Summer 2021 UNLV Continuing Education Catalog

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Leadership/Management

Organizational Leadership Certificate Program ced.unlv.edu/organizational-leadership Leaders must be able to manage individual employees as well as strategically move the overall organization forward. This certificate program is a comprehensive professional development opportunity covering a wide range of best practices in leadership to help you approach the complex challenges inherent in organizational growth and change. Certificate candidates will enhance their skills in order to build stronger teams and successfully lead initiatives within organizations

Establishing Your Personal Leadership Brand

Building your leadership brand is vital to establishing your reputation and reaching your career goals. A strong personal brand helps quickly build credibility and communicates your strengths to others. Explore the benefits of a personal brand, then uncover how to define and promote yourself authentically. This course goes a step further and helps you outline the strong and consistent behaviors required for a sustainable personal leadership brand. Amy Pourciau F | Jul 23 | 9am-noon | $149 Online-Zoom | 212CP6123 | 0.3 CEU

Fostering a Diverse & Inclusive Workplace

EXECUTIVE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS: To earn the Executive Certificate in Organizational Leadership, you must successfully complete the following required core course plus an additional 6.0 CEUs of elective courses. • Fundamentals of Leadership

Many companies focus on creating a diverse workplace, but progressive leaders go a step further to leverage diversity for a more inclusive work environment where voices from different backgrounds are truly heard, valued, and nurtured. A company’s emphasis on diversity and inclusion correlates to a positive impact on its bottom line, productivity, innovation, employee engagement, and retention. Commitment to a diverse and inclusive work environment must come from the top levels of leadership. Training will provide key tools to increase awareness and competence related to diversity and inclusion during recruitment, employee relations, performance management, staff development, and business planning.

ELECTIVE COURSE OPTIONS: Offerings vary by semester. Visit ced. unv.edu/organizational-leadership for a complete list of elective options and more details about this program.

André Wade F | May 21 | 9am-4pm | $289 PAR Room 101 | 211CP6301 | 0.6 CEU

Emotional Intelligence

Organizational Change Management

CERTIFICATE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS: To earn the Organizational Leadership Certificate, you must successfully complete the following required core course plus an additional 2.4 CEUs of elective courses. • Fundamentals of Leadership

Emotional intelligence (EQ) is not an inherent trait; it can be learned and enhanced throughout life. Tap into and cultivate your EQ in order to improve relationships, enhance your ability to relate to others, make stronger decisions, control negative thoughts and reactions, build trust and influence, and develop high-performing teams. The purpose of this course is to increase awareness of emotional intelligence, pinpoint each attendee’s emotional intelligence strengths, identify development opportunities, understand emotional reactions, and demonstrate various techniques to strengthen emotional intelligence. An enhanced EQ can positively impact you, your team, and your organization. Kimberly Virtuoso, MA, SPHR F | Jul 16 | 9am-4pm | $289 PAR Room 512 | 212CP6309 | 0.6 CEU

Contribute to your organization, its projects, and its leadership via recognized industry best Organizational Change Management (OCM) practices. OCM is the “people side” of changes in IT projects and software implementations, changes to business processes (sometimes called “ERPs”) and changes to human resource systems and methods. You will compare and utilize a variety of practical OCM strategies, methods, tools, and tactics commonly applied in today’s organizations. Think through how to translate OCM concepts to enterprise-wide projects, and align your work team’s priorities with ongoing organizational change. During class you will apply these approaches to real-world examples, including any examples or projects you might be working on now. Charles Carr, MA, Ed.S. F | Jun 4 | 9am-4pm | $289 PAR Room 512 | 212CP6304 | 0.6 CEU

View course descriptions for more Organizational Leadership electives through the online registration system at ced.unlv.edu/organizational-leadership.

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