BIOG 3030

STEM Women in Leadership: Lean In and Lead

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2017-2018.

This interactive seminar targets junior and senior women in STEM fields who are interested in leadership development. Students will explore leadership as it relates to being a woman in a STEM field. Students will consider their strengths, effective communication strategies, intercultural competence, role of gender, and conflict resolution. Students will receive a 360 leadership report that highlights their strengths and areas for growth. Cornell faculty women and alumnae in STEM fields will engage with participants and share their stories of success. Students will develop a leadership support network on and off campus.

When Offered Fall.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisites: Junior or senior status for Biological Sciences major.

Course Attribute (CU-CEL)

• Cultivate an awareness of leadership from the perspective of STEM women using the literature and by engaging alumnae and women faculty in STEM fields.
• Identify effective leadership styles and define their own based on their strengths using the 360 Student Leadership Practice Inventory (SLPI).
• Explore effective written, oral, and digital communication and produce an ePortfolio.
• Develop a personal leadership action plan.

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