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Schedule

  • Course length: 16 weeks

Lesson 1:
Introduction to Leadership
Readings:

 
  • Northouse: Introduction Chapter
  • Lesson commentary: Introduction to Leadership

Assignments:

(* = Group)
  • Leadership Discussion
  • Theory Essay
  • Complete Academic Integrity Compliance

Lesson 2:
Trait Approach
Readings:

 
  • Northouse: Trait Chapter
  • Lesson commentary: Trait Approach

Assignments:

 
  • Traits and Leadership Discussion

Lesson 3:
Followership
Readings:

 
  • Northouse: Followership Chapter
  • Lesson commentary: Followership

Assignments:

 
  • Followership Discussion
  • Blog Post 1
  • Blog Comment 1

Lesson 4:
Skills Approach
Readings:

 
  • Northouse: Skills Chapter
  • Lesson commentary: Skills Approach

Assignments:

 
  • Skills Approach Discussion 
  • Movie Review 1 (Group activity)
  • Movie Review 1 Peer Evaluation

Lesson 5:
Style & Situational Approaches
Readings:

 
  • Northouse: Style & Situational Chapters
  • Lesson commentary: Style & Situational Approaches

Assignments:

 
  • Style or Situational Approach Discussion

Lesson 6:
Contingency & Path-Goal Theories
Readings:

 
  • Northouse: Path-Goal Chapter
  • Northouse: Contingency Theory Chapter
  • Lesson commentary: Contingency & Path-Goal Theories

Assignments:

 
  • Contingency and Path Theories Discussion
  • Policy Paper Topic
  • Blog Post 2
  • Blog Comment 2

Lesson 7:
Power and Influence 
Readings: 
  • Lesson commentary: Power & Influence

Assignments:

 
  • Power and Influence Discussion

Lesson 8:
Leader-Member Exchange Theory (LMX)
Readings:

 
  • Northouse: Leader-Member Exchange Chapter
  • Lesson commentary: Leader-Member Exchange

Assignments:

 
  • LMX Theory Discussion

Lesson 9:
Team Leadership
Readings:

 
  • Northouse: Team Leadership Chapter
  • Lesson commentary: Team Leadership

Assignments:

 
  • Team Leadership Discussion
  • Blog Post 3
  • Blog Comment 3

Lesson 10:
Transformational Leadership
Readings:

 
  • Northouse: Transformational Leadership Chapter
  • Lesson commentary: Transformational Leadership

Assignments:

 
  • 13 Rules of Leadership Discussion
  • Movie Review 2 (Group activity)
  • Movie Review 2 Peer Evaluation

Lesson 11:
Servant Leadership
Readings:

 
  • Northouse: Servant Leadership Chapter
  • Lesson commentary: Servant Leadership

Assignments:

 
  • Servant Leadership Discussion
  • Blog Post 4
  • Blog Comment 4

Lesson 12:
Authentic Leadership
Readings:

 
  • Northouse: Authentic Leadership Chapter
  • Lesson commentary: Authentic Leadership

Assignments:

 
  • Authentic Leadership Discussion
  • Policy Paper Outline

Lesson 13:
Leadership & Diversity
Readings:

 
  • Northouse: Women and Leadership AND Culture and Leadership Chapters
  • Lesson commentary: Leadership & Diversity

Assignments:

 
  • Leadership and Diversity Discussion
  • Blog Post 5
  • Blog Comment 5

Lesson 14:
Ethics & Leadership
Readings:

 
  • Northouse: Ethics & Leadership Chapter
  • Lesson commentary: Ethics & Leadership

Assignments:

 
  • Ethics and Leadership Discussion
  • Submit Policy Paper

Lesson 15:
Putting it All Together
Readings: 
  • Review of all materials

Assignments:

 
  • Big Picture Discussion
  • SEEQ (non-graded)

 


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