20810267Leadership As An Art
Course Information
Description
Diverse leadership skills, styles, and philosophies are explore through the arts, humanities, and social sciences to help students grow as leaders. Students create a personal leadership philosophy and development plan as they examine emotional intelligence as well as ethical, team-based, and visionary leadership. Leading by serving others, goal-setting, making decisions, guiding through conflict and change, empowering others, and self-actualization are also explored.
Total Credits
3
Course Competencies
  1. Emotional Intelligence: Analyze emotional intelligence, evaluate its impact on leadership effectiveness, and apply emotional intelligence skills in leadership contexts
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, visual, and/or written presentation
    Criteria
    Identify and describe the core components of emotional intelligence and their relevance to leadership
    Evaluate the impact of emotional intelligence on leadership effectiveness
    Apply emotional intelligence skills to leadership, highlighting self-awareness, empathy, and self-regulation

  2. Leading By Serving: Explain the principles of servant leadership and illustrate how leading by serving others can impact team dynamics and outcomes
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, visual, and/or written presentation
    Criteria
    Explain the fundamental principles of servant leadership, referencing key theories and practices
    Illustrate examples of servant leadership in action and discuss its effects on team dynamics and outcomes
    Reflect on personal leadership practices, identifying opportunities to incorporate servant leadership principles

  3. Ethical Leadership: Examine case studies of leaders who faced moral and ethical challenges and reflecting on the implications for one’s own leadership
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, visual, and/or written presentation
    Criteria
    Analyze ethical dilemmas faced by leaders and describe the ethical principles involved
    Evaluate the leaders’ choices and their alignment with ethical leadership standards
    Reflect on personal values and ethical perspectives, identifying implications for one’s own leadership approach

  4. Articulating A Vision: Develop a compelling vision statement that reflects core leadership values and objectives, and effectively communicate this vision to inspire and align a team toward a common goal
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, visual, and/or written presentation
    Criteria
    Vision statement is clear and compelling and aligns with core leadership values and objectives
    Explain the process of formulating a vision, addressing audience needs and strategic goals
    Communicate the vision effectively
    Inspire and align others with shared goals

  5. Building a Team: Analyze the principles of team dynamics and roles within successful teams, emphasizing diverse strengths, skills, and perspectives
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, visual, and/or written presentation
    Criteria
    Analyze the essential principles of team dynamics and the roles required within successful teams
    Discuss the value of diverse strengths, skills, and perspectives within a team context
    Apply team-building strategies to hypothetical or real scenarios, illustrating effective team structuring and management

  6. Leading With Goals: Apply goal-setting frameworks and techniques used by effective leaders to set actionable, measurable goals for a leadership scenario, ensuring alignment with team or organizational vision
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, visual, and/or written presentation
    Criteria
    Identify key goal-setting frameworks, such as SMART goals, used by effective leaders
    Apply these frameworks to set actionable, measurable goals for a leadership scenario
    Demonstrate alignment between set goals and broader team or organizational vision

  7. Decision-Making: Apply decision-making models used by leaders to make informed decisions with and for others
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, visual, and/or written presentation
    Criteria
    Analyze different decision-making models and their relevance to ethical and effective leadership
    Apply a chosen decision-making model to a scenario
    Make informed, principled decisions
    Reflect on the impact of decisions on team members and outcomes, considering both ethical and practical implications

  8. Guiding through Conflict: Evaluate conflict resolution strategies with a focus on fostering collaboration and understanding in team settings
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, visual, and/or written presentation
    Criteria
    Evaluate various conflict resolution strategies and their effectiveness in fostering collaboration and understanding
    Apply a conflict resolution strategy to a hypothetical team conflict, highlighting steps for mediation and resolution
    Reflect on the role of a leader in guiding teams through conflict constructively

  9. Realizing Change: Assess factors that contribute to successful change initiatives in leadership contexts and analyze strategies to lead a team through a specific change, considering potential obstacles and strategies for overcoming resistance
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, visual, and/or written presentation
    Criteria
    Assess critical factors that contribute to successful change initiatives in leadership contexts
    Analyze strategies for implementing change, focusing on overcoming resistance and addressing obstacles
    Develop a basic plan to lead a team through a specified change
    Plan applies change management principles

  10. Empowering Others: Evaluate personal strengths and areas for growth in empowering others, and develop strategies to foster empowerment within teams or organizations
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, visual, and/or written presentation
    Criteria
    Evaluate personal strengths and weaknesses in empowering others and identify areas for improvement
    Develop strategies to foster empowerment within teams or organizations, focusing on autonomy, trust, and support
    Reflect on the impact of empowerment strategies on team motivation and performance

  11. Self-Actualization: Examine the concept of self-actualization and integrate this into personal leadership goals, focusing on ongoing personal and professional growth
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, visual, and/or written presentation
    Criteria
    Describe the concept of self-actualization and its relevance to personal and leadership growth
    Integrate self-actualization into personal leadership goals, setting specific objectives for self-development
    Reflect on the ongoing nature of self-actualization and identify practices for sustained personal and professional growth

  12. Develop A Personal Leadership Philosophy and Development Plan: Develop a leadership philosophy that reflects an understanding of the diverse leadership approaches and skills analyzed in this course
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, visual, and/or written presentation
    Criteria
    Formulate a long-term leadership development plan that includes specific, measurable goals for personal growth and professional development
    Develop a personal leadership philosophy that incorporates insights from diverse leadership approaches studied in the course
    Formulate a long-term development plan with measurable goals aimed at personal growth and skill enhancement
    Reflect on how the philosophy and plan align with personal values and professional aspirations, indicating areas for continuous improvement