Students will be provided the opportunity to develop and expand their skills of speaking, listening, decision-making, conflict resolution, interviewing and evaluating. This course is designed to provide the student with current issues and special topics related to the nature and task of leadership thinking. Subjects include the African-American male and female leader, diversity, global leadership, servant leadership, and leadership in a multicultural society. Students are required to research and role-play. The course examines leadership as a dynamic process, the leader as an agent of change, and the concept of service and servant leadership.
Leadership is explored in the context of moral, ethical and social responsibilities.
The values that leaders hold and share in their communities are reflected in their actions, decisions, visions, and practices. Leadership and Service supports and reinforces the recognition and emphasis by Claflin University that service to the community, to society, and to humanity represents a vital component of leadership development. Students are required to examine community models, review the literature, identify and participate in a service project, and demonstrate their learning experience. This course examines the description and analysis of decision-making theories, models, and techniques. Students apply concepts to formulate and solve unstructured leadership problems.