BUS 472 - CUE: Leadership

Course unit(s): 1
Prerequisite(s): BUS 236 Management . Students who have taken BUS 365, 366 Leadership may NOT take this course.
In this CUE course students learn to lead organizations and understand the issues that arise as leaders do their work. The learning is both integrative and applied as we explore theory, build leadership skills and put knowledge into practice. Students read the views of scholars and the business community, discussing real-world problems and how leaders are stepping up to the challenge. They read case studies, take diagnostic instruments and apply knowledge in class simulations and exercises. Students choose and execute a leadership project, take on the challenge of mentoring a younger student, co-lead a class session with the Professor and work on their own personal leadership development. The class takes on the character of a “community of practice” as students apply lessons from the course to addressing the urgent issues they face in offering leadership in the various roles they are engaged with. We also look ahead to work after College and the leadership concerns that students will face in early career and beyond. We integrate learning from the other courses in the major including: management, marketing, organizational behavior, arts administration, small business management, business ethics. We also incorporate knowledge and make connections to other general education courses including: sociology, anthropology, psychology, philosophy and communications. Students are expected to be active in this learning process, which requires a willingness to participate in class discussion and be introspective and open-minded.