Administrative Leadership and Ethics For Professional Roles
Themes
Leadership
Ethics
Communication
Decision Making
Professionalism
Cluster Focus
The intent of the Administrative Leadership and Ethics for Professional Roles cluster is to develop management-related skills. The cluster is designed to improve the student's professionalism through an understanding of applied ethics, effective communication, processes in organizations, applied psychology, and legal issues in the workplace. An appreciation for the qualities of leadership, the functions of administration, and a sensitivity for ethical decision making will allow the student to apply for a wider variety of positions.
Courses
COMM 351. Interpersonal Communication in Organizations Focuses on communication theory, research, and applications of a variety of forms of communication in organizational relationships. Topics include superior-subordinate communication, interviewing, and presentations with an emphasis on a diversity of perspectives and types of organizations.
Prerequisites: Junior standing and COMM 200S, or permission of the instructor.
HLTH 425. Leadership and Management for Health Professionals (or equivalent course in the discipline including CHP 450, DNTH 416, ENVH 402W, MEDT 403W, NMED 475W, NURS 480W, and NURS 490W) A review of the administration, management, policies, and practices governed by scopes of practice in a variety of health care settings. Topics covered include communication, planning and decision making, leadership and conflict management, and legal and ethical issues of concern to specific health professions.
Prerequisite: Junior standing
MGMT 325. Contemporary Organizations and Management The fundamentals of the managerial process (planning, organizing, directing and controlling) are considered in the context of public and private organizations. Topics are almost evenly split between macro and micro perspectives.
Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of the Chief Departmental Advisor.
MGMT 350. Employee Relations Problems and Practices Examines personnel topics such as absenteeism, substance abuse, theft, gambling and counseling problem employees. Policies and practices used by organizations to anticipate and resolve those problems are explored and evaluated.
Prerequisites: Junior standing or permission from the Chief Departmental Advisor.
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MKTG 414. Ethics and Social Issues in Administration An examination of the ethical and social problems confronting administrators and personnel in dealing with discrimination in employment practices, credit and financing, advertising, warranties and guarantees, packaging and labeling, and environmental problems.
Prerequisites: "C" or better in MKTG 311 - Marketing Principles and Problems (or equivalent) or permission of the instructor.
PHIL 303. Business Ethics An intensive examination of ethical issues which arise in conducting business; an exploration of the principles underlying ethical decisions.
Prerequisites: Junior standing and 3 semester hours in philosophy or permission of the instructor.
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PHIL 345. Bioethics An examination of the philosophical foundations of ethical decision making in biology, medicine, and the life sciences.
Prerequisites: Junior standing and 3 semester hours in philosophy or permission of the instructor.
PSYC 303. Industrial/Organizational Psychology An application of psychological principles and research to human behavior in work settings. Among the topics covered are personnel selection, training, and evaluation; employee motivation and job satisfaction; and organizational leadership and theory.
Prerequisites: PSYC 201S - Introduction to Psychology or permission of instructor.
