Ethical Leadership in the Workplace - LDR 200
Issued by
Northern Michigan University
This course introduced students to the fundamental principles of leadership, ethics, and critical thinking that should establish the foundation of their academic, professional, and personal development. The course studies ethics in the workplace and the role of organizational leaders in fostering ethical behavior, including hiring, supervision, termination, and compliance.
- Type Learning
- Level Intermediate
- Time Weeks
- Cost Paid
Skills
Earning Criteria
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The course is situated around the ethical dimensions of leadership, where you will learn to recognize, apply, and integrate ethical reasoning practices in various contexts, including the role of hiring and supervising others. This course is designed to help you better understand the ways in which you are already making ethical decisions and to promote reflection and dialogue in order to help you think about ethical leadership in even deeper, more complex ways.
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Apply critical thinking skills in resolving ethical issues
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Describe and analyze ethical issues and dilemmas
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Demonstrate awareness of one’s own values and investigate the interrelationships and tensions that occur between personal, professional, and societal values.
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Describe best practices for hiring, supervising, and terminating employees in a legal and ethical manner
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Demonstrate knowledge of employment law, workplace safety, and personal liability for supervisors
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Be able to use multiple leadership concepts to understand leadership situations and enhance your effectiveness in the leadership process.
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Enhance your ability to participate in and to lead a small group with an interdependent task.
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Enhance your ability to think critically, to analyze complex and diverse concepts, and to use your reasoning, judgment and imagination to create new possibilities in leadership situations.
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The badge recipient earned a C or higher in the course to be awarded this credential.