BUS 177: Business Leadership Development

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Class Program

Business

Credits

Weekly Contact Hours

Course ID

092381

Meets Degree Requirements For

Restricted Elective

Description

Leadership development and training emphasizing leadership theory, team building, and practical application through simulations. Additionally, students will understand their individual leadership style strengths and weaknesses.

Course Learning Outcomes

The five types of leadership power: Legitimate, Reward, Coercive, Referent, and Expert;

Six models of leadership: Traits, Behavioral, Managerial grid, Leader-member Exchange, Contingency, and Transformational;

The formal assessment and characteristics of formal assessment models

Mentoring and coaching

Informal groups and functional work teams

The three team types: problem-solving, multidisciplinary, and self-managing

Team design, stages of team development, external controls of teams, and effectiveness criteria

The student’s personal leadership style

Analyze their personal leadership style

Participate in and evaluate team work.

Use a formal personnel assessment instrument

Core Topics

Leadership power theory;
Six models of leadership;
Formal personnel assessment;
Team work theory and models.
Awareness of personal leadership style.