10 courses with the subject LD, 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.
LD 200Introduction to Critical Thinking3
This course is designed to provide a framework for gathering and evaluating the challenges leaders face globally. The need for distinguishing between fact and fiction; sound principles and external biases while developing solid strategies for addressing local, national, and global issues has never been greater. Students will be challenged to assess their basis for analyzing information that comes to them and understand the biases of various sources of information in their analysis. They will develop an organized, systematic approach for critically filtering the bombardment of data coming to them as they lead their respective organizations.
Although the Bible is not specifically intended to be a leadership training manual, embedded on almost every page of the text are significant leadership concepts and examples. The focus of this course is to expose and examine many of these important principles. The intention of the course is for us to not only gain intellectual understanding but also enable application of these ideas in current personal development and future leadership opportunities.
This course explores the foundations of a Biblical worldview to help the student understand critical thinking or discernment about other’s motives, as well as our own, and to apply sound principles of biblical financial management. The bible has much to say about our attitude toward money and wealth management that will help believers navigate through difficult times, understand true contentment and to be “wise as serpents and harmless as doves”. Matthew 10:16
This course utilizes a professional workshop taught by an experienced professional consultant. Additional reading, discussion, and writing helps students plan a head of time how one should act, plan and be in times of stress, change and difficulty.
This course will take an overview of human rights and religious freedom in countries throughout the world. Undergirding this study will be a biblical approach to human dignity. Trends in human rights and sustainable ways of correcting abuses, including human trafficking and religious persecution, will be examined. LD 302 Organizational Change and Conflict [Prerequisite: LD 201] A study of the leader’s role and responsibility in change and conflict of an organization, focusing on skills and insights in creating change and handling criticism as well as understanding, avoiding, and resolving conflict.
Total 62 Semester Credit Hours 62 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (BSBA) Overview: Williamson College is serious about the integration of biblical thinking with professional pursuits. The School of Business offers the B.S. in Business Administration. This degree is designed to equip students to lead for- and nonprofit organizations, for the greater good of the community and world as well as profitability. Students at WC are challenged to think biblically and analytically to develop solutions for some of the most intractable problems facing mankind in the 21 st century. An optional Nonprofit Management Track is available for students’ desiring emphasis for the nonprofit organization. Additionally, we offer an optional minor in accounting. At WC, we believe business pursuits can be a noble purpose and, when subservient to God’s sovereignty, a calling that can be fully God-honoring and useful in the encouragement and expansion of His Kingdom. Therefore, our students are challenged to think in an inter-disciplinary way; that is, to study across a spectrum of subjects including church leadership, spiritual formation, and biblical ethics. By doing so, our graduates are equipped and empowered to think globally, as well as locally, in collaborating cross-culturally to advance the mission of their organization. Leaders in globally ubiquitous corporations can bring solutions to major world problems if they will act beyond selfish ambition and consider ways to positively impact all stakeholders. Servant leadership and business success is not mutually exclusive. The servant leader, while guided by transcendent truth, enables an organization to, as Jim Collins says, have a “paradoxical mix of humility and fierce resolve.” WC stands ready to guide young, as well as older adults, in the development or reengineering of skill sets for leadership to change the world.
Wisdom Meets Passion will show you how to blend the two—equipping you to accomplish your greatest financial goals, experience the thrill of fulfilling relationships, create meaningful work, and complete your purpose and calling here on earth no matter which age group you represent. This course will be based upon the book by the same title. Dan Miller, co-author of Wisdom Meets Passion, as well as the very popular book 48 Days to the Work You Love, will be the featured professor/facilitator of this class.
Groups are the building blocks of organizations. Nearly everyone participates in both formal and informal groups at work. It is essential that managers understand groups because group processes directly affect creativity, problem solving, decision making and productivity. This course provides insight into group formation and processes, their power and influence in organizations and varying styles of leadership. 114
This is an annual conference with different speakers and topics each year. Cutting edge principles as communicated by Christian Leaders to Christians who have leadership gifts, skills, and responsibilities. The course is communicated by live satellite and includes reading books by the speakers, breakout sessions and a summary session. This course can be taken annually for up to three years and will be so noted on Student Transcripts. LD 471 Leadership: Theories & Practice (3) [Prerequisite: LD 201 Biblical Concepts of Leadership ] Case studies will be selected for in-depth study of the application of leadership concepts with reference to those concepts found in Scripture. Students will develop a written analysis of their style of leadership. Related issues are introduced through readings. LD 472 Case Studies in Nonprofit Leadership (3) [ Prerequisite: LD 201 Biblical Concepts of Leadership] Case studies will be selected for in-depth study of the application of leadership concepts with reference to those concepts found in Scripture. Students will develop a written analysis of their style of leadership. Related issues are introduced through readings.
