GCOOL 109: Leadership in the Golf Industry is designed to enable prospective and existing supervisors to apply the skills required to lead people and to contribute to a team effort in the golf industry. Each student will examine and analyse his or her own leadership style and build on it to maximize effectiveness as an organizational leader. The course provides students with a working knowledge of the formal and informal relationships between employees and management in the workplace through the study of leadership styles of others, group dynamics and motivation. It also examines the changes in society and how they are influencing organizations relating to employee and management roles in time management, stress management, and problem solving.
Prerequisites: Students must have strong written and computer skills. Students are required to have computer access and high-speed Internet, Microsoft Office 2003 software, Adobe Reader and Shockwave Player.
Corequisite: None
Crosslisted: None
Accessibility Services Notice
Students who would like an academic accommodation and who have a documented disability should contact Accessibility Services, if they have not already done so.Course Details| Total number of weeks | 12 |
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| Total Credits | 3.00 |
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| Total Hours | 45 |
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Typical hours per week breakdown
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will be able to:
- explain the difference between management and leadership, identify leadership traits in others, explain the importance of whole-life characteristics of leaders, and check for concept of modern leadership characteristics and modify it if necessary;
- Lead your unit in change to higher levels, manage the transition through the change period, and make the best of change that is forced upon you by economic, social or other influences.
- to identify your natural leadership style and will be able to apply it in your life;
- explain the characteristics of a transitional leader as described in Jim Collins book. "From Good to Great";
- use three lateral-thinking methods to overcome challenges, and use a balanced decision-making approach to implement these methods;
- resolve differences of opinion using a win-win approach, and negotiate deals fairly, thereby retaining customer loyalty;
- consolidate your personal direction, prioritize your activities for importance rather than urgency, and (3) balance the different areas of your life and ensure you genuinely look forward to coming to work;
- recognize and verbalize both high performance and consistently above-average performance in your team,, give rational and objective-based feedback for improvement, clearly give instructions, choosing between climactic and anti-climactic statements, listen actively and empathetically, and choose the most appropriate ‘hard’ communications systems to use in their organization;
- delegate projects, rather than allocate tasks, and (2) give your people the pride of entrepreneurial ownership of their areas;
- make judgements on the extent to which you will balance bottom-line results against human needs, and identify ethical and unethical business practices and develop your own credibility as a leader with integrity and rational judgement; and
Grading Table
| Percentage |
Letter Grade |
GPA |
| 95 - 100 |
A+ |
4.33 |
| 90-94 |
A |
4.00 |
| 88-89 |
A- |
3.67 |
| 85-87 |
B+ |
3.33 |
| 80-84 |
B |
3.00 |
| 78-79 |
B- |
2.67 |
| 75-77 |
C+ |
2.33 |
| 70-74 |
C |
2.00 |
| 68-69 |
C- |
1.67 |
| 65-67 |
P |
1.00 |
| 64 and below |
F |
0.00 |
See the Academic Calendar for General Information including how to withdraw from course(s) and other regulations.
Disclaimer
Information contained in this course outline is correct at the time of publication. Content of the course is revised on an ongoing basis to ensure relevance to changing educational, employment and market needs. The instructor will endeavor to provide notice of changes to students as soon as possible. The instructor reserves the right to add or delete material from courses.