Leadership Training and Development

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Course
BUSN 4460
Discontinued
No
Course code
BUSN 4460
Descriptive
Leadership Training and Development
Department
Business
Faculty
Commerce & Business Administration
Credits
3.00
Start date
End term
202220
PLAR
Yes
Semester length
15 Weeks
Max class size
30
Contact hours

Lecture: 1 hour/week

Seminar: 3 hours/week

Method(s) of instruction
Lecture
Seminar
Learning activities

This course is a fourth year seminar class with a high degree of preparation required by both students and instructor.  Student presentations and interactive discussions will form an integral part of the learning experience. Methods of instruction can include roundtable discussions, trainings, peer feedback, lectures and other seminar formats.

Course description
This seminar based course will provide students with an introduction to the theory and practice of leadership through an examination of noteworthy theories and approaches of leadership, including but not limited to the relationship and roles of leaders and followers, the responsibilities of leaders and followers, and the consequences of ineffective or bad leadership. One of the major tasks of the course will be to develop the students' abilities to train others in leadership skills and/or behaviours so that the students may use their training skills in real-life organizations.
Course content

The course lectures and activities will focus on the benefits, drawbacks, and implications of practice for the following:

  1. History and origins of leadership theory;
  2. Trait and behavioural theories of leadership;
  3. Contingency theories;
  4. Transactional and transformational leadership theories;
  5. Cultural, anthropological, military and political leadership;
  6. Modern leadership theories (e.g., charismatic, democratic, adaptive, authentic and team leadership theories); and
  7. Leadership theory and practice in the 21st century (e.g., ethical Leadership, practicing leadership in a multicultural society, gender and leadership, etc.).

In addition to the above, students develop a comprehensive understanding of how to train others in one or more of the aforementioned areas.

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this course, the successful student will be able to:

  1. Identify and evaluate the noteworthy theories of leadership.
  2. Distinguish the roles and functions of leaders and followers.
  3. Analyze ethicality of leadership theories approaches and/or practices.
  4. Critique leadership theories, approaches and/or practices in order to formulate suggestions for leadership practice(s).
  5. Differentiate and appraise, on a personal level, the practical skills that effective leadership requires.
  6. Design a professional development training for leadership practice(s) and/or behaviour(s) that are relevant in the current workforce, including the utilization of effective feedback techniques.
  7. Formulate effective feedback and feedback mechanism(s) to enhance peers' and/or trainees' performance.
Means of assessment

Evaluation will be carried out in accordance with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy.

Professional Development Training(s)  20-30%
Research Paper        15-25%
Performance Evaluations  15-25%
Project(s) and/or Assignment(s)  15-25%
Capstone Project  15-25%
Participation  0-10%
  100%

 

Notes:  

1. At least 50% of the total coursework must be individual work.
2. To pass the course, students must achieve a cumulative grade of 50% in all non-group assessments as well as 50% overall in the course. In other words, students must have achieved at least 50% on their cumulative individual assessments in order to be eligible to earn marks from group work.
3. Instructors are required to meet the Douglas College Review Ethics Board guidelines related to student research outside the College by requiring students and (as needed) research participants to sign the appropriate Commerce and Business Administration Faculty Education Committee approved Informed Consent Form.
4. Students may conduct research as part of their coursework in this class. Instructors for the course are responsible for ensuring that student research projects comply with College policies on ethical conduct for research involving humans, which can require obtaining Informed Consent from participants and getting the approval of the Douglas College Research Ethics Board prior to conducting the research.

Textbook materials

Textbooks and Materials to be Purchased by Students, one or more of the following:

  1. Leadership: Enhancing the lessons of experience. (latest edition), R.L. Hughes, R.C. Ginnett, & C.J. Curphy. (McGraw Hill).
  2. Practicing Leadership: Principles and Applications (latest edition), Arthur Shriberg, David Shriberg, & Carol Lloyd. (John Wiley & Sons).
  3. Leadership: Theory, Application, Skill Development. (latest edition), Robert Lussier, Christopher Achua. (Thomson).
  4. A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book About Studying Leadership. (latest edition), Brad Jackson & Ken Parry. (Sage)
  5. Theory and Practice of Leadership. (latest edition), Roger Gill. (Sage).
  6. Leadership: Theory and Practice (latest edition), Peter G. Northouse (Sage). 

Or such textbook as approved by the Business Department.

Prerequisites

1) A minimum of 60 credits and

2) A minimum of a C+ in ENGL 1130 or an English, Communications or Creative Writing course that transfers (as English credit) to one of the B.C. research universities (SFU, UBC, UBC-O, UVic or UNBC)

OR

Currently active in the PBD Health Information Management

Equivalencies

Courses listed here are equivalent to this course and cannot be taken for further credit:

  • No equivalency courses