ADLP 7000 Daring to Lead

What role can ethics and morals play in influencing leaders? Too often, decisions are made based solely on numbers or shareholder value, and without reflection. Any collateral damage is then justified as being just the "cost of doing business." We have an obligation to each other and to ourselves to personally engage and make decisions in a moral context. Using Ignatian discernment and values as a guide, this course will explore strategies and options for integrating values into leadership decision-making. Applying those strategies to real world case studies, we will develop tools to help navigate those situations where there is pressure to compromise values or disengage from our moral compass.

Course overview

Department
Advancing Studies
School
ADV
Credits
3
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Fall

Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating
4.49 / 5 · Very Good
87 responses
Instructor rating
4.66 / 5 · Excellent
87 responses
Terms evaluated
5
Most recent: Spring 2026

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Spring 2026Gregory Noone5.05.04.84.94.54.85.04.47–9 hrs/week8 of 13
Fall 2025Gregory Noone4.64.74.54.54.44.74.93.54–6 hrs/week15 of 24
Summer 2025Gregory Noone4.44.64.74.64.44.74.64.04–6 hrs/week11 of 15
Spring 2025Gregory Noone4.44.64.64.54.14.54.64.04–6 hrs/week33 of 38
Fall 2024Gregory Noone4.54.54.84.84.34.64.84.57–9 hrs/week20 of 38

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Gregory Noone
    Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Summer 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024 · Official rating 4.66/5