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Using simulations to illustrate how leadership emerges through daily activities

Susan Ashford [1], Ross School of Business, teaches a leadership course where she wants students to understand how leadership emerges through daily activities. In order to do this, Ashford uses a program called Leadership Inbox Simulator where students take on the role of a busy executive about to leave for a trip. They have to prioritize and respond to an inbox full of requests, complaints, and opportunites and make leadership decisions while doing it. 

Academic Area: 
Professional Schools
Discipline: 
Business
Course Type: 
Discussion
Faculty Name: 
Susan Ashford
Pedagogical Goal: 
Content delivery (alternatives to lecture)
Promoting student reflection and critical thinking
Increasing engagement and/or interactivity
Technology Tool: 
Simulations/Case Studies
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[1] http://www.bus.umich.edu/FacultyBios/FacultyBio.asp?id=000120086
[2] http://www.crlt.umich.edu/category/tags/faculty-using-technology
[3] http://www.crlt.umich.edu/category/tags/no-parent/great-teaching-university-michigan