This course provides students with an introduction to and understanding of effective leadership and its application to a variety of group and organizational contexts. The course will also describe and enable students to make sense of organizations as political entities and understanding the use of power and social influence. The classes encourage interdisciplinary discussions of theoretical, historical, and practical elements of effective leadership and power. Through interactive lectures and experiential activities, students will have the opportunity to reflect on and develop their own leadership style, to understand how to use and manage power, and to recognize and apply social influence tactics. Students entering second year are strongly recommended to take LEAD 2010 prior to taking LEAD 4020 [3 credits]
This course provides students with an introduction to and understanding of effective leadership and its application to a variety of group and organizational contexts. The course will also describe and enable students to make sense of organizations as political entities and understanding the use of power and social influence. The classes encourage interdisciplinary discussions of theoretical, historical, and practical elements of effective leadership and power. Through interactive lectures and experiential activities, students will have the opportunity to reflect on and develop their own leadership style, to understand how to use and manage power, and to recognize and apply social influence tactics. Students entering second year are strongly recommended to take LEAD 2010 prior to taking LEAD 4020 [3 credits]
