SYLLABUS IDS 2931
Interdisciplinary Leadership
Term 20091 Dr. Barbra Nightingale
Ref# 353821 Office: 954-201-8873 69/219
M 2-4:45 pm
South Campus Safety 954-201-8970 bnighting@aol.com
Emergency Phone Number 954-893-5700 bnightin@broward.edu
REQUIRED TEXT: Phi Theta Kappa Leadership Development Studies 4th Edition (CD or hard copy)
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COURSE OBJECTIVE: This course is designed to provide emerging and existing leaders the opportunity to explore the concept of leadership and to develop and improve their leadership skills. The course integrates readings from the humanities, experiential exercises, films, and contemporary readings on leadership.
PLAGIARISM: It has become necessary (unfortunately) to take a very hard line attitude toward intentional plagiarism (defined as turning in a paper not your own either from the internet or another source, or improperly documenting a paper). All work must be the work of the student, and when material is borrowed in whatever form, it must be documented as borrowed. Any student who knowingly turns in a paper that is taken from somewhere other than his/her own brain and NOT documented as such, will automatically fail the entire course and be brought up on disciplinary charges with the administration (which usually leads to administrative withdrawal from BCC. PLEASE DO NOT RUN THE RISK OF BEING ONE OF THOSE STUDENTS!!!!
Week 1: Introduction
(8/18) General Discussion of leadership concepts/theories
Definitions of Leadership
Exercise: Assumptions About People
Pennies
Nine Dots
Week 2: Unit One: Developing a Personal Leadership Philosophy
(8/25) Discussion of Assigned Readings:
Thinking About Leadership
The Female Advantage
The Philosopher King
Film: Twelve O’clock High
Week 3 NO CLASS-- HAPPY LABOR DAY!!!
(9/1)
Week 4: Unit Two: Leading by Serving
(9/8) Discussion of Assigned Readings:
Journey to the East
Harriet Tubman
The Servant as Leader
Becoming a Servant Leader
Film: Hotel Rwanda
Week 5: Unit Three: Understanding Ethical Leadership
(9/15) Discussion of Assigned Readings:
Confucius
Thinking Ethically
A Leader Has High Ethics
Film: Miss Evers’ Boys
Week 6: Film: Schindler’s List
(9/22)
Week 6
(9/27) Unit Four: Articulating a Vision
Discussion of Assigned Readings:
Enlist Others
Vision and Meaning
I Have a Dream
Exercise: The Hollow Square
Week 8: Unit Five: Building a Team
10/6 Discussion of Assigned Readings:
Cesar Chavez
Twelve Ways to Better Team Building
The Secrets of Great Groups
Week 9:
(10/13) Unit Six: Leading with Goals---Guest Professor: Dr. David Armstrong
Discussion of Assigned Readings:
The Goal Setting Process
Man’s Search for Meaning
The Power of Goals
Discussion of Personal Goals
Exercise: Nine Dots
Week 10
(10/20) Film: Remember the Titans
Week 11 Unit Seven: Making Decision
(10/27) Discussion of Assigned Readings:
Huckleberry Finn
“Shooting an Elephant”
What You Don’t Know About Making Decisions
“The Road Not Taken”
Film: Twelve Angry Men
Week 12: Unit Eight: Guiding Through Conflict
(11/3) Discussion of Assigned Readings:
Conflict
Chimate Chumbolo
American Ground…
Week 13: Film: Crash
(11/10)
Week 14: Unit Nine: Realizing Change
(11/17) Discussion of Assigned Readings:
Solitude of Self
The Sentencing of Susan B. Anthony…
Choosing Strategies for Change
Dealing with Resistance to Change
Letter from Birmingham Jail
Exercise: Space Jam
Week 15: Unit Ten: Empowering Others
(11/24) Discussion of Assigned Readings:
Leadership as Empowering Others
Leadership that Gets Results
Long walk to Freedom
Exercise: Shaping the Future
Week 16: Unit Eleven: Exploring the History of Leadership
(12/1) “The Sole Proper Claim
The Once and Future King
Motivation and Personality
Exercise: Developing a Theory of Leadership
Week 17 WRAP UP
(12/8)
***Every attempt will be made to adhere to this syllabus, but life always intervenes, so the syllabus is approximate.
POLICIES:
Attendance is extremely important as class is conducted in seminar fashion, and is very interactive with lots of group exercises; therefore, your participation is mandatory, and 20% of your grade will be based on attendance.
Important Notice
Starting fall 2007, faculty will report student non-attendance. If you stop attending class prior to the withdrawal date, you will be administratively withdrawn from class and receive a W or, if it is your third attempt, an F.
If you stop attending class after the withdrawal date, you will receive a WF that will then be computed as an F in your GPA. To avoid this situation, you should remain an active learner in this class and always communicate extenuating circumstances to me. Ongoing communication with the instructor is critical to your course success.
Grading: Points will be assigned per percentage equivalent
Attendance: 20% A = 3.60- 4.00
Portfolio: 30% B = 2.75-3.59
Written Reports: 40% C = 1.75-2.74
Leadership Project: 10% D = .75-1.74.
F = .75
ASSIGNMENTS
Journals: Your journals will consist of your written responses to the selected readings. I want you to read with a pen in your hand, and make notes regarding your reactions to the selection. For example, do you see yourself in the description or not, does it apply to you or to someone you know, reasons why the suggestions given would or would not work, etc. Additionally, your journal will culminate into a portfolio made up of the journal itself, your Written report on a leader on campus or in the community with whom you’ve worked, and your own description and discussion of an independent leadership project that you were involved in this term either on campus or in the community. (For example, working with Student Life in developing a child Care Center on South Campus, or facilitating a special program available to students and the community, etc.) In creating your portfolio, you may utilize cartoons, drawings, articles, newspaper ads, anything that shows some aspect of leadership. Be creative!
Shadow a Leader: For this class, you are required to shadow a leader for a total of 8 hours and write a report reflecting all that you have learned this term about leadership styles. Be candid in your assessment, as no one but me reads these. Your leader may consist of a campus or college administrator, a leader in your community or religious organization. You must obtain a signed affidavit from this person stating that you have completed the shadowing project. The person you choose must be validated by me. (For Competitive Edgers, you may use the same person you are using for your Competitive Edge projects.)
Leadership Project: This is a project on your campus (or college wide) in which you have played an important part. This could include planning, executing, advertising, etc. any project of significance which is open or of benefit to the College or community. You must write up a report stating what your goals were, how you achieved them, the pitfalls you foresaw or encountered, and how you overcame them to lead your project to its successful (or unsuccessful!) end.
Written Reports: These consist of any and all writing assignments I make during the term. These grow out of our discussions and films, and what is happening around us, so I never know in advance what they might be. They are, in any case, to be typed, well thought out, and well written.