EMER 120 - Leadership and Influence

Institution:

Delaware County Community College

Subject:

Emergency Management and Planning

Description:

This course will provide the student with an overview of the theories and concepts of leadership development. The course will examine leadership from a value (core values) approach, systems (chain of command) approach, a functional approach, and a skills approach (motivation, supervision, and communications). In addition, the student will study the process approach by looking at leadership as a process of influencing an organization/group to achieve goals. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: Define the terms "leadership" and "influence" relative to emergency response; Identify the roles and responsibilities associated with leadership; Differentiate between leadership and ego; Identify the need for, and the role of, leadership in the incident management system; Define the terms "teamwork" and "cooperation" relative to leadership and influence in emergency response; Identify the consequences of poor or ineffective leadership in an emergency; Recognize what it takes to be influential and the need for influence in certain circumstances; Describe how leadership can influence people, their response to activities, their safety and their future leadership styles.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

EMER 105 or EMS 204

Corequisites:

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Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.dccc.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 359-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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