Course Description
Course provides a foundational understanding of leadership and team building. Students learn key leadership aspects such as listening, self-awareness, followership, and problem-solving. They apply these concepts in team-building activities and develop communication skills, helping them become better leaders for tomorrow.
Athena Title
Team Leadership Fundamentals I
Pre or Corequisite
AIRS 1001 and AIRS 1002
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
- By the end of this course, students will know how to relate to others based on their behavioral tendencies.
- By the end of this course, students will understand how self-assessment impacts relationships and teamwork.
- By the end of this course, students will know how to differentiate between informative, critical, and empathetic listening, and learn techniques to overcome barriers to effective listening.
- By the end of this course, students will explore Kelley’s Two-dimensional Model of Follower Behavior and identify the characteristics of an effective follower.
- By the end of this course, students will know how to distinguish between laissez-faire, transactional, and transformational leadership, and learn how to apply Full-Range Leadership principles.
- By the end of this course, students will know how to differentiate between the five levels of needs in Maslow’s hierarchy.
- By the end of this course, students will know how to discuss the relationship between standards, accountability, and the Air Force Core Values, and how they impact mission accomplishment.
Topical Outline
- 1/Course Overview
- 2/Ethical Decision Making and the Air Force Core Values
- 3/Self-Awareness
- 4/Listening
- 5/Full-Range Leadership
- 6/Followership/Student Presentations
- 7/Team Building
- 8/Initiative
