Dynamics of
Leadership
Kent State
University
M&IS
34165 Summer III, 2001
Section 030:
Time &
Location: Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday 9:45-11:40a.m. BSA 205
Instructor: Terrence J. Moran
Phone: 330-672-1153
Office: BSA A417; Hours: after class and by
appointment.
E-mail: tmoran@bsa3.kent.edu
Text: Lussier/Achua; Leadership:
Theory, Application, Skill Development; South Western College Publishing.
Course Objective: To develop the student’s
applied leadership knowledge and skills by enhancing their ability to
critically observe and evaluate diverse organizational leadership situations,
use modern behavioral science theories and approaches to identify what is
happening, account for those things that are happening, and formulate potential
leader actions.
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.
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) located in room 181 of the Michael
Schwartz Student Services Center (Voice/TTD 672-3391).
Course Grades: Grades for the course will
be earned as follows:
A = 90% or above for
superior performance
B
= 80-89% for very good/good performance
C
= 70-79% for marginal performance
D
= 60-69% for passing but extremely weak performance.
Evaluation
Components: Proportion of course grade by component:
20% Midterm
Examination
25% Final
Examination
25% Leadership
paper and presentation
25% Class
participation, homework, quizzes, and case studies
(two points off final grade for every missed homework assignment)
5% Attendance (two points off final grade for
every missed class, one free-be)
Examinations. Examinations will cover text material, class discussions and
suggested readings. They will consist
of true/false, multiple choice and short essay questions.
Leadership
paper. Students will select and research a
leadership-related topic. Length:
twelve typewritten, double-spaced pages.
The paper will be graded on organization, grammar, readability, as well
as content. Please note that topics must
be approved in advance. Minimum of five
references sources. This paper is due
August 9.
Number
each page and be sure to keep a copy of everything you turn in for your
personal file.
Oral
presentation. The presentation will be an individual
presentation, will be instructional in nature and include a roundtable
discussion of the leadership papers. It will be graded on organization,
clarity, verbal and nonverbal presentation skills, grammar and persuasiveness.
Visual aid equipment is available and its use is encouraged. Presentation to last 20 – 30 minutes, with
an additional 10 minutes of discussion.
1.
Introduction
2.
Background
on Leader
3.
What
did the person accomplish that makes him a leader, i.e. Jordan won 6 championships
4.
What
leadership traits did this person possess?
Show examples of these traits.
5.
Leadership
lesson learned from this example
6.
Conclusion
You
can also use a work-related experience.
Background on your company in addition to background on the leader can
be presented. Also you could describe a
situation at work where correct or incorrect leadership is being used. An expansion on the negative results of this
improper leadership could be made.
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Tentative Class Schedule |
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Text |
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Class |
Dates |
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Topic |
Chapter |
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1 |
July16 |
Monday |
Introduction |
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2 |
July
17 |
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Who Is a Leader |
1 |
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3 |
July
18 |
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Who Is a Leader |
1 |
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4 |
July
19 |
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Leadership Traits and Ethics |
2 |
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5 |
July
23 |
Monday |
Leadership Traits and Ethics |
2 |
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6 |
July
24 |
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Leadership Behavior and Motivation |
3 |
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7 |
July
25 |
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Leadership Behavior and Motivation |
3 |
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8 |
July
26 |
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Topic due for Leadership Paper |
3 |
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9 |
July
30 |
Monday |
Mid-Term Exam |
Chapts.
1-3 |
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10 |
July
31 |
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Communication, Coaching, Conflict |
4 |
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11 |
August
1 |
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Communication, Coaching, Conflict |
4 |
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12 |
August
2 |
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Leading Effective Teams Outline Due for Paper |
7 |
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13 |
August
6 |
Monday |
Leading Effective Teams |
7 |
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14 |
August
7 |
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Leadership of Culture |
11 |
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15 |
August
8 |
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Leadership of Culture |
11 |
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16 |
August
9 |
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Spirituality in Workplace Paper Due |
App.
A |
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Aug. 13 |
Monday |
Project Presentations |
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Aug. 14 |
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Project Presentations |
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Aug. 15 |
Project
Presentations |
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Aug.
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Final Exam |
All
covered material |
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