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Level 1
Course details
Organizational Effectiveness
BUS8560
- Hours: 42
- Credits: 3
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- CoRequisites:
Business Communications for the New World of Work
COMM8055
This course teaches aspiring leaders essential communication skills required to become effective in their interactions with various stakeholders (i.e. subordinates, superiors, and peers). Being an effective communicator in the work environment requires the intentional acquisition and practice of skills such as perception, active listening, emotional intelligence, and conflict resolution. Using the lenses of “audience”, “context”, and “intentionality, students will learn how cognition drives verbal and nonverbal communication behaviours that influence leadership credibility. Students will have opportunities to build their confidence by polishing their presentation skills and by participating in regular team meetings.
- Hours: 42
- Credits: 3
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- CoRequisites:
Conestoga 101
CON0101
- Hours: 1
- Credits: 0
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Organizational Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging
MGMT8005
Today's leaders must understand and manage Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) to attract and retain talent to meet the organization's strategic objectives. You will learn the foundational concepts of DEIB, including intercultural competencies development within the organization structure, non-bias recruitment and selection, healthy boundaries in the workplace and how to manage DEIB while building diverse teams in remote, virtual and hybrid settings.
- Hours: 56
- Credits: 4
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Leadership Models and Applications for the Emerging Workforce
MGMT8015
Strong leadership is essential for the success of any local or global organization. You will build competencies to evaluate theories and applications of leadership and how leaders influence organizational systems and structures in a diverse and adaptive workforce. Although traditional leadership models will be examined briefly, the emphasis will be on contemporary models, focusing on personal leadership, communication, and understanding of interpersonal and organizational dynamics. You will develop your critical thinking and leadership skills and competencies through self-assessments, case studies, presentations, and experiential discussion.
- Hours: 56
- Credits: 4
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Creative, Critical, Design and Systems Thinking
MGMT8025
The role of leaders and managers requires a variety of thinking skills to manage organizational complexities and diverse workforce needs. You will learn to assess complex issues and strategize proactive solutions using case studies to develop creative, critical, design, and systems thinking skills for professional and personal development.
- Hours: 42
- Credits: 3
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Introduction to Project Management
MGMT8300
- Hours: 42
- Credits: 3
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Accounting and Financial Management
MGMT8500
- Hours: 42
- Credits: 3
- Pre-Requisites:
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Level 2
Course details
Business Analytics and Information Systems
INFO8180
- Hours: 42
- Credits: 3
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Organizational Strategy & Innovation
MGMT8035
You will build awareness and understanding of strategic thinking and strategic leadership and their contribution to sustainable organizational performance by reviewing relevant theories, models, and concepts. You will learn how to develop a critical appreciation of the complexity of relationships and tensions associated with developing and implementing strategy in an agile economy.
- Hours: 42
- Credits: 3
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Performance and Talent Management
MGMT8045
(Virtual, hybrid and remote, diverse teams) Competency and performance improvement remain urgent goals of most organizations. In this course, students will learn systematic approaches to improving individual performance in ways that help achieve change. The course will cover successful and unsuccessful methodologies to performance appraisal and management. The student will learn through role-play and case study, the most effective and personally comfortable process to conduct performance evaluations. Several examples of actual performance appraisals are made available in this hands-on course.
- Hours: 42
- Credits: 3
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Management and Leadership Development Capstone
MGMT8055
This capstone course will teach you how to apply the leadership and management principles and knowledge to a specific business situation whether domestic or international.
- Hours: 70
- Credits: 5
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Leading for Success
MGMT8065
Leaders and managers must equip themselves with a variety of leadership tools to foster success in a workforce that focuses less on hierarchical structures and more on equality. Leaders must understand that all their employees have just as much inherent value as they do. Authentic leadership, collaboration, integration, and crucial conversations are key competencies to successfully lead hybrid, virtual and remote and evolving teams. A component of this course will include reflective leadership on one’s own experience and the experience of others to foster continuous personal development.
- Hours: 42
- Credits: 3
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Leading and Coaching a Flexible Workforce
MGMT8075
Effective coaching is a key competency leaders and managers must hone to manage talent in today's flexible and remote workforce. You will learn to acquire, practice, and critically evaluate the skills, processes and techniques behind coaching and mentoring to foster performance, belonging and team building. You will critically reflect on the ethical, practical challenges and benefits of employing either coaching or mentoring approaches in the workplace.
- Hours: 42
- Credits: 3
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Program outcomes
- Promote workplace diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging using current industry best practices to increase employee satisfaction in the workplace
- Reflect on the use of a business communication methodology and/or strategy to convey messages across all levels of organizational structures in a variety of situations
- Analyze current management methodologies and techniques in a variety of working environments, including remote, hybrid, and global to maximize employee productivity, retention, and satisfaction
- Use of change management models, frameworks, ands strategies to implement organizational changes to enhance positive team dynamics and organizational culture
- Apply a continuous improvement lens to a variety of business functions such as financial/fiscal management, data analysis, risk mitigation, and project management to increase organizational effectiveness and profitability
- Create plans to enhance a company or organization's commitment and action towards sustainable business practices using the United Nation's PRME initiative and sustainable development goals
- Establish leadership goals, constraints, deliverables, performance criteria, control needs and resource requirements in consultation with stakeholders to optimize business operations