Huulabaloo

MSCI 750 Leadership and Influence

Spring 2013

Time: Tuesdays 12-2:50pm

Location: CPH 4333

Professor Vanessa Bohns

Office: CPH 4342 (office hours by appointment)

E-mail: vbohns@uwaterloo.ca

TA: William (Will) Durocher

E-mail: william.durocher@gmail.com

Course Overview

This course will provide students with an overview of how management, psychology, marketing, and related fields have approached the topics of leadership, influence, and power. This course will address the antecedents of leadership (e.g., How do specific leaders emerge? What are the qualities of good leaders?), and the act of leadership (e.g., How do leaders influence their followers? What limitations are inherent to leadership positions?). Specific topics covered include leadership styles, persuasion, social influence, evolutionary perspectives, motivating others, and mediating conflict. This will be a discussion-heavy and reading-intensive course; all students will be responsible for leading one discussion over the course of the term.

Readings

All readings are required, and all files are accessible via web searches or PsychInfo on the UW library electronic resources website. For your convenience, I have also uploaded all of the additional readings to Waterloo LEARN.

Grading

Attendance, Preparation, Participation, & Discussion Leading 33%

Discussion Papers (10 in total) 33%

Final Exam 33%

Attendance, Preparation, Participation, & Discussion Leading – 33%

You are expected to attend all sections. Unless you arrive on time and prepared, you harm the learning experience of your classmates. If you foresee missing a session (for excused or unexcused reasons), you must e-mail me in advance of class. You must arrive to class with readings completed for the session. Inadequate preparation and missed classes will cost you attendance and participation points.

Beginning Class 4, a group of 4-5 students will be assigned to lead each class. Each...