Course Description & Learning Objectives

The primary objective of the “Leading Transformational Change” course is to provide a blend of the theoretical knowledge and practical skills necessary to improve each participant’s leadership abilities. This four-week online course represents 12.5 hours of effort for each participant. The course is organized into six one-hour segments totaling six hours of instruction over three weeks. An assessment given at the end of each week to test the participant’s understanding of the materials presented is expected to take approximately .5 hours to complete. In the fourth week, and at the conclusion of the presentations, there will a 1.5 hour review session and a final assessment. Each segment is designed using PowerPoint slides accompanied by audio lectures and other Web-based instructional materials and exercises.

Each segment is closely tied to the academic literature in the areas of leadership, organizations, leadership in organizations, strategic leadership, and ethics. Participants may, at any time, complete self-directed research and reading in these topics, in addition to the lectures, as a way to enhance the learning experience.

The instructor encourages participants to assemble in informal virtual teams to share the application of the course materials to current issues and challenges in their workplaces and to submit questions to the instructor using the Web-based message board for this class. The instructor will provide responses to questions in a timely and comprehensive manner.

Course Assessments

This course has a “pass/fail” format.

In order to determine if the participant has sufficient command of the materials and has met the learning objectives, assessments will be given at the completion of each week’s online class (e.g., lectures, slides, and other materials). In the event the participant does not pass any of the weekly assessments, he or she will have an opportunity to review the material and retake the assessment until a passing grade is achieved.

Week 4 is designed to provide a review of all the materials from the previous three weeks. The audio-video review presentation will connect the theory, instruction, and the learning objectives to the questions posed by participants. After the review session, participants will complete a final assessment.

Course Schedule

Week #	Session	Time (hrs)	Topic
Week 1	1	1.0	Components of Transformational Leadership, the Power of Intentionality
	2	1.0	The Anatomy of a Team, Creating and Nurturing Effective Teams
	3	1.0	The “Inner Game” of Transformational Leadership
	4	0.5	Assessment
Week 2	5	1.0	Identifying and Committing to Transformational Behaviors
	6	1.0	Understanding Leadership Behavioral Styles
	7	1.0	Accountability, the Ownership Principle
	8	0.5	Assessment
Week 3	9	1.0	Stakeholder Management
	10	1.0	Critical Conversations, Giving Feedback to Direct Reports, Peers and Stakeholders
	11	1.0	Creating and Nurturing Lasting Change
	12	0.5	Assessment
Week 4	13	1.0	Course Review: Audiovisual review session
	14	1.0	Final Assessment
Total:		12.5