UC Davis Leadership Program
Online
DURATION
8 Weeks
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
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TUITION FEES
USD 1,500
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Key Summary
Introduction
Learn to adapt your leadership approach to the needs of your team and organization.
Effective leaders know how to adapt to various situations and challenges within an organization. Whether your team is new, transitioning through change, or is under pressure to perform, choosing the correct leadership approach is vital. The Leadership Program from the UC Davis Graduate School of Management (GSM) gives you the framework to do this. Guided by the Situational Leadership Model, the program offers an experiential learning process whereby you’ll get the opportunity to lead a fictional team through a number of different scenarios while assessing your role within that environment. The curriculum focuses on three key areas: the self as a leader, leadership as a relationship with your team, and the environment in which teams are situated. Through these lenses, you’ll develop practical strategies to build trust, lead through times of change and crisis, and motivate your team to reach their objectives.
The UC Davis Graduate School of Management Leadership Program was recently ranked as one of the top leadership certificate courses in the U.S. by CIO.
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About the certificate
Develop your leadership skills and earn an official certificate of completion from the UC Davis Graduate School of Management.
Assessment is continuous and based on a series of practical assignments completed online. In order to be issued a certificate, you’ll need to meet the requirements outlined in the program handbook. The handbook will be made available to you as soon as you begin the program.
Your certificate will be issued in your legal name and sent to you upon successful completion of the program, as per the stipulated requirements.
Ideal Students
This course is for you if you want to:
- Learn from UC Davis Graduate School of Management Professor Kimberly Elsbach, an award-winning expert in organizational behavior and leadership.
- Receive guidance from a leadership expert, as you prepare to move into a future leadership position.
- Enhance your leadership skills and learn to delegate responsibility to people who will lead teams within your organization.
- Try out different leadership approaches within a safe environment so you can see the effect your leadership could have on a team.
Program Outcome
You’ll walk away with:
- Personalized situational leadership decision-aid that you can use throughout your career to improve and guide your leadership approaches.
- Practical skills required to adapt your behavior to achieve the goals of an organization.
- Ability to apply personality theory to different leadership scenarios, and the management abilities required to navigate organizational challenges and promote team purpose.
- Certificate of successful completion from the UC Davis Graduate School of Management, one of the top business schools in the U.S. and globally, further validating your leadership skills and knowledge.
Curriculum
Over the duration of this online course, you’ll work your way through the following modules:
- Module 1: Situational leadership: An organizing framework
Explore the Situational Leadership Model and meet the fictional team that you will be engaging with throughout the course. - Module 2: Leadership and personality
Explore personality traits and figure out how how to choose the right leader for the right situation. - Module 3: Leadership and communication
Use your personal values to communicate your trustworthiness as a leader to your team. - Module 4: Understanding leadership as a relationship with followers
Create and lead teams more effectively by taking each individual's personality and strengths into account. - Module 5: Leading teams
Learn how to design team purpose, effectively fill team roles, and promote team psychological safety. - Module 6: Leading in times of crisis
Compare different crisis situations and determine how best to lead a team through such situations. - Module 7: Leading change
Explore how to lead effective and transformational change in an organization. - Module 8: Creating a situational leadership decision-aid
Learn how to apply your theoretical understanding and insights to create a situational leadership decision-aid.
This program is presented entirely online, in collaboration with online education provider GetSmarter, a 2U, Inc. brand. Visit the Leadership Program page on the GetSmarter website to find out about upcoming program dates, the price, and more.
Manage your time
GetSmarter's learning model is designed to help you, as a working professional, improve your skills without compromising on work and family responsibilities. The course work is broken up into weekly, manageable bite-sized modules, with incremental deadlines, designed to help you pace yourself over the duration of the course and allow you the legroom to work when it suits you best.
At the beginning of each module, you'll be presented with the course content and assignments necessary for completion. You also have access to your Success Adviser who will help you manage your time, and support you with any administrative or technical queries you might have.
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Of our past students, 37 percent have received financial assistance from their employers.
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