LDR 2002
Intermediate Foundations of Leadership
Interdisciplinary Studies, College of Undergraduate Studies
2 credit hours
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Instructor Information
Course Information
- Term: Spring 2022
- Course Number & Section: LDR 2002-0013
- Course Name: Intermediate Foundations of Leadership
- Credit Hours: 2
- Class Meeting Days/Time/Location: Tuesday 1:30PM - 3:15PM/FC168D
- Course Modality: Face-to-Face
Enrollment Requirements
Course Prerequisites (if applicable): LDR 2001
Other Enrollment Requirements (if applicable): Must be a LEAD Scholar
Course Description
An intermediate study of the practices of leadership as they relate to translating a leadership vision into organizational effectiveness through an understanding of self-awareness and social change model of leadership.
Course Purpose
This course will involve the study of leadership and the application of leadership theories, concepts and skills. In this second level of studying and learning about leadership, students will gain a more in-depth understanding of major leadership theories, principles, and effective practices. The components and qualities of what is required in effective and exceptional leadership such as communication, group behavior, problem solving and decision making, conflict management, ethics and values will all be explored. Students will also become aware of and develop personal leadership potential through individual and group values exploration, direct service and independent and group projects.
Course Materials and Resources
Required Materials/Resources
- Komives, S. R., & Wagner, W. (2017). Leadership for a better world : understanding the social change model of leadership development. Jossey-Bass.
Student Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course through independent research, self-reflection, group discussions, projects, service learning, and graded assessments, students will be able to:
- Compare and contrast leadership effective behaviors and contemporary theories
- Apply leadership practices and behaviors to the successful functioning of groups and organizations
- Formulate a leadership vision into a specific action plan
- Assess the successes and failures of groups and organizations and their activities
- Examine the ethical impacts of personal and group decisions as they relate to leadership
- Express diversity and inclusiveness topics as they relate to leadership
Course Activities
We will use various learning methods to achieve the course objectives including:
- Selected readings from course text
- Leadership Inventories results
- Case studies
- Class discussions and experiential learning
- Community Engagement
- Service Project
- Presentations
Activity Submissions
All assignments will be summitted through Webcourses@UCF. Directions for submitting and assignment specific guidelines can be found here under each Assignment. Note: some assignments will be large video files and might take a long time to render or upload. Please take this into consideration when submitting.
Attendance/Participation
Please keep in mind that this course does have a group project requirement. Everyone must take part in a group project. Once formed, groups cannot be altered or switched, except for reasons of extended hospitalization. It is your responsibility to be an active member of your group. You will be evaluated by your team members. If you are not actively participating in your group you will be subject with group removal and forfeiting the grades associated with this project. Group meeting times will happen during our course meeting times at 8:30AM on Tuesdays.
Make-up Exams and Assignments
Per university policy, you are allowed to submit make-up work (or an equivalent, alternate assignment) for authorized university-sponsored activities, religious observances, or legal obligations (such as jury duty). If this participation conflicts with your course assignments, I will offer a reasonable opportunity for you to complete missed assignments and/or exams. The make-up assignment and grading scale will be equivalent to the missed assignment and its grading scale. In the case of an authorized university activity, it is your responsibility to show me a signed copy of the Program Verification Form for which you will be absent, prior to the class in which the absence occurs. In any of these cases, please contact me ahead of time to notify me of upcoming needs.
Assessment and Grading Procedures
Grades of A-F will be assigned during each semester in leadership minor courses. Grades will be based upon assignments. Each faculty member is responsible for determining the respective percentages of course grade weighted for each activity. Therefore, while you may find assignments similar across sections of this course, individual faculty members determine their grading policies for their courses. Final grades (based on an approximate 10% scale of points, as indicated below) for the course will result in one of the following unless you withdraw from the course:
Letter Grade
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Points
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A
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930 – 1000 points
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A-
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900 – 920 points
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B+
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870 – 890 points
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B
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830 – 860 points
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B-
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800 – 820 points
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C+
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770 – 790 points
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C
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730 – 760 points
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C-
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700 – 720 points
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D+
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670 – 690 points
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D
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630 – 660 points
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D-
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600 – 620 points
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F
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590 and below
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Consult the latest Undergraduate or Graduate catalog for regulations and procedures regarding grading such as Incomplete grades, grade changes, and grade forgiveness.
Course Schedule
Find the Course Schedule Here.
University Services and Resources
Academic Services and Resources
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Non-Academic Services and Resources
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If you are a UCF Online student, please consult the UCF Online Student Guidelines for more information about your access to non-academic services.
Policy Statements
To protect members of our community, everyone is required to wear a facial covering inside all common spaces including classrooms. Students who choose not to wear facial coverings will be asked to leave the classroom by the instructor. If they refuse to leave the classroom or put on a facial covering, they may be considered disruptive (please see the Golden Rule for student behavior expectations). Faculty have the right to cancel class if the safety and well-being of class members are in jeopardy. Students will be responsible for the material that would have been covered in class as provided by the instructor.
Depending on the course of the pandemic during the semester, the university may make changes to the way classes are offered. If that happens, please look for announcements or messages in Webcourses@UCF or Knights email about changes specific to this course.
COVID-19 and Illness Notification
Students who believe they may have a COVID-19 diagnosis should contact UCF Student Health Services (407-823-2509) so proper contact tracing procedures can take place.
Students should not come to campus if they are ill, are experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19, have tested positive for COVID, or if anyone living in their residence has tested positive or is sick with COVID-19 symptoms. CDC guidance for COVID-19 symptoms is located here: (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html)
Students should contact their instructor(s) as soon as possible if they miss class for any illness reason to discuss reasonable adjustments that might need to be made. When possible, students should contact their instructor(s) before missing class.
If the instructor falls ill during the semester, there may be changes to this course, including having a backup instructor take over the course. Please look for announcements or mail in Webcourses@UCF or Knights email for any alterations to this course.
Accommodations may need to be added or adjusted should this course shift from an on-campus to a remote format. Students registered with Student Accessibility Services should speak with their instructor and should contact sas@ucf.edu to discuss specific accommodations for this or other courses.
Students should familiarize themselves with UCF’s Rules of Conduct. According to Section 1, "Academic Misconduct," students are prohibited from engaging in:
- Unauthorized assistance: Using or attempting to use unauthorized materials, information or study aids in any academic exercise unless specifically authorized by the instructor of record. The unauthorized possession of examination or course-related material also constitutes cheating.
- Communication to another through written, visual, electronic, or oral means: The presentation of material which has not been studied or learned, but rather was obtained through someone else’s efforts and used as part of an examination, course assignment, or project.
- Commercial Use of Academic Material: Selling of course material to another person, student, and/or uploading course material to a third-party vendor without authorization or without the express written permission of the university and the instructor. Course materials include but are not limited to class notes, Instructor’s PowerPoints, course syllabi, tests, quizzes, labs, instruction sheets, homework, study guides, handouts, etc.
- Falsifying or misrepresenting the student’s own academic work.
- Plagiarism: Using or appropriating another’s work without any indication of the source, thereby attempting to convey the impression that such work is the student’s own.
- Multiple Submissions: Submitting the same academic work for credit more than once without the express written permission of the instructor.
- Helping another violate academic behavior standards.
For more information about Academic Integrity, students may consult The Center for Academic Integrity.
For more information about plagiarism and misuse of sources, see “Defining and Avoiding Plagiarism: The WPA Statement on Best Practices”.
Responses to Academic Dishonesty, Plagiarism, or Cheating
Students should also familiarize themselves with the procedures for academic misconduct in UCF’s student handbook, The Golden Rule. UCF faculty members have a responsibility for students’ education and the value of a UCF degree, and so seek to prevent unethical behavior and when necessary respond to academic misconduct. Penalties can include a failing grade in an assignment or in the course, suspension or expulsion from the university, and/or a "Z Designation" on a student’s official transcript indicating academic dishonesty, where the final grade for this course will be preceded by the letter Z. For more information about the Z Designation, see http://goldenrule.sdes.ucf.edu/zgrade.
The University of Central Florida is committed to providing access and inclusion for all persons with disabilities. This syllabus is available in alternate formats upon request. Students with disabilities who need specific access in this course, such as accommodations, should contact the professor as soon as possible to discuss various access options. Students should also connect with Student Accessibility Services (Ferrell Commons, 7F, Room 185, sas@ucf.edu, phone (407) 823-2371). Through Student Accessibility Services, a Course Accessibility Letter may be created and sent to professors, which informs faculty of potential access and accommodations that might be reasonable.
Fully online course sections (W, V)
Though most emergency situations are primarily relevant to courses that meet in person, such incidents can also impact online students, either when they are on or near campus to participate in other courses or activities or when their course work is affected by off-campus emergencies. The following policies apply to courses in online modalities.
- To stay informed about emergency situations, students can sign up to receive UCF text alerts by going to https://my.ucf.edu. and logging in. Click on “Student Self Service” located on the left side of the screen in the toolbar, scroll down to the blue “Personal Information” heading on the Student Center screen, click on “UCF Alert”, fill out the information, including e-mail address, cell phone number, and cell phone provider, click “Apply” to save the changes, and then click “OK.”
- Students with special needs related to emergency situations should speak with their instructors outside of class.
Sections with face-to-face components (M, RA, RV)
Emergencies on campus are rare, but if one should arise during class, everyone needs to work together. Students should be aware of their surroundings and familiar with some basic safety and security concepts.
- In case of an emergency, dial 911 for assistance.
- Every UCF classroom contains an emergency procedure guide posted on a wall near the door. Students should make a note of the guide’s physical location and review the online version at http://emergency.ucf.edu/emergency_guide.html.
- Students should know the evacuation routes from each of their classrooms and have a plan for finding safety in case of an emergency.
- If there is a medical emergency during class, students may need to access a first-aid kit or AED (Automated External Defibrillator). To learn where those are located, see the AED Locations Page.
- To stay informed about emergency situations, students can sign up to receive UCF text alerts by going to https://my.ucf.edu and logging in. Click on “Student Self Service” located on the left side of the screen in the toolbar, scroll down to the blue “Personal Information” heading on the Student Center screen, click on “UCF Alert”, fill out the information, including e-mail address, cell phone number, and cell phone provider, click “Apply” to save the changes, and then click “OK.”
- Students with special needs related to emergency situations should speak with their instructors outside of class.
- To learn about how to manage an active-shooter situation on campus or elsewhere, consider viewing this video You CAN Survive an Active Shooter
Students who are deployed active duty military and/or National Guard personnel and require accommodation should contact their instructors as soon as possible after the semester begins and/or after they receive notification of deployment to make related arrangements.
This course may contain copyright protected materials such as audio or video clips, images, text materials, etc. These items are being used with regard to the Fair Use doctrine in order to enhance the learning environment. Please do not copy, duplicate, download or distribute these items. The use of these materials is strictly reserved for this classroom environment and your use only. All copyright materials are credited to the copyright holder.
During this course you might have the opportunity to use public online services and/or software applications sometimes called third-party software such as a blog or wiki. While some of these could be required assignments, you need not make any personally identifying information on a public site. Do not post or provide any private information about yourself or your classmates. Where appropriate you may use a pseudonym or nickname. Some written assignments posted publicly may require personal reflection/comments, but the assignments will not require you to disclose any personally identity-sensitive information. If you have any concerns about this, please contact your instructor.
The current university policy concerning incomplete grades will be followed in this course. Incomplete grades are given only in situations where unexpected emergencies prevent a student from completing the course and the remaining work can be completed the next semester. Your instructor is the final authority on whether you qualify for an incomplete. Incomplete work must be finished by the end of the subsequent semester or the “I” will automatically be recorded as an “F” on your transcript.
This course is a UCF sanctioned service-learning class. Students will spend a minimum of 15 hours over the course of the semester on a service-learning activity. This activity will address a need in our community, support our course objectives, involve a connection between the campus and the world around it, challenge students to be civically engaged, and involve structured student reflection. We'll spend time reflecting on our service-learning experience through online discussions, within your groups, and other graded assignments While there is a 15 hour minimum for service to pass the course, your service-learning efforts will be the core of much of the learning in the course. Therefore your "grade" for service-learning will come from the tangible class-related projects that come out of it rather than simply from completion of the hour minimum.
Our service-learning work in this course will include developing and executing a community service experience based on the social change model. This will allow students to work with a real world audience and will ensure that the significant time you put into your class project leads to meaningful results. The service learning/community service will begin with a signed agreement among the students, the agency contact person, and the instructor. If any student has a valid objection to a proposed service-learning project or placement, he or she must let me know during the first week of class or before the drop/add deadline so we can discuss other options.
Conversations
Conversations will be an integral part of this course. Make sure you:
- Check your inbox at least twice per week (more often is better).
- Be patient. Don’t expect an immediate response when you send a message. Generally, two days is considered reasonable amount of time to receive a reply.
- Be courteous and considerate. Being honest and expressing yourself freely is very important but being considerate of others online is just as important as in the classroom.
- Make every effort to be clear. Online communication lacks the nonverbal cues that fill in much of the meaning in face-to-face communication.
- Do not use all caps. This makes the message very hard to read and is considered "shouting." Check spelling, grammar, and punctuation (you may want to compose in a word processor, then cut and paste the message into the discussion or message).
- Break up large blocks of text into paragraphs and use a space between paragraphs.
Interaction Guidelines
Many of the "rules of the road" that apply to conversations also apply to the use of interactive tools used in this course. Use the following conventions when interacting with the instructor and fellow students:
- While using synchronous tools, such as chat and conferences, be located in a quiet, private environment. This will help you stay clear of disturbances.
- If you want to send a personal message to the instructor or to another student, use conversations rather than the discussions (see Conversations).
- Be patient. Don’t expect an immediate response when you post to a discussion.
- Respect each other’s ideas, feelings and experience.
- Be courteous and considerate. It is important to be honest and to express yourself freely, but being considerate of others is just as important and expected online, as it is in the classroom.
- Explore disagreements and support assertions with data and evidence.
- Be sure to post discussions in the appropriate discussion topic.
- Avoid posting large blocks of text. If you must, break them into paragraphs and use a space between paragraphs.