This practicum course is designed to increase the student's understanding about how organizational change theory and leadership strategies/techniques are applied in the practice environment to guide the initiation, implementation, evaluation, and sustainment of changes. Students will understand why change initiatives should be consistent with the mission, vision, values, goals, structure, processes, technology, people, and culture of the organization and why change is a dynamic process. In this course the student will work with organizational leaders to implement a change initiative and will focus on understanding the importance of change theory, communication, influence, power, and politics.

This practicum course is designed to increase the student's understanding about how organizational change theory and leadership strategies/techniques are applied in the practice environment to guide the initiation, implementation, evaluation, and sustainment of changes. Students will understand why change initiatives should be consistent with the mission, vision, values, goals, structure, processes, technology, people, and culture of the organization and why change is a dynamic process. In this course the student will work with organizational leaders to implement a change initiative and will focus on understanding the importance of change theory, communication, influence, power, and politics.