Master's Degree

2023 Fall Course Info
Research Methods in Agricultural EducationFoundations and History of Agriculture and Extension EducationAdvanced Teaching Methods Program PlanningInterpreting Social Data (Statistics)Foundations and Theory of LeadershipAdult Education and ProgramsFoundations of Ag CommunicationsRisk & Crisis CommunicationTeaching Methods for Beginning TeachersQualitative DesignTheory in Ag CommunicationProgram Planning in Ag & Extension EducationGrantwriting
2024 Spring Course Info
Research Methods in Agricultural EducationFoundations and History of Agriculture and Extension EducationAdvanced Teaching Methods Program Evaluation in Ag & Extension SettingsInterpreting Social Data (Statistics)Technological ChangeLeadership and Management of VolunteersCurriculum DevelopmentTechnical CommunicationAssessing Learning in Agricultural EducationProposal DevelopmentGlobal Horticulture and Human Nutrition to Enhance Community Resilience and Food Security
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Fall 2023 Course Information
Foundations and Theory of Leadership
Course Description
- Organizational concepts of leadership; administrative styles and structures; leadership for boards, committees, governmental bodies, and review of societal and political processes.
Contacts
Instructor

Jill Rucker
kjrucker@uark.edu

Campus Coordinator

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Disability Support Services

To request accommodations for this course, contact the disability support office at your home university. You must register each semester and for each course. Read more about the Great Plains IDEA process for requesting accommodations.

Textbooks

Business Leadership: A Jossey-Bass Reader
Gallos, J.V.
Edition: 2nd
ISBN: 978-0-7879-8819-7
Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
Lencioni, P.
ISBN: 978-8126506750
Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Course Access
 
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Exam Proctor

This course does not require an exam proctor.

Synchronous Components

This course does not include synchronous components.

Faculty
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