Course Overview

1. BUS 119
Course
Overview

2. BUS 119 – Principles of
Personal &
Organizational
Leadership
Overview

3. COURSE DESCRIPTION
This is a leadership skills development course. This course provides an
overview and introduction to leadership principles and leadership
applications in various organizational settings. It examines the concept
of leadership, leadership styles, traits, and types, and the evolution of
leadership behaviors observed during recent generations.

4. COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be
able to:
1. Define the characteristics of leadership.
2. Evaluate one’s own leadership style.
3. Examine the role of leadership in organizations.
4. Identify behavioral tendencies in others and match
appropriate roles and responsibilities to group needs.

5. BUS 119 TEXTBOOK
Northouse, P. G. (2012). Introduction to leadership:
Concepts and practice. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage
Publications, Inc.
This textbook
is a VitalSource
textbook

6. IMPORTANT ITEMS
Item Due
Introductory Post Day 1
Original Post to Discussion Question 1 Weekly by day 3
Original Post to Discussion Question 2 Weekly by day 3
Quiz Weekly by day 6
Respond to at least 2 classmates’
postings on 1st discussion question
Weekly by day 7
Respond to at least 2 classmates’
postings on 2st discussion question
Weekly by day 7
1st Writing assignment Due by Week 2 - day 7
2nd Writing assignment Due by Week 5 – day 7
End of Course Survey Due by Week 5 – day 7

7. REFERENCE
Northouse, P. G. (2012). Introduction to leadership: Concepts and practice.
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.

8. FSB APA GUIDANCE
Please use the FSB APA Guidance located in your classroom.

9. STILL HAVE QUESTIONS
ON ACADEMIC WRITING
OR APA FORMATTING?
https://awc.ashford.edu/Index.html

10. ANY
QUESTIONS?
Please
post your
questions
in the Ask
the
Instructor
thread.