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Developing Your Leadership Capability
LDR 3300 / 3 q.h.
June 25 - July 21
Boston (Hybrid) MW 5:45 PM-8:45 PM
Providing the foundation for the master's degree program, this course starts with the premise that everyone is capable of leadership. It establishes this premise by exposing course participants to a series of alternative perspectives of leadership, including some contemporary collaborative models. From careful consideration of these perspectives, as well as from applying them using action learning methods, participants will build a personal model of leadership that they can put to immediate use in their workplace.
Leading Teams
LDR 3310 / 3 q.h.
July 23 - August 18
Boston (Hybrid) MW 5:45 PM-8:45 PM
The team is the unit of an organization where most leaders begin to develop influence skills. A team can be defined as a group of individuals whom you directly manage or those whom you influence on a project basis. Leading teams involves managing different personalities, cultures, conflicting political agendas, and varying skill levels. Through participating in and observing team dynamics, students will determine the principles of building highly effective teams. The pragmatic approach used in this course combines learning through classic case situations with experiences in leading team-based activities.
Creating Leadership Capacity: Developing Bench Strength
LDR 3320 / 3 q.h.
June 25 - July 21
Boston (Hybrid) TuTh 5:45 PM-8:45 PM
Understanding organizational dynamics and developing leadership capacity within the organization are two critical challenges facing leaders today. In this course, participants will study the structure and dynamics of organizations, combining relevant research from the fields of organizational theory, social psychology, and management science to assist students in deepening their understanding of effecting change in organizations. With this context, the course focuses on developing leadership capacity, or bench strength, throughout an organization. Participants will diagnose their own organizations so that they can respond with the most appropriate structure and processes to create leadership capacity in their environment.
The Ethical Leader
LDR 3340 / 3 q.h.
July 23 - August 18
Boston TuTh 5:45 PM-8:45 PM
From crises within our religious institutions to corporate fraud, our news is filled with examples of an ethical void in leadership and our society today. Citizens and employees alike are demanding that our leaders go beyond mere accountability for their actions; they're demanding moral leadership in both our institutions and society overall. Using case studies ad current events, this course considers the conflicts that can arise when individual values conflict with those of the organization. The course examines actions leaders have taken and consequences faced when confronted with ethical dilemmas. From these learnings, a personal model for ethical leadership will be developed.
Sport in Society
LDR 3405 / 3 q.h.
July 9 - July 13
Boston M-F 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Examines the role sports plays in society. Emphasis is on improving society through sports by creating and developing community service, drug awareness, and violence prevention programs. Discusses sports within sociological, economic, and political backgrounds. The course also covers the topics of ethics, organizational code of conduct, and ethical behavior within competitive athletic settings.
Sports Law
LDR 3430 / 3 q.h.
July 9 - July 13
Boston M-F 1:00 PM-5:00 PM
This course addresses the legal aspects of sports, recreation, and leisure services, with a focus on tort and contractual liability. Legal concepts of negligence and principles of risk management will be covered. Legal issues related to equipment use, facility management, and accommodation for special populations will also be addressed. The course provides sports managers with the fundamental legal knowledge necessary to operate in the increasingly complex sports environment. |
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