EDUC 8003 - Team-Building and Group Dynamics

Credit Hours 3
Description: The course is structured on the basis of building organizational strengths through an analysis of team development strategies based on cooperation and consensus decision-making for the most positive outcomes for an organization. The course centers on the understanding and use of a variety of traditional and contemporary communication and group dynamics theories in working through the complex issues involved in making decisions where large groups of people are affected. The course makes use of exercises developed to employ various individual and group strengths and skills in practical simulations and scenarios which are relevant to developing organizational health through the involvement, cooperation and support of each individual as valued members of the group.