Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
CDSE-0038
Organization's ID:
ED 511
Organization:
Center for Development of Security Excellence
Location:
Online
Length:
16 weeks (35 hours)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Graduate 3 leadership
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to provide an educational opportunity for mid-career security specialists to gain in-depth knowledge, skills, and understanding of leadership principles and skills needed to support Department of Defense (DOD) security programs. It is designed to help prepare the senior security manager for increasing leadership responsibilities in support of DOD security programs.

Learning Outcomes:

  • analyze the nature of leadership
  • analyze the leader's role for motivating employees to accomplish the mission by examining techniques and methods of various subject matter experts
  • analyze cultural factors affecting organizational performance
  • discuss security leadership challenges and the role of security in the Defense Enterprise
  • build a high-performance team
  • create a predictable model for moving people from resistance to active participation in organizational change
  • create constructive strategies to leading in the changing environment
  • analyze organizational behavior and strategies and tools to improve organizational performance
  • discuss employee engagement and leadership behaviors that build trust
  • create a plan to lead transformation of a hypothetical DoD directorate from a traditional office environment to one that embraces telework
  • analyze and evaluate a case study and make recommendations based on the principles of leadership with at least eighty percent accuracy of the learning objectives
  • develop a plan to solve leadership and organizational challenges in a defense services agency
  • evaluate effective leadership tools to assess emotional intelligence, communication style, and conflict resolution
  • evaluate and discuss the role of a leader as an advocate, the importance of relationships, political savvy, building and wielding influence
  • develop a personal leadership philosophy
  • evaluate and discuss organizational change theory and its application

General Topics:

  • The nature of leadership
  • The leader’s role in the organization
  • Organizational culture
  • Security’s role in the defense enterprise
  • Analyzing organizational behavior
  • Tools of effective leadership
  • Your leadership philosophy
  • Influencing a high-performance team
  • Prioritizing your leadership contributions
  • The leader as an advocate
  • Our changing environment
  • Change and the organization
  • Creating change theory
  • Planning for change
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Case Studies
  • Computer Based Training
  • Discussion
  • Learner Presentations
  • Lectures
  • Practical Exercises

Methods of Assessment:

  • Case Studies
  • Examinations
  • Performance Rubrics (Checklists)
  • Presentations
  • Quizzes

Minimum Passing Score:

80%
Supplemental Materials