Applied Leadership
Credits: 3
Course Overview:
An introduction to applied leadership in the context of organizational functions, structures, and operations. The focus of OLS 274 is to introduce the topic of applied leadership in the context of working organizations. Specifically OLS 274 serves as an introduction to organizational functions, structures, and operations. OLS 274 then takes the basic organizational knowledge learned in lecture and allows students to apply that information by analyzing actual organizations using the case study approach. In addition to introducing the basic functions, structure, and operation of organizations OLS 274 will help students consider the leadership challenges faced by organizational leaders. Additionally, OLS 274 intends to teach professional habits of mind that are critical for all organizational leaders such as a daily consumption of global business news.
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