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Level 1
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Leadership and Decision Making
BUS8381
This course examines a variety of leadership approaches, evaluating the impacts of leadership on an organization’s performance. You will apply adaptive reasoning and design thinking mindsets while applying course learnings towards simulated business scenarios including organizational vision attainment, business ethics, decision making, conflict management, team development, change management, and sustainable management. You will also examine your personal leadership potential through self-analysis and self-reflection of your leadership style, values and experiences.
- Hours: 42
- Credits: 3
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Business Analysis
BUS8690
Entrepreneurs are currently faced with data that is of high volume, variety, and velocity that require analytics to gain insights that lead to fact-based management to drive decisions and actions. In this course you will utilize current analytic technologies to create the business analysis that drives sound decision making and profitability.
- Hours: 56
- Credits: 4
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Business Transformation
BUS8760
Effective business transformation requires close integration and application of change management, project management and continuous improvement disciplines. This course will provide you with project management knowledge and continuous improvement tools and techniques to support change initiatives effectively. Stakeholder and sponsor management, organizational change readiness, high-level strategic planning, risk management and data-driven decision-making will be explored.
- Hours: 42
- Credits: 3
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Conestoga 101
CON0101
- Hours: 1
- Credits: 0
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Leadership Models and Applications for the Emerging Workforce
MGMT8015
Strong leadership is essential for the success of any local or global organization. You will build competencies to evaluate theories and applications of leadership and how leaders influence organizational systems and structures in a diverse and adaptive workforce. Although traditional leadership models will be examined briefly, the emphasis will be on contemporary models, focusing on personal leadership, communication, and understanding of interpersonal and organizational dynamics. You will develop your critical thinking and leadership skills and competencies through self-assessments, case studies, presentations, and experiential discussion.
- Hours: 56
- Credits: 4
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Change Management Foundations
MGMT8495
Change Management Foundations is a foundational course designed to introduce professionals and aspiring leaders to the essential concepts and practices of change management. This course will cover key theories and models, identify types of organizational change, and go through the steps involved in preparing for change, including assessing organizational readiness, defining change initiatives, and creating a vision for the future. You will learn the practical aspects of implementing and developing change management plans, as well as learn some of the latest trends in change management.
Ideal for those new to the field or looking to strengthen their foundational knowledge, Change Management Foundations provides the necessary tools and insights to effectively lead and manage change initiatives in various organizational settings.
- Hours: 42
- Credits: 3
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Effective Strategies for Stakeholder Management
MGMT8505
The ability to effectively manage stakeholders for change initiatives is a requirement for successful transformation. Stakeholders include all individuals impacted by transformation and as a result, stakeholders have different levels of needs, interests and influence. This course will introduce techniques and allow you to identify, analyze, engage and manage stakeholders effectively to ensure the success of change initiatives.
- Hours: 42
- Credits: 3
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Emotional Intelligence and Organizational Effectiveness
MGMT8515
In order for organizational change to be sustainable, the ability to motivate others, build consensus and understand the key drivers and motivation of employees is essential. This course will review the key components of the psychology of change including relationship building, trust, empathy, power and politics. A deep dive in organizational structures and culture will be explored. Students will have the opportunity to be exposed to case studies and real-world scenarios to support the sustainment of long-term change.
- Hours: 42
- Credits: 3
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Level 2
Course details
Career Management
CDEV8132
- Hours: 28
- Credits: 2
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Organizational Learning
HRM8330
This course provides a foundation on how to optimize the ability of the organization, teams, and individuals to acquire and use new competencies. Through the identification of opportunities for learning the student will understand a learning culture and how to build one. This course highlights the importance of encouraging learning that enhances individual, team, and organizational effectiveness while ensuring that developed employee competencies align with the organizational strategy. The merits of mentoring and coaching in a learning organization will be studied.
- Hours: 56
- Credits: 4
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Organizational Strategy & Innovation
MGMT8035
You will build awareness and understanding of strategic thinking and strategic leadership and their contribution to sustainable organizational performance by reviewing relevant theories, models, and concepts. You will learn how to develop a critical appreciation of the complexity of relationships and tensions associated with developing and implementing strategy in an agile economy.
- Hours: 42
- Credits: 3
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Creating a Compelling Vision for Change
MGMT8525
The ability to craft meaningful and compelling communications to support organizational transformation is a key component of strategic change and transformation. This course will introduce key components of storytelling, and how to align communications within the culture of the organization including an introduction to communication strategy and planning. Students will have the opportunity to create a variety of communications to support organizational change initiatives including role plays and presentations.
- Hours: 42
- Credits: 3
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Leading Change in Turbulent Times
MGMT8535
Understanding an organization’s strategy, vision and values is a key requirement for change leadership. This course will provide students with an opportunity to learn key components of strategic planning to build change management plans that are congruent with organizational goals. Students will have the opportunity to define and measure change goals, create success criteria and design a benefit realization strategy.
- Hours: 42
- Credits: 3
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Change Applications in the Modern Workplace (Capstone)
MGMT8545
The capstone course will provide students with an opportunity to leverage and apply change tools and techniques including the design and execution of a change management strategy and plan to a variety of complex business cases including in class presentation and industry panels.
- Hours: 56
- Credits: 4
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Inclusive Organizational Change
MGMT8555
Successful business transformation requires a diverse and equitable organizational culture. This course will provide students with knowledge of inclusive leadership to review and assess an organization’s policies and practices. Students will be exposed to how to manage and assess cultural conflict in change initiatives while understanding and applying the benefits of diversity, equity, and inclusion, in all change management activities.
- Hours: 42
- Credits: 3
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Program outcomes
- Facilitate change management and transformational processes taking into consideration the organizational hierarchies, culture, power and influence to achieve the desired outcomes.
- Communicate clearly to all levels of the organization to support change and transformation.
- Develop and implement management strategies and techniques to maximize employee productivity, retention, and satisfaction in a variety of global working environments.
- Use change management models, frameworks, and strategies to implement organizational changes to enhance positive team dynamics and organizational culture.
- Define and measure success metrics and monitor change progress of various business functions to support the organization's continual improvement.
- Employ a variety of strategies to implement and/or manage the dynamics of change and transformation to engage the members of an organization.
- Evaluate impact and organizational readiness while developing and implementing change management strategies to adjust the plan and/or approach.