LDR 3760 - Ethical Leadership

Credits: 4

This course explores ethical dilemmas and contemporary problems that can arise when leaders consider the ways important and proper decision-making intersects with the needs and goals of organizations, society, or the wider world. What happens when an individual’s ethics are counter to the organization’s practices or society’s values? We will conduct an historical review of various leaders’ actions and resulting consequences when confronted with an ethical dilemma. Students will use case studies, their own experiences, and current events to examine ethical tensions within the framework of both personal goals and social outcomes. Students will study popular ethical theories, strategies and solutions with refined understand of various perspectives and reasoning essential to good ethical leadership. From theory evaluation, various ethical models, as well as exercises and discussions, students will enhance their critical thinking skills as well as deepen their understanding of the perspectives of others. In addition, each student will assess their ethical framework in context to an effective leadership model.