| Course ID: | ALDR 7500E. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Leading Team and Organizational Development |
Course
Description: | Interdisciplinary perspective on groups, teams, and organizations in profit and non-profit environments, with special focus on leader and follower roles in increasing organizational and team effectiveness amid the myriad challenges and opportunities facing today’s organizations. |
| Oasis Title: | Leading Team and Org Dev |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in ALDR 7350 |
| Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | • Explain and apply theories related to team formation, team maintenance, conflict navigation, and team performance
evaluation;
• Explain the role of leader in individual and organizational development;
• Apply process skills in team collaboration and building partnerships/coalitions; and
• Diagnose organizational culture and identify its impact on team and organizational success. |
| Topical Outline: | 1) Characteristics of Teams
2) Teamwork Processes (Formation, Maintenance, Cooperation and Conflict, and Communication)
3) The Emotionally Intelligent Team
4) Issues Teams Face (Conflict, Social Power, Decision Making, Leadership Structure)
5) Models of Problem-Solving in the Context of Teams
6) Community Development through Servant Leadership (Collaborations, Partnerships, Coalitions, and Volunteers)
7) Teams in Modern Organizations (Diversity, Global Engagement, Virtual Teamwork, Evaluating and Rewarding Teams, and Member Development) |