Students have an opportunity to review work projects and understand how internal as well as external communications impacts their ability to implement projects as they were planned. Students attend a skill weekend were they reflect on the assumptions underlying their leadership actions. Specific strategies are considered and students begin to consider new ways of looking at leadership and their behavior in order to successfully implement strategies. The psychological theories and practices underlying various instruments used in assessing individual and group behavior in organizations will be examined. Issues and topics will include employee selection, performance, ability, attitude and development.
Participants learn how to evaluate measures to answer organizational issues.
Through a review of the current literature, participants learn functional and dysfunctional aspects of conflict, sources and types of conflict, conflict resolution and management approaches and methods of negotiating to resolve conflict. Credits Course provides students with a basic understanding of the career development field. A general overview of theories, practice and research will be conducted. In addition, topics such as assessment, gender, choice, interventions and career management are discussed. Permission of Instructor ORG 7035 Laboratory in Leadership Psychology and Team Development 3 Credits Course focuses on theories and practices required in leading and developing teams.