Departments

Computer, Information, & Leadership Technology (CILT)

Chair: Eugenia Fernandez, Associate Professor of Computer & Information Technology
Associate Chair: Patricia Fox, Clinical Assistant, Professor of Organizational Leadership & Supervision

The Department of Computer, Information, and Leadership Technology houses degree and certificate programs in Computer and Information Technology (CIT), Organizational Leadership and Supervision (OLS), and three graduate tracks offered through the School of Engineering and Technology's Master of Science in Technology degree.

Our department partners two dynamic programs, bringing together talented faculty and staff who continue to develop innovative and creative opportunities for teaching and learning both on and off campus. CIT's Living Lab, STEM Mentors, Go Green study abroad trips and the Mexico Immersion Program all serve as powerful tools for experiential learning for our students, and are exemplars of IUPUI's RISE to the Challenge Initiative.

CIT's degree program has recently been accredited by ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology), a process involving voluntary review to ensure the CIT program meets established quality standards. By participating in ABET accreditation, we focus on continuous quality improvement, a hallmark of all successful organizations.

As a CILT student, graduate, or industrial partner; you are an integral part of tomorrow's computer information technology industry or leadership community.  Technical skills and professional leadership competencies continue to make our graduates distinctive, unique, and highly marketable in meeting the needs of employers today.  All industries seek strong, effective, and mature leaders with the technological knowledge to compete in a global workforce. CILT programs will be the resource of choice to meet that need and each of you will benefit from the synergy created in our department.

Computer & Information Technology Program (CIT)

Professors:  A. Jafari
Associate Professors:  E. Fernandez (Chair), J. Starks
Assistant Professor: H. Wu, F. Li
Clinical Assistant Professor:  C. Justice
Lecturers:  S. Catlin, J. Clark, N. Evans, R. Elliott

The Computer and Information Technology (CIT) program offers a Purdue Bachelor of Science Degree. This degree is available with four concentrations: Web Development, Data Management, Networking Systems, and Information Security  These concentrations are designed to provide an applications-oriented, practical education that prepares students for careers as application developers (people who design, write, install and maintain a variety of IT systems, with an emphasis on Web applications); data managers (people who, design, implement, program and maintain databases); network systems specialists (people who to design, configure, secure and maintain IT networks); and information security specialists (people who protect information assets of an organization).

Students who must interrupt their course of study for two calendar years or more will be required to meet all requirements for the program as it stands at the time of their return. Computer and Information Technology (CIT) courses over 10 years old may have to be repeated. Students should check with a CIT advisor.

CIT has been a leader in offering degree courses that can be completed via distance education. Selected courses may be taken either partially or completely via the Web.

CIT offers a minor in computer technology to students majoring in other areas of study at IUPUI. The computer information technology minor provides a basic set of computer concepts and programming courses along with a sequence of computing specialty courses.

CIT also offers Web-based certificate programs, which can be completed via distance education. The IT Certificate for Web Development focuses on the principles and techniques used to develop Web-based business applications. The six courses that comprise the program cover the application development process including analysis, design, Web programming, database integration and implementation.

CIT offers a Network Security Certificate (NSC) program accredited by The Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS) that addresses the ever-growing need in security.  The NSC provides information assurance and security education and training to students and professionals.  This program is hands-on and requires students to have some networking and systems experience.  Completion of the NSC provides students with a solid foundation in security techniques and prepares participants to work in information assurance and network security.  The certificate consists of six courses and is designed so that it can be completed within three semesters (cit.iupui.edu/citnet).

CIT offers a Computer Technology Applications Certificate (CTAC). CTAC is a six-course, 18-credit-hour sequence of classes designed to give you a strong background in computer applications. It will equip you with technology expertise to support your professional academic endeavors and help you transition to the technology of the future. In the required courses, you will use software applications rather than programming to build web sites, develop software training modules, create other interactive IT products, and complete a service learning project. Electives allow you to explore personal-use topics such as IT for the consumer, home networking, and protecting yourself in cyberspace or professional topics such as ethics, IT fundamentals, HTML, and desktop publishing.

Courses in any of the certificate programs may be applied directly to the Bachelor's degree in Computer and Information Technology.

The Program Objectives for Computer and Information Technology are:

  1. Apply appropriate information technologies and methodologies to enable an organization to meet its goals.
  2. Create, maintain and secure the information technology infrastructure of an organization.
  3. Communicate effectively in oral, written, and visual modes in interpersonal and group environments.
  4. Act professionally and ethically both as individuals and as members of diverse workplace teams.
  5. Engage in ongoing professional development and learning activities. 

For more information, visit our Web site at cit.iupui.edu or contact Computer and Information Technology at (317) 274-9705 or via email: cit@iupui.edu.

Bachelor of Science in Computer & Information Technology

This program is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission, ABET, Inc., 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202, (410) 347-7700.

 General Requirements

  1. Completion of the CITBS requirements of a selected concentration and a minimum of 121 credit hours See the following summary table of the CITBS requirements and selected concentrations for more specifics concerning requirements and courses.
  2. A minimum of 39 credit hours must be earned in courses at the 300 level or higher. Students must verify upper-level credit with a CIT advisor.
  3. Students are required to complete at least two of the four RISE experiences - research, international, service learning, and experiential learning. See advisor for details.

Requirements for Bachelor of Science in Computer and Information Technology (CITBS)   

The bachelor's degree requirements are fulfilled by meeting all of the requirements of a selected concentration. Four concentrations are available for a student to select: Data Management, Information Security, Networking Systems, and Web Development.

Overall  - completion of 121 credit hours, meeting the following minimums:

  • 39 credit hours in upper level courses
  • 32 credit hours in residency in the School of Engineering & Technology
  • 12 credit hours in upper level CIT courses
  • 2.0 GPA

Core Requirements - 63 credit hours

  • CIT Core  - 36 credit hours                            
  • CIT Concentration  - 27 credit hours

Leadership Core - 10 credit hours

  • Human Behavior (3 credit hours)
  • Ethics (3 credit hours)
  • Project Management (3 credit hours)
  • Career Planning (1 credit hour)

General Education - 30 credit hours

  • Communications (composition, speech, and report writing) - 12 credit hours
  • Mathematics/Science - 18 credit hours
    • Science electives may come from chemistry, geology, physics, and life sciences; however, a laboratory must be associate with the course. 
Free Electives - 18 credit hours
  • Electives must include 9 units in the same (non-CIT) subject area with at least 3 units at the 300/400 level, bot not ECON-E270, PSY-B 30500 or SOC-R 359.
  • Minor or Certificates are recommended. See advisor for details.

Specific Concentration Areas

Data Management - Concentration Requirements (27 credits)

  • 30000-level Programming - 3 credit hours
  • CIT 37200 Database Programming - 3 credit hours
  • CIT 34400 Database Security - 3 credit hours
  • CIT 44400 Advanced Database Design - 3 credit hours
  • CIT 41200 XML-Based Web Applications - 3 credit hours
  • CIT 47900 Database Administration - 3 credit hours
  • CIT 48800 Data Warehouse and mining - 3 credit hours
  • CIT Selectives (any level) - 6 credit hours                                                            

Information Security - Concentration Requirements (27 Credits) 

  • CIT 35600 Network O/S Administration - 3 credit hours
  • CIT 40600 Advanced Network Security - 3 credit hours
  • CIT 41500 Advanced Network Administration - 3 credit hours
  • CIT 42000 Digital Forensics - 3 credit hours
  • CIT 43100 Applied Security Protocols - 3 credit hours
  • CIT 45100 IT Risk Assessment - 3 credit hours
  • CIT 46000 Wireless Security - 3 credit hours
  • CIT Selectives (any level) - 6 credit hours

Networking Systems - Concentration Requirements (27 Credits)

  • CIT 32700 Wireless Networking - 3 credit hours                                                   
  • CIT 40200 Design & Implementation of LANs - 3 credit hours                                                   
  • CIT 35600 Network O/S Administration - 3 credit hours                                                   
  • CIT 44000 Communications Network Design - 3 credit hours                                                   
  • CIT 41500 Advanced Network Administration - 3 credit hours                                                   
  • CIT 40600 Advanced Network Security - 3 credit hours                                                   
  • CIT 38100 Unix Programming & Admin - 3 credit hours                                                   
  • CIT Selectives (any level) - 6 credit hours                                                   

Web Development - Concentration Requirements (27 Credits)

  • CIT 27000 or CIT 21500 or CIT 24200  Programming - 3 credit hours                                                   
  • CIT 31200 Advanced Web Site Design - 3 credit hours                                                   
  • CIT 30000 Level Programming - 3 credit hours                                                   
  • CGT Selective - 3 credit hours                                                   
  • CIT 37400 Systems and Database Analysis - 3 credit hours                                                   
  • CIT 41200 XML-Based Web Applications - 3 credit hours                                                   
  • CIT 43600 Advanced E-Commerce or CIT 34400 Database Programming - 3 credit hours                                                   
  • CIT Selectives (any level)  - 6 credit hours                                                                                                     

Minor in Computer Technology

A minor in computer technology requires the completion of either 18 or 19 credit hours of computer technology courses, plus certain requirements in mathematics, statistics, and computer applications. Required courses in computer technology are provided in two groupings: (a) core requirements, and (b) a specialty sequence. At least 12 credit hours of the minor must be taken at IUPUI.

Students who wish to complete a minor in computer technology must already be accepted as a major by some other department on the IUPUI campus. Students should ask their department's academic advisor whether a minor in computer technology is acceptable with their major field.

A student who applies for a computer technology minor must have a mathematics competency as evidenced by completing MATH-M 118 and M 119 or MATH 15300 and 15400, or MATH 15900, and a college-level computer literacy course (equivalent to CIT 10600).

The computer technology minor's core requirements (12 credit hours):

  • CIT 11200 Information Technology Fundamentals or BUS S302 Management Information Systems - 3 credit hours                                                   
  • CIT 21200 Web site Design - 3 credit hours                                                   
  • CIT 14000 Programming Constructs Laboratory - 3 credit hours                                                   
  • CIT 26200 Problem Solving and Programming or  CIT 27000 Java Programming I or  CIT 24200 Intro to ASP.Net Programming - 3 credit hours                                                   

Prior to continuing into the specialty sequences, a student must have:

  1. attained the mathematics and computer literacy ability evidenced by college-level courses,
  2. completed the above computer technology minor's core requirements,
  3. completed 30 credit hours toward his or her major,
  4. earned a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 or higher.

The student who has met these conditions then selects one of the specialty sequences below and proceeds to complete the three courses of that selected specialty.

The computer technology specialty sequences are:

Applications Development (9 cr.)

  • CIT 21400 Intro to Data Management
  • CIT 21300 Systems Analysis and Design or BUS A337 Computer Based Accounting Systems Analysis
  • CIT 32500 Human-Computer Interaction or CIT 41200 XML-Based Web Application

Network Systems (10 cr.)

  • CIT 30700 Data Communications (4 cr.)
  • CIT 30300 Communications Security and Network Controls
  • CIT 40200 Design and Implementation of Local Area Networks  or CIT 44000 Communications Network Design

Web Technologies (9 cr.)

  • CIT 21400 Intro to Data Management
  • CIT 21500 Web Programming
  • CIT 31200 Advanced Web Site Design or CIT 41200 XML-Based Web Applications


IT Certificate for Web Development

The IT Certificate for Web Development program requires the completion of 18 credit hours, all delivered over the Web. The courses cover the principles and techniques of the application development process as they apply to a Web environment.

The Information Technology Certificate requirements are:                                               

  • CIT 21200 Web Site Design - 3 credit hours                                                   
  • CIT 21300 Systems Analysis and Design - 3 credit hours                                                   
  • CIT 21400 Intro to Data Management - 3 credit hours                                                   
  • CIT 21500 Web Programming - 3 credit hours  
  • CIT 31200 Advanced Web Site Design - 3 credit hours                                                 
  • CIT 31300 Commercial Web site Development - 3 credit hours

For more information: CIT IT Certificate for Web Development Web Page                                                                                                                                

Computer Technology Applications Certificate

The Computer Technology Applications Certificate requires the completion of 18 credit hours. The courses cover intro and advanced use of computer applications.
The Computer Technology Applications Certificate requirements are:

  • CIT 10600 Using a Personal Computer - 3 credit hours                                                   
  • CIT 20600 Advanced Applications and Desktop Publishing - 3 credit hours                                                   
  • CIT 30600 Computer Technology Applications Capstone - 3 credit hours                                                   
Electives (Choose 3):
  • CIT 11200 Information Technology Fundamentals - 3 credit hours                                                                                                    
  • CIT 21200 Web Site Design - 3 credit hours                                                   
  • CIT 30100 Digital Technologies for the Consumer - 3 credit hours                                                   
  • CIT 34600 Desktop Publishing Applications - 3 credit hours                                                   
  • OLS 26300 Ethical Decisions in Leadership - 3 credit hours  

For more information: CIT Computer Technology Applications Certificate Web Page                                         

Network Security Certificate 

The Network Security Certificate requires the completion of 18 credit hours.  The program covers information assurance and security.  It requires students to have some networking and systems experience.

The Network Security Certificate requirements are:

  • CIT 30300 Communication Security and Network Controls - 3 credit hours                                                   
  • CIT 40600 Advanced Network Security - 3 credit hours                                                                                                      
  • CIT 42000 Digital Forensics - 3 credit hours                                                   
  • CIT 43100 Applied Secure Protocols - 3 credit hours                                                   
  • CIT 45100 IT Risk Assessment - 3 credit hours
  • CIT 46000 Wireless Security - 3 credit hours 

For more information: CIT Network Security Certificate Web Page                                                                                                                                               

Organizational Leadership & Supervision Program (OLS)

Associate Professors C. Goodwin, S. Hundley, C. Feldhaus
Clinical Professor P. Fox (Associate Chair), T. Diemer
Senior Lecturer R. Wolter
Visiting Lecturer H. Meisenhelder 

This program offers a broad based education for those students who desire leadership roles in business, government, technology and industry. A guiding vision of the department is to close the gap between theory and practice. In addition to a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree, OLS offers a Certificate in Human Resource Management, International Leadership, and Leadership Studies.  The Certificate in Leadership Studies is only available to non-majors.

The degree programs are flexible to meet the needs of both traditional and nontraditional students. As part of a relevant and practical discipline, our programs integrate a series of core courses with a choice of concentration tracks. The core courses offer a strong foundation in leadership, communication and general education, mathematics, and science. Concentration tracks allow students to develop their interests and talents within a particular technical or related field. Students will select courses from the following related areas of study:

  • Architectural Technology (ART)
  • Computer & Information Technology (CIT)
  • Construction Engineering Management Technology (CEMT)
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology (ECET)
  • Interior Design (INTR)
  • Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET)
  • Music Technology (MUS)
  • Allied Health
  • Biology
  • Business
  • Chemistry
  • Engineering
  • Informatics
  • Interdisciplinary
  • Nursing
  • School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA)
  • Tourism, Convention, & Events Management (TCEM)
  • World Languages (WLAC)
  • Ivy Tech & Vincennes University Associates Degrees (except General Studies)
  • Ivy Tech & Vincennes University AAS Degrees

Students are encouraged to complete a minor, certificate, or dual baccalaureate degree through the completion of their related area of study. 

The B.S. degree increases the range and depth of the student's education in technical and leadership areas. Graduates are prepared to assume leadership positions in a variety of organizational functions as well as to pursue graduate degrees. The degree requirements are arranged in three areas of study: leadership and supervision, math/science/technology (or related area of study), and general education requirements (communication, behavioral/social science,  humanities, and electives.

Students working toward their B.S. degrees may earn two or more certificates in specialty areas in technology and in OLS. For example, by taking a combination of specific OLS course electives, students may earn a certificate in Human Resource Management without taking courses beyond the 122 credit hours required for the B.S. degree. Academic advisors will assist the student in selecting courses needed to meet the requirements in the concentration area.

The program learning outcomes for the B.S. in Organizational Leadership and Supervision are:

  1. Demonstrate and apply knowledge of:
    1. the process and roles of leadership.
    2. leadership traits.
    3. leadership behavior concepts.
    4. situational approaches to leadership.
    5. power and influence.
    6. leading during times of uncertainty, turbulence, and change.
  2. Design and conduct research, as well as analyze and interpret data in order to:
    1. evaluate their personal leadership effectiveness.
    2. evaluate their organization’s effectiveness and sustainability.
    3. evaluate their organization’s social and environmental impact. 
  3. Lead an organization, or processes and functions within it that meet or exceeds desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, and sustainability. 
  4. Function on multi-disciplinary teams. 
  5. Identify, formulate, and solve organizational problems. 
  6. Understand professional and ethical responsibility. 
  7. Communicate effectively verbally and nonverbally to all size audiences. 
  8. Understand the impact of leadership and supervision in a global, economic, environmental and societal context. 
  9. Demonstrate knowledge of contemporary organizational issues. 
  10. Use the techniques, skills, tools and concepts necessary for effective strategic and tactical planning.

Transfer Students

Where applicable, The OLS Department agrees to accept credit hours earned at Ivy Tech, Vincennes University or other similarly accredited colleges and universities to satisfy the up to 64.0 credit hours of general education and elective requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree in OLS . Students who have successfully completed an AS or AAS degree prior to their application to IUPUI with a GPA of 2.7 or higher and all math, science, and communication requirements complete may enroll in an accelerated leadership curriculum. Adult Programs in Leadership for Undergraduate Studies (A+PLUS) accepts 25 students each fall and spring. To be eligible for A+PLUS, students must complete the AS or AAS degree from a regionally accredited 2-year or 4-year college or university after 1991 and meet all other IUPUI and OLS admission requirements. For more information, call (317) 278-0277 or e-mail et_ols@iupui.edu.

Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership & Supervision 

The B.S. degree in Organizational Leadership and Supervision requires a total of 122 credit hours. Of the 46 credit hours required in OLS, 25 must result from taking OLS 10000, 25200, 26300, 27400, 32700, 37100, 39000, 41000, and 49000. The balance of the requirements for graduation are as follows:

  1. 21 additional credit hours of OLS elective course work beyond the required courses above, for a total of 46 credit hours of OLS (one OLS elective must fulfill the IUPUI RISE requirement for learning drawn from research, international experience, service, or experiential learning such as internships or coops) completes the OLS Core.
  2. 24 credit hours in an applied technology or related competency that complements OLS and directly relates to specific career interests such as CEMT, CIT, ECET, MET, business, nursing, allied health, SPEA, informatics, etc. These courses must be related to a second degree, a minor, a certificate, or reflect some logical combination of courses. Students will be directed to the appropriate advisor for a certificate, or minor; and the faculty in that department will counsel the student for those required courses. Note: Students must have the set of courses they plan to apply to the related technology area preapproved by an OLS academic advisor.
  3. CIT 10600 or similar computer applications coursework,  TECH 10200, 3 credit hours of any physical science, IET 35000, 3 credit of statistics, and 6 credit hours in mathematical skills (above Math 11100)  must be completed by all students to round out the mathematics, science, and Technology Core.
  4. 3 credit hours in behavioral or social sciences, selected from courses in anthropology, psychology, sociology, economics and/or geography; 3 credit hours in humanities, selected from courses in art, history, literature, music, religion, and/or theater; 15  credit hours in communication, including COMM R110, ENG W131, TCM 22000, , and TCM 32000*, and 3 credits of communication elective (foreign language, ENG-W, -G, COMM-R, -C, linguistics, or TCM). Students should take TCM 32000 with OLS 41000 (both are prerequisites for OLS 49000 Senior Research Project.
  5. 12 credit hours of electives from any department. Students should choose courses that "round out" their degree and expose them to different disciplines and ways of thinking or to improve their marketability in the workplace by fulfilling requirements for certificates/minors or master's degree prerequisites. Prior approval by an OLS advisor is strongly recommended.

Certificate Programs

To enroll in certificate programs, students must be formally admitted by the Office of Admissions on the IUPUI campus. Credit may be given for applicable courses taken at other colleges or universities. Students may apply these courses toward degree programs in the Organizational Leadership and Supervision Program. To fulfill residency requirements, students must complete 50% of coursework after they apply for the certificate program through the department .

Human Resource Management Certificate Program

Although all resources are essential for success, people are an organization's principal resource.  How skillfully an organization develops, allocates, and supervises its human resource governs its success or failure. This certificate provides a thorough explanation of the human resource manager's role in helping individuals, work groups, and organizations succeed. The focus of the courses is practical, and each course emphasizes the application of vital concepts so that students will acquire a comprehensive understanding of the subject matter. This Certificate is useful to students who seek careers in human resource management or in other disciplines.

Upon completion of the certificate in Human Resource Management, students should be able to:

  • Describe, use, and evaluate tactical and strategic Human resource management principles.
  • Develop, implement and provide a safe and effective work environment.
  • Comply with local, state, and federal employment law and related public policies.
  • Promote training and development of individuals, work teams, and organizations.
  • Assess, design, develop, implement, and evaluate learning solutions in various organizational contexts.
  • Promote positive, productive employer-employee relationships.
  • Create, negotiate, and manage regulations concerning collective bargaining, grievance, and arbitration procedures.
  • Leverage compensation, benefits, rewards, and recognition to attract, motivate, and retain talent.
  • Develop policy, practice, and procedure to select talent aligned with the strategic direction of the organization.

A certificate will be presented to those who successfully complete all course work.

Admission

Candidates for this certificate are required to be formally admitted by the IUPUI Office of Admissions, but are not required to be students in the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology. Each student must meet with an OLS Advisor to declare their intent to pursue the certificate and complete the necessary forms.

Curriculum

Students are required to successfully complete a total of seven courses (21 credit hours) to earn the certificate. Each course must be completed with a grade of C or higher.


Required Core Courses - Total Hours: 21

All students must successfully complete all of the following courses:

  • OLS 38300 Human Resources Management1  - 3 credit hours                                                   
  • OLS 33100 Occupational Safety and Health  - 3 credit hours                                                   
  • OLS 36800 Personnel Law  - 3 credit hours                                                   
  • OLS 37500 Training Methods  - 3 credit hours                                                   
  • OLS 37800 Labor Relations  - 3 credit hours                                                   
  • OLS 47600 Compensation Planning and Management  - 3 credit hours                                                   
  • OLS 47900 Staffing Organizations  - 3 credit hours                                                   

Leadership Studies Certificate Program

The Certificate in Leadership Studies equips students with the knowledge, skills, experiences, attitudes, perspectives, and tools necessary to understand the broad-based concepts associated with leadership in a variety of individual, organizational, and community settings in an ever changing, pluralistic, global society. A unique feature of this certificate is its ability to attract a diverse group of students from across the myriad of disciplines taught at IUPUI. Such a strong mixture of interdisciplinary perspectives augments the richness of learning that occurs in certificate courses. 

Students who complete the certificate in Leadership Studies will be able to:

  • Define and defend their personal philosophy of leadership and ethical behavior.
  • Describe behavior in organizational settings at the individual, team/group, and macro-organization levels.
  • Identify the stages of team development that occurs within organizations.
  • Make leadership-oriented decisions that are ethically, legally, morally, and strategically sound.
  • Apply concepts of supervisory management, team building, personnel selection and development, decision-making, resource allocation, conflict resolution, and strategic planning to the solving of individual, team/group, and organizational problems.
  • Explain the importance of attracting, managing, and motivating a globally-diverse workforce.
  • Improve individual and organizational performance by applying the appropriate leadership theories and processes in practice.
  • Evaluate the appropriateness of leadership behaviors in given situations, and make suggestions for improving those behaviors.

Admission 

Candidates for this certificate are required to be formally admitted by the IUPUI Office of Admissions, but are not required to be students in the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology. Credit will be given for applicable courses taken at other colleges and universities. Credits earned while completing this certificate may be subsequently applied toward the B.S. degree in Organizational Leadership and Supervision (OLS). Each student must meet with an OLS Advisor to declare their intent to pursue the certificate and complete the necessary forms; however, students with a declared major in OLS are not eligible to earn the leadership studies certificate, due to curricular redundancy.

Prerequisites

English W131 and Communication R110 are encouraged prerequisites for enrollment in OLS 252, 263, and 274, and are required prerequisites for enrolling in any 300- or 400-level OLS course.

Curriculum 

Students are required to successfully complete a total of six courses (18 credit hours) to earn the certificate . Each course must be completed with a grade of C or higher.

  • OLS 25200 Human Behavior in Organizations1 - 3 credit hours                                                  
  • OLS 26300 Ethical Decisions in Leadership1  - 3 credit hours                                                   
  • OLS 27400 Applied Leadership1  - 3 credit hours                                                   
  • OLS 32700 Leadership for a Global Workforce - 3 credit hours                                                   
  • OLS 39000 Leadership Theories and Processes - 3 credit hours                                                   
  • OLS 3xx Any OLS 30000- or 40000-level Selective Course  - 3 credit hours                                                   

Total Hours: 18  OLS 25200, 26300, and 27400 must be taken prior to OLS 32700 and 39000. 

International Leadership Certificate  

The interdisciplinary International Leadership Certificate is designed to provide the knowledge, skills, abilities, perceptions, and experiential learning opportunities appropriate for any student interested in supervising or leading individuals from different countries or preparing for international work assignments. Students who complete the International Leadership Certificate will develop the tools necessary to understand the broad-based concepts associated with leadership in a variety of individual, organizational, and community settings in an ever changing, pluralistic, global society.

Students who complete the Certificate in International Leadership will be able to:

  • Demonstrate techniques to analyze and solve intercultural problems that typically occur within diverse organizations.
  • Use knowledge and techniques to devise strategies for successfully managing diversity within an international organization.
  • Apply knowledge and techniques to devise strategies for successfully leading a diverse workforce within an international organization.
  • Demonstrate substantial knowledge of at least one foreign country, or region, (or distinct subculture within the USA), including demographic profile, economic status, political climate, commerce, history, language, and cultural norms as a result of intensive experience and/or study.

Admission

Candidates for this certificate are required to be formally admitted by the IUPUI Office of Admissions, but are not required to be students in the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology. Credit will be given for applicable courses taken at other colleges and universities. Credits earned while completing this certificate may be subsequently applied toward the B.S. degree in Organizational Leadership and Supervision.  (OLS). Each student must meet with an OLS Advisor to declare their intent to pursue the certificate and complete the necessary forms.

Prerequisites

English W131 and Communication R110 are encouraged prerequisites for enrollment in any OLS 200-400 level courses.

Curriculum

Students are required to successfully complete a total of seven courses (21 credit hours) to earn the certificate . Each course must be completed with a grade of C or higher.

  • OLS 25200 Human Behavior in Organizations1 - 3 credit hours
  • OLS 32700 Leadership for a Global Workforce - 3 credit hours
  • OLS 32800 Principles of International Business - 3 credit hours
  • OLS 45400 Gender and Diversity in Management - 3 credit hours

9 credit hours of International Experience/Foreign Language
3 - 6 credit hours of a single foreign language
3 - 6 credit hours of approved international experience* (OLS 42300, Mexico Immersion, or OVST)
                                                           Total Hours: 21
 
*International Experience includes all IU/IUPUI Study Abroad, Service Learning work in a bi-lingual setting, or other approved international experience.

Honors Minor

The interdisciplinary Honors Minor in Leadership is designed to opportunities for advanced leadership studies to students admitted to the IUPUI Honors College. Administered by Organizational Leadership and Supervision, the Honors Minor in Leadership invites students to explore broad-based theory and applications relating to organizational behavior, global perspectives for leadership, and then apply leadership theory in discipline-specific research, international, and experiential learning contexts. Students must complete approved coursework to fulfill each competency requirement for a total of 18 credit hours as follows:

Core Competencies* (9.0 credits)

  • OLS 25200 (Honors) Human Behavior in Organizations – 3 credit hours
  • OLS 32700 (Honors) Leadership: Global Workforce – 3 credit hours
  • OLS 39000 (Honors) Leadership: Theories and Processes – 3 credit hours

Students pursing the Honors Minor in Leadership may fulfill the Core Requirements by completing  similar-titled honor-designated courses with the permission of their program advisor. For more information, contact OLS or the IUPUI Honors College.

Upper-level Leadership Electives (9.0 credits)

Upon completion of 9.0 credit hours of undergraduate leadership core competencies, student in the Honors Minor in Leadership select three approved honors or H-option courses in their major degree or related area. Each 300/400/500-level course must include a RISE designation to provide a strong foundation in research, international, or experiential learning essential to prepare for future leadership roles and/or advanced degrees.

Admission

To be admitted to the Honors Minor in Leadership, students must either be admitted to IUPUI’s Honors College or have a sophomore status with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. Once admitted, students must earn a grade of “B” or higher in all required coursework and graduate with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. All students must complete an application for the minor to OLS upon completion of the Core Competencies. For more information, contact OLS at (317) 278-0277.

*Residency for the Honors Minor in Leadership require that at least 6.0 credit hours of coursework be completed from the School of Engineering and Technology. All remaining coursework may be completed in the student’s major discipline or other approved honors work.


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