The program will develop students’ professional knowledge, skills, and dispositions so they may demonstrate their ability to:
- Identify and implement components of organizational analysis for improvement, principles of leadership, and equity and leadership with diverse communities. (LS 800, LS 810, and LS 830)
- Implement action-based opportunities for measurable organizational improvement with a focus on equitable practices, incorporated into the completion of a terminal degree. (LS 805, LS 815)
- Evaluate knowledge base of current research related to leadership. (LS 815)
- Identify local, state, and federal laws, rights, and policies related to organizations/institutions and act in accordance within ethical bounds in leadership. (LS 820)
- Discern appropriate research approaches (including statistical methods and qualitative methods) and programmatic measures related to their work environment. (LS 825, LS 835)
- Show organizational leadership skills in communications that follow ethical and professional norms, including understanding of backgrounds and cultures and responsiveness to the needs of a variety of audiences. (LS 840)Â
- Incorporate literacy to constituents of the organization. (LS 850)
- Integrate historical, legal, developmental, sociological research, and systems theories to allow students to meet the students’ personal and organizational goals and objectives. (LS 860, LS 870, LS 880)
- Apply cultural responsiveness in leadership to ensure equity in organizations and for all constituents. (LS 830, LS 840, LS 860, and LS 870)
- Design, develop, conduct, evaluate, and share findings from research projects that allow program participants to meet their organization and/or personal needs. Shared findings will include presentation and/or publication of results (LS 805, LS 845, LS 855, LS 865)