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MN-4006: Leadership and Management/Ethics

Description: 4005: Examines leadership skills, strategies, and contexts as interpreted through the lenses of the leader, the follower, and the situation. Contrasts the roles of leader and manager within diverse constructs. Focuses on building and sustaining high-performance teams through transformational, charismatic and servant leadership. Challenges students to develop individual leadership skill development programs. Introduces general ethical theories and moral reasoning skills in the context of ethical decision making case studies, dark side trait analysis, and associated mitigation strategies. 4006: Explores philosophical schools of ethical thought in the context of targeted/representative case studies, both historical and contemporary in nature. Applies theoretical approaches to moral reasoning specifically as they pertain to ethical dilemmas within the rubrics of distributive justice and just war theory. Analyzes moral obligations as entailed by a voluntary oath of service. Examines strategies for mentorship, behavior reinforcement, and disciplinary options to optimize organizational success. Pre: Sophomore Standing.

Pathways: 3 Reasoning in Social Sciences, 10 Ethical Reasoning, 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 43

Average GPA: 3.76 (A)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 61.20%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

Thomas G Rubenstein200992.3%7.3%0.0%0.4%0.0%0.0%3.9113
Staff Forney201186.6%13.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.864
Nancy A Bradley202370.8%28.2%1.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.668
Staff Antcliff2024100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.002
Richard J Fraenkel201265.4%34.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.662
Tabitha L James201673.4%25.4%1.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.656
Patricia J Fisher201965.3%34.1%0.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.626
Chris D Saufley201381.6%15.5%3.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.702

Grade Distribution Over Time