Beyond Workplace Politics: Using Social-Emotional Competencies
Self-paced
0.1 credits
Full course description
Course summary:
This course gives you the skills to successfully guide yourself through workplace politics. You are going to learn what workplace politics are, and how to define social and emotional intelligence. You will look at understanding and improving self-management then consider empathy, organizational, and service awareness. During your studying of this material you will learn about how to develop good relationship skills and the ins-and-outs of responsible decision making. The course culminates with you developing your own personal workplace philosophy.
Course objectives:
After completing this course, learners should be able to:
- Distinguish between formal and informal workplace hierarchies.
- Define the factors included in Social and Emotional Intelligence and identify their importance in navigating workplace politics.
- Describe responsible decision making and identify decision traps that should be avoided.
- Create your own Workplace Philosophy Statement.
Recommended background:
No additional background knowledge or skills are required for this course.
Course topics include:
- Workplace Politics
- Social-Emotional Intelligence
- Workplace Philosophy
Elements of the course:
- Informational text
- Interactive practice activities
- Supplemental reference materials
- Final assessment
This course is self-paced, allowing learners the flexibility to complete the course as quickly or slowly as they need.
After completing all course content and activities, you will complete a final quiz to demonstrate your understanding of key course concepts. Upon successful completion of the quiz, you will be awarded a certificate of completion.
Course creators:
This course was designed and developed by the Eppley Center for Parks and Public Lands at Indiana University, using content from Velsoft.
How to access:
Upon enrolling, you will receive instructions and the link to the Canvas course. Note: When you register, you will receive an email invitation. Be sure to accept that invitation, or Canvas will not allow you to open the course modules.
Enrollees can move through content modules at their own pace within the course timeframe.