PAL-102M: Exercising Leadership: A Cross-Cultural & International Perspective

Semester: Spr Mod4

Credit: 1.0

Faculty: Dean Williams

Schedule

Day Time Location
First Day 1/28
Meet Day M/W 4:10 PM - 7:00 PM RG-20
Review

Description

This course examines the exercise of leadership, with or without authority, in ones own culture, across cultural boundaries and in international settings.  The premise of the course is that each culture (and sub-culture) has its own distinct set of values, traditions, myths, habits, and priorities.  These factors produce a context that shapes and constrains the role of authority, a communitys approach to public problem solving, and the orchestration of "adaptive work."  The course will present (1) a diagnostic framework to identify what’s deficient in the culture as it pertains to addressing the threats and opportunities that globalization in particular generates, and (2) a model of leadership and intervention to mobilize people and groups to face the reality of their condition, solve problems, and make changes needed to progress. The course draws on historical and current events, and the personal experiences of students, to examine the demands of leadership.

Please note this course will remain 1.0 credit, but will be taught intensively in Module Period 3. (While there are no prerequisites, students are encouraged to have taken PAL-101 or PAL-164).