Competencies for M.S.

Degree Leadership Concentration and Student Personnel Concentration May 2010 POLS 7711 LEAD 7000 LEAD 7500 HIAD 7440 HIAD 7443 HIAD 7442 HIAD 7511 EDPR 7521 HIAD 7410 HIAD 7444 LEAD 7100 HIAD 7411 Work Products Communication Skills 1. Listen and comprehend effectively 2. Demonstrate ability to communicate assertively 3. Write effectively for various audiences 4. Exchange information using various forms of technology Interpersonal Relationships 1. Promote dialogue among people with multiple viewpoints 2. Contribute to collaborative decision making 3. Solve problems in relationships 4. Take another person's perspective 5. Work with someone on a technology based project or manage a technology based project with a group Inquiry and Analytic Skills 1. Conceptualize a project 2. Identify problems 3. Employ problem solving strategies 4. Identify and use appropriate resources (human and material) for problem solving 5. Think logically and critically while doing research or inquiry 6. Recognize assumptions of oneself and others 7. Challenge assumptions of oneself and others

8. Analyze and interpret data 9. Synthesize different perspectives and approaches Self Management Skills 1. Recognize and apply one's preferred style of learning 2. Articulate one's beliefs 3. Apply what one has learned to subsequent experiences 4. Demonstrate individual capacity to create results General Knowledge and Skills 1. Interpret statistical information 2. Identify issues that reflect public policy 3. Look at the world and ideas from multiple perspectives 4. Describe and understand forces and interrelationships that shape behavior or organizational systems Application of Knowledge and Skills 1. Understand theories behind one's own practice 2. Reflect on the social, political, and psychological influences on one's personal development 3. Assume leadership role(s) 4. Participate in program or organizational planning 5. Motivate personnel 6. Manage organizational change 7. Plan and implement projects involving technology

8. Build group commitment 9. Transform collective thinking skills Attitudes and Values 1. Willing to be innovative 2. Open to change 3. Desire to continue learning