MNGT 294 Leading Teams Through Innovation and Change (5 credits)
Course Description
Students will develop skill sets needed for leading teams and organization through uncertainty – the norm of today’s business environment. These skill sets are relevant for leaders in project, entrepreneurship, and intrapreneurship settings.
Course Content
a. Leadership b. Motivation c. Strategic Planning d. Facilitate Change e. Conflict Management f. Workplace Diversity g. Team Development h. Problem Solving and Decision Making i. High-Level Trust j. Ethics h. Teams i. Change management
Student Outcomes
1. Apply leadership principles, emotional intelligence, and ethical decision-making to effectively lead teams and achieve organizational goals.
2. Analyze and implement negotiation and conflict management strategies to resolve workplace challenges and support positive team dynamics.
3. Evaluate cross-functional collaboration, coaching methods, and communication practices that influence inclusive and high-performing team cultures.
4. Design innovative solutions and change strategies using critical thinking, organizational learning models, and an understanding of power and politics in organizations.
Degree Outcomes
Program Outcome:
Teamwork and Collaboration: Work effectively and ethically within and across groups or teams to achieve common goals.
Strategic Thinking: Use quantitative and qualitative business principles to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate business problems in order to design and execute effective and ethical business solutions.
Entrepreneurial Mindset: Demonstrate an action-oriented entrepreneurial mindset open to innovation, opportunities, and change in order to capture, create, and communicate value in business settings.
Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50
Potential Methods
1. Case study 2. Essay exam 3. Instructor observation 4. Journal 5. Objective exams including multiple choice, true/false and matching 6. Oral presentation 7. Paper 8. Peer-evaluation 9. Portfolio 10. Project which includes individual and/or group projects 11. Self-evaluation 12. Simulation which may include a role-play or learning lab
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