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Graduate Certificate in Leadership (15 credits)

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Offered by: Career & Professional Develop     Degree: Graduate Certificate in Leadership

Program Requirements

Prerequisite

  • CORG 551 Behaviour in Organizations (3 credits) *

    Offered by: Career & Professional Develop (School of Continuing Studies)

    Overview

    Organizational Behaviour : The implications for management and the essential concepts of social psychology such as motivation, perception, attitude change and organization. Group and organizational dynamics will be the major emphasis of the course. Classroom discussion and student participation is encouraged.

    Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Summer 2012

    Instructors: Callender, Shauna; Fraser, Linda (Fall) Callender, Shauna; Fraser, Linda (Winter) Fraser, Linda (Summer)

* or the Exemption by Examination Test

Required Courses (12 credits)

  • CPL2 531 Leadership Theory and Practice (3 credits)

    Offered by: Career & Professional Develop (School of Continuing Studies)

    Overview

    Policy : Leadership theory and practice, including a broad survey of leadership theories and the factors responsible for leadership effectiveness.

    Terms: Fall 2011

    Instructors: Hunter, James Beatty (Fall)

    • Prerequisite: Core program

  • CPL2 532 Leading Change (3 credits)

    Offered by: Career & Professional Develop (School of Continuing Studies)

    Overview

    Policy : Leading and managing change issues, including the leader as a change agent and the change process itself. Various models of change and change leadership will be reviewed, as well as follower reluctance or resistance to change and strategies that leaders can use to gain follower commitment.

    Terms: Winter 2012

    Instructors: Cooper, John (Winter)

  • CPL2 533 Developing Leadership Skills (3 credits)

    Offered by: Career & Professional Develop (School of Continuing Studies)

    Overview

    Policy : Role of leadership training and development in personal and organizational effectiveness. Assessing and developing personal leadership skills; developing leaders in organizational settings.

    Terms: Winter 2012

    Instructors: Hunter, James Beatty (Winter)

  • CPL2 534 Transcultural Leadership (3 credits)

    Offered by: Career & Professional Develop (School of Continuing Studies)

    Overview

    Policy : Exploring leadership within a global and diverse context. A variety of trends that have made managing workforce diversity an essential competency for future leaders are reviewed, as are the emerging skills that managers need to develop to succeed in a global environment.

    Terms: Fall 2011

    Instructors: Du Couturier-Nichol, Garrfield (Fall)

Complementary Course (3 credits)

3 credits from the following:

  • CCLW 511 Law 1 (3 credits)

    Offered by: Career & Professional Develop (School of Continuing Studies)

    Overview

    Law (CCE) : Sources and administration of law; the Canadian Constitution and the division of powers; the Quebec Civil Code, comprising the law of persons, the law of property, obligations, contracts, sale, lease and hire, mandate, suretyship, hypothecs and prescription.

    Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Summer 2012

    Instructors: Cox, Robert (Fall) Cox, Robert (Winter) Sepinwall, Bernard (Summer)

  • CGM2 510 Project Management: Tools & Techniques (3 credits)

    Offered by: Career & Professional Develop (School of Continuing Studies)

    Overview

    Management : Focus on main concepts and theories of project management from initiation to close-out. Topics include: project life cycle, planning, scheduling, implementing, monitoring, controlling, close-out and ethics. The concepts presented apply to projects of various sizes, types and degrees of complexity.

    Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Summer 2012

    Instructors: Kamel, Michael Ezzat; Farha, Shadi (Fall) Kamel, Michael Ezzat; Farha, Shadi (Winter) Gauthier, Sylvain; Bartlett, Lloyd; Theopoulos, Spiro (Summer)

    • Restrictions: Open to students currently in a program. Not open to Special Students.

  • CMIS 541 Information Systems for Managers (3 credits)

    Offered by: Career & Professional Develop (School of Continuing Studies)

    Overview

    Management Information Systems : Introduces the importance of Information Systems (IS) in organizations and issues associated with managing these. Provides a strategic view of IS and Information Technology (IT). Students will be presented with managerial, informational and technological issues related to the management of IT, and with a framework to better manage them. Class discussions, case analysis, presentations.

    Terms: Winter 2012

    Instructors: Kaufman, Steven (Winter)

  • CPL2 552 Strategic Management (3 credits)

    Offered by: Career & Professional Develop (School of Continuing Studies)

    Overview

    Policy : Includes analysis of major forces driving organizations, explores mission development, goal selection, corporate strategy, policy formulation for the benefit of all stakeholders. Discusses situations confronting senior managers in the competitive environment, includes topics such as the identification and evaluation of strategic alternatives, the management of control processes for increased productivity, etc.

    Terms: Fall 2011

    Instructors: Hollingworth, Mark (Fall)

    • Prerequisite: Advanced student

  • CPL2 553 Small Business Management (3 credits)

    Offered by: Career & Professional Develop (School of Continuing Studies)

    Overview

    Policy : This course will focus on the concepts and activities of entrepreneurship in the small business environment. Through the analysis of small business situations and the study of related case material, students will learn the fundamental actions required in practice to start and manage a small business. Skill acquisition will be oriented toward learning to prepare a business plan.

    Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012

    Instructors: Whittaker, Gary; Horowitz, David (Fall) Whittaker, Gary (Winter)

  • CPL2 595 Topics in Leadership (3 credits)

    Offered by: Career & Professional Develop (School of Continuing Studies)

    Overview

    Policy : Specialized course covering an advanced topic in the leadership area selected from current issues or themes in literature.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.

    • Note: Content will vary from year to year.

Or any other 500- or 600-level course offered and approved by Career and Professional Development.

School of Continuing Studies—2011-2012 (last updated Aug. 8, 2011) (disclaimer)
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