PADM 5118 - Diversity in Leadership: Experience, Perspective and Relatability in Public Affairs

(D-HE, HA-HE, SBA-HE)

Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

P. Younger.

This course addresses the role of leaders and leadership in public and non-profit institutions’ organizational change. A focus of the course is on how leaders can facilitate diversity, equity, and inclusion in their organizations, how they can leverage diversity for performance improvement, and how they can negotiate identity-based conflict among staff.

Outcome 1: Students will describe what leadership means and consider specific leadership approaches in the context of public affairs practice.

Outcome 2: Students will examine theories of leadership in the context of public organizations in order to understand the relevance of these theories to institutions and how leaders adapt to their roles in organizations.

Outcome 3: Students will draft three substantial deliverables on leadership–a leadership case study, an organizational case study analysis, and a leadership and problem solving paper.