150066550 LEADERSHIP ( 3 Crd.Hrs )

This course examines modern leadership theories and models and provides an overview of the impact of successful and unsuccessful leadership. This course focuses on the development of leadership theories from trait, skill, style, situational, and contingency perspectives and their utilization by managers and leaders. Topics covered include ethical leadership, team leadership and the relationship between leaders and followers. The objective of this course is to enable students to appraise the strategies and skills of effective leadership. Students will examine historical and business leaders to study personal attributes, qualities, and characteristics that prove to be successful when leading others. At the end of the course, the student will have developed a personal leadership philosophy and determined his/her own style of leadership.