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EMEN 5050: Leadership
Description
Provides working engineers a background in leadership and management theory; enables students to develop practical skills in leading and managing through numerous exercises. Topics include authentic leadership, leadership styles, managing commitments, conflict resolution, change management, organizational culture and emotional intelligence. Required for all engineering management degree students. Same as EMEN 5050.
Outline
Concepts of Leadership
Human Intelligence
Organizational Culture & Leadership
Communication
The Shape of the Future
Personal Change
Organizational Change
Change Management
Conflict Resolution
Difficult Conversations
Benefits
- Understand the basic concepts, theories, and models of leadership and management.
- Develop communication and conflict resolution skills.
- Understand the dynamics of personal and organizational change.
- Understand the power of emotional intelligence and learn strategies for working with emotions.
- Develop, conduct, and analyze an action plan to increase personal leadership effectiveness and/or resolve a management problem.
- Increase self-knowledge.
Objectives
The purpose of the course is to explore the basic concepts of leadership and the essential skills required to become an effective manager.
Prerequisites
EMEN 5010 (Intro. to Engineering Management) for all engineering management degree/certificate students or instructor consent.
Education Officer (EO)
Not Required
Textbooks
All class readings are either provided electronically by the instructor or purchased through the instructor.
Hardware & Software
E-mail and Internet access required. Students must register on the web at ecollegedirect.ecollege.com for the eCollege companion to this course and take the online Myers-Briggs Type Indicator ($30 for test and booklet).
Syllabus
Sample Lectures and YouTube Vignettes
| Lecture Title | Semester | Year | Type |
| EMEN5050L01 | Fall | 2009 | Lecture |
| EMEN5050L10 | Fall | 2009 | Lecture |
| EMEN5050L02 | Spring | 2009 | Lecture |
| EMEN5050L01 | Spring | 2009 | Lecture |
| EMEN5050L01 | Fall | 2008 | Lecture |
| EMEN5050L07 | Fall | 2008 | Lecture |
Upcoming & Previous Offerings
Meeting Days Legend: Monday (M), Tuesday (T), Wednesday (W), Thursday (R), Friday (F), Saturday (S), Sunday (U)
Summer Terms: M = Maymester, A = 1st 5 weeks, B= 2nd 5 weeks, C = 8 weeks, D= 10 weeks
Refer to the Academic Calendar for specific dates.
| Semester | Term | Time | Days | Location | Instructor | Additional Instructors |
| Spring 2010 | 02:00 PM - 04:30 PM | R | ECCS 1B14 | Lawton, B | ||
| Fall 2009 | 02:00 PM - 04:30 PM | W | ECCS 1B14 | Lawton, B | ||
| Spring 2009 | 02:00 PM - 04:30 PM | R | ECCS 1B14 | Lawton, B | ||
| Fall 2008 | 08:15 AM - 10:45 AM | W | ECCS 1B14 | Lawton, B | ||
| Spring 2008 | 02:00 PM - 04:30 PM | R | ECCS 1B14 | Lawton, B |
