SCHOOL OF INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES COURSE DESCRIPTIONS LDR 2100 Foundations of Leadership 3 Credits Leadership is a combination of human behavior, business skills, social functions, and group interaction. This course provides the necessary tools, concepts, and skills that are important to the role of leadership development. The student learns based on both a theoretical foundation, as well as, from learning exercises, which help personalize the subject matter. The focus of this initial course is for the student to start developing their full potential as a leader, plus, become the type of leader others will admire and want to emulate. LDR 2125 Leadership Communication 3 Credits The ability to communicate effectively is probably the single most important trait a leader, supervisor, or manager can possess. This course is organized around the characteristics and concepts for developing the communication capabilities needed to be a transformational leader. The student investigates the core communication capabilities in strategy, speaking, media, and writing skills. Plus, the student learns how to communicate effectively with diverse audiences, understand cultural differences, conduct productive meetings, manage global teams, create and communicate visions, lead change initiatives, and foster external relationships. LDR 2150 Leadership Theory and Practice 3 Credits Prerequisite: LDR 2100 This course is organized around the characteristics and concepts governing leadership theories and practices. Leadership is a process. This process is a dynamic interaction that engages leaders, followers, and situations. The interactive nature of these three domains have become increasingly important in recent years and can help the student to better understand the changing nature of leader-follower relationships and the increasingly greater complexity of situations leaders and followers face. The student will focus on how good leadership makes a difference, plus, how it can be enhanced through the greater awareness of how these factors influence the leadership process. LDR 2460 Project Fundamentals and Leadership 3 Credits Prerequisite: LDR 2100 Projects touch our lives every day from personal and home activities, our jobs, to community functions and involvement. This course focuses on the two basic areas of project management. First, the student is introduced to the fundamentals and principles of a project. This includes topics such as project initiation, planning, development, monitoring, controlling, and closure. Second, the student explores the various teamwork, group dynamics, and leadership skills required to manage a project. This involves understanding team and group behavior, leadership skills, human relations, and being able to work with people. LDR 2480 Leadership Group Dynamics 3 Credits Prerequisite: LDR 2100 This course explores the group dynamics of good leadership. It requires the effective leader to be cognizant of how their group interacts and functions both individually and collectively. A good leader recognizes that many team problems are not the results of individual faults, but instead, unfilled necessary functions within their team framework. Being able to
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