This course will support students in acquiring a leadership lens that features intellectual diversity, strategic thinking and managerial competencies needed in today’s business world based on knowledge economy. There are two integrateddimensions of leadership that this course will focus on: organizational and individual. Studying organizational leadership will provide answers to some of the above listed questions while developing an individual leadership skills set will support personal growth of each leader-student.

In this course, students will explore organizational leadership theories as well as examine how to strategically lead self and others while fostering a culture of performance. Students will use tools that leverage organizational and individual development. Through an integration of a variety of these tools, strategies, and theories, the students will develop knowledge, skills and attitudes (KSA) necessary in contemporary leadership development. These will include: individual skills assessment, appreciative inquiry, action planning, understanding group dynamics, tools for transforming groups into teams, mentoring and coaching instruments as well as familiarity with preliminary strategic environmental scans at the organizational level. Students will develop basic leadership KSA that will increase their individual leadership awareness, facilitate growth, and increase appreciation of diversity and business ethics as well as ensure solid relatedness to contemporary leadership issues.

Learning Objectives and Outcomes:

By the end of this course students will be able to:

1. Examine leadership competencies related to becoming a strategic leader
2. Evaluate transitional strategies and the tools to develop corporate foresight
3. Develop and execute a time management strategy
4. Evaluate a variety of duties and styles of a manager, and those of a leader.
5. Apply diverse approaches to performance measures via mentoring, advising, coaching, negotiating, and resolving conflicts

Course Schedule and Topics

This course will cover the following topics in eight learning sessions, with one Unit per week. The Final Exam will take place during Week/Unit 9 (UoPeople time).

Week 1: Unit 1 – Introduction to Leadership
Week 2: Unit 2 – Leadership and Emotional Intelligence
Week 3: Unit 3– Strategic Leadership
Week 4: Unit 4 – Leadership and Corporate Foresight
Week 5: Unit 5– Leading Diversity
Week 6: Unit 6– Decision Making and Ethics
Week 7 : Unit 7– Leading Radical Organizational Change
Week 8: Unit 8– Interpersonal Leadership
Week 9: Unit 9 – Review and Final Exam

Learning Guide

This course will cover the following topics in eight learning sessions, with one Unit per week. The Final Exam will take place during Week/Unit 9 (UoPeople time).

Unit 1: Introduction to Leadership

• Introduce yourself in the Course Forum
• Read the Learning Guide and the Reading Assignment
• Participate in the Discussion Assignment (post, comment, and rate in the Discussion Forum)
• Complete and submit the Written Assignment
• Make entries to the Learning Journal
• Take the Self-Quiz

Unit 2: Leadership and Emotional Intelligence

• Peer-assess Unit 1 Written Assignment
• Read the Learning Guide and the Reading Assignment
• Participate in the Discussion Assignment (post, comment, and rate in the Discussion Forum)
• Complete and submit the Written Assignment
• Make entries to the Learning Journal
• Take the Self-Quiz

Unit 3: Strategic Leadership

• Peer-assess Unit 2 Written Assignment
• Read the Learning Guide and the Reading Assignment
• Participate in the Discussion Assignment (post, comment, and rate in the Discussion Forum)
• Complete and submit the Written Assignment
• Make entries to the Learning Journal
• Take the Self-Quiz
• Take the Graded Quiz

Unit 4: Leadership and Corporate Foresight

• Peer-assess Unit 3 Written Assignment
• Read the Learning Guide and the Reading Assignment
• Participate in the Discussion Assignment (post, comment, and rate in the Discussion Forum)
• Complete and submit the Written Assignment
• Make entries to the Learning Journal
• Take the Self-Quiz

Unit 5: Leading Diversity

• Peer-assess Unit 4 Written Assignment
• Read the Learning Guide and the Reading Assignment
• Participate in the Discussion Assignment (post, comment, and rate in the Discussion Forum)
• Complete and submit the Written Assignment
• Make entries to the Learning Journal
• Take the Self-Quiz

Unit 6: Decision Making and Ethics

• Peer-assess Unit 5 Written Assignment
• Read the Learning Guide and the Reading Assignment
• Participate in the Discussion Assignment (post, comment, and rate in the Discussion Forum)
• Complete and submit the Written Assignment
• Make entries to the Learning Journal
• Take the Self-Quiz
• Take the Graded Quiz

Unit 7: Leading Radical Organizational Change

• Peer-assess Unit 6 Written Assignment
• Read the Learning Guide and the Reading Assignment
• Participate in the Discussion Assignment (post, comment, and rate in the Discussion Forum)
• Complete and submit the Written Assignment
• Make entries to the Learning Journal
• Take the Self-Quiz

Unit 8: Interpersonal Leadership

• Peer-assess Unit 7 Written Assignment
• Read the Learning Guide and the Reading Assignment
• Participate in the Discussion Assignment (post, comment, and rate in the Discussion Forum)
• Complete and submit the Written Assignment
• Make entries to the Learning Journal
• Take the Self-Quiz
• Read the Unit 9 Learning Guide carefully for instructions on the Final Exam
• Take the Review Quiz
• Submit the Course Evaluation

Unit 9: Course Review and Final Exam

• Read the Learning Guide and take the Review Quiz, if you haven’t already done so
• Prepare for, take, and submit the Final Exam

The Final Exam will take place during the Thursday and Sunday of Week/Unit 9 (UoPeople time); exact dates, times, and other details will be provided accordingly by your instructor