Courses

This seminar provides a foundation for all doctoral students in the concepts and application of leadership and management in public health practice. Part I of the course will explore and discuss the nature and processes of doctoral education and academic teaching, scholarship, service, and other duties related to a traditional academic research or scholarly practice setting.

In this course, students are provided an education in executive leadership management and they are prepared for post commissioning tasks as Army officers. Students fill basic command and staff positions and are responsible for planning, coordinating, and conducting the Corps of Cadets training activities.

In this course, students are provided an education in executive leadership management and they are prepared for post commissioning tasks as Army officers. Students fill basic command and staff positions and are responsible for planning, coordinating, and conducting the Corps of Cadets training activities. This class meets bi-weekly in accordance with the fall/spring schedule of classes.

Students in this course will work directly with the instructor to develop a comprehensive training program for future student leaders. The students will have the opportunity to explore leadership styles and implement those into a training program for future leaders as well as evaluate their own leadership strengths and weaknesses.

Leader Development and Assessment Course. Leadership practical exercises; oral and written communication; planning and organizing; administration of small units; delegation of authority; and problem solving.

The ROTC Advanced Course is designed primarily for cadets who wish to pursue a commission as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army upon graduation. To enter into the Advance Course, a student must be contracted or about to enter contract with ROTC. The Advanced Course is taken in the final two years of college and includes the Cadet Summer Training (CST) during the summer after the junior or senior year.

Provides students with an opportunity to lead an independent project using leadership principles and skills.

This course builds on MG 425 by incorporating additional leadership theories and practices that are relevant for leaders, managers, and supervisors in either profit or non-profit organizations. Students also learn about strategic leadership and the importance of collaboration. Students develop their skills and abilities to create positive and meaningful change in others and their organizations, which has implications for the broader community.

This course will examine current learning, child development, and ecological theories used to make decisions about classroom management, curriculum, motivation, diversity, exceptionalities, assessment, and instruction. Students will discover how observation, documentation, and assessment can be used to inform understandings about learners and the practice of teaching.

Analysis of learning principles from simple relationships with animals to the complexities of human language and problem solving.