2025-2026 Graduate Catalog

LDRS 720 Essential Fundamentals for Modern Coaching

This course introduces the processes and skills needed to coach individuals and groups effectively. Students explore theoretical frameworks regarding the practice of coaching groups and individuals and examine the relevant research findings in modern coaching practice. Through practical application, students understand the coaching process and recognize the impact of coaching to enable others to reach their full potential.

Credits

3

Offered

Fall, Spring, Summer

Outcomes

  1. 01. Synthesize relevant literature in the coaching field. (PSLOs 1, 2)
  2. 02. Assess the role of modern coaches in influencing, motivating, and persuading their clients. (PSLOs 1, 3, 4)
  3. 03. Develop critical comparative skills to determine important similarities and differences in the various approaches to coaching in contemporary leadership. (PSLOs 1, 4)
  4. 04. Evaluate diversity, inclusiveness, and ethical dynamics in the coaching field. (PSLOs 3, 4)
  5. 05. Create influential, motivational, and persuasive methods in building and maintaining relationships in a coaching role. (PSLOs 1, 3, 4)
  6. 06. Select contemporary approaches in coaching. (PSLOs 1, 2, 3, 4)