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Course Info for URST - 369 - 01, Fall 2023
Class number: 3165 Title: Leadership in the Policy Arena Department: Urban Studies
Career: Undergraduate Component: Seminar Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: No Grading Basis: Graded Units: 1.00
Enrollment limited to 5 Current enrollment: 4 Available seats: 1
Start date: Tuesday, September 5, 2023 End date: Thursday, December 21, 2023 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: R: 6:30PM-9:00PM, SH - N128 Instructor(s): Fitzpatrick, Sean
Prerequisite(s): None
Distribution Requirement: Meets Social Sciences Requirement
Course Description:
What is "Leadership?" To what extent can it be defined and practiced according to fundamental general principles? How must the application of such principles be adapted to differing institutional, organizational, and community settings, and to varying situations? Can anyone lead effectively with sufficient opportunity and, if so, to what degree must leadership be "personalized" by each individual? This course will explore leadership principles through readings from a broad spectrum of fields and historical periods and seek to identify the key lessons to be applied to leadership in the current public policy sphere. Students will engage with the course material through a series of short essays and one independent research project focused on a leadership analysis of a contemporary public institution or not-for-profit organization.
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