SCSK 582: Leadership

Each student will face leadership challenges in life either as a formal leader or a member of a team which can have a major impact on one's career. It is therefore necessary to become familiar with different ways of exercising leadership, to recognize one's own strengths and weaknesses, and how to collaborate in a leadership context. This selective offers a close look on leadership. Topics include leadership theories, personal assessment and development, values and ethics, motivation, power, communication, group dynamics, multiculturalism in leadership, conflict resolution, performance excellence, and change and innovation. Through a process of readings, case studies, self-discovery, and group dynamics the student will observe identify, analyze, and apply leadership behaviors.