Self Awareness and the Effective Leader

  • 4.7
Approx. 26 hours to complete

Course Summary

This course is designed to help individuals become more self-aware, improve their emotional intelligence, and enhance their personal and professional relationships.

Key Learning Points

  • Gain a deeper understanding of yourself and your emotions
  • Develop the ability to regulate your emotions and communicate effectively
  • Improve your relationships and overall well-being

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Learning Outcomes

  • Develop a deeper understanding of your own emotions and how to regulate them
  • Improve your communication skills and build stronger relationships
  • Increase overall well-being and personal growth

Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course

  • No prior knowledge or experience required
  • Access to a computer and internet connection

Course Difficulty Level

Beginner

Course Format

  • Online self-paced
  • Video lectures
  • Quizzes and exercises
  • Peer-reviewed assignments

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Description

Part of being an effective leader is learning how to play to your strengths and overcome characteristics that don't lend to good leadership practices. During the course, you will examine your own strengths and learn ways to use them in a leadership role. Learn to manage stress and solve problems creatively. Throughout the course, you will also build a tool kit of useful techniques that you can begin using right away in your engineering career.

Outline

  • Welcome
  • Meet The Professor
  • Course Icon Legend
  • Syllabus
  • Discussion Forum Guidelines
  • Required/Suggested Materials
  • Pre-Course Survey
  • Self Awareness Writing Assignment and Rubric
  • Introduction to Leadership
  • Observation and Objectives
  • RCEL Framework
  • Bloom's Taxonomy
  • Leadership Journals
  • Personality Assessments
  • Goal Setting
  • Engineering Leadership
  • Tool box - Personal Networking
  • Dave's Journal - Model for Engineering Leadership
  • Summary
  • Recommended Reading
  • Completing the Personality Assessments
  • Journaling Introduction
  • Journaling Topic
  • Goal Setting
  • Journaling Topic
  • Blooms Quiz
  • Goal Setting
  • Module 1 Quiz
  • Engineering Profession
  • Observation and Objectives
  • Innovation Demonstration
  • Engineer of 2020
  • Engineer Interview
  • President Kennedy's Engineering Challenge
  • Tool Box: Time Management
  • Tool box: Prioritizing Time, Size Relative to Importance Levels
  • Dave's Journal - Reflections on the Pace of Change
  • Summary
  • Recommended Readings
  • Engineer of 2020
  • President Kennedy's Vision Speech
  • Journaling Topic
  • Engineer of 2020
  • Module 2 Quiz
  • Self Awareness
  • Observation and Objectives
  • Hierarchy of Life Management
  • Personality Assessments
  • Core Self Evaluation
  • Locus of Control
  • Dispositional Influences
  • Cognitive Styles
  • Managing Oneself Discussion
  • Tool box - Statement of Life Purpose
  • Dave's Journal - Making Assumptions
  • Summary
  • Recommended Readings
  • Personality Assessments
  • Are You a Player or a Victim?
  • Know Your Life Purpose
  • Journaling Topic
  • Hierarchy of Life Skills Quiz
  • Self Assessments
  • Module 3 Quiz
  • Stress Management
  • Observation and Objectives
  • Motivation to Lead
  • Stress as a Forcefield
  • Defense Mechanisms and Responses
  • Strategies for Managing Stress
  • Dave's Journal - Philmont Trek
  • Tool box - Using Stress Management
  • Summary
  • Recommended Reading
  • How to Make Stress Your Friend
  • Journaling Topic
  • Quiz: Motivation to Lead
  • Stress Management
  • Module 4 Quiz
  • Creative Problem Solving
  • Observation and Objectives/Making Assumptions
  • Analytical and Creative Problem Solving
  • Constancy Block In Detail
  • ... The Other Blocks
  • Overcoming Barriers to Creativity
  • Conceptual Blocks
  • Assessing Your Creative Style
  • Dave's Journal - Experimental Observation
  • Tool box - Mind Mapping
  • Summary
  • Recommended Reading
  • Embrace the Shake
  • Another Perspective
  • Journaling Topic
  • End of Course Survey
  • Analytical and Creative Problem Solving
  • Conceptual Blocks
  • Module 5 Quiz

Summary of User Reviews

The Self-Awareness course on Coursera has received positive reviews from many users. It is a course that helps individuals develop self-awareness in their personal and professional lives. The course has been praised for its engaging content and practical exercises that help individuals understand their emotions and behavior. Overall, users have found the course to be helpful and insightful.

Key Aspect Users Liked About This Course

The course has been praised for its practical exercises that help individuals understand their emotions and behavior.

Pros from User Reviews

  • Engaging content that keeps users interested
  • Practical exercises that help individuals develop self-awareness
  • Insightful lessons that can be applied to personal and professional life

Cons from User Reviews

  • Some users found the course to be too basic
  • The course may not be suitable for individuals who are already self-aware
  • Some users found the course to be repetitive
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David Van Kleeck
Rice University
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