3 credits
Spring 2025 Lecture Upper DivisionJEDIThis course serves as an option course for the Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. It provides a social and historical perspective of gender and diversity in leadership and entrepreneurship, as well as practical skills students can use to develop their own leadership abilities. This highly interactive course provides the opportunity for students to meet with diverse leaders from a variety of organizations. Topics of social, political, and economic interest are covered, as are discussions of current issues and research relevant to leadership success.
Learning Outcomes1Define the social, cultural, organizational, and historical dimensions of gender and leadership.
2Identify contemporary gender and leadership issues.
3Practice communication, negotiation, and other skills relevant to leadership success.