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Profiles in Leadership (BU302 (UG21))

Term: Fall 2021 (UNDG)

Faculty

LInda S. Ball
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Office Hours

  • Monday:  9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
  • Tuesday: 10:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
  • Wednesday: 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
  • Thursday:  10:30 a.m. - 2:00 pm.
  • Note:  Other Hours By Appointment

Schedule

Tue-Thu, 7:45 AM - 9:00 AM (8/23/2021 - 12/16/2021) Location: MAIN (Social Science Bldg 16 - Classroom)

Description

This course is designed for students in any major who have completed the prerequisites. It will focus on ten key leadership characteristics including: Charisma, Communications, ethics and values, leadership development, leadership failure, leadership styles, Leadership traits, power and authority, strategy, and vision. This course will involve students examining leadership behaviors asa represented through classic and modern literature and some films, in developing conclusions about effective and ineffective leadership behavior, and in self assessment of their individual leadership profile. This course will require a comprehensive research paper examing strengths and weakenesses of a significant historical leader. Prerequisites: BU202 and Junior standing.