Strategic Decision-Making Through Data and Community Voice

3 Units
Independent Study

Course Description

Strengthen Your Ability to Lead Transparently, Build Trust, and Engage Diverse Voices in High-Stakes Decisions

Navigate complex organizational decisions through leadership approaches that systematically integrate data analysis with authentic community engagement. Grounded in practitioner-tested frameworks and transformative leadership theory, this course builds capacity for strategic decision-making that moves beyond compliance-focused, hierarchical models toward evidence-informed, equity-centered choices. Participants develop competency in problem classification, statistical interpretation, participatory design, and systematic decision frameworks while building a working decision-support system for their own organization. Designed for educational leaders, healthcare managers, nonprofit executives, and public service professionals who must balance rigorous data analysis with inclusive stakeholder engagement in complex, high-stakes decisions. All analytical content is taught at the practitioner level; no prior statistics coursework required.

Course Details

Number of Units: 3.0 graduate level extension credit(s) in semester hours

Who Should Attend:This course is designed for leaders and decision-makers across education, healthcare, nonprofit, and government organizations who are responsible for navigating complex, high-impact organizational decisions.

Grading and Feedback: This course is entirely self-paced and automated. Unlike our standard courses, it features no instructor interaction, and no feedback. The final assessment is automatically graded utilizing internal systems.

Prerequisites:

No specific coursework required. Participants should have professional experience in education, healthcare, nonprofit management, public administration, or a related public service field. Access to a real organizational decision-making challenge for portfolio application is expected. All statistical content is introduced at the practitioner level; no prior statistics background required.

Course Options

Course Date Units Price
EDU-X732V – 001 01 Jan 202631 Dec 2026 3 $504

Strategic Decision-Making Through Data and Community Voice

01 Jan 202631 Dec 2026
3
$504
Independent Study

Number of Units: 3.0 graduate level extension credits in semester hours

Who Should Attend: This course is ideal for students, educators, community leaders, and professionals seeking to deepen their understanding of social justice and apply it in personal, academic, and civic contexts.

Refund Policy: To receive a refund, students need to drop the course through the MyPCE@91PORN student account portal before midnight (11:59PT) on the third day of the course. The refund of the course fee will be returned less a processing fee of 10% of the course tuition. No refunds will be issued after this deadline.

What You Will Learn

  • Classify complex organizational problems using established frameworks (Cynefin, systems thinking) to select appropriate decision-making approaches and avoid mismatched solutions
  • Conduct rigorous data analysis for decision-making contexts, including statistical interpretation, bias identification, and multi-source data integration with attention to equity implications
  • Design and facilitate authentic community engagement processes using established participation frameworks (IAP2, Arnstein, Targeted Universalism) that center marginalized voices and integrate community expertise with technical data
  • Apply systematic decision-making frameworks that combine analytical rigor with participatory processes to address complex organizational challenges across sectors
  • Create decision-support systems; including monitoring protocols, feedback loops, and adaptation mechanisms; that improve long-term organizational decision-making capacity
  • Develop implementation and evaluation plans that translate decisions into specific, measurable actions with built-in learning and course-correction processes

Instructors

Professional development courses offered by the 91PORN’s Division of Professional & Continuing Education are taught by faculty that possess a depth and breadth of academic and real-world professional experience.

Why 91PORN?

The Professional and Continuing Education program nurtures key partnerships on the local, national, and international level. The goal is to better serve working professionals who seek to enhance or build their careers and help achieve their highest value and potential. Contact us today to learn more.

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  • Working professionals with tight schedules
  • Students who require a specific course to meet professional development or recertification requirements
  • Students living in remote locations
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  • Students who are self-motivated and conscientious

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