Organizational Leadership and Supervision (OLS): Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI

Organizational Leadership and Supervision (OLS)

Leadership Studies Certificate

Purpose

The certificate in Leadership Studies equips students with the knowledge, skills, experiences, attitudes, perspectives, and tools necessary to understand the broad-based concepts associated with leadership in a variety of individual, organizational, and community settings in an ever changing, pluralistic, global society. A unique feature of this certificate is its ability to attract a diverse group of students from across the myriad of disciplines taught at IUPUI. Such a strong mixture of interdisciplinary perspectives augments the richness of learning that occurs in certificate courses. Upon completion of the certificate in Leadership Studies, students should be able to:

Define and defend their personal philosophy of leadership and ethical behavior;
Describe behavior in organizational settings at the individual, team/group, and macro-organization levels;
Identify the stages of team development that occurs within organizations;
Make leadership-oriented decisions that are ethically, legally, morally, and strategically sound;
Apply concepts of supervisory management, team building, personnel selection and development, decision-making, resource allocation, conflict resolution, and strategic planning to the solving of individual, team/group, and organizational problems;
Explain the importance of attracting, managing, and motivating a globally-diverse workforce;
Improve individual and organizational performance by applying the appropriate leadership theories and processes in practice; and
Evaluate the appropriateness of leadership behaviors in given situations, and make suggestions for improving those behaviors.

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Admission

Candidates for this certificate are required to be formally admitted by the IUPUI Office of Admissions, but are not required to be a student in the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology. Some credit may be given for applicable courses taken at other colleges and universities. Credits earned while completing this certificate may be subsequently applied toward either the A.S. or B.S. degree in Organizational Leadership and Supervision (OLS). However, students with a declared major in OLS are not eligible to earn the Leadership Studies certificate, due to curricular redundancy. To receive a certificate, ALL students must complete the appropriate paper work including a student information form and graduation application prior to registration for the final OLS course.

Prerequisites

English W131 and Communication R110 are encouraged prerequisites for enrollment in OLS 252, 263, and 274, and are required prerequisites for enrolling in any 300- or 400-level OLS course.

Curriculum

Students are required to successfully complete the following courses in order to earn the certificate in Leadership Studies:

Course Title	Credit Hour
OLS 252* Human Behavior in Organizations	3*
OLS 263* Ethical Decisions in Leadership	3
OLS 274* Applied Leadership	3
OLS 327 Leadership for a Global Workforce
OLS 390 Leadership Theories and Processes
OLS 3xx Any OLS 300- or 400-level Selective Course

Total Hours 18

(*OLS 252, 263, and 274 must be taken prior to any other OLS course.)

Administration of Program

Department of Organizational Leadership and Supervision
Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI
799 West Michigan Street, Room ET 309
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202-5160

Phone: (317) 278-0277
Fax: (317) 278-3669