Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
GLEC-0001
Organization:
Location:
Online
Length:
6 weeks (40 hours)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Upper-Division Baccalaureate 3 leadership and information systems administration
Description

Objective:

The objective of the course is to equip learners with the fundamental approaches and tools to lead and drive transformation in the digital age. Learners will be able to leverage acquired skills and build competence for ensuring success in an uncertain, challenging environment. Emphasis is placed on: expanding knowledge to promote the development of innovative mindsets; the creation of appropriate strategies to lead beyond traditional methods; the significance of building trust amongst teams and stakeholders in the digital age; applying systems thinking approaches to better utilize data to predict and address future business outcomes; building competence to lead in a creative, dynamic learning environment; and implementing collaboration and co-creation techniques.

Learning Outcomes:

  • develop the right mindset to lead change in the new digital age
  • understand the essentials of trust, and behavior alignment
  • evaluate gaps within teams and implement restructuring initiatives to create an empowered, diverse, virtual team
  • select and apply appropriate strategies to create a high-performing innovative and dynamic learning environment
  • synthesize systems thinking approaches and apply to data sets to improve predictability analysis and reporting
  • drive co-creation initiatives for cultural change in the new digital age
  • demonstrate the ability to build trust-worthy, collaborative relationships

General Topics:

  • Defining a problem
  • Innovative approaches to problem solving
  • Strategy development
  • Setting trends through system thinking
  • Planning for business strategies
  • Internal relationship building
  • Discarding a silo mentality
  • Interdependence to boost productivity through collaboration
  • Collaboration for higher performance
  • Cultural awareness
  • Effective virtual collaboration
  • Boosting innovation with flexibility
  • System thinking to predict
  • Innovative and vibrant team
  • Innovative mindsets
  • Promoting divergent thinking
  • Setting value system
  • Creating a predictable work environment
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Case Studies
  • Discussion
  • Games/Competition
  • Learner Presentations
  • Lectures
  • Practical Exercises

Methods of Assessment:

  • Case Studies
  • Other
  • Performance Rubrics (Checklists)
  • Presentations
  • Quizzes
  • behavioral assessment (AI based), self-evaluation, qualitative assessment, quantitative assessment, time spent learning, machine learning, based algorithms, sentiment analysis, and 360-degree global mentor feedback loop tied to an algorithm aligned to Bloom’s Taxonomy

Minimum Passing Score:

80%
Supplemental Materials