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2023-2024 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

AOLS 204 - Leadership and Personal Development


PREREQUISITES: AOLS 101 - Applied Theories of Management and Leadership AOLS 103 - Organizational Culture & Change Leadership AOLS 201 - Followership AOLS 202 - Team Leadership & Conflict Resolution , and BUSN 115 - Business Continuity and Crisis Management   

 
PROGRAM: Applied Organizational Leadership Studies
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
TOTAL CONTACT HOURS MIN: 3
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Fall, 2021

Explores the leader’s character and competence at an individual level and its impact on the organization.  Creates a personal philosophy of leadership rooted in authenticity and emotional intelligence.  Analyzes the importance of life-long learning.  Applies course methods to various leadership situations.

MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

  1. Design an individual leadership plan.  
  2. Demonstrate a pragmatic approach to successfully leading people at all levels of the organization by examining leadership, change, and learning in an organization. 
  3. Develop problem-solving skills needed in leadership positions. 
  4. Examine the practice of leadership from a 360-degree perspective.
  5. Demonstrate critical and creative thinking. 
  6. Develop a personal philosophy of leadership and statement of lifelong learning. 


COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include -  

  • Individual leadership plans                 
  • Problem-solving
  • Leadership practices                         
  • Personal leadership philosophy 
  • Lifelong learning