This course was designed to help students better grasp the ideas and skills needed in order to fully understand what goes into the task of maintaining a leadership role in the library.  Students were presented with more material related to the upkeep and service evaluation of a public library.  The following competencies were covered by the course:

8a. Principles of planning and budgeting in libraries and other information agencies
8b. Principles of effective personnel practices and human resource development
8c. Concepts behind and methods for assessment and evaluation of library services and outcomes
8d. Concepts behind, and methods for, developing partnerships, collaborations, and other structures with all stakeholders and within communities served
8e. Concepts behind, issues related to, and methods for, principled, transformational leadership.

Job Posting– This assignment had students developing job descriptions, assignments and advertisements for the job.  Students worked in small groups to develop the responsibilities, qualifications and preferred skills for the position listed.
Strategic Planning Group Project– This was the larger project for developing a longer term strategic plan for a library in Connecticut.  This required analyzing demographics, examining current library programs, understanding community needs, developing longterm goals and building a series of action plans.
LLP and Bibliography– For this assignment, students had to work to develop a Leadership Learning Plan and a Bibliography for acting on the plan.  Students had to develop a list of leadership goals and a series of resources that they could use to reach those goals.
Student Evaluation– This assignment called for students to critically examine their performance in the class.