Course Description
This course will focus on the role of leadership in healthcare administration. (3 credits)
Prerequisites
- ENG 101: English Composition 1
- ENG 102: English Composition 2
Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:
- Analyze core concepts to better understand the elusiveness of leadership
- Compare and contrast what constitutes leadership effectiveness or success and the factors that account for it
- Review and analyze the leading theories on leadership.
- Evaluate several distinctive aspects of leadership in health services organizations.
- Discuss and evaluate what constitutes an integrative model of leadership
General Education Outcomes (GEOs)
Please check the applicable GEOs for this course, if any, by outcomes at GEO Category Search, or by subject area at GEO Discipline Search.
Course Activities and Grading
Assignments | Weight |
Discussions (Weeks 1-7) | 40% |
Research Paper (Week 7) | 30% |
Research Paper Discussion (Week 8) | 10% |
Final Exam (Week 8) | 20% |
Total | 100% |
Required Textbooks
Available through Charter Oak State College's online bookstore
- Atchison, Tom (2003). Followership: Practical Guide to Aligning Leaders and Followers. Health Administration Press. ISBN: 1567932169
- Dye, Carson F.(2017). Leadership in Healthcare: Essential Values and Skills (3rd Edition). Health Administration Press. ISBN: 9781567938463
- Gardner, John W.(1990). On Leadership, Free Press. ISBN: 0029113121
Course Schedule
Week | SLOs | Readings and Exercises | Assignments |
1 | 1, 3 | Topic: Leadership and Governance
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2 | 1, 2, 4 | Topic: Leadership Success
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3 | 2 | Topic: Leadership Performance
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4 | 1, 4 | Topic: Caring and Caring About Caring
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5 | 2, 4 | Topic: Ethics and Change
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6 | 1, 2 | Topic: Building Team Responsiveness
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7 | 2, 5 | Topic: Leaders Share Overall Responsibility
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8 | 1,2,3,4,5 |
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Final Exam |
COSC Accessibility Statement
Charter Oak State College encourages students with disabilities, including non-visible disabilities such as chronic diseases, learning disabilities, head injury, attention deficit/hyperactive disorder, or psychiatric disabilities, to discuss appropriate accommodations with the Office of Accessibility Services at OAS@charteroak.edu.
COSC Policies, Course Policies, Academic Support Services and Resources
Students are responsible for knowing all Charter Oak State College (COSC) institutional policies, course-specific policies, procedures, and available academic support services and resources. Please see COSC Policies for COSC institutional policies, and see also specific policies related to this course. See COSC Resources for information regarding available academic support services and resources.