DYNAMICS OF
LEADERSHIP
Fall, 2002
Course no. 34165
Call no. 17726
Tuesday -
Room 200 BSA
INSTRUCTOR:
Sandra Gustavson, M.A., P.M.P.
Office Main Campus: A409
email: sgustavs@bsa3.kent.edu
Office Hours: Tuesday; by appointment.
TEXT:
|
Richard Daft, The Leadership Experience, second edition,
publisher: Thompson-Southwestern |
Fritz, Robert, The Path
of Least Resistance, publisher: Fawcett Books |
COURSE
OBJECTIVE:
This course will help
students understand leadership as an art and a science. Course content will
include the historical development of leadership theories and will examine
current research perspectives on leadership. Students will help set learning
objectives for the class which will include: learning how to apply leadership
theories to the changing role of leader in periods of chaotic change, gaining
self-awareness, understanding one’s own strengths and weakness as leader,
reviewing peer performance, and understanding the structural nature of
relationship, learning how to structure for success
COURSE
REQUIREMENTS:
Every student is expected to attend every class. The classroom lectures, exercises and
discussions are an integral part of the course and necessary for your full
understanding of the subject. In order
to maximize the time spent in the classroom the student must read all assigned
material prior to class.
Attending class without reading that day's assigned material will often
result in the student feeling lost and unable to learn from the discussion or
classroom exercise. Most reading
assignments will be in the Daft text; some additional reading may be
distributed or assigned for discussion. The Path of Least Resistance by
Robert Fritz is required reading and will be scheduled by the instructor. The
Leader of the Future, compiled by the Drucker Foundation (Eds. Hesselbein
and Beckard) and published by Jossey-Bass, may be used for supplemental
readings. Other readings may be assigned by the instructor.
There will be in-class
assignments during the semester. You will be required to submit part of the
assignment in writing. These assignments are not subject to “make-up” unless
you have a University-approved absence.
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GRADING:
Your grade will be a composite of several activities, calculated as
follows:
|
Journal |
25 points |
|
Leader Interview |
15 points |
|
Quiz1 |
2 points |
|
Quiz 2 |
2 points |
|
Quiz 3 |
2 points |
|
Quiz 4 |
2 points |
|
Quiz 5 |
2 points |
|
Group Assignments |
40 points |
|
In-class Assignments |
10 points |
|
Extra Credit |
5 points |
|
TOTAL |
105 points |
|
POINTS |
GRADE |
|
90-100 |
A |
|
80-89 |
B |
|
70-79 |
C |
|
60–69 |
D |
|
<60 |
F |
ACADEMIC HONESTY
Please note: The
University's Policy on student cheating and plagiarism is in effect in this
course. If you are not familiar with it,
you can find it in at the KSU
website. It is your responsibility to
understand and uphold this policy. The
ramifications of violating it include failure of the work or the course.
Each exam builds on the material covered from the beginning of the
semester. In other words, each exam is
cumulative. You are expected to learn
the topic and build upon knowledge gained throughout the semester. Rote memorization is the most basic type of
learning. If this is all that you do
(just memorize information provided to you) you should expect to receive an
average grade (C) at best. For higher
grades you will need to understand as well as remember the information. You must be able to add critical thought and
analysis to the subjects covered and apply this in test taking.
You are expected to take the exams on the dates indicated on the
schedule. However, if an emergency or
something unavoidable comes up that conflicts with exams 1-4 you will not need
to take a make-up exam. Your score will
be based on a weighted average of the 3 exams that you do take. The final exam must be taken on the assigned
date. If there is a crisis (death or
birth, with written documentation) in the family a make-up exam can be
arranged. The style of the exam will be
at the discretion of the instructor.
EXTRA
CREDIT:
The instructor reserves the right to incorporate extra credit
during the course of the semester as needed. Extra credit points are added to
the student’s final grade average.
ENROLLMENT:
It is the student’s
responsibility to ensure proper enrollment in classes. You are advised to review your official class
schedule during the first two weeks of the semester to ensure proper
enrollment. Should you determine an
error in your class schedule, you must correct it with your advising office. If registration errors are not corrected by
this date and you continue to attend and participate in classes for which you
are not officially registered, you are advised now that you will not receive a
grade at the conclusion of the semester.
WITHDRAWAL:
Last day for withdrawal without receiving a W on your transcript is
STUDENTS
WITH DISABILITIES:
In
accordance with University policy, if you have a documented disability and
require accommodations to obtain equal access in this course, please contact
the instructor at the beginning of the semester or when given an assignment for
which an accommodation is required.
Students with disabilities must verify their eligibility through the Office
of Student Disability Services (SDS) in the