Management and Leadership - Leadership

Catalog description

This course will emphasize an exploration of ideas about leadership that are practice-oriented. The central themes of this material, some of which is philosophical in nature, are the focus on learning and the role of reflection in the leadership process and the process of developing leaders. A variety of topics are covered, including foresight, intuition, practical wisdom, critical thinking, reflective practice, ethical judgment, and articulating relationally responsive understandings of alternative futures. Students are provided the opportunity to reflect on and narrate their leadership-related crucible experiences, analyze those experiences using the conceptual material, and then enter into systematic dialogue on these issues with other students and the instructor. The ultimate product of this learning process will be the creation of a personal leadership development plan.