HHD 401Women's Leadership Initiative: Leadership Concepts and Competencies I

2 credits · Health and Human Development · Penn State

HHD 401 is the first semester of the year-long program for students selected to participate in the Women's Leadership Initiative (WLI). The course designed to work in concert with WLI activities to support students in their development of the foundational values, knowledge, skills, and confidence to realize their potential as effective, life-long leaders. Through their participation in this course and the spring semester course, students will develop a deeper knowledge of themselves and others, be able to define and critically assess leadership concepts, develop leadership skills, and practice leadership skills in various settings. Students will accomplish these objectives through the completion of assessment tools, discussions with leaders from the campus and the community, mentoring by women leaders, and the delivery of course topics pertaining to leadership. Students will be evaluated through communication skills assignments, reflection assignments, class participation, and completion of assessment tools. Students must apply and be selected to participate in the Women's Leadership Initiative in order to take this course.