CJ 812 Management Course - Preparing to Lead: Analyzing and Developing Organization and Personal Leadership

Course Description:  CJ 812 identifies the leadership and management demands confronting the courts in an increasingly more complex global and national environment, which requires systems thinking and approaches, collaboration both inside and outside of the courts, and competencies that exceed previous judicial administration practices.  Leadership, management, and organizational theories will be explored and applied to contemporary challenges and opportunities.

This is an online course, which will offer students the opportunity to access the course materials at times that are best for them but still within the prescribed time periods.  Interactions with other students and with the instructor will be online.

Students will engage with each other and the subject matter through a variety of learning opportunities:  readings, movies, self-reflection, organization assessment and analysis, individual writings, and group assignments.  A full syllabus will be available to students when classes begin.

Instructor:  Dr. Maureen Conner, Associate Professor and Judicial Administration Program Director

Student Eligibility:  CJ 812 is a required course for both the Judicial Administration credit-bearing certificate and master’s degree specialization.  Thus, both the certificate and graduate program students are eligible to enroll in this class.

Course Dates:  Classes begin August 25 and end December 5, 2008.

Tuition:  $1,560

Registration Information:  Dr. Sharon George georges@msu.edu will enroll students in the course.  Registration has already begun.  Students can enroll up to the date the class begins; however, early enrollment is encouraged.  Students that are interested in enrolling, but cannot do so until late in the summer, should contact Dr. George expressing their intentions.