WELCOME TO MEASURING LEADERSHIP!
GETTING STARTED
The original course materials in eCollege can be
viewed here:
http://ourwayit.com/CA670/index1.htm Use your browser search function to
find the information you seek.
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's Lecture.
__ If you have your LPI materials, read
them.
READ and KNOW American Psychological
Association (APA) Ethical Requirements for this program:
__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.
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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'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'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
Week 4
Inspire a Vision
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
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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
__ 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
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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?
__ Update and finalize your Core Assessment
Project.
No Graded Discussion
Core
Assessent Due
Submit
LPI Core Project
1. Narrative overview with
self-analysis.
Week 7
Encourage the Heart
__
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
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
__ 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!
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.
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)
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WELCOME TO MEASURING LEADERSHIP!
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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://ourwayit.com/APA.html
Core Assessment: http://ourwayit.com/CA670/Core.html
Course Developer: Dr. Joan E. Aitken, joan.aitken@park.edu
eCollege Tutorial http://ourwayit.com/eCollege/
eCollege Login: http://parkonline.org/
Expectations & Guidelines for Students (General Examples): http://ourwayit.com/Guidelines.html
Grades in eCollege gradbook: http://parkonline.org/
Grading scale http://ourwayit.com/Guidelines.html#GRADING_&_ASSIGNMENTS0
Institutional Research Board (IRB) Tutorial: http://ourwayit.com/IRB/
Library Tutorial http://ourwayit.com/LibraryTutorial/
LPI Online http://www.lpionline.com/
Peer-reviewed Research Articles: http://www.park.edu/library/
Planning Page: http://ourwayit.com/CA670/Planning.htm
PowerPoint Lectures: http://ourwayit.com/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://ourwayit.com/LibraryTutorial/
Survey Tutorial: http://ourwayit.com/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%
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CA 670 Measuring Leadership Learning Outcomes |
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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.
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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.
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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://ourwayit.com/Guidelines.html
Online Discussion Assignment This course requires frequent and active engagement in online discussion. Some tips for posting online include the following.
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.
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