Leadership - Curriculum

Major Electives
Electives in the major will come from any UI&U BS program, from credits transferred from another institution, or from prior learning assessments and certified learning. Learners will complete at least 28 credits in major electives.

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MGT 420	» Theory & Practice of Leadership
This course will focus on leadership, management, and organizational concepts in use in business today. It will expand the management principles of the last century, taking into consideration knowledge, behavioral, and technological changes that have recently occurred. The learner will learn why and how quality improvements, visionary leadership, and customer-driven enterprises have caused change in business. This course also describes a new way to operate without control or compliance and thus improve service to the business organization, while maximizing corporation profit.
MGT 425	» Organizational Behavior and Culture
This course focuses on management and leadership of organizations and people in organizations. The course emphasizes the need to promote a shared vision, developing a collaborative work environment, fostering a learning organization, effective management/employee relationships, effective communications, interpersonal communications, win/win management, intrinsic motivation, effective work teams, and self directed work teams.
LDS 402	» Ethics and Leadership
This course describes the skills required as leaders encounter ethical dilemmas, process reasoned responses, confront daily and long-term ethical issues, and make a positive and progressive difference in their chosen field by relying on an ethical foundation.
LDS 403	» Assessing and Building Leadership Capacity
Learners will focus on self-assessment to determine their effectiveness as leaders and motivators in their environment. Emphasis will be placed on mentoring and development of subordinates, and team building for maximum effectiveness.
LDS 404	» Leadership and Change
This course will focus on how leaders effect change in their environments. They will also explore how to manage change. The chaos theory will also be covered at length.

Culminating Graduation Requirement
As a component of the coursework in the major, learners are required to complete a Capstone study. Capstone experiences are expected to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the field of study. This requirement may be met by satisfactory completion of one of the following:
LDS 497 Capstone Course
LDS 498 Capstone Course
OR
LDS 499 Capstone Project
OR
A Capstone Paper (in the final course taken in the major).

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