LDS 101 - A Seminar in Leadership Development
A study to develop a basic understanding of leadership with special emphasis upon: styles and approaches toward leadership, motivational factors, communication skills, decision-making processes, characteristics of groups and group techniques, and the methodology and significance of goal-setting. 3 Credits.

LDS 102 - Leadership and Diversity
This course will examine how diversity affects groups, organizations, coalitions, and societies, and will pay particular attention to the challenges and opportunities diversity presents for leadership. The course approaches diversity in a new way, treating diversity as a feature of individuals as well as groups of individuals. 3 Credits.

Prerequisite: LDS 101

LDS 103 - Organizational Leadership
An introduction to the concepts, theories and ideas guiding leadership activities at work. This course will introduce a wide array of theories on topics relevant to understanding and controlling employee and managerial behavior, and provide insight and hands-on experience on how to use this knowledge to address leadership problems that you will face in organizations. 3 Credits.

Prerequisite/Corequisite: LDS 101 OR LDS 102

LDS 202 - Leadership and Decision Making
This course provides a foundation in organizational dynamics and decision making. It emphasizes the main theories, models and approaches related to topics such as group processes and dynamics, rational and non-rational models of problem solving; group composition, cooperation in conflict; the organizational dynamics of diversity; formal and informal models of leadership; organizational culture; and organizational learning and development. 3 Credits.

Prerequisite/Corequisite: LDS 101, LDS 102

LDS 204 - Leadership in the Local and Global Community
This course is intended to develop a greater awareness of and sensitivity to the importance of ethical components of managerial decision making. It is designed to provide students with conceptual tools and frameworks useful for analyzing business decisions, practices and policies in terms of their legal, ethical and public policy dimensions. This course will also prepare future leaders to meet their social obligations, function within organizational realities, and manage the complex interrelationships with other groups and institutions. 3 Credits.

Prerequisites: LDS 101 and LDS 102

LDS 290 - Independent Study
See the Department Chairperson. Variable Credit.