Measuring Leadership

GETTING STARTED

Please buy the correct LPI materials according to your professor's requirements. The materials should be available through the Park University bookstore: ISBN-13: 9780470259436 with software for Dr. Aitken's students. Make sure you have the LPI Software, LPI Planner, LPI Measures, and LPI Workbook, which you need to complete and submit as part of the core assessment assignment due week 6.

The Park University Bookstore should have the course materials you need http://www.park.edu/bookstore/ If the software may is NOT compatible with your computer (64 bit), you may need to work through http://www.lpionline.com/

CA 670
Example Tentative Schedule

Read / Review this week's course materials before going to the discussion board.

Online students: Because links constantly move, I recommend using a video search engine to find the video or a comparable one you can discuss.

Prepare
IN ADVANCE

Come to discussion prepared!

Weekly Participation

Major Assignments Due
Onground Students: Hardcopy due at beginning of class meetings.
Online Students: Assignments due Sunday night of week indicated below.

Week 1

Measurement

Week 1 Readings:

Week's Lecture.

__ If you have your LPI materials, read them.

READ and KNOW American Psychological Association (APA) Ethical Requirements for this program:

Expectations of ethical behaviors pp. 11-20.
Compliance checklist p. 20.
Complying With Ethical, Legal, and Policy Requirements, p. 231-236.
Crediting Sources pp. 169-174.
Self-plagiarism, pp. 16, 29, 170.

__Read Bryce chapters preface-chapter 10. Student led discussion.

Smartest Guys in the Room. This research based film about Enron will help clarify the complicated years of the company’s destruction and bring to life the key people involved. You can rent it from your local library for free or your local video store. You may be able to find it on YouTube Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

Take notes and you’ll have enough information to talk about Enron all term.
You may be able to find this film online, click here.

__ Obtain and begin to complete leadership measure for your core assessment (Self).

__ Distribute 40 LPI to people who will complete them about you.

__ Begin this assignment immediately! Make an appointment with someone who is an LPI exemplary leader. Interview the person (use a structured interview, such as the LPI measure). If possible, observe the person in an active leadership role.

__ Discussion board for online students (post by the end of week 2)

Nothing needs to be submitted until week 2 so everyone can figure things out.

Complete 8-10 measures that will give you information you need to know. Select any appropriate scholarly source, such as here http://www.jamescmccroskey.com/measures/

Week 2

5 Principles

Week 2 Readings:

Week's Lecture.

__ Focus on Kouzes & Posner, Leadership Challenge, Part 1 and work in appropriate Planner and Workbook sections.
__Read Bryce chapters chapters 11-20. Student led discussion.

Andy Grove (Intel) is known for his leadership through adaptation and change. Find, watch, and discuss a video with him on the Internet. You may be able to access this one on iinnovate, click here.

__ ASAP enter the information you receive into the LPI software, look at your printout, write an analysis of yourself, and begin your plan for change.

Discuss / Post for first two weeks must be completed by Sunday of week 2. Access will close at midnight.

If you have not obtained all the course materials and begun collecting and analyzing data, you need to make arrangements with the course professor on how to proceed.

Week 3

Model the Way

Week 3 Readings:

Week's Lecture.

__ Focus on Kouzes & Posner, Leadership Challenge, Part 2 and work in appropriate Planner and Workbook sections.

__Read Bryce chapters chapters 21-30. Student led discussion.

View and discuss Enron, Skilling, or Martha Stewart. Charlie Rose, click here.

__ Work on LPI analysis, LPI Workbook, LPI Planner.

__ Discussion

Submit executive summary of Exemplary Leader Interview, Observation Due Week 3 in the Discussion Board.

Week 4

Inspire a Vision

Week 4 Readings:

Week's Lecture.

__ Focus on Kouzes & Posner, Leadership Challenge, Part 3 and work in appropriate Planner and Workbook sections.

__Read Bryce chapters chapters 31-40. Student led discussion.

lE-Dreams: Kozmo.com

__ Write a self-analysis based on the LPI Report and begin changing your behaviors.

__ Discussion

Self-Analysis Due
Make sure you have 20 LPI measures to input for the LPI software analysis. Enter the data, run it, then study and interpret the results.
Write a self-analysis and include part of the LPI Report. See week 4 grading rubric.

This assignments is required before proceeding in this course.

Week 5

Challenge the Process

Week 5 Readings:

__ Week's Lecture.

__ Focus on Kouzes & Posner, Leadership Challenge, Part 4 and work in appropriate Planner and Workbook sections.

__ Read Bryce chapters chapters 41-end. Student led discussion.

View and discuss Secretary McNamara's leadership of Fog of War
Making mistakes.
Charlie Rose Interview.

__ Based on your self analysis, work on leadership behavior changes based on LPI.

__ Discussion

Submit Plan of Action
Based on your LPI report and self analysis, submit your plan of change.

Week 6

Enable Others to Act

Week 6 Readings:

__ Week's Lecture.

__ Focus on Kouzes & Posner, Leadership Challenge, Part 5.

View a video and discuss Trump's leadership in real estate and entertainment. How does he enable others to act?
Donald Trump

Apprentice

__ Update and finalize your Core Assessment Project.

No Graded Discussion

Core Assessent Due

Submit LPI Core Project

1. Narrative overview with self-analysis.
2. LPI Printout in Electronic Form.
3. Plan and implementation.
4. Synthesis of Hackman and Johnson measures
5. Completed Planner.
6. Completed Workbook.
7. References (LPI and all measures used in your self-analysis)

Week 7

Encourage the Heart

Week 7 Readings:

__ Week's Lecture.

__ Focus on Kouzes & Posner, Leadership Challenge, Part 6.

Discuss the leadership of Gates or Buffet or the two working together. View Bill Gates and Warren Buffet Go to School or
Bill Gates and Warren Buffet

Revise your core assessment if needed.

__ Prepare reflection presentation: Review course learning outcomes and practice an oral explanation of how you demonstrated that you met each outcome.

No Graded Discussion

Hardcopy version of LPI Core Assessment Due by Tuesday, 5:30 PM in CO 229 or postmarked.
Department of Arts & Communication, 229 Copley, 8700 NW River Park Drive, Park University, Parkville, MO 64152

Include a self-addressed label if you want your materials returned.

Week 8

Everyone as Leader

Week 8 Readings:

__ Course closure.

N/A

No Graded Discussion

__ Reflection Due. Submit your Reflection (Final Exam) in Discussion section on FRIDAY. Present course and LPI reflection on how you measure up to the Kouzes and Posner leadership model. Use all 8 weeks to work, so do not submit early!

WELCOME TO MEASURING LEADERSHIP!

Leadership Art Print http://www.allposters.com/

USE YOUR PARK EMAIL ADDRESS

Your professor may email you through your Park, so check it regularly.

EXTERNAL LINKS (Dr. Aitken's Links):

Academic calendar: http://www.park.edu/calendar/academic.html

APA Writing Style Tutorial: http://onlineacademics.org/APA.html

Core Assessment: http://onlineacademics.org/CA670/Core.html

Course Developer: Dr. Joan E. Aitken, joan.aitken@park.edu

eCollege Tutorial http://onlineacademics.org/eCollege/

eCollege Login: http://parkonline.org/

Expectations & Guidelines for Students (General Examples): http://onlineacademics.org/Guidelines.html

Grades in eCollege gradbook: http://parkonline.org/

Grading scale http://onlineacademics.org/Guidelines.html#GRADING_&_ASSIGNMENTS0

Institutional Research Board (IRB) Tutorial: http://onlineacademics.org/IRB/

Library Tutorial http://onlineacademics.org/LibraryTutorial/

LPI Online http://www.lpionline.com/

Peer-reviewed Research Articles: http://www.park.edu/library/

Planning Page: http://onlineacademics.org/CA670/Planning.htm

PowerPoint Lectures: http://onlineacademics.org/CA670/Lectures (Designed for onground students. The units may be ahead by one week)

Program Goals http://www.park.edu/grad/masters-cl-goals.aspx

Research Database Tutorial: http://onlineacademics.org/LibraryTutorial/

Survey Tutorial: http://onlineacademics.org/PS/Survey/

Tentative Syllabus located here: http://www.park.edu/syllabus/List.aspx

Unless otherwise indicated, visuals are from Microsoft or AllPosters.com

Grading

The exact assignments and assessment are your professor's decision. Please see your professor's expectations as indicated in the updated course gradebook and course syllabus. You can expect grades to be posted within one week of the due assignment due date.

Example Grading

Typically, final grades are earned according to the following scale:

A = 90-100
B = 80-89.99
C = 70-79.99
D = 60-69.99
F = 59.99 or below

Example Points (See Gradebook)

100 points = 100%

CA 670 Measuring Leadership Learning Outcomes

1. Apply communication and leadership theory and research principles through leadership stories.
2. Measure current exemplary leadership attitudes, knowledge, skills, and values through self-analysis and feedback from others.

3. Create and implement a plan to change leadership behavior by building on strengths and skill building to respond to needs.

4. Analyze the effectiveness of exemplary leadership practices.

5. Conduct, read, analyze, evaluate, and apply research-based theories and principles of exemplary leadership, organizational culture, decision-making.

6. Collaborate with others in the measurement, planning, and analysis of exemplary leadership knowledge, skills, and values.
7. Anticipate ethical or communication issues of leadership and followership across cultures.

Master of Arts in Communication and Leadership Program Goals Relevant to CA 670

1. To develop the ability of students to read and conduct research and apply the principles to their own organizations.
2. To provide a historical overview of leadership perspectives from the 1940s to the present.
3. To combine theoretical knowledge and practical skills to resolve organizational issues and improve decision-making.

Appropriate Communication with Peers and Faculty

The communication styles recommended by communication and leadership research are expected in all aspects of this course.

Rhetorical sensitivity is the process of communicating with the context in mind, so that you are concerned about the other person's perspective. Rhetorical sensitivity is a valued skill for effective communication and leadership. Although you may decide to behave otherwise in other contexts, as a way of learning this skills, you will need to use rhetorical sensitivity in all aspects of this course. That means using rhetorical sensitivity in the Discussion Board, emails, and any communication with peers for faculty.

Exemplary leaders do NOT communicate using whining, complaints, badgering, personal or generalized attacks, intimidation, threats, or similar methods. Such Discussion Board posts will be removed from view and adversely affect the student's grade. Such communication in face-to-face, phone, or electronic contexts with a faculty member will be abruptly terminated or ignored, and/or reported to the Program Director.

One principle of exemplary leadership is the importance of saving face (protecting another person's pride), which calls for you to suspend judgmental talk or actions about the other person's values, attitudes, and behaviors.

You will want to focus on discussing what you are learning in the course. Avoid personal or generalized attacks, and prejudicial or stereotypical comments. Please be careful about humor and sarcasm because they are difficult to interpret online.

Use rhetorical sensitivity to support safe and positive learning community in this class.

Any course in multicultural communication expects rhetorical sensitivity regarding topics such as gender, ethnicity, race, life-style, marriage and family, sexual orientation, disability status, religion, socio-economic class, education, minority group status, veteran status, and culture. Of course, compliance with Park University policy is a basic expectation.

Regarding your course progress, please work out problems with your professor by offering an alternative plan to your professor, and do so early in the course and in advance of any serious developments. Here are example expectations of the course developer: http://onlineacademics.org/Guidelines.html

Online Discussion Assignment

This course requires frequent and active engagement in online discussion. Some tips for posting online include the following.

Keep posts short, but provide substance.

Encouraging responses--"great post," "interesting comment,"--are always welcome, but do not satisfy the discussion thread assignment.

Remember to login and post multiple times per week and respond to others so that you are engaged in a conversation, and not making isolated posts.

Avoid sarcasm and humor or indicate clearly (e.g., "Ha, ha," "grin," smiley face).

Avoid plagiarism in online discussion. Use APA style.

Keep discussion relevant to learning course information, skills, and values.

As you read the textbook, find facts (research-based concepts), which you can apply to your own experiences to use in the discussion.

Seek to be open and nonjudgmental about the ideas of others.

Use rhetorical sensitivity and attention to face.

Use the Discussion Board to apply what you learn in the textbook.

Example Discussion Grading Rubric

Mastery

100%

Evidence of each of the items below.

7 points

Nearing Mastery

90%

6.3 points

Basic Standards

80%

5.6 points

Below Standards

3 points

1. Keeps discussion relevant to learning course information, skills, and values.

2. Gives substance, including facts, theories, principles from LPI materials. Follows tips for posting online

3. Applies LPI principles to self-improvement and personal experience.

4. Posts in all threads, including at least all required threads.

5. Actively engages in ideas with other students.

6. Posts on multiple days during the week so you are part of conversations.

7. Demonstrates rhetorical sensitivity and facework skills.

Lacks 1 requirement.

Lacks 2 requirement.

Lacks 2 requirement.

Contact Information

Use your Park email address to send messages to joan.aitken@park.edu

Because of federal FERPA regulations, faculty are advised not to discuss grades or other private information by email or phone because they cannot be sure they are communicating only with the student. The internal eCollege email is a good approach.

You can expect grades to be posted within one week of the due assignment due date.

In the external email system, please contact your professor using your @park.edu email address and put "CA 670 Student" in the subject line. Our security system screens out most nonPark email as spam, so your professor may never receive emails from an external address.

If you contact your professor and don't hear back within a couple business days, please contact your professor again. You may want to try a different means of contact for your second contact. If you telephoned for example, your professor may not understand the return number message or may not have long-distance phone access. So, you may more effectively reach your professor via email. If you emailed your professor using an external email address, try again using your @park.edu email address. If you used the Dropbox or Discussion Board, most faculty respond to those once a week.

Use exemplary leadership skills in all aspects of communication in this class. If your communication with a faculty member contains badgering, whining, complaining, threatening, dishonest, manipulative, or other inappropriate compliance gaining strategies, expect your communication to be terminated, ignored, or reported to the Program Director.

Onground location:

(877) 505-1059, Department of Arts & Communication, 8700 NW River Park Drive, Park University, Parkville, MO 64152.

To Find Contact Information for Park University Faculty and Staff:

http://people.park.edu/Public/Default.aspx?TabKey=0&TaskItemKey=2&Screen=0

Your syllabus should have your professor's contact information.

This is a private website for enrolled students who have purchased the course textbooks. Textbook summaries are quoted directly or closely adapted from the course textbooks.