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2022-2023 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

BOAT 221 - Organizational Leadership


PROGRAM: Business Operations, Applications, and Technology
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
LECTURE HOURS MIN: 3
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Fall, 2020

Emphasizes leadership functions and processes in an organization. Key topics include inspiring change, motivating and influencing others, managing a team, importance of self-development, negotiating, and leadership styles.

MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be expected to:

  1. Identify and evaluate leadership theories to understand the role of an effective leader.
  2. Recognize and analyze the qualities, actions, and behaviors associated with leaders who inspire change.
  3. Recognize effective leadership practices that motivate and influence others to achieve organizational effectiveness.
  4. Recognize the constructs of coaching.
  5. Describe the importance of developing negotiating techniques to manage interpersonal dynamics and foster workplace relationships.
  6. Recognize the role of human resource management functions and its relationship with leadership to improve individual and organizational effectiveness.
  7. Examine the concepts of team dynamics to promote organizational effectiveness.
  8. Identify and utilize assessments and other tools for leadership and self-development.
  9. Recognize the role leaders play in creating an inclusive work environment.


COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include -  

  • Identify leadership styles
  • Leading successful teams
  • Qualities, actions, and behaviors of leaders who inspire, motivate, and influence change
  • Self-development
  • The relationship between HRM and leadership

 
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