ODL 665 Leading Teams (TOD 5255) (3 credits)

Course focuses on working within groups to explain the major concepts in group dynamics and learning skills/techniques to work with groups in a training environment. Areas of discussion include advantages and disadvantages of problem solving in groups, identifying constructive and destructive group behavior, mechanics of participation, function of group norms in group process, influence and power in groups, stages of group maturity, and roles taken by group members.