Ethics in Leadership
Starts: TBA
Ends: TBA
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Description: The learning objective of this
course is to give leaders a much clearer grasp of the ethical infrastructure
within which they operate. Those taking this course will come to appreciate
the moral ambiguity which necessarily confronts those in leadership
roles.
The course provides methods and insights by which leaders can more effectively
evaluate and resolve the ethical conflicts which confront both them
and their organizations.
Topics:
Moral Authority: Understanding Leaders from an Ethicist’s Point of View
The Master Works:
Ethics and Leadership in Literature
The Great Code:
The Sources and Nature of Ethical Rules Governing Leaders
Making Choices:
Good Leaders and the Moral Dilemma of 'Dirty Hands'
Gender Matters:
Balancing Values for True Leadership
Nothing Stays Secret:
Leaders Interacting with News Media on Ethical Issues
Follow the Leader:
Cult Leadership, Groupthink, and Ethics
Day of Reckoning:
Accountability as a Pathway to Ethical Leadership
Resources Provided: Course book, textbooks,
course website, etc.
Resources Required: On-line (Web-based) course
requiring access to the Internet. The minimum requirements are: a personal
computer with a Pentium-class processor; Windows 95 or later; 32 MB
RAM (64 recommended); 10 MEGS hard disk space; SVGA Monitor; 1 MB video
card; 256 colours; CD-ROM drive (suggested); word processing software;
56k modem; Internet Explorer 5.0 or Netscape 4.7 or later (Please note
that we DO NOT recommend using Netscape 6 at this time.)
Instructor(s): Patrick Boyer
Sponsoring College: College
of Social and Applied Human Sciences
Tuition Fee(s): CDN $1,200 or
CDN $900 for Not For Profit or Charitable Organizations
 For
more information about the content or learning objectives,
please contact Professor Michael Cox
at 519-824-4120, extension
56597 or send an email to mcox@uoguelph.ca
For all other inquiries, contact:
John Cassidy,
Manager, Distance Education and DE Learning Technologies
Phone: (519) 824-4120, Ext: 56777
FAX: (519) 824-1112
E-mail: jcassidy@open.uoguelph.ca
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