LE 400: Fundamentals of Managment(Leadership)

This course studies Management, Project Development, Planning, Decision Making, Organizing, Leading, Understanding Work teams, and Interpersonal Skills.  All items that are required to develop and lead a cadet corps.  A summary of the areas are as follows: What is Management introduces management and its application to JROTC. It defines what management is and what managers do. It provides an overview for managing a JROTC unit—including its various activities, systems, and technology, and learning to manage yourself as you help manage the unit. Project Management discusses in detail the elements of managing a project from start to finish. It defines what a project is and looks at what is involved in initiating and planning a project. Planning: Laying the Foundation looks at the reasons to plan, the types of plans organizations use, and the types of goals organizations set. A discussion of how to prevent over planning follows, along with a review of the uncertainty factors in planning and the kinds of events an organization must prepare for.  Decision-Making: Choosing Wisely reviews the steps of the decision-making process, the differences between rational and intuitive decision-making styles, and the benefits and pitfalls of decision-making shortcuts.  Organizing: Managing Time and Change considers the importance of managing your time, being effective and not just busy, time-management tools, and daily and weekly schedules. It then discusses the causes of change in an organization and how a manager deals with change, two ways of looking at the change process, and how to handle resistance to change. Leading: Managing Individual and Group Behavior deals with theories of motivation, the challenges of managing a diverse cadet unit, and how learning styles affect motivation. A discussion of the evaluation process follows, including how your perceptions influence your judgment of others, how to constructively evaluate subordinates, and the process of delivering a written evaluation. Understanding Work Teams discusses how work groups develop, the differences between work groups and work teams, the types and characteristics of effective work teams, and how to build an effective work team. Interpersonal Skills focuses on delegating, negotiating, and mentoring. The chapter reviews what it means to delegate, the steps to delegating effectively, and challenges to delegating. It moves on to a discussion of what managers must negotiate, the two types of negotiation, and how to negotiate.

Course Outcomes:

1. Analyze management and its application to JROTC.

2. Analyze the elements of project management.

3. Evaluate the importance of formal planning within an organization.

4. Analyze decision-making within an organization.

5. Evaluate time management and change management within an organization.

6. Analyze concerns managers must consider in managing individuals and groups.

7. Analyze the factors that make work teams productive.

8. Evaluate the interpersonal skills of delegating, negotiating, and mentoring.