Leadership and Ethics

2 credits · Undergraduate credit

This course is designed to prepare future leaders to make sound, timely, and reliable decisions in any environment, including combat, by use of dialectic reasoning and through exploration and application of a diverse range of leadership and ethical tools and frameworks. Students will study western ethical frameworks and real-life case studies as they explore how best to navigate ethical dilemmas. The course's aim is for students to use dialectic reasoning and effective written and aural communications to convincingly ascertain and articulate the truest path forward for difficult challenges. Students will work to determine what relationship exists between successful leadership and ethics (and leader's adherence to high standards of character and integrity) as they develop their own leadership philosophy. NS 402 is the capstone course for the NROTC academic curriculum but is open to all students.