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Course Description

Leadership at all levels depends upon communication. Topics may include: persuasive communication; generating buy-in; internal and external communications strategies; influence and influencing others; and communicating through conflict.

Who Should Take This Course?

Aimed at emerging leaders, supervisors, and mid-level managers who seek to move up within their organization by improving their leadership skills.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

  • 🗸 Connect the concepts of leadership and communication.
  • 🗸 Implement strategies for persuasion and influence.
  • 🗸 Select and design effective leadership documents and other media.
  • 🗸 Implement communication strategies for effective teams and meetings.
  • 🗸 Implement leadership communication strategies for organizational, transformational, and external audiences.
  • 🗸 Plan leadership communication strategies.
  • 🗸 Plan for and make presentations.
  • 🗸 Apply leadership and communication principles to team leadership.
  • 🗸 Apply leadership and communication principles to difficult one-on-on, team and organizational communication.
  • 🗸 Use principles of effective negotiation to reach agreements that satisfy both sides as much as possible.

Notes
  • 🗸Fully online course, accessible through CE Canvas, the University of Alberta’s eLearning management tool.
  • 🗸Be introduced to the fundamentals of leadership as you reflect on your own leadership philosophy, examining who you are as a leader, articulating your values and behaviours, and generating a vision for your leadership practice.
  • 🗸This is a graded course; assessment includes post-course work to be completed via CE Canvas.

Recommendations

Students intending to complete a program are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to lock in their course requirements.

Applies Towards the Following Programs
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Section Title
Leadership Communications
Language of Delivery
English
Type
Online - Asynchronous
Dates
Mar 11, 2026 to Apr 01, 2026
Contact Hours
21.0
Delivery Options
Course Fee(s)
Tuition non-credit $865.00
Section Title
Leadership Communications
Language of Delivery
English
Type
Online - Asynchronous
Dates
Apr 08, 2026 to Apr 29, 2026
Contact Hours
21.0
Delivery Options
Course Fee(s)
Tuition non-credit $865.00
Section Title
Leadership Communications
Language of Delivery
English
Type
Online - Asynchronous
Dates
Nov 05, 2026 to Dec 02, 2026
Contact Hours
21.0
Delivery Options
Course Fee(s)
Tuition non-credit $865.00
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