MGT 4390 Mgmt and Leadership Capstone
This capstone course offers the student with an opportunity to increase their impact and effectiveness as a leader and manager. The student will integrate and apply knowledge and skills acquired in the Bachelor of Applied Science in Organizational Management and Leadership Degree through a capstone project. The student will develop a project that may be work, community, or field-based, and centered around a complex and real-life problem related to organizational management and leadership studies. (3 lect.)
Major Topics
- Leadership and Management Theories and Styles
- Leadership and Management Models
- Organizational Behavior Models
- Conflict Management and Communication
- Problem-Solving in Business
- Leading Teams
- Valuing Diversity
Outcomes
In order to successfully complete this course, the student will:
1. Apply selected leadership and management theories to a capstone project.
2. Construct insights about one's ability to relate with diverse populations in a leadership/managerial capacity.
3. Identify an area of interest or problem where a new model is needed, or an existing model could be modified to build and sustain an ethical organizational culture.
4. Integrate critical thinking, innovation, and problem-solving skills in the diagnosis and recommendation of solutions for the identified problem or opportunity.
5. Develop an original model of management and leadership through the synthesis of knowledge gained in core courses.
6. Create an interview instrument to collect data.
7. Evaluate data collected with the interview instrument to assist in the selection of a model or area of interest.