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Management and Leadership in Humanitarian Health

Location
Internet
Term
2nd Term
Department
MAS Office
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2019 - 2020
Instruction Method
TBD
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Prerequisite
Description
In an increasing complex and insecure geopolitical environment, management and leadership in humanitarian response are becoming more essential to ensure an effective response. Are you ready to lead and manage a humanitarian health response?
Examines an array of management and leadership models. Applies management and leadership theories and models to multiple humanitarian contexts. Assesses students' management and leadership styles and how they may affect humanitarian work. Discusses organizational structures and design as well as culture, and how they can affect humanitarian response.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Outline why the study of management and leadership is important to professionals working in the field of humanitarian health
  2. Relate and discuss the role of evidence-based management and leadership in humanitarian health
  3. Assess leadership style and dominant power and conflict management modes, and how they may influence work in humanitarian health
  4. Explain major leadership theories, their advantages and limitations, how they may be suited for humanitarian health work
  5. Describe how management has evolved as a field of knowledge, theory and practice
  6. Identify important roles, functions, activities, and competencies for humanitarian health professionals
  7. Discuss leaders’ roles in developing people and high performing teams for humanitarian health
  8. Describe and differentiate between organization structures and organization design, and indicate advantages and disadvantages of each
  9. Assess the role of culture in motivating teams and conducting cross-cultural negotiations
Enrollment Restriction
Restricted to students in MAS in Humanitarian Health