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3.00 Credits
An examination of the great works of the humanistic tradition ¿ philosophy, history, literature ¿ which provide insight into the issues of leadership. From their reading of these texts, students will come to understand the changing nature of effective leadership.
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3.00 Credits
Using classical texts from the social science tradition and current studies of special significance, this course will provide a further understanding of the forces that have shaped the practice of leadership in the past and continue to operate in the present.
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3.00 Credits
This course will examine the significant works of the past which discuss the ethical issues surrounding leadership. The key texts of the Judeo-Christian and other religious traditions as well as the works of important philosophers will provide the foundation for the course.
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3.00 Credits
In the fast-paced, highly-networked environment in which most organizations operate today, teams accomplish much of the work that gets done. In this course, students learn about the make-up of teams:characteristics, structures, culture and dynamics. They consider the role and function of individuals on a team, as well as the contribution teams make in the larger organizational context. A major focus will be on the formation and development of teams, and on leadership processes that enable high performing teams. A core feature of this course is experiential learning: students will participate on multiple student teams and reflect on and learn from their experience in light of current theoretical and applied perspectives on teaming.
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3.00 Credits
Organizational leaders want to have maximum impact using the limited talents, resources, and opportunities they have. Yet the world is becoming more complex, the pace of change is increasing, and it is harder to anticipate what the future will be like. The challengs for leaders is to leverage core organizational competencies to gain strategic advantage in an uncertain and ever-changing environment. This course explores strategic thinking and planning as key leader skills, and culminates in the creation of an actual strategic plan. Students will also learn how organizations can cultivate leadership at multiple levels and become more effective in generating and executing strategy.
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3.00 Credits
Is leadership an art, a science or an integration of the two? This course explores design, seen as a blend of creativity and engineering, and treats design as a rich metaphor for the work leaders actually do. As product designers transform the physical world, leaders serve as architects in a social world, designing and realizing preferred futures. In this course students practice leadership as design and complete multiple mini-design projects. Focusing on key design elements (such as context and environment, design intention, stakeholder interests, collaboration, verbal and graphic communication, the creative process, and design patterns), students come to understand organizational leadership as a continual process of intentional co-design and re-design. (Recommended for second-year graduate students.)
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3.00 Credits
As older workers retire and younger workers enter the workforce, organizations and society are being impacted by major demographic shifts. The implications for leaders and managers are both subtle and profound. Whether young or old, leaders need to understand age as a unique form of diversity that presents special challenges and offers exciting opportunities. Students will not only learn about specific aspects of this diversity in today's workforce (e.g., how culture and values, facility with technology, approaces to collaboration, expectations for feedback and mentoring, and leadership styles differ by age group), but will consider and develop strategies for effectively managing and leading people belonging to other generations.
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3.00 Credits
This course will not only cover basic concepts in leadership, such as the difference between social dominance and influence-based leadership, it will also help students reflect systematically upon their own experiences with leadership and with Biblical examples of principles related to leadership. They will learn basic 'meta-theoretical' ways of understanding leadership, e.g., by considering leader, follower, context, process, and outcome in each leadership situation. Students will discuss and compare their socio-cultural contexts and how they have experienced leadership in a variety of settings: within the Church, within their congregation, within their school, helath care facility or organization, and in their country.
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3.00 Credits
This course will introduce students to classical and current views of leadership and to the process of graduate-level scholarship. Students will gain a foundation in theories and models of leadership; assess their own leadership style; and learn to develop and answer research questions in leadership.
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3.00 Credits
This course assists students in becoming effective leaders and followers in their professional roles by enhancing understanding of communication processes in organizations. Students have the chance to explore what the field of organizational communication can offer to leaders engaged in praxis, or theory-informed action, which in this context means understanding the principles that guide a leader¿s action in coordinating people engaged in organizational life. Topics include approaches to organizational communication, including classical and subsequent developments, organizational socialization, decision making, conflict, and technology.
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