Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: APPLIED LEADERSHIP: POWER, INFLUENCE, AND PERSUASION

Department: Ctr Communication Excellence

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Applied Leadership is a leadership skills development course focused on practical applications in negotiation, organizational communication, and consulting. The course explores power, influence, and persuasion in organizational contexts and allows students to practice advanced leadership skills, such as conflict management, change management, and negotiation, with an emphasis on persuading and motivating others. Course work assumes competence in fundamental communication skills, such as are developed in LEAD 321 - Leadership Communication, BUSI 296 - Business Communication, or one of the HUMA or other COMM courses focused on writing and speaking. Cross-list: LEAD 325.