SEA 3685 - Leadership in a Dynamic Environment

Fall, spring, summer. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

Corequisites required. Refer to SEA Semester program descriptions at www.sea.edu. Offered in Woods Hole, MA and at sea.

SEA faculty.

Be an effective leader while leveraging the individual strengths of a team. Use leadership theory and case studies to understand how decisions affect outcomes. Participate as an active member of a ship’s crew, progressively assuming full leadership roles.

Outcome 1: Students will be able to select and create the most appropriate information display strategy (e.g., graphs, maps, infographics, matrices and/or multimedia pieces), accompanying text and formatting details for a given data objective and audience.

Outcome 2: Students will be able to effectively employ a broad range of visual communication techniques in publishable elements to support and enhance a field research project in the natural or social sciences.