LDR87800 - Creating Change and Innovation

(3 units)

This course addresses the role of leadership in organization. Specifically, it examines how leadership can enhance (or inhibit) each step of the organizational change process and innovation. Students will analyze various change management models and approaches to innovation in the context of organizational leadership, frames of systems thinking, the learning organization, global leadership, and organizational ethics. The dcotroal program has goals which include application to practice. Accordingly, students will be required to apply the concepts learnt during the course by engaging in Practical Training in an applied setting, client project or internship. This will align with CSML’s Career and Professional Development (CPD) plan and goals and may align with the goals of their dissertation as well.