BAD 64158 Spring 2009 Hogue

Leadership and Managerial Assessment

64158

Spring, 2009

Instructor:                    Mary Hogue, Ph.D.

Office:                         A423

Phone:                         (330) 672-1148

Office Hours:              Wed. 1:00-3:30. Also, I will be traveling among the three campuses,

                                    so I will be available on the designated campus for 1 hour before

                                    class begins. When I am scheduled to be on the Kent campus, I will be

                                    in my office. Information to follow for Stark and Lorain.

E-Mail:                         mhogue@kent.edu

Class meeting:              W 6:15-8:55

Required text:              No text is required for this class. Assigned articles can be found at the

university library website.

Course Objectives: This course offers students the opportunity to develop a better understanding of the concept of leadership and of themselves as leaders who manage others. Specific objectives are for students:

• to develop a thorough understanding of leadership as a process in which the leader, the follower, and the situation are equally important.
• to practice the skills that will help them to lead others more effectively.

Course Overview: Course objectives will be met through extensive class discussions of assigned reading material, small group leadership coaching sessions, and experiential exercises. The reading material and exercises offer examples of how certain concepts impact leadership. Through discussions led by me, you will gain a better understanding of why the concepts impact leadership.

In your coaching groups, you will each present a leadership scenario on which you would like to work. The scenario must be:

·         one in which you would like to influence another person or a group of people to work toward a mutual goal.

·         one that can be acted on during the semester .

·         meaningful to you.

Each week, after class discussion, you will meet with your coaching group to discuss your leadership dilemmas and to help one another determine the best ways to apply the concept(s) we discussed to your own situations.

Grade Determinations: Grades will be earned through:

Class participation. Fifty points are available for participation. Twenty-five will be awarded by me and twenty-five by members of your coaching group including yourself.

Assigning participation points often is a subjective decision. With respect to the points I assign, it is your responsibility to ensure that I know your name (otherwise I cannot assign you points), know that you are in class (which means talking to me whether I’m at your campus or at another), and recognize your effort (ensuring that I can see that you came to class having both read and thought deeply about the assigned reading material). With respect to the points assigned by your coaching team, you must ensure that your team sees you attending each coaching session, believes you are prepared for each session, and recognizes the effort you are making toward helping them and helping yourself.

Your final participation grade will consist of the number of points assigned by me plus the average of the points assigned by members of your coaching group.

Papers. You will write two papers. The purpose of both papers is for you to demonstrate what you have learned. The papers will be about your leadership dilemma, and they must show a surface-level understanding of the concepts (incorporating and defining concepts from class and from the articles we read) and a deeper understanding (showing that you understand how the concepts are integrated together to explain the leadership process and that you are able to apply them appropriately to explain your own dilemma.

Papers will be turned in electronically and must be RECEIVED by 6:15 on the date they are due. It is your responsibility to ensure that I have received the paper on time. What counts is the time I receive the paper, not the time you sent the paper. Once I receive your paper, I will send a confirmation to you. If you do not receive confirmation, then you should assume that I have not received the paper. Unless prior arrangements have been made with me, papers will be docked one letter grade for each hour or part thereof that they are late. Because papers are submitted electronically, arrangements for late papers will only be made for emergencies that can be documented.

Exam. There will be one comprehensive final exam. It will be a comprehensive, take-home exam that asks you to demonstrate your knowledge through the creation of a personal development plan.

Total points available:              Participation                                                      50

                                                Paper 1                                                              75

                                                Paper 2                                                            100

                                                Final exam                                                       100

Total                                                                325

Locating Assigned Reading Material

To locate assigned articles:

1) Log in to your Flashline homepage.

2) Click the “Library” tab.

3) On the left, in the box titled, “Library Collection,” click the link that says “Find Articles Using Research Databases listed by subject.”

4) Click the link for Business.

5) Click on Business Source Complete.

6) Make sure that you have the “Advanced Search” open. It has 3 search boxes available instead of just 1.

7) Put the 3 pieces of information on the syllabus schedule into the search boxes (article title, author, journal title), and it should take you right to the article. 

**If you are unable to locate an article, let me know, and I can send my copy to you. Please make every effort to locate articles on your own, contacting me only when you’ve exhausted all other avenues.

The Following Policies Apply to All Students in this Course

A.      Students attending the course who do not have the proper prerequisite risk being deregistered from the class.

B.       Students have responsibility to ensure they are properly enrolled in classes.  You are advised to review your official class schedule (using Student Tools/Flashfast) during the first two weeks of the semester to ensure you are properly enrolled in this class and section.  Should you find an error in your class schedule, you have until Friday, January 30, 2009 to correct the error 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 enrolled, you are advised now that you will not receive a grade at the conclusion of the semester for any class in which you are not properly registered.

C.      Academic Honesty:  Cheating means to misrepresent the source, nature, or other conditions of your academic work (e.g., tests, papers, projects, assignments) so as to get undeserved credit.  The use of the intellectual property of others without giving them appropriate credit is a serious academic offense.  It is the University's policy that cheating or plagiarism result in receiving a failing grade for the work or course.  Repeat offenses result in dismissal from the University.

D.      For Spring 2009, the course withdrawal deadline is Sunday, April 5, 2009.   Withdrawal before the deadline results in a "W" on the official transcript; after the deadline a grade must be calculated and reported.

E.       Students with disabilities:  University policy 3342-3-18 requires that students with disabilities be provided reasonable accommodations to ensure their equal access equal access course content.  If you have documented disability and require accommodations, please contact the instructor at the beginning of the semester to make arrangements for necessary classroom adjustments.  Please note, you must first verify your eligibility for these through the Student Accessibility Services (contact 330-672-3391 or visit www.kent.edu/sas for more information on registration procedures).

Schedule

Following is a tentative class schedule. Changes to this syllabus will be made either in class or through Flashline email. You are responsible for any changes made.

Understanding the Leadership Process

Engaging in the Leadership Process

Becoming a better leader