Course Syllabus for Leadership and Psychology
EDLD 756 Spring Term 2003 - 3 Credits
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| Course Objectives & Goals | THIS
COURSE IS TAUGHT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE FAIR PROCESS MANUAL
School and Department
Theme Statement:
Course Overview:
Course
Objectives and Goals:
Texts for the
Course:
Lincoln on Leadership by Donald T. Phillips--Warner Books, 1992. Strength to Love by Martin Luther King, Jr.--Fortress Press, 1981. The Measure of a Man by Martin Luther King, Jr.--Fortress, 1988. The Broken Wings by Kahlil Gibran--Carol and Graff, 1995. Learning
Activities and Evaluation:
Grades will be based on:
assignment 2: 30% assignment 3: 30% class participation: 30% (assignments 4 and 5 are included in class participation)
Construction--structure, grammar, clarity, simplicity, etc. Critical Thought--depth, skill of argument, density of critical judgement, etc. Grades are assigned as follows:
Assignment 1--Paper 1--Observe and Write
goal: observe from a stance of care, and love of knowledge Assignment 2--Paper 2--Nature of a Person, & Leadership
goal: to clearly articulate your own leadership stance Assignment 3--Paper 3--Leadership Lifeline
goal: to set forth the elements of your own history that have helped make you a leader; and to give an in-depth telling of four specific life experiences that helped forge your leadership style Self-Discoveries: any discovery about self that led you toward being a leader Mentors: family members, or any personal, professional, or world leader Pain: any experience of emotional, spiritual, physical, or family pain Joy: any victories, triumphs, cherished moments, or joyful times Choose one item from each of the first four lifelines to write about. In writing, reflect on how that item helped forge in you the character of a leader. Length: 8-11 pages: Possible outline: 1 page has the five lifelines on it: use 1 page for intro and 1 page for conclusion: use 1-2 pages to write on a self-discovery. 1-2 pages to write on a mentor. 1-2 pages to write on a painful life experience. and 1-2 pages to write on a joyful life experience. Citations are not required. Assignment 4--Bring an Object and a Poem
goal: be able to discuss this with your classmates Assignment 5--Presentation: Moments In Your Life
goal: bring four objects, one for each moment written on in your Leadership Lifeline, and present your paper by describing how these objects symbolize what you wrote about Schedule
of Class Topics and Reading Assignments:
Papers are double-spaced. Print quality is letter or near-letter quality; dot matrix generally not ok. There are at least 1" margins on all sides of the text. Right margins can be justified or not justified. Type fonts should be clear and easy to read (New York, Geneva, etc.); 12point font is usually recommended. Papers are stapled in the upper left corner; covers and title sheets are not to be used. The individual's name is typed in the upper right corner; also indicate which assignment the paper fulfills (i.e., 2. Write and Observe). Titles for any paper are optional; running heads are also optional; but each page, beginning with page 2 is numbered in the upper right corner. Each new paragraph is indented. If citations are used, adhere to APA conventions. Each paper is to be carefully proofed before submission, even if it is a first draft. Each paper is to be enjoyed if at all possible. Please read the following paragraphs in Servant Leadership: (pg.=page
p=paragraph)
The following books are representative of the literature base used for this course. Ideas, overheads, handouts, and theories relevant to the course rose from the following sources. Becvar, D. S. & Becvar, R. J. (1988). Family therapy: A systemic integration. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon, Inc.. von Bertalanffy, L. (1968). General systems theory. New York: George Braziller. Carter, B. & McGoldrick, M. (Eds.) (1989). The changing family life cycle: A framework for family therapy. Second edition. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon. Frankl, V. E. (1988). The will to meaning: Foundations and applications of logotherapy. New York: Penguin Books. Frankl, V. E. (1986). Man's search for meaning: An introduction to logotherapy. New York: Vintage Books. Gibran, K. (1957). The broken wings. New York: Citadel. Goldenberg, I. and Goldenberg, H. (1991). Family therapy: An overview. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company. Greanleaf, R. K. (1991). Servant leadership: A journey into the nature of legitimate power and greatness. New York: Paulist Press. King, M. L. Jr. (1981). Strength to love. Philadelphia, PN: Fortress Press. King, M. L. Jr. (1986). A testament of hope: The essential writings and speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr.. James M. Washington (Ed.). HarperSanFrancisco. King, M. L., Jr. (1988). The measure of a man. Philadelphia, PN: Fortress Press. San Francisco, CA: Kübler-Ross, E. (1969). On death and dying: What the dying have to teach doctors, nurses, clergy and their own families. New York: Macmillan. Minuchin, S. (1974). Families and family therapy. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. Minuchin, S. and Fishman, C. H. (1981). Family therapy techniques. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. Nichols, M. (1984). Family therapy: Concepts and methods. New York: Gardner Press. Phillips, D. T. (1992). Lincoln on leadership. New York: Warner Books. Satir, V. (1972). Peoplemaking. Palo Alto, CA: Science and Behavior Books, Inc.. Satir et al. (1991). The Satir model: Family therapy and beyond. Palo Alto, CA: Science and Behavior Books. Santrock, J. W. (1989). Life-span development. Third edition. Dubuque, IA: William C. Brown Publishers. Mother Teresa (1985). Total surrender. Ann Arbor, MI: Servant Publications. Watzlawick, P., Beavin, J. H., & Jackson, D. D. (1967). Pragmatics of human communication. New York: Norton. Weiner, N. (1948). Cybernetics, or control and communication in the animal and the machine. Cambridge, MA: Technology Press. |
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