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This seminar examines cutting edge trends in organizational change, the current global business climate, forces driving change, and issues related to positioning organizations for the future. The topics selected will connect change with culture, existing organizational strategies, and the process of change in future directions. Major case study examples of organizational change are included in the learning process.

This advanced graduate seminar explores issues and models for leveraging human resources to execute business strategy. Topics include succession planning, leadership development models, workforce staffing models, compensation models, and training and development strategies.

This advanced course explores the theory and strategic application of performance management systems. An emphasis is placed on best practices in employee engagement, leadership development, succession planning, evaluative performance feedback, and compensation models. The ways that the changing nature of work and changing demographics in the business world are influencing performance management systems are examined, including globalization, generational differences, multinational operations and cross-cultural issues. Based on current theories and applications for performance management systems, students explore current literature and case examples to implement and support organizational development activities and increased organizational effectiveness.

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 advanced graduate seminar examines coaching as an essential component of leadership responsibilities. Students will explore models and approaches to supporting teams and team development, and will develop a thorough understanding of team challenges and factors leading to improved team performance. The role of leader as coach and personal leadership competencies will be analyzed in context of developing high performance teams.

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 course focuses on the role of training, coaching, and mentoring as they relate to strategic talent development utilizing an evidence-based approach. Students will learn to integrate and align a development strategy with the long term goals and needs of the organization. Connections will be made to tools and methods used for performance management, identification of high potential leaders, and succession planning. Topics include the role of talent management in increasing the effectiveness of the organization, alignment of talent management strategies with organizational vision and direction, talent management approaches, use of data in talent management, and current trends in talent development.

This course focuses on the role of training, coaching, and mentoring as they relate to strategic talent development utilizing an evidence-based approach. Students will learn to integrate and align a development strategy with the long term goals and needs of the organization. Connections will be made to tools and methods used for performance management, identification of high potential leaders, and succession planning. Topics include the role of talent management in increasing the effectiveness of the organization, alignment of talent management strategies with organizational vision and direction, talent management approaches, use of data in talent management, and current trends in talent development.

This course addresses important aspects of environmental influences on health and wellness, such as exposure to industrial chemicals, environmental toxins in air and water due to excessive use of agricultural chemicals, as well as contaminates from radon, molds and cancer causing erionite exposure. A corporate health and wellness consultant needs to be familiar with basic environmental hazards that cause illness both in the private and corporate settings, as well as how to address the health and wellness needs of those whose health has already been compromised through environmental agents.

This course emphasizes the importance of reflecting on the self. The emphasis is on exploring unresolved shame, guilt, anger and interpersonal communication blunders, the role of forgiveness and making amends, along with negative and positive communication patterns as they help future health and wellness experts increase their effectiveness in advising and counseling employees, patients and clients in various organizational settings. The role of suppressing biased thinking is also addressed. The idea is that people who are able to address their own psychological needs are more efficient in helping others, than those who have unresolved issues.