Welcome - Management Skills Development COMM 3309   Management Skills Development
CREDIT HOURS: 3
This course will expose students to key knowledge, behaviors, skills, competencies, and attitudes considered critical to leadership and managerial success. This course is designed with an emphasis skill development and the application of effective management practices. Key topic areas include: understanding personal self-awareness/self-management, communications, interpersonal negotiations, team skills, managing innovation and change, conflict management, coaching, and leadership skills, behaviors, and attitudes needed for success. Significant amounts of classroom time will be devoted to putting theory into practice by developing students’ leadership skills. In class, students will experience a combination lectures, student presentations, group work, individual work, skill development practice session, in-class discussions, and experiential exercises.
FORMAT:

• Lecture
• Seminar
• Discussion
• Experiential Learning

PREREQUISITES: COMM 2303.03 OR MGMT 2304.03; and at least third-year standing.
CROSS-LISTING: MGMT 3309.03