SPE
3110 Organizational Leadership
Dr. Karen Krupar
Office:
WC 266 #C
Phone:
(303)556-3922
Campus box:
#34
Office Hours:
Classes: 7:00 - 8:15 MW
Class Begins: August 22- December 05, 2005
Email: krupark@mscd.edu
Course Goals
Text Books
Student Evaluation
Course Outline
Special Instruction
American With Disabilities Act
Classroom Civility Requirements
Advisement
Religious Holidays
Academic Honesty
Instruction
for Annotated Bibliography
Instruction for Group Project
Instruction for Leadership Audit
Introduction:
This is an era marked with rapid transition
and change. The problems of societies and organizations are increasingly complex.
Effective leadership, that is the capacity to wisely translate intention into
reality and sustain it, can move organizations and society from current to
future status, create visions of potential opportunities for organizations
and groups, install within organizations new cultures and strategies that
mobilize and focus energy and resources. Leadership and leaders are not born.
They emerge when society/organizations/groups face new problems that cannot
be solved by unguided evolution. This course provides an understanding and
skill training/education in leadership for students which enables them to
feel comfortable in assuming responsibilities for re-shaping their groups
or organizations. This course also provides students with exercises to build
confidence and empower themselves to overcome their natural resistance to
change by creating visions of the future which evoke critical thinking and
mastery of new group and organizational practices.
- A historical perspective of theories of leadership
- Knowledge of the dimensions of leadership and management
- Analysis of leadership functions; when they work and when they don't
- Comparisons of cultural influences on leadership styles
- Investigations of dysfunctional forms of leadership
- Practice in using different types of leadership styles and managerial practices
- Skills for auditing leadership functions in specified organizations/institutions
Hackman, M., & Johnson, C. (2004). Leadership, (4th Ed.). Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press.
Bennis, W. and Nanus, (1997). Leadership. New York: Harper.
Student Assessment/Evaluation: Students are responsible for:
- Annotated Bibliography from the web (20 entries) on leadership. Counts for 100 points.
- Leadership group project on one leadership style. This assignment includes an oral presentation of the leadership style, a written paper and a class exercise demonstrating the style. Each group member will demonstrate his/her contribution to this group effort and will be graded both individually and collectively on the project. Each participant will also be graded by other group members. The instructor has the final asessment responsibility. A total of 200 points will be given for the project with 50 points on overall group work, 25 points on individual contribution and 20 points for other group member's evaluation of each other's contribution and 100 points for the quality of the content and presentation of the paper and exercise to demonstrate the leadership style. The presentation by the group must be on PowerPoint.
- Leadership Audit of a company. Students will audit a selected and approved company, organization, organizational unit, institution, etc. for its leadership style, function, operation, quality, etc. The instructor must approve of the selected company and the criteria used for the audit. This counts for 300 points.
- Two examinations over the materials covered in the course. Counts for 100 points for each examination.
| 8/22/05 |
View of Leadership Syllabus-requirements Styles of leadership assignments Discussion of Background of theories of leadership- Krupar Exercise: Best/Worst Leader |
| 8/29/05 Monday |
Leadership and personalities |
| 9/5/05 Monday |
Organizational Design and Leadership Case study on design Leadership skills: Managing Leadership article Quiz l Audit design and discussion |
| 9/12/05 Monday |
Functions and Responsibilities of Leadership Leadership Research: Handbook-Motivation Behavioral Leadeership Presentation Annotated Bibliography due |
| 9/19/05 Monday |
Functions of Leadership: Motivation (cont.) Leadership case study on motivation Situational Leadership Presentation |
| 9/26/05 Monday |
Functions of Leadership: Power |
| 10/3/05 Monday |
Functions of Leadership: Motivation (cont.) Politics, the Grapevine Follower-Maturity Leadership Presentation Quiz 2 |
| 10/10/05 Monday |
Management of Change and Innovation: Questions ofr audit due |
| 10/17/05 Monday |
Management of Change and Innovation: Path-goal Leadership Presentation Mid-term Test |
| 10/24/05 Monday |
Technology Enhancements Leadership Issues: Guest Speaker: Vroom-Yetton Decision Making Leadership Model |
| 10/31/05 Monday |
Technology Enhancements-Managin/Leading Technology people Guest Speaker |
| 11/2/05 Wednesday |
Team-building and Leadership Empowering people Contingency Leadership Presentation Quiz 3 |
| 11/7/05 Monday |
Team Building: Cyber-teams Exercise in Team-building LMX Leadership Presentation |
| 11/21/05 Monday |
Thanksgiving Vacation |
| 11/28/05 Monday |
Work on Audits |
| 12/5/05 Monday |
Transformation Leadership Presentation Z-Model (Ouchi's Japanese Leadership Presentation) Audits Due |
| Final Test |
Check the Test Schedule |
Special Instructions:
- American With Disabilities
Act
We, the department are required to make "reasonable accommodation" for students with disabilities. The department's policy shall be as follows:
Any students who feel they are disabled and would require some type of 'reasonable accommodation' to meet the requirements of this course must indicate so in writing to the professor by the second meting of the course. The student will then be asked to meet with the professor in order to reach an agreement to facilitate the accommodation. The institution's policy is to have all disabled students registered with the ADA office before instigating conversation with the professor.
- Classroom Civility Requirements
The instructor requires that all students follow the expectations (rules and behavioral procedure) for classroom conduct outlined in the MSCD Student Handbook. There will be no tolerance for classroom behavior that in any way disrupts other student's learning environment in the class and the ability of the instructor to facilitate that learning in or out of the classroom. All cell phones or other such disruptive communication devices are prohibited from use in the classroom. Students will not leave the classroom without the permission of the instructor. Students will call the instructor if they cannot attend the class.
- Advisement
Each student is required to meet at least once during the semester at an appointed time with the instructor of the course for course, career and program advisement. The times will be arranged by the instructor in negotiation with the students.
- Religious Holidays
MSCD students who because of their sincerely held religious beliefs are unable to attend classes, take examinations, participate in graded activities or submit graded assignments on particular days shall, without penalty, be excused from such classes and be given a meaningful opportunity to make up such examinations and graded activities or assignments provided that advance written notice of their absence is given to the faculty member during the first two weeks of the semester.
Faculty members are not required to reschedule classes, repeat lectures or other un-graded activities or provide individualized instruction solely for the benefit of the student who is unable to attend regularly scheduled classes or activities.
- Academic Honesty
There is no tolerance for academic cheating (plagiarizing, copying others tests, etc.) in this course. Those violating the academic honesty policies of the institution will be subject to the MSCD Student Handbook code of conduct rule and procedures.