BUS 180 - Leadership Development & Management Skills

Credits: 5
Variable Credit Course: No

Lecture Hours: 55
Lab Hours: 0
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0

Course Description: Identify individual strengths and weakness to build strong business leaders and managers . Leading and managing through times of change, innovation and other challenges. Focuses on communication, relationships, teamwork, collaboration, accountability, motivation, influence, problem solving, goal setting and decision making.

Prerequisite: None.
General Education Requirements:

Fulfills Engage General Education Requirement

Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate interpersonal communication skills and demonstrate team-working abilities.
Define the concept of group identity and interaction with co-workers.
Identify personal leadership qualities.
Demonstrate “”followership.”“
Demonstrate respect for diversity and individual differences.
Demonstrate motivation techniques.
Demonstrate performance review and professional development techniques.

Course Contents

Goal setting.
Interpersonal communications and development.
Teamwork, group’s process and leadership development.
Time management skills.
Conflict resolution.
Problem-solving skills and critical thinking.
Decision-making models.
Valuing diversity and individual differences.
Communication skills focusing on listening and speaking effectively to a diverse audience.
Meeting management and organization including use of agendas and minutes.
Performance review and professional development.

Instructional Units: 5