11 courses with the subject LEAD, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
LEAD 579PT• Portfolio in Leadership Foundations0.5-6
Preselected topics within an existing course in the field of Leadership Foundations. Special Notes: Portfolio courses are created upon request with permission by an overseeing Program Director.
Orientation to Bethel University Graduate School, the M.B.A. and M.A. Strategic Leadership programs, and the career coaching process. Peregrine Assessment Fee: $49 per course, or MBA students may choose to pay all Peregrine Assessment fees up front at a cost of $375.
Analysis of leadership theory and research as it applies to individuals and organizations. Evaluation of personal leadership capacities and identification of specific areas of growth in capacity and resilience. Analysis of the relationship between personal faith and leadership service.
Examination of organizational health and the key systems necessary to build and sustain it. Assessment of one’s leadership characteristics and personal approach to organizational health and change. Use of research, theory, and faith and their roles in organizational effectiveness. Prerequisites: LEAD 607 or LEAD 611.
LEAD 651• Leadership Formation and Strategic Talent Management3
Develops a personal leadership philosophy emphasizing the importance of developing others. Reflects on abilities to coach and be coached. Applies foundational leadership processes, practices, and strategies in talent management. Demonstrates inclusive culture, nondiscriminatory practices, and integrates personal faith while providing recommendations to enhance organizational effectiveness. Prerequisites: LEAD 607 or LEAD 611.
LEAD 661• Data Analytics for Leaders: Making Ethical Decisions3
Exploration of data analytics relevant to the business setting. Analysis of methods to visualize and explain quantitative data. Synthesis of appropriate strategies to make ethical and effective data driven managerial decisions. Prerequisites: LEAD 607 and one of the following: LEAD 611, LEAD 641, or LEAD 651.
Application of the theories of persuasion in communication contexts including public speaking, business writing, and interpersonal responses. Analysis of both ethical and persuasive communication skills during interpersonal interactions. Evaluation of the interactions between technology and communication. Demonstration of public speaking with the use of professional presentation software. Prerequisites: LEAD 607 or LEAD 611.
Extension course for continued enrollment following the term in which LEAD 795 was taken, required when the thesis course is incomplete. Prerequisites: LEAD 795. $375
LEAD 789• MBA/MASL Dual-degree Portfolio Addendum0
Synthesis of key learnings from the two master’s degree programs after having completed LEAD 795 for the first master’s degree. Prerequisites: LEAD 611, LEAD 641, LEAD 651, LEAD 671. Special Notes: Graded on an S/U basis.
Culmination of leadership courses as students continue in graduate work. Foundation for a collaborative project that synthesizes scholarship and practice around the development of a real-life business/leadership project. Exploration of interconnections within business and connections with other aspects of life. Prerequisites: LEAD 611, LEAD 641, LEAD 651, LEAD 661. Special Notes: Graded on an S/U basis.