COM3041 Spec Topics: Leadership & Facilitation

Students taking Leadership & Facilitation will explore the principles of leadership and develop interpersonal and group leadership skills to impact their lives and their communities. Students will practice applying leadership skills in various activities such as group building, community service, and in-depth case studies. Content areas include leadership vs leader, goal setting, effective communication, organization and time management skills, and different styles of leadership. Students will interview the leaders of organizations and observe the work at that institution. In addition, students will assess the leadership style of leaders of the case studies. As a culminating project, students will analyze a case-study of leadership and team-based communication and synthesize concepts from the course. Students must have completed three courses at the 2000 level, with grades of C or higher, as prerequisites for this course. Students who already have credit in COM3031 Leadership & Small Group Communication may not earn credit for this course. Credits: 3.000