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| Lecture | Subject Content |
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| 1 | An overview of leadership theories and exploration of the meaning of “effective leaders” and personal attributes constituting effective leadership. This overview also helps students understand how leadership studies are closely related to their own daily life experience and personal development. |
| 2 | Self-understanding: theories and concepts; personality traits; self-concept; self-esteem and personal identity; the role of self-understanding in effective leadership. |
| 3 | Emotional competence: awareness and understanding of emotions; emotional quotient (EQ); role of emotional management in effective leadership. |
| 4 | Cognitive competence: different types of thinking; higher-order thinking; experiential learning; role of cognitive competence in effective leadership. |
| 5 | Resilience: stresses faced by adolescents; life adversities; coping with life stresses; adversity quotient (AQ); role of resilience in effective leadership. |
| 6 | Spirituality: meaning in life and adolescent development; spirituality and mental health; role of spirituality in effective leadership. |
| 7 | Ethics and morality: moral issues and moral competence; role of ethics; morality and personal integrity in effective leadership. |
| 8 | Social competence: basic social competence skills; ability to build up positive human relationship; respecting the views of oneself and others; role of social competence in effective leadership. |
| 9 | Positive personal identity: develop healthy identity formation and achievement in youth; role of positive personal identity in effective leadership. |
| 10 | Interpersonal communication: theories, concepts, and skills of interpersonal communication; role of communication skills in effective leadership. |
| 11 | Interpersonal conflict and assertiveness: theories of interpersonal conflict; conflict resolution skills; assertiveness and non-assertiveness; role of conflict resolution and assertive skills in effective leadership; student presentations (Group 1 and Group 2). |
| 12 | Relationship building and maintenance: tactics of building and maintaining relationship; relationship quality and effective leadership; student presentations (Group 3 and Group 4). |
| 13 | Team building: tactics and strategies of team building; identifying common goals in a team; maintaining morale and dealing with demoralization; student presentations (Group 5 and Group 6). |
| 14 | Wrapping up; summary of the course; evaluation; student presentations (Group 7 and Group 8). |
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