GRADING Your final grade will be determined as follows:THEORIES AND MODELS OF LEADERSHIP LDST 300.01 - Syllabus - Spring 2009 Instructor: Gill Robinson Hickman, Ph.D. Contact Information E-mail & Telephone: [email protected] - (try e-mail first); 287-6097 (office) Office Hours: MW 12:30 -2:00 p.m. and by appointment, JH 128 Class Hours: Section 01 – MW 4:15--5:30 p.m., JH 107 “There is nothing so practical as a good theory.” Kurt Lewin DESCRIPTION This course examines both classic and contemporary theories and models of leadership. Students will analyze various perspectives, assumptions, strengths, and weaknesses of leadership theories. Students will research the connection between theory and practice in actual leadership settings. GOALS: To understand and analyze core theories and models of leadership studies; To analyze critical challenges to current theories and models of leadership studies; and To understand the challenges of putting theory into practice. REQUIRED TEXTS AND READINGS Books: Northouse, P. G. (2007). Leadership: Theory and practice (4th ed.). Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications. (Referred to hereafter as, Text: Northouse). Blackboard  Articles and book chapters – The remaining readings are available on Blackboard (BB) under “Assignments.” (Referred to hereafter as, BB or EOL) o EOL = Goethals, G. R., Sorenson, G. J., & Burns, J. M. (Eds.). (2004). Encyclopedia of leadership (Volumes 1-4). Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications. If you cannot find an EOL article on Blackboard, you can access EOL on Library web page: http://library.richmond.edu/ (Click on “Research Guide by Subject/Major,” then click on “Encyclopedia of Leadership”). GRADING Your final grade will be determined as follows: 48% Comprehension Essays (four papers) 10% Peer Teaching - Group Application and Assessment of Theories 30% Theory-Practice Analysis - Paper and Presentation Progress reports (group meetings with the instructor) Final paper – graded Final group presentation – PF Peer evaluation - This overall evaluation will impact your grade for the final group project in the following manner – Overall peer evaluation: 100-80 points, student receives group grade; 79-75 points, lose one full grade from the final group paper; 74-70 lose, two full grades; 69-65 lose three full grades; 64 and below, lose all credit for the group paper. 12% Attendance and Participation Grading scale: 0-1 unexcused absence = A; 2 unexcused absences = B; 3 unexcused absences = C; 4+ unexcused absences = F2 CLASS AND ASSIGNMENT SCHEDULE - LDST 300-01 Week 1 INTRODUCTION: THE STUDY OF LEADERSHIP Monday, January 12 Course Introduction Which topic would you like to present? Wednesday, January 14 The Study of Leadership: An Overview  Readings: BB: Hickman, G. R. and Couto, R. A. (2006). Barbara Rose Johns and School Desegregation in Prince Edward County, Virginia. In G. R. Goethals & G. L. J. Sorenson (Eds.), The quest for a general theory of leadership (pp. 152-187). Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar. BB: Antonakis, Cianciolo, Sternberg – Leadership: Past, present, and future. In J. Antonakis, A. T. Cianciolo, & R. J. Sternberg (Eds.), The nature of leadership, pp. 3-15. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications. Application: Case study: Barbara Rose Johns and School Desegregation in Prince Edward County, Virginia (in Hickman and Couto reading). We will use this case during three class sessions to begin to understand the link between theories and models and the “real world” Which schools of leadership (in the Antonakis, Cianciolo & Sternberg reading) would you use to analyze the case of Barbara Rose Johns and school desegregation in Prince Edward County? Explain why these schools would provide the best insight into leadership in this case. Be prepared to share your ideas with the class. Week 2 METHODS AND PERSPECTIVES FOR STUDYING LEADERSHIP Monday, January 19 (Note - Class meets 4:40-5:20 p.m. due to MLK celebration)  Explanation of Assignments  Methods of Studying Leadership: What is theory?  Readings: Read pp. 48-54 only – Antonakis, J. Chriessheinm, C. A., Donovan, J. A., Gopalakrishna-Pillai, K., Pellegrini, E.K., Rossomme, J. L. (2004). Methods for studying leadership. In J. Antonakis, A. T. Cianciolo, & R. J. Sternberg (Eds.), The nature of leadership, pp. 48-54. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications. Review the Barbara Rose Johns case,in Hickman, G. R. and Couto, R. A. (2006). Causality, change and leadership Application: Using the definition of theory (in the Antonakis, et. al. reading below), develop a theory that helps understand leadership in the case of Barbara Rose Johns and school desegregation in Prince Edward County, VA. Be prepared to share your ideas with the class. Keep your theory for use during Week 2. Wednesday, January 21 Studying Leadership  Readings: Read pp. 54-70 only – Antonakis, J. Chriessheinm, C. A., Donovan, J. A., Gopalakrishna-Pillai, K., Pellegrini, E.K., Rossomme, J. L. (2004). Methods for studying leadership. In J. Antonakis, A. T. Cianciolo, & R. J. Sternberg (Eds.), The nature of leadership, pp. 48-54. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications. Review the Barbara Rose Johns case, pp. 155-160 in Hickman, G. R. and Couto, R. A. (2006). Causality, change and leadership Application: What research methods would you use to study test your theory of leadership in the case of Barbara Rose Johns and school desegregation in Prince Edward County, VA. Be prepared to share your ideas with the class.3 CORE THEORIES AND MODELS Week 3 TRAIT SCHOOL AND MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES Monday, January 26 Traits and Personality  Readings: Text: Northouse - Chapters 2 & 11 Wednesday, January 28 Multiple and Emotional Intelligences  Readings: BB: Gardner, H. (1993). Multiple intelligences: The theory in practice. New York: Basic Books. (pp.3-48) BB: Goleman, D. (1998). What makes a leader? Harvard Business Review, November-December, pp. 93-102. Week 4 BEHAVIORAL SCHOOL Monday, February 2 Behavioral School and Contemporary Leader Behaviors  Readings: Text: Northouse, Ch. 4 EOL: Follower-Oriented Leadership (Kouzes & Posner), pp. 495-499. EOL: Connective leadership (Jones), pp. 269-272. Distribute Comprehension Essay 1 Wednesday, February 4 v Group 1: