Participants in the program gain greater insight and understanding of their own leadership abilities and evaluate their personal and professional readiness to take their organizations into the future. The program offers mid-career professionals a strategic opportunity to develop themselves professionally and to provide their organization with knowledge and skills needed for effective leadership and leadership development. Students and the University faculty form collaborative partnerships centered on innovative learning and work performance enrichment. Site based will include both live on-site delivery and some distance learning methodologies. The predominantly asynchronous nature of the method allows you to participate in courses at times and places convenient to you.
Instructional delivery follows the best principles of adult learning and systems thinking.
Emphasis is placed on active learning and on identifying and solving real work-related challenges. Through interactions with a graduate education faculty committed to the collaborative and integrative investigation of problems in practice, students will experience a comprehensive study of current educational research and critical analysis of leadership practices and behaviors. A Web browser that handles frames, tables and javascript. The program is not responsible for equipment, software or ISP services. Areas - 18 credits Option 1.