BGS Accelerated Course Descriptions - Every eight weeks, student choose one or two courses from the available selections. Courses vary each semester.
ORGL 400 Leadership Theory -3 credits
This course provides an overview of basic leadership theory, including trait, behavior, situation, power, and transforming and servant leadership. Special emphasis is given to integrative vision and shared leadership.<?
ORGL 401 Leadership Practice - 3 credits
This course provides an overview of basic leadership skills, including successful organizational diagnosis, organizational architecture, and use of power, change processes, and approaches to motivation. Special emphasis is given to methods of empowerment and collaboration.
ORGL 402 Organizational Behavior - 3 credits
This course provides an examination of the interface between organizations and human behavior, addressing issues such as learning, motivation, communication, personality, job satisfaction, and leadership and groups will be discussed.
ORGL 403 Organizational Change - 3 credits
This course provides an overview of change theories applied to individuals, groups, and organizations.
ORGL 404 Organizational Development - 3 credits
This course will explore the understanding of Organizational behavior, using the concept of framing for the purposes of organizational improvement. Understanding change process and specifically focusing on resistance to change as it impacts organizational reform.
ORGL 410 Leadership and Art - 3 credits
This course provides an examination of leadership through the perspectives of the liberal arts, specifically fine arts. Special emphasis is given to the role of imagination in the fine arts as a metaphor for leadership imagination.
ORGL 411 Leadership and Music - 3 credits
This course provides an examination of leadership through the perspectives of the liberal arts, specifically music. Special emphasis is given to the role of imagination in the creation of music as a metaphor for leadership imagination.
ORGL 412 Leadership and History - 3 credits
This course provides an examination of leadership through the perspectives of the liberal arts, specifically history. Special emphasis is given to the role of imagination in the analysis of historical events as a metaphor for leadership imagination.
ORGL 413 Leadership and Literature - 3 credits
This course provides an examination of leadership through the perspectives of the liberal arts, specifically literature. Special emphasis is given to the role of imagination on the writing process as a metaphor for leadership imagination.
ORGL 420 Leadership and Values - 3 credits
Inquiry into the philosophic foundations of interpersonal relations and values in organizational contexts with emphasis on applications of ethical systems to the responsibilities of people in organizations toward society and individuals.
ORGL 421 Leadership and Imagination - 3 credits
This course provides an introduction to the nature and dynamics of the creative processes involved on leadership and organizational life.
ORGL 422 Servant Leadership - 3 credits
This course is an inquiry into the nature and dynamics of servant leadership, and includes a focus on the concepts of empowerment, collaboration and dialogue.
ORGL 423 Leadership and Health - 3 credits
This course provides an examination of a variety of contemporary health and health care issues from personal, social, cultural, political, and economic viewpoints, with a focus on personal and community.
ORGL 424 Leadership and Spirituality - 3 credits
This course provides an examination of the relationship between the individual and communal search for Truth and the vocation of the organizational leader.
ORGL 430 Leadership and Diversity - 3 credits
This course provides an examination of diversity from the perspective of race, culture, gender orientation and disability awareness, with a focus on the promotion of diversity for individual and organizational health
ORGL 431 Conflict and Negotiation - 3 credits
This course provides an examination of the causes, types, benefits, and management of conflict in a variety of organizational situations with a focus on the difference between constructive and destructive conflict.
ORGL 432 Political Action - 3 credits
This course provides an examination of the need and strategies for influencing systems and policies, both formally and informally, with a focus on lobbying, using the media, building coalitions, and handling opposition.
ORGL 433 Technology and the Organization - 3 credits
This course provides an exploration of various technologies and an analysis of how they can affect individual productivity, communication, education, social interaction, and other facets of individual organizational life.
ORGL 434 Community Building - 3 credits
This course provides an introduction to the need and strategies for building community in civic, organizational, and small group settings.
ORGL 435 Supervisory Ethics and Law - 3 credits
This course provides an examination of the ethical and legal issues facing leaders in a variety of organizational situations.
ORGL 436 Economics and Leadership - 3 credits
The course is designed for community and organizational leaders to achieve an enhanced understanding of economics. Basic economic principles and current economic trends are explained by application to community and organizational settings. The effects of globalization and national economic policies on families, organizations, and communities are examined.
ORGL 437 Women and Leadership - 3 credits
This course is designed to facilitate a discussion around the dynamics of women in leadership roles in variety of settings, but primarily in the for-profit business sector. Students will gain a stronger understanding of feminine leadership styles and attributes and their effectiveness in the workplace. Power, political, economic, gender and family issues that impact a woman's ability to gain access to leadership positions will be discussed.
ORGL 440 Organizational Administration - 3 credits
This course provides an overview of the theory and methods of program administration in a variety of organizational settings.
ORGL 441 Organizational Supervision - 3 credits
This course provides an overview of the theory and methods of employee supervision in a variety of organizational settings.
ORGL 443 Organizational Evaluation - 3 credits
This course provides an overview of the theory and methods of program evaluation in a variety of organizational settings.
ORGL 444 Organizational Teams - 3 credits
This course provides an overview of the key elements of high performing teams in a variety of organizational settings.
ORGL 490 or 491 - 1-3 credits: ORGL 490 courses are offered each semester. Credits can be earned through faculty-directed independent study or via new courses designed by experienced faculty and approved by the program director and the Dean of the School of Professional Studies.