M&IS 34165 Summer 2008 Smas
SYLLABUS: M&IS 34165
SECTION 010, CALL NO. 10076
DYNAMICS OF LEADERSHIP
SUMMER I, 2008
PROFESSOR: JIM SMAS
ROOM: BSA 324
TIMES: MTWR 2:15 – 4:10 PM
HOURS: MTWR 1 – 2 PM
E-MAIL: mjsmas@kent.edu
PHONE: 330-672-1155
NOTE: The material in this syllabus should be considered nominal and is subject to change by the instructor at any given time due to various constraints on the class, such as weather, illness of the instructor, or other such issues. Final exam times are listed in the college catalogue and it is the student’s responsibility to know when these exams are scheduled.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This is an upper level course designed to give the student practical experience in Leadership Principles. A prerequisite for this course is the Principles of Management course.
The principal method of instruction is casework with minimal lecture. We will also show several movies related to the material throughout the semester.
At this level of your college career, there should be no prodding by professors to get you to do the work on a daily basis. I will run this class much like a graduate class This will be a great class when everyone is prepared and contributes to knowledge. That is what we are after, knowledge, for you and for me. We have to see to it that knowledge is shared among all in the class. Be prepared!
REQUIRED TEXTS:
1. Leadership: Theory and Practice, 4e, Peter G. Northouse, Sage Publishing, 2008.
ISBN: 1-429-4161-X
2. Cases in Leadership, W. Glenn Rowe, Sage Publishing, 2008.
ISBN: 978-1-4129-5017-6
OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE: This course is specifically intended to:
1. Help you develop skills in influencing others whether or not you have positional authority
2. Introduce you to the case method of studying leadership principles.
3. Cause you to reflect on and anticipate places in which and ways in which you will develop and extend your leadership during your career and lifetime.
4. Learn practical skills about leadership through role plays.
5. Learn about the various leadership theories by reading the original works of researchers in the field.
TESTS:
There are TWO exams during the semester, a mid-term and a final. Exams may be any combination of essay, multiple choice or T/F type questions and will encompass all materials covered in the interval from the prior exam or the start of the semester.
QUIZES:
If I suspect that preparation for each class is lacking, I reserve the right to administer unannounced quizzes based on the material due for the day.
ASSIGNMENTS, PROJECTS, AND EXAMS
I have given you on the following spreadsheet, a complete listing of the topics and chapters to be covered in each session. This is a breakdown of how these will work.
1.Case Presentation: You and a team mate will be asked to present one case during the semester. I will draw the cases by lot. You will present the case and then we will discuss the case in open class. You will be graded according to the Molson Case Competition format, which I will explain in detail.
Normal case work will consist of open discussion of assigned cases in the class room. Participation points will be awarded for your input during these cases.
2. Case Write Up. Individually, you must hand one case, completely analyzed and typed according to the guidelines set forth in the class. Note, this is not in outline format, but descriptive paragraphs using the outline ideas presented in class. You must use the long cycle method on this part. This counts 100 points towards your final grade. You must use a case which has not been used in class as a case presentation. There are plenty of cases available in the case book for this.
3. Exams There will be two exams throughout the semester, worth 100 points each
4 .Project: You will do a project due Tuesday, July 8th, based on the criteria listed below. This should be not less than five and no more than 10 typewritten pages. This is worth 150 points towards your grade. This is an individual project. You may not collaborate with your team mates on this project.
5. Journal: You will complete all the assessments as assigned on the schedule and add the results to a journal which will be collected at the end of the semester. I am particularly concerned with your insights and observations of the assessments, and the observations during case reviews. What have you learned during the semester. This is worth 100 points.
6. Participation: this will be a very subjective but important part of your grade. I will be particularly interested in your participation during case reviews. This will be worth 200 point on the semester.
PROJECT TOPICS:
I will allow the following topics for your term project: pick one from the following:
1. Contrast leadership styles from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Give solid examples of each era and the implications for leaders in the 21st century.
2. Shadow and interview a major leader in a non-profit or charitable/ volunteer organization. What makes this person influence people so well? What implications are there for leaders in any organization?
3. Contrast leadership styles in the military over the past 150 years. Where is this going and what are the implications for future military leaders?
GRADING:
There are a total of 1000 points available to determine your grade. The criteria for grading is divided as follows
1. Exams 2 @ 100 ea 200 points
2. Journal 100
3. Written Case 150
4. Case Presentation 150
5. Final Project 200
6. Participation 200
Total Points 1000 points
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I will use plus / minus grading this semester. Thus the grading for the course is as follows: These are on percentages
92.5 – 100 % POINTS A
89.1 – 92.4 A –
86.0 – 89.0 B+
82.5 – 85.9 B
79.1 – 82.4 B-
76.0 – 79.0 C+
72.5 – 75.9 C
69.1 – 72.4 C-
<69.0 D
<59.0 F
According to new University Guidelines the grades are converted to your grade point average by the following rules:
A = 4.0
A- = 3.7
B+ = 3.3
B = 3.0
B- = 2.7
C+ = 2.3
C = 2.0
C- = 1.7
D+ = 1.3
D = 1.0.
F = 0.0
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 Web for Students) 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 [date will be provided by the Undergraduate Office in advance] 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. In addition, it is considered to be cheating when one cooperates with another in any such misrepresentation. 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 may result in dismissal from the University.
D. For Fall and Spring semesters, the course withdrawal deadline is always the Saturday of the 10th week of the semester
Summer I 2008 course withdrawal deadline is Monday, June 30, 2008.
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 Disability Services (contact 330-672-3391 or visit www.kent.edu/sds for more information on registration procedures).
