This course reviews the role of leadership in an organization. Students will explore leadership theories and strategies to enhance collaboration, manage conflict, and lead with integrity and respect in order to meet organizational goals. Students will complete self-assessments to identify and analyze their leadership style for application in the workplace.
Prerequisites
MGMT 305. Acceptance into the Bachelor of Applied Science in Applied Management program.
Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to demonstrate the following knowledge or skills:
- Define leadership and distinguish the difference between leadership and management within an organization
- Describe and evaluate the major leadership theories and approaches.
- Identify personal behaviors, traits, and tendencies that impact personal leadership style
- Develop strategies for effective leadership
- Analyze and assess how culture, gender, and other factors can influence leadership.
- Analyze case studies through a lens of collaboration and conflict and assess the results of leadership scenarios.
Institutional Outcomes
IO1: Communication: Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders using an appropriate channel for the situation.
IO3: Human Relations/Workplace Skills: Demonstrate effective leadership, critical thinking, teamwork, and technical and information literacy competencies needed to make business-critical decisions to resolve interpersonal and organizational challenges that most often occur in the modern workplace.
IO3: Human Relations/Workplace Skills: Demonstrate effective leadership, critical thinking, teamwork, and technical and information literacy competencies needed to make business-critical decisions to resolve interpersonal and organizational challenges that most often occur in the modern workplace.
Course Content Outline
- Module 1 – Introduction to Leadership
- Defining Leadership, power and management
- Module 2 – Approaches to Leadership
- Trait approach
- Skills approach
- Behavioral Approach
- Situational Approach
- Module 3 – Theories of Leadership
- Contingency Theory
- Path-Goal Theory
- Leader-Member Exchange Theory
- Decision Making
- Module 4 – Contemporary Leadership Styles
- Transformational Leadership
- Servant Leadership
- Authentic Leadership
- Adaptive Leadership
- Inclusive Leadership
- Module 5 – Culture and Leadership
- The effects of gender and race on leadership
- The role of culture in effective leadership
- Ethics in Leadership
- Team Leadership