Class Schedule

Fall 2009

LEAD 101 LEADERSHIP: THEORY & PRACTICE 
(TR: 10:50-12:05)
In LEAD 101, students explore and assess various leadership theories and approaches. The class addresses the nature of leadership in different contexts - by degree of authority, by group type, size and purpose, and by profession. Armed with a theoretical framework, students are given opportunities to address current ethical, democratic, and international challenges of leadership. Assignments helps students formulate a general theory of leadership and identify how and where they fit in that framework. Students learn to match leadership approaches to contexts and also gain clarity about the types of leadership they are best suited to practice.

LEAD 313: ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERSHIP
(M: 3:30-5:30)
Entrepreneurial Leadership provides students with a survey of leadership issues and practices in an entrepreneurial business context, along with an understanding of fundamental business elements and economic concepts of importance to entrepreneurs and their organizations. Through discussions with established entrepreneurial leaders in the Houston community, ongoing readings, group discussions, and special presentations, students experience the challenging interplay between business demands and effective leadership. Assignments include a group project consisting of on-site meetings with a local entrepreneur and a thorough review of the business's structure and operations, with findings and conclusions presented to the class and the sponsoring entrepreneur.

LEAD 320/HUMA 311: RHETORIC OF LEADERSHIP  
(TR 10:50-12:05)
This course explores the ethical implications of leadership and includes a presentation of main approaches to ethics; class discussion of the ethical dimensions of the concept "leader"; and a series of case studies.

LEAD 321/COMM 321: Leadership Communication
(MW: 11:00-12:30; MW 01:30-3:00)
Leadership Communication provides an introduction to leadership communication with an emphasis on the core communication capabilities needed to be an effective leader. The course will provide instruction and practice in written and spoken individual and team communication and allow students the opportunity to develop the important interpersonal skills they need to communicate in diverse professional contexts and across different cultures.