Advanced course which focusing on changing patterns of behavior in organizations. As a program of study and exercises related to human behavior, it identifies problem areas in organizations, how structural relationships and leadership patterns influence the climate of an agency, and how groups influence the behavior of individuals within an organizational setting. The methods and strategies of organizational development are examined with the aim of increasing effectiveness and adaptation to change. This graduate experience permits students to work, under close faculty guidance, on individual research projects when particular needs cannot be met by registration in regularly scheduled courses.
Credit is determined by the nature and scope of the project undertaken.
The requirements and developmental needs for current and future leadership roles are emphasized. Managing Organizational Change and Development Seminar course focuses on the effect of change and development on the behavior of employees. It studies the nature of planned change, methods of managing change, ways to diagnose changes and development, and ways to implement change in police departments and other organizations. Applied Research Methods in Law Enforcement Graduate-level course combining research methodology and introductory statistics. Uses computers for the purpose of conducting data analysis with SPSS and analysis of research proposals and studies related to police concerns are subject areas, with extensive hands-on use of computers and critiques of existing research articles and proposals.