ALS 5100

Leadership Development for Life Scientists

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2016-2017 Catalog.

Formal training and practice of skills required for leading people in an academic or business environment. Skills include coaching, feedback, managing conflict, fostering teamwork, creating vision, and developing diversity. A significant portion is devoted to understanding one's own strengths and weaknesses and how to recognize and use strengths in others.

Permission Note Enrollment limited to: PhD students or graduate students enrolled in leadership or management programs.

Outcomes

• Understand theoretical perspectives, roles and processes of leadership.
• Identify and assess the competencies, capabilities and values required for effective leadership.
• Examine and practice leadership approaches and tools for leading groups, coaching individuals and teams, resolving conflict, and leading change.
• Analyze and critique the leadership of community groups, lab group, department, college and the university.
• Network with other students and learn about cultural differences.

When Offered Spring (ten weeks).

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