BUS 172 - Latino Leadership II

Credits: 2
Variable Credit Course: No

Lecture Hours: 22
Lab Hours: 0
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0

Course Description: Apply communication, teamwork and leadership skills to plan a service project to address issues of significance to the LatinX community with an emphasis on mentoring and college access. This is the second of a three-class sequence.

Prerequisite: BUS 171 with a D or better.
Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes

Describe LatinX History and Contribution in the United States. Develop LatinX identity.
Describe and recognize how power, privilege, marginalization, intersectionality play out in current LatinX issues.
Engage in actions which promote team development process. Reflect and critically assess and enhance personal leadership abilities.
Develop and apply meeting management and project management skills.
Listen and respond actively, critically and respond appropriately in an interpersonal context.
Communicate confidently and competently in writing, one-on-one, in small groups, and/or before the class.
Identify personal self-disclosure, defensiveness, and nonverbal behaviors; listening habits; and conflict styles and apply/demonstrate appropriate techniques to improve any that inhibit effective communication.
Use technology to effectively retrieve and manage information, solve problems, and facilitate communication related to assignment preparation, submission, and/or delivery and other classroom issues.

Course Contents

Vision and Plan for Team Service Project. Team Development.
Project Planning and Implementation. Self concept development.
Assess, reflect and practice leadership skills. Oral and written communication skills.
LatinX history and current issues in the United States.

Instructional Units: 2