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ORG Organizational Leadership Courses at Global Campus

Businesses, big and small, rely on leadership to guide important decisions and inspire colleagues to do their best work. In your Organizational Leadership courses, you will learn effective management and leadership practices for different organizations and operating environments. These courses are part of several graduate degree programs at the University of Arizona Global Campus. Get the best out of employees as you work toward organizational goals.


ORG Organizational Leadership Class Descriptions and Credit Information

ORG 5574 Criminal Justice Organizations & their Functions

3 Credits

In this course, the criminal justice process and its components are examined. Students will become familiar with the different organizations that the justice system comprises. The complexity of criminal justice processes functioning as a dynamic system of interrelated yet separate parts will also be studied. In addition, students will be introduced to the distinctions between the adult criminal justice and the juvenile justice system to gain an understanding of the different ways in which offenders are dealt with in each system.

ORG 5650 Contemporary Issues in Mental Health Care Compliance

3 Credits

This course familiarizes the student with major areas of compliance in the administration of mental health agencies. Through readings and exercises students will explore HIPAA, JCAHO, other accrediting bodies, grant compliance, insurance regulations and lobbying efforts on behalf of mental health systems of care. Other topics may also be examined as new issues arise.

ORG 6343 Intervention Strategies in Wellness Programs

3 Credits

This course explores the various methodologies for assessing the needs of target populations through health risk assessments, biometric health screenings, medical insurance data, culture audits, and health interest surveys whose focus is to select appropriate interventions. Interventions covered will include organizational changes, integration of wellness initiatives with various departments and functions, utilizing current research, as well as health education and behavioral strategies. Efficacy of intervention strategies will be explored in terms of their ability to improve lifestyle, mental health, and enhanced organizational performance. Additional issues to be explored include information on our aging workforce, medical consumerism, and prevention of relapses. Students learn to prioritize and tailor the various interventions for organizations and will plan for involving a population in the health promotion interventions.

ORG 6499 Cultural Diversity & Individual Differences

3 Credits

This course provides a systematic review of the wide range of cultures and individual differences and the ways in which cultural mores, ethnocentrism, and factors such as matters of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, customs and cultures impact behavior of the individual themselves and of those around them. Through this course, students will better understand themselves and others, in terms of perceptions and behaviors.

ORG 6504 Leadership & Management

3 Credits

This course is an overview of essential principles and current issues in leadership and management theory and practice. Students explore the evolutionary progress of leadership and management theories and practices from early in the industrial age to the present. Students learn to distinguish effective management and leadership practices for different organizations and operating environments. This class will examine systematic approaches to leadership in the context of organizational culture and interpersonal factors such as leadership ethics, organizational mission, individual motivation, leadership power, organizational strategy, and team performance.

ORG 6520 Professional Ethics, Standards of Practice & Law

3 Credits

This course is a study of the ethical and legal issues confronting organizational leadership. Topics related to discrimination and anti-harassment, personnel selection procedures, standards for psychological testing, and social media will be explored. Students will learn principles of ethical decision-making and corporate social responsibility as well as explore the impact that major ethical and legal dilemmas create for organizations. Students will master the importance of non-discrimination and anti-harassment legal principles including affirmative action, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1991, as well as the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 through the study of laws and relevant court decisions. Students will also master the current code of ethics of the American Psychological Association and other relevant professional code of ethics. Students will further master essential consumer protection principles.

ORG 6522 Fundamentals of Coaching

3 Credits

This course will examine and analyze essential constructs and practices of effective executive coaching. It will focus on cutting edge executive coaching models, various coaching orientations, tools, and techniques of effective coaching. Students will get practice in basic skills in coaching such as establishing rapport and purpose, effective listening skills, giving effective feedback, and goal setting. The course also explores legal and ethical issues in the application and practice of executive coaching.

ORG 6570 Victimology: Theory, Research & Policy

3 Credits

To broaden the student's understanding of criminal events, this course explores the impact of crime on victims, both in relation to the criminal event itself as well as its aftermath, when criminal justice agencies become involved. The student is also introduced to various viewpoints on trauma effects of victimization, responses to victimization, and media intervention. In addition, the course examines the role and participation of victims in the processing of criminal cases.

ORG 6660 Fiscal Administration in Mental Health Care Systems

3 Credits

This course explores the common metrics organizations use, the data used in support of those metrics, the assessment of fiscal outcomes, trends and events. Identifying cost centers and programs is considered. Students will evaluate differing funding streams that could potentially support the provision of services including public funding, public insurance programs (e.g., Medicaid, Medicare), government and foundation grants, and private donations. Fundraising efforts as applied to an overall budget strategy will also be considered.

ORG 7101 Assessment Tools for Organizational Leadership

3 Credits

In this course, students study the theory and practice of objective assessment and its application to organizational leadership. The course focuses on how objective assessment is used to provide insights into readiness for leadership and management roles. Primary emphasis is on published instruments and inventories commonly used in executive coaching, organizational leadership assessment, and organizational development.

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