HRE 2723 INTRODUCTION TO LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
FALL 2015

COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is designed as an introductory leadership development course. It provides an introduction to leadership and leadership development with an emphasis on expanding student understanding of personal traits, values, characteristics, and developmental tasks as a foundation for developing leadership skills and competencies. PRIMARY INSTRUCTOR
Charles Beard
Instructor
School of Human Resource Education and Workforce Development
Louisiana State University
Office: 287 Coates Hall
Office hours: By Appointment e-mail: hre2723@lsu.edu
In addition, I will have a staff of teaching assistants who will be actively involved in the course and with whom you will also interact frequently. They will be announced soon.
COURSE GOALS
This course is applicable in any discipline. The goal is 1) to enable students to gain an introductory understanding of leadership and leadership development and 2) gain a personal understanding of their leadership strengths and how to develop themselves as leaders.
GENERAL COURSE OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
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Describe the dynamic nature of leadership.
Describe foundational leadership concepts.
Describe foundational characteristics of effective leadership.
Describe the development and current status of his/her current view of effective leadership.
Describe personal traits, values, and characteristics that relate to the phenomenon of leadership.
Describe personal traits, values, and characteristics or other factors that need to be developed in order to become a more effective leader.
7. Learn how to learn from feedback.
8. Learn how to plan for personal leadership development.

PREREQUISITES
None

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WEB-BASED COURSE INFORMATION
This course will be entirely web-based.