MSU Leadership Foundations

This badge is intended for graduate students at Midwestern State University. Students who complete the leader foundations programs (Graduate Student Leader Development) are eligible to receive this microcredential, should they complete all required elements. This asynchronous program is focused on discussion board engagement. This engagement will allow them to demonstrate competency to each of the learning objectives provided. Students will use the discussion boards to demonstrate their understanding of the content. Disucssion boards are moderated by the two faculty leading this program. Students will also compete knowledge checks at the end of each module, further demonstrating their understanding of the materials within the module.

At the end of this program, learners will be able to:

• Distinguish between leading and managing and work to develop one’s leadership skills

• Define emotional intelligence and understand its importance in communicating with team members

• Identify one’s character traits and understand how they apply to leadership, especially in planning, initiating, managing, and completing projects

• Develop communication skills for difficult conversations in leadership

• Identify the importance of trust and accountability in leadership

Students will be assessed through discussion board posts, scenario completion, and knowledge checks.

Participants need to be currently enrolled in a graduate program at Midwestern State University in good standing. Participants must have a minimum gpa of 3.0 and all participants must submit a resume.