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culture and cultural assumptions and learn from alternative cultural perspectives such as communication, power, privilege, identity, purpose, organization or territory.
Length: 10 weeks
Credits: 3
Delivery: Online
This course is required for the Graduate Certificate in Advanced Coaching Practices.
LEADING ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE
Considers the problems, prospects and challenges of leading change. Students
will be provided with an opportunity to consider how organizations can effectively develop and maintain adaptive systems.
In particular, we will explore several change models, elements of effective change strategies and barriers to the effective implementation of change programs. Special consideration will be given to leadership issues and in particular to the development of the leadership capacities required to effectively lead change efforts.
Length: 10 weeks
Credits: 3
Delivery: Online
This course is required for the Graduate Certificate in Strategic Human Resources Management.
LEADING STRATEGIC SYSTEMS & CULTURE CHANGE
Explore ways to create a comprehensive change strategy that engages all levels
of an organization. Focuses on the multi- dimensional approaches required to
inspire and execute positive change, including managing power and influence, facilitating engagement and communication strategies, and building sustainable change- leadership capacity.
Length: 10 weeks
Credits: 3
Delivery: Online
This course is required for the Graduate Certificate in Change Management.
MANAGING COMPLEX
PROJECTS
Project managers use specific proven techniques and strategies for achieving outstanding results. Several models have evolved to provide contextual frameworks for integrating projects
within an organization’s strategic goals. This course includes and examines the benefits realization approach and the SMART (strategically managed, aligned, regenerative and transitional) model.
Length: 9 weeks
Credits: 3
Delivery: Online
This course is required for the Graduate Certificate in Project Management.
MEASURING & SCALING SOCIAL IMPACT
Focuses on measuring and reporting on social impact and identifying outcomes
in relation to the objectives of different stakeholders. Also examines the question of how social innovations can effectively scale their impact to reach individuals and communities that might benefit from their innovations.
Length: 9 weeks
Credits: 3
Delivery: Online
This course is required for the Graduate Certificate in Corporate Social Innovation.
ORGANIZATION DESIGN: PROCESSES FOR POSITIVE CHANGE
Explores the complex processes of effective organization change and introduces practices to support positive systemic engagement. Provides students with
the skills required to design and deliver customized interventions to assist organizations in leading and implementing positive stakeholder-engaged organization change.
Length: 9 weeks
Credits: 3
Delivery: Online
This course is required for the Graduate Certificate in Organization Design and Development.
ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT:
SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONAL HEALTH & VITALITY
Develops knowledge and skills necessary for conducting strategic analysis, decision making, and evaluation in complex organizations with particular focus on organizational health and vitality. Students will be introduced to approaches that assist in discerning intentions, roles and foci for Organization Development (OD) and change
processes, and in finding a best fit with the practitioner’s style and capabilities.
Length: 9 weeks
Credits: 3
Delivery: Online
This course is required for the Graduate Certificate in Organization Design and Development.
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE:
ADVANCED MODELS, METHODOLOGIES & MEASUREMENT
Explores tools for facilitating planned changes and personal transitions. Viewing organizations and communities as systems, the course examines the key levers for change and how to integrate these into
the change planning process. Using this systems view as a foundational platform, several contemporary models of change
will be presented including appreciative inquiry, whole systems change and project management. Students will apply knowledge using case studies, examining why change efforts fail and, more importantly, what
roles leaders play in ensuring the successful implementation of change initiatives.
Length: 8 weeks
Credits: 3
Delivery: Online
This course is required for the Graduate Certificate in Change Management.
PROFESSIONAL MENTOR COACHING
Drawing from the student’s extensive experience as a professional coach, the
body of knowledge related to coaching competencies, insights from the learning process, as well as demonstrations, practice sessions and feedback, the student will build a robust sustainable foundation from which to practice coach mentoring, while also deepening their mastery of coaching. Throughout the course, students will explore the definition of mentor coaching as distinct from coach supervision, coaching competencies defined by the profession,
and examine oral and written feedback strategies for their ability to grow the self- awareness and performance of a coach being mentored. The course requires significant participation. Students will be required
to volunteer as both coach and coachee numerous times during the course for
GENERAL STUDIES
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