Graduate Managerial Issues Elective Cluster

This course will focus on the role of women in management. Areas of study include, but are not limited to, the function of management, gender differences, barriers to career development, strategies for advancement, the difficult employee, effective communication, motivation, leadership and problem-solving.

This course will increase the awareness and dimension of diversity in the work place. Areas of study will include the value of diversity and communicating its importance in the workplace, the changing organization, strategies for implementing diversity and managing a diverse organization.

This course is a study of selected methods and instructional techniques appropriate for the teaching of adults with a focus on the training and development area. Applications of adult development theory will be applied to the design, development, and evaluation of training programs and staff development.