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Strategic thinking sets a steady course for an individual task or an entire organization. It aids in confronting change, coping with crises, planning for transitions, and envisioning alternatives and new possibilities. It sustains people, programs, and assignments through changes in administration, shifts in demand for service, and political influence. Students discuss and debate strategic decisions that shaped modern history, including the use of military power to serve political ends. They examine the development of warfare from the 19th century to the present, emphasizing strategic and theoretical concepts. Through readings and discussion, students develop their strategic thinking skills and apply them to a myriad of case studies. They apply step-by-step methods to developing and implementing a strategy for their work unit. Students apply an array of techniques to assessing, modifying, and presenting strategic plans and motivating others to participate in the strategic planning process. They also examine their role in their agency’s and/or client’s strategic plan.