RSA - 501 Management Principles and Organizational Theory

This course is an introduction to principles and models of management, leadership, and organization and human behavior in the workplace. The course will also provide information on various organizational models for research administration, evaluation methods, and change implementation with the goal of increasing management and organizational effectiveness. Organizational structure, hierarchy, decision-making, management of change and evaluation paradigms will be discussed. The course will provide the student with a better understanding of how to be an effective manager in a variety of organizational settings and job positions in the research administration arena. Prerequisite: Admission to the program. Credit Hours: (4)