ATE 4854 - Leadership in Veterinary Technology

School of Veterinary Technology

Credit(s): 3
Contact Hours: 47
Effective Term Fall 2024 (640)

Requisites

Prerequisite ATE 3052 with a minimum grade of C and
(Admission to Veterinary Practice Management (Certificate with Financial Aid Eligibility) (VETTC-CT) or
Admission to Veterinary Technology (Bachelor of Applied Science) (VETTC-BAS))

Course Description

This course focuses on the theories, concepts and principles of leadership. Emphasis will be on the development of leadership skills related to personal behavior, communication, organization and self-examination. This course explores opportunity to develop leadership roles appropriate to the veterinary technology profession.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

  1. The student will differentiate between the concepts of leadership and management in relation to the goals of the individual and the veterinary health care organization by:
    1. applying the theoretical foundations for successful leadership in a veterinary setting.
    2. distinguishing between the concepts of leadership and management.
    3. identifying various definitions of leadership in a veterinary setting.
    4. discussing the various leadership categories.
    5. discussing the traditional and contemporary styles of leadership that best support a successful role as leader in a veterinary setting.
    6. assessing personal preferences, traits and styles of leaders.
  2. The student will use the principles and processes of leadership and research findings to describe roles and functions of veterinary technology leaders by:
    1. interviewing veterinary technology role models in positions of leadership in a veterinary setting.
    2. exploring research findings in relation to the principles of leadership theory in a veterinary setting.
    3. relating the impact that personal characteristics and traits have on leadership.
    4. identifying principles by which successful leaders operate.
    5. discussing the essentials of leadership behaviors and thought processes applicable in a veterinary setting.
    6. discussing the relationship between communication and leadership.
    7. identifying barriers to effective communication and discussing ways to overcome them.
  3. The student will articulate the values and ethics in a veterinary setting, recognizing areas of divergence between diverse stakeholder's values and the student's own by:
    1. analyzing an ethical dilemma in a veterinary setting
    2. applying key veterinary practice values.
    3. discussing how diversity affects values and behaviors.
  4. The student will plan strategies for change consistent with the purpose, philosophy, goals, and objectives of an organization by:
    1. discussing how leaders in a veterinary setting function as change agents.
    2. discussing the relationships between change and the forces that influence change in a veterinary setting.

Criteria Performance Standard

Upon successful completion of this course the student will, with a minimum of 70% accuracy, demonstrate mastery of each of the above stated objectives through classroom measures developed by individual course instructors.

History of Changes

C&I 9/14/04, BOT 10/19/04, Effective 20042(0345). C&I 1/22/08, BOT 2/19/08, Effective 20081(0400). C&I Approval: 11/30/2012, BOT Approval: 01/15/2013, Effective Term: Fall 2014 (490). C&I Approval: 11/20/2015, BOT Approval: 03/15/2016, Effective Term: Fall 2016 (520). C&I Approval: , BOT Approval: , Effective Term: Spring 2019 (555). C&I Approval: , BOT Approval: , Effective Term: Summer 2019 (560).
C&I Approval: , BOT Approval: , Effective Term: Fall 2024 (640)

Related Programs

  1. Veterinary Practice Management (VETTC-CT) (580) (Active)
  2. Veterinary Technology (VETTC-BAS) (640) (Active)