GLOL 8801 - Global Leadership Seminar

1 Semester Hour(s)

This course is an advanced seminar for doctoral students in global leadership. Candidates will be exposed to a comprehensive examination of the factors that impact global leaders. The course will focus on the development of the students’ ability to think critically about the complexity of the direct, indirect, and interactive impact of factors on leading within multinational organizations that operate worldwide. Attention is given to global ethical, diversity, and conflict management, research and practices. The course includes theoretical orientation and theory-to-practice experiences using case studies, demonstrations, guest speakers, and simulations. Written projects will focus on critical thinking, problem solving, decision making and information literacy. Students meet each year with professors, distinguished leaders, practitioners, academic advisors, external coaches and mentors to work on the development of their skills. (Course credit is one hour for each yearly seminar for a total of 3 hours credit.)