In this hands-on, practical class, we explore these types of questions through readings, video blogs, podcasts, live-online activities, discussions, small group assignments, and your own case studies from a real-world organization, testing your ability to build effective relationships. We cover diverse topics, including: influencing people, negotiation strategies; managing hybrid workplaces; designing a culture of innovation; turning knowledge and awareness into action.
The class is designed to accomplish three main goals:
- Increase your knowledge and awareness of contemporary management, behavioral science, and organizational behavior concepts so that you can understand and analyze how organizations and the people within them work.
- Develop your own style of leadership and negotiation skills by providing you with opportunities to apply concepts to real-world problems.
- Build a diverse and inclusive learning community.
To successfully participate in this remote offering, students need a computer and internet access. Students are expected to participate in 3 1/2 hours of synchronous instructional activities (scheduled on Zoom Meeting) each week. All students will work on a capstone group project that will include field work (e.g., interviewing). Students enrolled for 12 credits will, in addition to the capstone project, work in groups to create a management tool. Students enrolled for the 8- or 12-credit options should expect 4 hours or 8 hours per week of asynchronous learning activities, respectively, including group work.
Students enrolled in the program (at 8 or 12 credit level) may also enroll in a mini-course for an additional 2 credits using the 10 or 14 credit options: students enrolled in the additional 2 credits will complete a negotiation project. Students will present their work to others in the course asynchronously.
If you are interested in registering for any of these options (14, 10, or 8 credits), please speak with the faculty at the Academic Fair or contact the faculty directly at taki.hirakawa@evergreen.edu to obtain a faculty signature override.
Summer Anticipated Credit Equivalencies
Enrolling at 8 credits:
4 - Foundations of Management and Organizational Behavior
4 - Capstone: Enterprise, Strategic Design and Management
Enrolling at 12 credits:
4 - Foundations of Management and Organizational Behavior
4 - Capstone: Enterprise, Strategic Design and Management
4 - Management Competencies
Enrolling at 10 or 14 credits:
Additional 2 credits in Negotiation & Persuasion
Registration
Academic Details
Business Venture, Small Business Management, Startups, Business Strategy and Operations, Managing Sales and Marketing, Customer Relationship Management, Innovation Consulting, Organizational Design, Leadership Coaching, Mentoring, Teaching, Management Consulting
Schedule
Revisions
Date | Revision |
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2025-05-12 | Description revised again to give students information on how to obtain faculty signature permission for registering for the alternate credit amounts. |
2025-05-08 | Possible credit options, program description, anticipated credit equivalencies, and fields of study information revised |