ORG Organizational Leadership Courses at Global Campus

This course examines the theoretical foundations that inform health and wellness programs. Students will assess contemporary theories in health psychology and its subdisciplines to identify strategies to promote health and wellbeing. Students will evaluate current research regarding the biopsychosocial factors that influence health behaviors and decision-making. Students will propose and evaluate wellness programs with attention to the role of ethics, diversity, equity, inclusivity, and belongingness in health applications.

This course examines recent advances in traditional and non-traditional research that have led to new ways of thinking about well-being and illness. Drawing on fields such as neuroscience, positive psychology, and interdisciplinary consciousness studies, students will enhance their awareness of ways to promote exceptional health habits through self-awareness and enlightenment. Students will also conduct in-depth studies of advanced research and theories that integrate mind-body practices beneficial to the health of individuals, groups, and organizations alike. Advanced practices in the areas of performance, health psychology, energy healing, indigenous, and Eastern medicine will be explored. Students will assess the efficacy and appropriateness of various practices to know which of them to incorporate into health promotion programs.

This advanced workshop explores current techniques in mass market and Internet market research, with an emphasis on state of the art methods and issues facing practitioners. The course explores the social psychology of creating and supplying demand for products and services, by applying qualitative and quantitative research methods in both traditional retail and business distribution channels as well as through the Internet. Topics include market segmentation, product feature targeting, packaging, pricing, bundling, and placement, as well as advertising through direct mail, email, Internet, electronic mass media, and print media.

Systems theory involves an orientation to the unified whole of any system in which human beings find themselves. The emphasis will be on integrating theory and concepts from the behavioral and social sciences as a basis for understanding human behavior within organizations and resulting conflict from that behavior. Experiential exercises will augment theoretical learning.

This course will review the theoretical underpinnings for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) work in the United States. Students will explore implications of social movements, public policy, legislative action, and federal and state laws on practices that support DEI in workplace settings. The course examines the intersectionality of multiple identities that affect the workplace through the lens of multi-disciplinary scholars, practitioners and theorists in catalyzing DEI policies and practices as the framework for organizational success.

This advanced course in cross-cultural communication will focus on the natural tensions that exist when conducting business globally. Within a framework of transnational business and global economics, students will address contemporary concerns that apply to strategic alliances and the management of the globally diverse organization. Topics covered include the achievements of global leaders, characteristics of leaders, leading across cultures, leading change and relationship between leaders and followers.

Promoting an organizational environment that fosters diversity requires aligning to and with organizational values, missions and visions. This course provides an overview of the organizational system including the design, control, and improvement of business systems. Topics include operations strategy, marketing and public relations, the legal landscape, principles of measuring organizational results, quality management, affirmative action and its role with Human Resources, as well as supplier diversity management.

This course provides students with knowledge of the various types of funding sources, including government agencies, private and community sources, grants and contracts as well as rules, guidelines and typical procedures applied to gaining and managing funding. The course also includes basic skill building in using social capital to develop funding sources and in grant proposal development. Interagency collaboration is emphasized.

This course covers the unique mental health service programming options for individuals representing special populations, including culturally diverse persons, individuals with intellectual disabilities/developmental disabilities, co- occurring disorders, physical disabilities, individuals who are homeless, LGBTQIA+, persons, individuals in distressed communities, etc. The impact of family systems is also considered.

This course is designed to present the student with methods of conducting needs analysis, developing presentation activities, and programs to promote positive mental health. Interaction with, and promotion within the community, is also an area of focus. Methods of conducting and presenting results of cost-benefit analysis of community mental wellness programs are also covered. Prevention and wellness programs are discussed.