Welcome to LEAD 2200: Corporate and Community Development with Critical Thinking

About the Course

Development of corporate and community leadership skills that incorporate critical thinking strategies. Includes data and informative decision making, group and team processes, strategic and action planning, and processes for monitoring progress. Explain leadership characteristics for encouraging and supporting business development; identify ethical and effective community leaders who value and utilize critical thinking strategies; apply communication skills and tools; use data for making effective decisions; identify roles and processes used in groups and team building; and use processes for strategic planning and progress monitoring.

This course is a WEB course, meaning everything will be completed in Canvas Modules.

Text:

Black, J. S., Bright, D. S., Gardner, D. G., Harmann, E., Lambert, J., Leduc, L. M., Leopold, J., O'Rourke, J. S., Pierce, J. L., Steers, R. M., Terjesen, S., & Weiss, J. (2019). Organizational behavior. OpenStax. Links to an external site.
ISBN: 13: 978-1-947172-72-2

About the Instructor

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I am excited to teach this course this semester. I have been with Midland College for more than 10 years in both Student Affairs and Academic Affairs in part-time and full-time capacities. I have a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from UTPB and a Master of Education in Higher Education, a Graduate Certificate in Conflict Resolution, and a Mediation Certificate from ACU. I also have a CPS Mediation Certificate and Advanced Family Mediation Certificate. I am currently working on a Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership in Higher Education from ACU.

I have lived in the Midland/Odessa area since 2004. I am married, and we have two kiddos, ages 7 and 5, and one dorkie (dachshund/yorkie) dog named Ella that we rescued from the Odessa Human Society.

My passion is helping people grow and succeed. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have questions or need direction. If I don't know the answer, I can help you find it.

Course Navigation

Syllabus: You will find the course description, textbook information, class policies, ADA and Title IX Statements, and other relevant information for this course.
Modules: You will find all of the readings, resources, and assignments here. All of our assignments will be submitted in Modules.
Grades: You will find all of your grades for your submitted work.
Announcements: I will post Midland College announcements under this section. Any relevant course announcements will be sent directly to your Canvas Inbox.

Instructor Office Hours

The following office hours will be in MHAB 157. You may also contact me through your Canvas Inbox or by text at 432-701-0497.

Instructor's Office Hours
Day	Time
Monday	4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Monday	4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Tuesday	8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Tuesday	8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Wednesday	10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Wednesday	10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Thursday	8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Thursday	8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Friday	8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Friday	8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

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