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This interdisciplinary course provides an introduction to leadership principles and theories using a combination of case studies, historical perspectives, and personal experience with effective leaders.  By the end of the course, students should understand individual and group leadership issues and be able to identify personal       leadership qualities to apply in their lives. 

Upon successful completion of the course, each participant should be able to:

• Understand a working definition of leadership.
• Discuss traits/behaviors of effective and ineffective leaders using historical and modern case studies.
• Examine ways to participate in leadership activities on the CMU campus