Leadership Course Descriptions

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LEAD 100 LEADERSHIP, INTEGRITY & CHANGE (3)
Introduces students to concepts and theories of leadership to help students develop the skills essential to becoming leaders in the workplace, the community and society.

LEAD 101 UNDERSTANDING CONSUMERS (3)
Consumer diversity, consumer needs, and how consumer wants are shaped. Questions of social responsibilities will be explored.

FASH 110 SEEING & BEING IN A VISUAL WORLD (3)
Focuses on how people see, process and respond to visual information embedded in the world, from immediate personal environments to the larger places in which we live . Creative problem solving and innovation are highlighted. top

LEAD 201 INTRODUCTION TO CONSUMER POLICY (3)
Explores general models of how consumer policies come into being and examines how the relationships between consumers, government and business impact the formulation of these consumers.

LEAD 205 LEADERSHIP IN CONSUMER VOICE AND CUSTOMER SERVICE (3)
Explores how consumers can use voice to obtain more satisfactory service and how organizations can encourage and use consumer voice for mutual benefit.

LEAD 209 PRESENTATION STRATEGIES (3)
Methods for delivering leadership messages and for developing strategic presentations, with an emphasis on purpose, vision, audience and formats. top

LEAD 304 LEADERSHIP, POWER & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (3)
Examines power as a set of internal and external resources that leaders can use to promote social responsibility to and by consumers. Prereq: LEAD 100

LEAD 311 TOPICS IN CONSUMER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (3)
Topics relating to the development of human and economic resources and productive capacity to meet consumer needs over the life span. Topics will vary.

LEAD 340 CONSUMER AFFAIRS INTERNSHIP (3-6)
An off campus supervised and coordinated field study in selected agencies and organizations. RESTRICTIONS: May be repeated once for credit. Requires permission of instructor. top

LEAD 341 DECISION-MAKING AND LEADERSHIP (3)
Explores basic decision making theories and models. Examines decision-making as an integral part of leadership in addressing consumer issues. Prereq: LEAD 100

LEAD 342 CONSUMER LAWS AND REGULATIONS (3)
In-depth examination of consumer legislation and regulation policies at the federal and state level. Major pieces of consumer legislation and the regulatory agencies responsible for implementing and enforcing these policies are examined. Prereq: LEAD 201

LEAD 401 TOPICS IN CONSUMER POLICY (3)
Topics examine the effects of consumer-oriented policies upon consumer well-being. Topics will vary. Prereq: LEAD 201 top

LEAD 404 LEADERSHIP IN ORGANIZATIONS (3)
Understanding the process of change and positively affecting change in organizations through the exercise of leadership knowledge. PREREQ: LEAD 100

LEAD 411 TOPICS IN LEADERSHIP DYNAMICS (3)
Topics relating to aspects of leadership. Themes in leadership dynamics will be explored. PREREQ: LEAD 100

LEAD 490 SENIOR CAPSTONE (3)
Students will integrate, synthesize and reflect on the importance of personal ethical conduct and social responsibility as both a producer and consumer of products and services. RESTRICTIONS: Senior LEAD majors only. top

Last updated: July 28, 2005

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