LEAD 1010: Leadership Theory, Practice, and Purpose

Course in Leadership and Communication
LEAD 1010: Leadership Theory, Practice, and Purpose
Course Description:

This intensive introductory course explores competing concepts and theories of leadership through lectures, readings, class discussion, and reflective writing assignments. Each week features a foundational element of leadership, from problem-solving to self-assessment to crisis communications. Through biographical analysis of effective public leaders, students learn to identify and develop their own distinctive leadership skills and strengths. By the end of the course, each student establishes the groundwork for a five-year leadership and communication career plan that may be further developed through additional certificate courses.

You have the option to enroll in this course without committing to the entire Certificate in Leadership and Communication, enjoying the flexibility and expertise offered by Penn LPS Online to suit your schedule and interests. LEAD 1010 is a prerequisite for all other LEAD courses.

Course Credits:
1 course unit (c.u.)*
Term Format:
Accelerated 8-Week Term
2024 Term Offered:
Fall 2: Oct 23 - Dec 18, 2024
2025 Term Offered:
Spring 1: Jan 15 – Mar 12, 2025
Spring 2: Mar 17 – May 09, 2025
Synchronous Session:
No weekly synchronous session required

*Academic credit is defined by the University of Pennsylvania as a course unit (c.u.). A course unit (c.u.) is a general measure of academic work over a period of time, typically a term (semester or summer). A c.u. (or a fraction of a c.u.) represents different types of academic work across different types of academic programs and is the basic unit of progress toward a degree. One c.u. is usually converted to a four-semester-hour course.

Instructor

  • Faculty Director for Curricular Programs, Partnership for Innovation, Cross-Sector Collaboration, Leadership, and Organization
  • Professor of Practice in Public Leadership and Administration, School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pennsylvania

Dr. Rebecca Padot is the Professor of Practice in Public Leadership and Administration and Faculty Director for Curriculum Programs of Partnership for Innovation, Cross-Sector Collaboration, Leadership, and Organization (PICCLO). She received all three of her Ivy League graduate degrees from the University of Pennsylvania (PhD in political science, MGA/MPA at the Fels Institute of Government and an MA in political science) and has held the titles of Bradley Fellow, Earhart Fellow, Fox Distinguished Graduate Fellow, Mumford Fellow, and PRRUCS Fellow. Prior to joining the PICCLO faculty leadership team... Read more

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