Self Awareness and the Effective Leader

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Self Awareness and the Effective Leader

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About this course: Part of being an effective leader is learning how to play to your strengths and overcome characteristics that don't lend to good leadership practices. During the course, you will examine your own strengths and learn ways to use them in a leadership role. Learn to manage stress and solve problems creatively. Throughout the course, you will also build a tool kit of useful techniques that you can begin using right away in your engineering career. This course is designed for engineers who are interested in and have the desire to advance into leadership and management roles. You don't need any leadership experience to do well in this course. We ask you to reflect on your p…

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When you enroll for courses through Coursera you get to choose for a paid plan or for a free plan

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About this course: Part of being an effective leader is learning how to play to your strengths and overcome characteristics that don't lend to good leadership practices. During the course, you will examine your own strengths and learn ways to use them in a leadership role. Learn to manage stress and solve problems creatively. Throughout the course, you will also build a tool kit of useful techniques that you can begin using right away in your engineering career. This course is designed for engineers who are interested in and have the desire to advance into leadership and management roles. You don't need any leadership experience to do well in this course. We ask you to reflect on your personal experiences pretty often,, so some work experience will help you in that aspect, but we hope that most of what you learn here will be applicable to many areas of your life.

Who is this class for: This course is geared toward practicing engineers who are early in their careers, especially those who are either in or approaching their first leadership role.

Created by:  Rice University
  • Taught by:  David Van Kleeck, Professor in the Practice of Engineering Leadership

    Rice Center for Engineering Leadership
Basic Info Course 1 of 3 in the Leadership Development for Engineers Specialization Level Beginner Commitment 5 weeks of study, 3-5 hours/week Language English, Subtitles: Vietnamese How To Pass Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. User Ratings 4.6 stars Average User Rating 4.6See what learners said Coursework

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Syllabus


WEEK 1


Welcome



1 video, 6 readings expand


  1. Video: Meet The Professor
  2. Reading: Course Icon Legend
  3. Reading: Syllabus
  4. Reading: Discussion Forum Guidelines
  5. Reading: Required Materials
  6. Reading: Pre-Course Survey
  7. Discussion Prompt: Introduce Yourself
  8. Reading: Self Awareness Writing Assignment and Rubric


Introduction to Leadership
Outline a leadership competency framework, explain a methodology for assessing skill level and begin developing your leadership toolbox with an introduction to networking.


10 videos, 6 readings, 2 practice quizzes expand


  1. Video: Observation and Objectives
  2. Reading: Recommended Reading
  3. Video: RCEL Framework
  4. Video: Bloom's Taxonomy
  5. Practice Quiz: Blooms Quiz
  6. Reading: Completing the Personality Assessments
  7. Video: Leadership Journals
  8. Reading: Journaling Introduction
  9. Reading: Journaling Topic
  10. Discussion Prompt: Everyday Leadership
  11. Video: Personality Assessments
  12. Video: Goal Setting
  13. Reading: Goal Setting
  14. Practice Quiz: Goal Setting
  15. Video: Engineering Leadership
  16. Video: Tool box - Personal Networking
  17. Video: Dave's Journal - Model for Engineering Leadership
  18. Reading: Journaling Topic
  19. Video: Summary

Graded: Module 1 Quiz

WEEK 2


Engineering Profession
Discuss the challenges that engineers will face in the future and continue developing your toolbox with strategies for managing your time and how to prioritize.


9 videos, 4 readings, 1 practice quiz expand


  1. Video: Observation and Objectives
  2. Reading: Recommended Readings
  3. Reading: Engineer of 2020
  4. Video: Innovation Demonstration
  5. Video: Engineer of 2020
  6. Practice Quiz: Engineer of 2020
  7. Video: Engineer Interview
  8. Discussion Prompt: Adapting to the Pace of Change
  9. Video: President Kennedy's Engineering Challenge
  10. Reading: President Kennedy's Vision Speech
  11. Video: Tool Box: Time Management
  12. Video: Tool box: Prioritizing Time, Size Relative to Importance Levels
  13. Video: Dave's Journal - Reflections on the Pace of Change
  14. Reading: Journaling Topic
  15. Video: Summary

Graded: Module 2 Quiz

WEEK 3


Self Awareness
An introduction to self-assessment tools that allow you to identify strengths and weaknesses and how they could impact your leadership style. This week's tool for your leadership toolkit is developing your statement of life purpose.


11 videos, 5 readings, 2 practice quizzes expand


  1. Video: Observation and Objectives
  2. Reading: Recommended Readings
  3. Video: Hierarchy of Life Management
  4. Practice Quiz: Hierarchy of Life Skills Quiz
  5. Reading: Personality Assessments
  6. Video: Personality Assessments
  7. Video: Core Self Evaluation
  8. Video: Locus of Control
  9. Video: Dispositional Influences
  10. Video: Cognitive Styles
  11. Practice Quiz: Self Assessments
  12. Discussion Prompt: Managing Oneself
  13. Video: Managing Oneself Discussion
  14. Reading: Are You a Player or a Victim?
  15. Reading: Know Your Life Purpose
  16. Video: Tool box - Statement of Life Purpose
  17. Video: Dave's Journal - Making Assumptions
  18. Reading: Journaling Topic
  19. Video: Summary

Graded: Module 3 Quiz

WEEK 4


Stress Management
Develop strategies for limiting or leveraging stress to improve your leadership style. The tool of the week teaches you to practice effective techniques for controlling stress.


8 videos, 3 readings, 2 practice quizzes expand


  1. Video: Observation and Objectives
  2. Reading: Recommended Reading
  3. Video: Motivation to Lead
  4. Practice Quiz: Quiz: Motivation to Lead
  5. Video: Stress as a Forcefield
  6. Video: Defense Mechanisms and Responses
  7. Video: Strategies for Managing Stress
  8. Practice Quiz: Stress Management
  9. Video: Dave's Journal - Philmont Trek
  10. Reading: How to Make Stress Your Friend
  11. Discussion Prompt: How to Make Stress Your Friend
  12. Reading: Journaling Topic
  13. Video: Tool box - Using Stress Management
  14. Video: Summary

Graded: Module 4 Quiz
Graded: Self Awareness Peer Review Assignment

WEEK 5


Creative Problem Solving



Discuss the differences between analytical and creative problem solving. Develop techniques for encouraging creativity in solving problems while recognizing and overcoming conceptual blocks. We add mind mapping to your toolbox this week for a way to foster personal creativity.


10 videos, 4 readings, 2 practice quizzes expand


  1. Video: Observation and Objectives/Making Assumptions
  2. Reading: Recommended Reading
  3. Discussion Prompt: Filling in the Gaps
  4. Video: Analytical and Creative Problem Solving
  5. Practice Quiz: Analytical and Creative Problem Solving
  6. Video: Constancy Block In Detail
  7. Video: ... The Other Blocks
  8. Video: Overcoming Barriers to Creativity
  9. Practice Quiz: Conceptual Blocks
  10. Video: Conceptual Blocks
  11. Video: Assessing Your Creative Style
  12. Reading: Embrace the Shake
  13. Reading: Another Perspective
  14. Video: Dave's Journal - Experimental Observation
  15. Reading: Journaling Topic
  16. Video: Tool box - Mind Mapping
  17. Video: Summary

Graded: Module 5 Quiz

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