse, field hockey, flag football, soccer, softball, speedball, track and field. Second semester. Offered alternate years.
Credits: 3
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MTE 650 - Personal and Community Health
A course designed to examine the complex issues of personal and community health in regard to organizations; disease prevention and control; infants, children, adolescents and adults; minorities; alcohol, tobacco and other drugs; violence; the health care system; environmental health and safety. Second semester. Offered alternate years.
Credits: 3
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MTE 651 - Adapted Physical Education
A course designed to assist future teachers in designing and implementing appropriate physical education programs for individuals with disabilities. Second semester. Offered alternate years.
Credits: 3
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MTE 652 - Issues and Trends in Health and Physical Education
A course designed to allow the student to examine the historical, philosophical, sociological, psychological, and developmental factors associated with issues and trends in health and physical education. First semester.
Credits: 2
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MTE 653 - Principles of Coaching
A study of approaches, techniques, and strategies of coaching. Second semester. Offered alternate years.
Credits: 2
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MOL 610 - Organizations as Learning Systems
A course that provides an overview of systems theory and learning as they apply to functions and behaviors within organizations. Organizations are often faced with recurring problems that result in crisis and reduced effectiveness. Many times the path of intervention that is chosen to solve the problem only causes more difficult problems to surface later. Students examine the complexity of these systems, explore behaviors that hinder learning, and study ways to create an environment that will enhance their abilities to solve complex problems. They also discover how to prevent new problems.
Credits: 2
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MOL 612 - Organizational Finance
An introduction to theories of finance and their application to decision making along with an analytical approach to the study of financial problems in both profit and non-profit organizations. Emphasis is placed on asset management, return analysis, planning and forecasting, and budgeting.
Credits: 3
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MOL 621 - Strategic Thinking and Planning
A course that provides an overview of the strategic-visioning process as it applies to organizations. Because of day-to-day crises and pressures, organizations often struggle to set aside time to create a common future and plans to attain it. Included are working definitions of mission, vision, core values, philosophy, objectives, and planning. Also included is discussion of the integration of faith, planning, and implementation in order for students to develop critical thinking and planning skills.
Credits: 2
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MOL 622 - Cultivating Organizational Creativity and Innovation
A course that presents vital skills required for cultivating individual and organizational creativity, including constructively challenging existing thinking, identifying alternative solutions, and increasing ideas and options. Creativity and innovative thinking are no longer options for organizations that want to survive and thrive.
Credits: 3
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MOL 623 - Design and Delivery of Effective Training Programs
A course that helps students learn effective strategies for designing and delivering successful instruction. Students learn to identify training needs, understand adult learners, utilize high-impact delivery techniques, and master interactive instruction. The leadership function within an organization often requires training others.
Credits: 3
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MOL 631 - Organizational Culture and Change
A course that addresses the primary theories and practices of organizational culture and change. Students acquire the skills and principles necessary to better understand the unique culture of their organization that will help them cultivate proactive transformational change. Every organization has a unique culture, with its own set of beliefs, values, behaviors and rules, and yet every organization has an environment of constant change. The question is when and how should the culture of an organization be changed, and will the change ultimately lead to a more viable and effective organization, or will it accelerate decline?
Credits: 2
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MOL 632 - Understanding the Multi-Cultural Organization
A course that is a study of the dynamics and interactions among people in a diverse organization. It focuses primarily on issues of culture and ethnicity as barriers which people need to understand and navigate to successfully work as members of a team to accomplish organizational goals. Strategies to help individuals and groups better understand the diversity God created and the purpose for working together are explored.
Credits: 3
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MOL 634 - Principles of Team Dynamics and Development
A course that helps students understand the theories and practices of group dynamics and team building and apply them in their organizations. Students focus on the skills necessary to develop high-performing group collaboration and intervention strategies to solve group problems that accompany team development. In spite of societal emphasis upon heroes, the reality is that no person can be successful alone. Regardless of how much charisma or skill he or she may possess, no individual has all the knowledge, abilities, or energy to succeed in this complex world without collaboration with others.
Credits: 2
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MOL 635 - Art and Practice of Organizational Leadership
A foundational course that examines the formal and informal structures and processes that are often present in organizations and explores methods for redesigning them so that they are both healthy and productive. Most organizations come into existence to fulfill a mission. However, over a period of time many organizations begin to feel stuck. The formal structures and processes that once moved the organization forward now appear to hold it back. Leaders often feel ill-equipped to handle the complexity of issues that are impacting organizational performance. As a consequence, the presence and function of informal structures and processes are often ignored or unknown.
Credits: 3
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MOL 636 - Human Resource Management
A course that provides students with a practical, working understanding of the basic human resource management functions within organizations. Students gain an appreciation for the specialized knowledge, skills, and abilities that enhance human behavior within an organization. The development, design, and implementation of effective human resource management policies and practices are considered as the organization implements a strategic plan.
Credits: 3
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MOL 641 - Philosophy of Leadership
A course that examines the major leadership theories and explores issues and challenges associated with leadership in organizations. Students investigate factors that influence effective and ineffective personal and organizational leadership as well as methods of enhancing their own leadership development. The call throughout society today is, “We need leadership.” However,consideration must first be given to what leadership is and is not, and whether there is an unhealthy dependence on leadership to rescue organizations and society.
Credits: 2
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MOL 645 - Ethics in Organizational Leadership
An examination of the role of ethics in the life of leadership. Personal and professional dimensions of leadership decisions and behaviors are considered using case studies to focus on the dilemmas that people in leadership roles often face. Special emphasis is on assisting students to develop a personal code of ethics and assess their own behavior in light of it.
Credits: 2
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MOL 661 - Communication Skills for Leaders
A course that examines three levels of organizational communication: large group, small group, and interpersonal (dyadic). The primary focus of the course is to introduce the student to a wide variety of communication skills they may need to navigate effectively in the workplace, and to ensure that the messages are consistent, no matter the audience or media chosen. Communication is basic to every organization. The quality of communication will, in many ways, determine the health and success of the organization.
Credits: 2
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MOL 671 - Organizational Leadership Lab
A course that provides a small group setting where students can explore their personal style of relating to others and the effect it has on the group and can have on an organization. The group is provided with an overview of human relations skills, although the emphasis is primarily placed on the student’s direct involvement in the events occurring in the group and secondarily on formal agendas. Many individuals and organizations have experienced the powerful consequences of working with people who had an unhealthy approach to their relationship with others. This is often expressed with such phrases as, “He just isn’t good working with people,” or “Doesn’t she understand how she affects others?”
Credits: 2
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MOL 711 - Special Topics
A course that covers topics of current interest in the field of organizational leadership. Specific topics will be identified in the course schedule.
Credits: 3
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MOL 712 - Balance and Burnout: The Personal Life of the Leader
A course that examines why marginlessness was the disease of the ’90s and also how margins in four important areas, emotional energy, physical energy, finances, and time, can be restored. Margin—the space between our load and our limits—has recently disappeared, resulting in widespread overload and stress.
Credits: 3
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MOL 722 - Strategic Marketing
A course that provides an overview of marketing and the implementation of planning methods to successfully develop components of the marketing mix. The course includes the practical application of marketing in developing a marketing plan to be implemented by the student in his/her organization. All organizations are involved in some type of marketing, whether formally or informally. Note: This course is delivered via the internet.
Credits: 3
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MOL 735 - Conflict Management and Resolution
A course that provides students with a thorough understanding of interpersonal conflict and principles to manage this conflict in constructive ways. Conflict is a normal and, at times, unavoidable aspect of human relations in organizations. Conflict can lead to personal growth and the generation of new ideas, or it can result in personal hurt and hinder individual and organizational performance.
Credits: 3
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MOL 736 - Recruitment and Training of Volunteers
A course that provides an overview of theories and practices specifically associated with effective volunteer programs. Nonprofit organizations are primarily dependent on volunteer involvement in accomplishing their missions and objectives. Many organizations have recently noticed that today’s volunteers are significantly different from those of other generations. There are a variety of factors that contribute to successful management of volunteers including understanding demographic factors, motivating factors, and competencies.
Credits: 3
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MOL 737 - Law and Risk Management
A course that provides a study of the structure, characteristics, responsibilities, and liabilities of organizations with special attention to various legal considerations confronting the organization. The course explores and examines effective strategies and management approaches designed to avoid negative legal implications, minimize liability, and control exposure to legal risk.
Credits: 3
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MOL 751 - Financial Management for Organizations
A course that assists students in developing problem-solving and decision-making skills for application in the operation of organizations. One of the challenges facing organizational leadership is having unlimited ideas with limited resources. Because of this, it is vital for those serving in leadership to acquire the skills necessary for the interpretation and analysis of financial reports and plans, as well as business practices necessary in the for-profit and not-for-profit settings.
Credits: 3
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MOL 775 - Fund Raising and Development
A course that examines the critical issues of nonprofit public relations and development. One of the greatest challenges facing nonprofit organizations is limited resources. Planned giving, marketing, fundraising, and working with businesses and foundations are among major topics to be covered.
Credits: 3
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MOL 784 - Principles of Organizational Consulting
A course that helps those students who desire to enhance their diagnostic and intervention skills for use as an internal or external consultant. Students acquire an understanding of methods that are necessary to help others accurately diagnose the source of problems and the strategies for how to facilitate an appropriate intervention. Most organizations utilize consultants to some degree, whether formally or informally. The rapid changes influencing society and organizations have increased the need for people with expertise in such fields as human relations, organizational structure, strategic planning, financial management, informational technology, conflict resolution, and team building.
Credits: 3
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MOL 902 - Principles of Research
A course that provides an overview of how those in leadership roles can utilize qualitative and quantitative research methods to enhance the effectiveness of their organizations. The word “research” strikes fear in the hearts and minds of many people. Yet research plays a vital role in gathering and interpreting relevant data in order to make wise decisions.
Prerequisites & Notes
Completion of 6 core courses.
Credits: 2
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MOL 991 - Action Research Project
A course that provides an opportunity for students in the Organizational Leadership program to synthesize the competencies they have acquired from the curriculum with research and their work experience. The outcome of this project is an actual intervention in an organization that is designed to strengthen the health and effectiveness of the organization. Students submit the theme of their proposed Action Research Project to their advisor. After approval, the student conducts research on the theme, design, and implement the intervention, writes an extensive overview of his/her project, and shares his/her results with the project advisor as evidence of his/her competency as a practitioner.
Prerequisites & Notes
Completion of 6 core courses, including MOL 902 Principles of Research and approval from project advisor.
Credits: 3
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