Rice University - Self Awareness and the Effective Leader
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Self Awareness and the Effective Leader at Coursera Overview
Duration | 26 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Self Awareness and the Effective Leader at Coursera Highlights
- Shareable Certificate Earn a Certificate upon completion
- 100% online Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
- Course 1 of 3 in the Leadership Development for Engineers Specialization
- Flexible deadlines Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
- Beginner Level
- Approx. 26 hours to complete
- English Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish
Self Awareness and the Effective Leader at Coursera Course details
- 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.
Self Awareness and the Effective Leader at Coursera Curriculum
Welcome
Meet The Professor
Course Icon Legend
Syllabus
Discussion Forum Guidelines
Required/Suggested Materials
Pre-Course Survey
Self Awareness Writing Assignment and Rubric
Observation and Objectives
RCEL Framework
Bloom's Taxonomy
Leadership Journals
Personality Assessments
Goal Setting
Engineering Leadership
Tool box - Personal Networking
Dave's Journal - Model for Engineering Leadership
Summary
Recommended Reading
Completing the Personality Assessments
Journaling Introduction
Journaling Topic
Goal Setting
Journaling Topic
Blooms Quiz
Goal Setting
Module 1 Quiz
Engineering Profession
Observation and Objectives
Innovation Demonstration
Engineer of 2020
Engineer Interview
President Kennedy's Engineering Challenge
Tool Box: Time Management
Tool box: Prioritizing Time, Size Relative to Importance Levels
Dave's Journal - Reflections on the Pace of Change
Summary
Recommended Readings
Engineer of 2020
President Kennedy's Vision Speech
Journaling Topic
Engineer of 2020
Module 2 Quiz
Self Awareness
Observation and Objectives
Hierarchy of Life Management
Personality Assessments
Core Self Evaluation
Locus of Control
Dispositional Influences
Cognitive Styles
Managing Oneself Discussion
Tool box - Statement of Life Purpose
Dave's Journal - Making Assumptions
Summary
Recommended Readings
Personality Assessments
Are You a Player or a Victim?
Know Your Life Purpose
Journaling Topic
Hierarchy of Life Skills Quiz
Self Assessments
Module 3 Quiz
Stress Management
Observation and Objectives
Motivation to Lead
Stress as a Forcefield
Defense Mechanisms and Responses
Strategies for Managing Stress
Dave's Journal - Philmont Trek
Tool box - Using Stress Management
Summary
Recommended Reading
How to Make Stress Your Friend
Journaling Topic
Quiz: Motivation to Lead
Stress Management
Module 4 Quiz
Creative Problem Solving
Observation and Objectives/Making Assumptions
Analytical and Creative Problem Solving
Constancy Block In Detail
... The Other Blocks
Overcoming Barriers to Creativity
Conceptual Blocks
Assessing Your Creative Style
Dave's Journal - Experimental Observation
Tool box - Mind Mapping
Summary
Recommended Reading
Embrace the Shake
Another Perspective
Journaling Topic
End of Course Survey
Analytical and Creative Problem Solving
Conceptual Blocks
Module 5 Quiz
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Student Forum
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