• COMMUNITY AND ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP COURSES
MCOL 501 ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP Introduction to issues and questions of organizational leadership; differences between management and leadership; development of students’ personal vision of leadership. Three semester hours. MCOL 502 BUDGETING AND FINANCE MANAGEMENT FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS Introduction and overview of processes of fiscal leadership for community organizations. Questions of public finance and reporting. Three semester hours. MCOL 504 TOPICS IN ECONOMICS Selected topics in economics chosen by the department in response to program need. Three semester hours. MCOL 505 TOPICS IN GEOGRAPHY Selected topics in geography chosen by the department in response to program need. Three semester hours. MCOL 506 TOPICS IN PUBLIC POLICY AND COMMUNITY SERVICE Selected topics in public policy and community service chosen by the department in response to program need. Three semester hours. MCOL 507 TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY Selected topics in sociology chosen by the department in response to program need. Three semester hours. MCOL 510 HUMAN RESOURCES LEADERSHIP Best practices in the recruitment, training, appraisal, and retention of human resources within sustainable and diverse organizations. Understanding of employment law related to human resources; ways that leaders can build effective interpersonal relationships within organizations. Three semester hours. MCOL 511 RESEARCH METHODS Quantitative and qualitative approaches to organizing, analyzing and interpreting data. Three semester hours. MCOL 512 LEADERSHIP FOR PHILANTHROPY Leadership skills for developing philanthropic resources for communities and organizations. Effective identification, recruitment, and retention of donors, funding foundations, and volunteers. Planning, implementing, and supervising a range of fund development strategies. Three semester hours. MCOL 513 GRANT DEVELOPMENT AND WRITING Overview to the process of grant development, writing and administration. Identification of potential funding sources, understanding guidelines and the review process, grant-writing, developing realistic budgets, and packaging grant submissions. Two semester hours. MCOL 515 ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES IN LEADERSHIP Processes of ethical decision-making, balancing individual needs and goals with those of the community or organization. Legal ramifications of organizational questions and issues. Three semester hours. MCOL 518 STRATEGIC PLANNING AND EVALUATION Strategic planning in communities and social sector organizations. Methods for effective evaluation, connecting strategic planning and evaluation with sustainability and capacity building of organizations, and with community health and vitality. Three semester hours. MCOL 520 PUBLIC POLICY, ADVOCACY, AND COLLABORATION Building and transforming organizations focused on sustainable communities. Diagnosing community needs and assets, helping the community to determine priorities, prescribing mutually agreed-upon solutions and responses to diagnosed needs. Working with elected officials and appointed civil servants, reporting to and communicating with public officials. Three semester hours.
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