2020-2021 Catalog and Student Handbook

LEAD 271 Leadership Training for Peer Mentors

The course provides the theoretical base and hands-on training for potential Marietta College Mentors. The foundation of the course examines leadership and mentoring techniques. The experiential component consists of the application and practice of mentoring skills. Specifically, the course focuses on the discussion and practice of specific leadership skills necessary for peer mentoring: communication, transition management, facilitation of learning, relationship development, problem solving, and appropriate referrals. In addition, the course assists students in developing their own advanced learning system and explores methods for mentoring these skills.

Credits

1

Prerequisite

Requires acceptance as a Peer Mentor