KIN 544 - Leading Groups and Teams

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Offered as needed. Groups and teams are an integral part of modern businesses and organizational life. To be better prepared to succeed as a leader, manager or member of teams, this course: (1) creates opportunities to lead and manage dynamic teams and design and implement effective team processes, and (2) introduces the critical theories, concepts and frameworks used by successful managers to diagnose team performance and the threats and opportunities teams face. The learning objectives for the course will be accomplished through (1) analysis and discussion of case studies, (2) critical evaluation of current approaches to and realities of team management, and (3) active participation in team exercises and simulations. Crosslisted as MGMT 544 . Prerequisite: Admission into the MS in exercise science program.