Division of Graduate and Online Programs
Vice President for Graduate and Online Programs: Dr. John LaNear, J.D., Ph.D.
Organizational Development and Leadership is an interdisciplinary field that combines the principles and practices of organizational management with the principles and practices of leadership. It focuses on the development of leadership skills and abilities that are relevant to the business world, such as communication, decision-making, conflict resolution, and strategic planning.
Program Learning Outcomes:
1. Demonstrate advanced competency in interpreting organizational development and leadership discourse.
a. Students will perform with advanced competency in interpreting the content of complex organizational development and leadership discourse.
b. Students will demonstrate an understanding of strategic management, organizational leadership, team dynamics, coaching, and consulting within their specialized content areas.
2. Analyze, conduct, and consult on the effective and efficient provision of organizational development and leadership models in real-world environments.
a. Students will demonstrate an understanding of how organizational theories and models are developed and transformed into practice.
b. Students will exhibit critical thinking and structural skills needed to facilitate effective organizational and leadership frameworks to provide pathways of success within the specialized fields of study.
3. Integrate knowledge of ODL to build on a body of knowledge in the field.
a. Students will integrate their learning in a final research project or paper that is significant to real-world cases/scenarios within their specialized curriculum field.
b. Students will use appropriate research or project design and implementation methods to plan and describe a research project/paper that includes a research question or problem.