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Graduate Certificate in Leadership Development

2009 - 2010 Curriculum


Session 1: July 13-20, 2009 in Ashburn, VA

HOL 263-Foundations of Human Resource Development
How individuals and groups learn and interact within organizations and how organizations function and learn.

HOL 283-Leadership in Organizations
This course provides an overview of the seminal works, contemporary theories and models, and explores some of the emerging perspectives in leadership. The goal is to expose participants to the various ways in which leadership has been conceptualized over the past half century, and to discuss how it will be shaped in the future.


Session 2: October 18-22, 2009 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil


HOL 290-Organizational Learning

Learning in an organizational context. Processes through which the organizational system learns, unlearns, changes, and disseminates information. Organizational learning theories address the processes and barriers to gathering, developing, and retaining knowledge in organizations.


Session 3: January 17-21, 2010 in Hong Kong

HOL 269-Organizational Diagnosis
The assessment of organizational conditions, including collection and interpretation of information, operations, and problems (human, structural, and systemic). Course participants collect and analyze data to provide solutions to enhance organizational effectiveness.


Session 4: April 18-22, 2010 in Cape Town, South Africa

HOL 274-Groups and Teams in Organizations
Exploration of the nature of work groups and teams as they are used in organizational settings. Students will gain a better understanding of group/team dynamics, facilitation skills and group roles.


Session 5: May 31-June 4, 2010 in Budapest, Hungary

HOL 286-Issues in Human Resource Development
Current issues and topics of importance in the field. Students gather data and analyze key topics associated with subject areas like globalization, diversity in the workplace, organizational development, and ethics.


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