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Organizational Leadership Capstone

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Course Summary

Learn how to apply leadership concepts and theories to real world situations through this capstone project. Develop your own leadership philosophy and apply it to a leadership challenge in your community.

Key Learning Points

Develop a personal leadership philosophy
Apply leadership theories to a real-world leadership challenge
Create a plan to address a leadership challenge in your community

Learning Outcomes

Develop a personal leadership philosophy
Apply leadership theories to a real-world challenge
Create a plan to address a leadership challenge in your community

Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course

Completion of previous leadership courses
Access to a community leadership challenge

Course Difficulty Level

Advanced

Course Format

Self-paced
Online

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Advanced Leadership and Management
Leading People and Teams Specialization

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Description

The capstone project consists of a case study that must be addressed to complete the specialization.

In the case study, you will be asked to assume the role of the incoming chief executive officer of a fictitious privately held medical device company. From the company’s standpoint, its customers are the clinics that use and dispense its products, rather than the end-users of the company’s products. The company is currently facing a range of challenges, including obstacles to access for world-wide users of the company’s product, as well as internal conflict about the company’s priorities and a new disruptive technology. You will be asked to help the board address key changes in the industry, by developing a strategy to meet these challenges. Specifically, you will submit artifacts responding to a series of challenges related to the case. The artifacts will be peer-assessed on how effectively you applied concepts and skills explored throughout the specialization, assessed your own skills as a leader, evaluated the data to help you make an informed decision, developed a customer-facing design process, and communicated your strategy to relevant stakeholders.

Outline

Welcome to the Capstone
Introduction to the Capstone with Dean Blount
Steps to Complete This Module
Meet Your Professors
Capstone Grading & Logistics
Module 1 Case Study

Shaping a Culture that Supports Growth and Innovation
Steps to Complete this Module
Video and Supplementary Reference Materials

Discovering Opportunities
Steps to Complete this Module
Video and Supplementary Reference Materials

Defining and Taking Advantage of Opportunities
Steps to Complete this Module
Video and Supplementary Reference Materials

Communicating with Your Audience
Steps to Complete this Module
Video and Supplementary Reference Materials

Crisis Response
Steps to Complete this Module
Video and Supplementary Reference Materials

Leading People and Fostering Collaboration
Steps to Complete this Module
Video and Supplementary Reference Materials

Capstone Wrap-Up
Conclusion to the Capstone with Dean Blount

Summary of User Reviews

The Leadership Capstone course on Coursera has received positive reviews from its users. Many users have praised the course for its comprehensive curriculum and engaging instructors, leading to an overall high rating of the course.

Key Aspect Users Liked About This Course

The course is comprehensive and engaging, with knowledgeable instructors.

Pros from User Reviews

Comprehensive curriculum
Engaging and knowledgeable instructors
Flexible pacing and deadlines
Practical applications of leadership concepts
Opportunities for collaboration and feedback

Cons from User Reviews

Some users found the workload to be overwhelming
Certain assignments were unclear or confusing
Limited interaction with instructors and peers
Not suitable for advanced learners seeking more in-depth content
Some technical issues with course platform

languageEnglish

start dateAvailable now

durationApprox. 4 hours to complete

teacherGreg Holderfield, Ed Colgate, Pam Daniels, Sanjay Khosla, Florian Zettelmeyer, Greg Carpenter, Hud Englehart, Ernest Duplessis, Daniel J. O’Keefe, Leigh Thompson, Elizabeth Gerber, Tom Collinger, Barbara O'Keefe, Candy Lee

institutionNorthwestern University

course taken onCoursera

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