University of North Carolina Wilmington
LED 411 – Contemporary Applications of Leadership – SPRING 2014
Section 001: Thursdays Only 3:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m., Friday Annex (FA 136)
Dr. Joanne E. Nottingham
Email: nottinghamj@uncw.edu
Office: Friday Annex (FA) 124
Phone: 910-962-3439 Office
Office Hours: TR 12-2 p.m., 5:45-6:15
Phone: 910-371-5454 Home
Online Office Hours: MWF 8:30-10:30 a.m.
Other Meeting Hours: By Appointment
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LEARN, LEAD, CREATE, INSPIRE underscores the conceptual framework of the Watson College of
Education (WCE). The WCE mission is based on the values of reflection, inquiry, innovation, ethics,
advocacy, diversity, nurturing, and global perspectives. These values are those that form much of the
basis of effective leadership for all learners, no matter the age.
Course Description
This course is the capstone course for the interdisciplinary minor in Leadership Studies. It supplements
and integrates previous learning and is designed to provide maximum exposure to various concepts and
perspectives of leadership through observational experiences, critical thinking, and self-analysis. It is
also designed to allow the demonstration of previously learned leadership theories, styles, and
strategies. Students must integrate their personal ethics and vision of leadership in their examination of
various contemporary leadership contexts.
Specific Course Objectives
1. Identify actual leadership situations that include multiple perspectives and diversity issues.
2. Demonstrate one’s personal ethics, including the values and culture that contribute to your
ethical position as a citizen.
3. Demonstrate your ability to integrate and synthesize previous knowledge of leadership and self
with newly presented information about leadership.
4. Demonstrate appropriate and effective use of critical thinking skills and self-analysis during
assignments, as well as your final presentation.
5. Demonstrate effective use of organizational, writing, and oral skills that are appropriate for
assignments and the final presentation.
6. Demonstrate your ability to provide credible evidence of what you have learned based on your
understanding of leadership theory and practice, and your observations of leadership.
Recommended Books (Previous core course texts)
Start With Why – Simon Sinek, Penguin, Leadership by Northouse, Identity by Graham, and How
Starbucks Saved My Life by Gill plus, at Randall Library, The Art of Framing by Fairhurst & Sarr.
GRADE EVALUATION
Total Possible Points = 400 points
Test
50 points
Personal Why Statement
25 points
Donor/Sponsor Request
25 points
LCP Events
LCP Report
LCP Team Presentation
100 points
100 points
100 points
GRADE DISTRIBUTION Final grades earned are awarded using the University letter system.
A
360-400
C+
300-319
D
240-269
B+
340-359
C
280-299
F
239 and below
B
320-339
D+
270-279
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY AND STUDENT SUPPORT INFORMATION
See the Code of Student Life in the online Undergraduate Catalogue for the UNCW Academic Honor
Code and for information about Students with Disabilities Support, Diversity Initiatives, and Violence
Prevention along with other topics. You are expected to adhere to the Academic Honor Code.
CLASS ATTENDANCE & PROTOCOLS
 Inappropriate use of cell phones, pagers, and laptops in class will result in the loss of points.
 Drink and food items and their containers must be removed or placed in a trashcan when you leave
or they will not be permitted.
 None of the items below excuse you from fulfilling all course requirements.
• On-time class attendance is essential and expected. Early departures from class are discouraged.
• Assignments and papers are due as indicated whether due in person or online. There is an
automatic 50% point deduction if submitted within 24 hours of the due date. Zero points will be
earned if submitted after 24 hours of the due date.
 UNCW Email is the required method for online class communication and submission of online
assignments.
• Include on each email: 1) SUBJECT, 2) FIRST & LAST NAME & 3) YOUR PHONE CONTACT or it may be
not be read or it may be automatically deleted as spam.
• Tests: NO makeup tests will be given.
• Two class absences (after January 21, 2014) will result in the lowering of your grade by one level.
• Grade deduction is by the level of one letter grade = A to B+, B+ to B, B to C+, C+ to C, etc.
 Please make an appointment with me within the first three (3) weeks of class if you have scholarship
responsibilities that require you to miss classes due to events or performances.
 Blackboard assignments may be required so be sure you are familiar with the UNCW version.
 Course materials will be available in class, online through the text publisher’s webpages or on
Blackboard, and/or posted on my UNCW Web Page.
 Syllabus Revisions: Modifications to this syllabus are not anticipated but may occur. Students will
be notified in class or by email.
EXPECTATION OF PARTICIPATION
A quality learning experience in this course relies on an atmosphere of mutual respect among all of us
(class members, visitors, and me). Your active participation in class discussions is expected and the
ideas of others are to be welcomed. Questioning and conflict may occur in discussions as we each may
have strongly differing opinions however if you seriously disrespect or disrupt class, you will be asked to
leave. You will work in small teams to discuss readings and videos, and you will engage in activities that
allow you to apply leadership theory and concepts from all leadership courses. The instructional goal of
all assignments, papers, and tests is to assess your ability to provide credible evidence of what you have
learned about leadership theory and practice, and to assist you in meeting the course objectives. Your
contribution to a respectful and collaborative classroom environment is expected. Points will be
assigned for your thoughtful and reflective responses to online and in-class assignments as well as for
your active and engaged participation in classroom activities and any out-of-classroom meetings.
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CLW Grammar & Writing Scale + Information on Citations & Reference Pages
CLW Scale for written work
Number of Items Deduction
1) < 4 items
0 points
2) 5-9 items
3 points
3) 10-14 items
5 points
Number of Items
4) 15-19 items
5) > 20 items
Deduction
7 points
10 points
CITATIONS and REFERENCE PAGE
 Missing citation/Reference Page:
– 2 points, each occurrence
 Incorrectly used citation:
– 1 point, each occurrence
 Incorrect reference format on Reference Page: – 1 points, each occurrence
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES FOR ASSIGNMENTS
TEST (50 points)
One test on servant leadership with multiple-choice and short-answer questions will be given during the
semester. The content source is Leadership, 6th Ed. by Peter Northouse (2013).
PERSONAL WHY STATEMENT – SUBMIT HARD COPY – (25 points)
Using your understanding of the premises of Start With Why by Simon Sinek, explain your Personal Why for
your involvement in the Leadership Challenge Project (LCP) beyond the fact that it is a course requirement.
This statement will likely require reflection about your values and identity as well as the type of leader you
are or hope to become.
Writing Format Criteria:
1. The CLW Scale will be applied.
2. This statement has no required length however, it will be difficult to effectively write it in fewer
than 100, or more than 200, words.
3. Use Header: Line 1: LED 411 – Spring 2014, Line 2: Personal Why Statement, Line 3:First & Last Names
4. Use double-spacing on white paper
5. Use an 11 or 12-point font
6. Use 1-inch left and right margins
DONOR/SPONSOR REQUEST – SUBMIT HARD COPY – (25 points)
Refer to an online or print source for this assignment. Develop a letter or other document that solicits
funding or a gift-in-kind for Step Up for Soldiers from an individual, small business, corporation, or other
organization (fraternity, sorority, professional affiliation). Use the format applicable for the type of request
you choose to select. One or more of the submissions may be selected for use by the class for the LCP
events you create.
Writing Format Criteria:
1. The CLW Scale will be applied.
2. Use Header: Line 1: LED 411 – Spring 2014, Line 2: Donor/Sponsor Request, Line 3:First & Last Names
3. Use format selected after research on this type of document
LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE PROJECT (LCP) (300 points as indicated for each part)
LCP Participation & Event Attendance – (100 points)
I will informally evaluate your active LCP participation and you may be asked to meet one-on-one with me
about weak or inappropriate participation. Attendance at LCP Events is required and points will be
deducted for absences (after you have made the commitment) and poor participation. The number of
events will be determined by consensus in class.
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LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE PROJECT (LCP), continued
LCP Individual Report – SUBMIT ONLINE – (100 points)
 This presentation score is an individual score based on your work during the semester-long LCP.
 The Evaluation Criteria follows each heading explanation.
 Use the following HEADINGS in a report format:
1. Personal Why Statement
State the Personal Why you developed at the beginning of the semester. If it has changed, also
state your Revised Personal Why. (10 points)
2. Personal Project Reflection
Descriptively explain how you used framing to effectively communicate during the LCP, also
describe your strengths and weaknesses, and explain what you learned about yourself and others
during the LCP process. (30 points)
3. Servant Leadership Reflection
Explain your role in the LCP and how it relates to your description of yourself as a servant leader
including what (if anything else) you learned about yourself as a servant leader. (30 points)
4. Future Leadership Style
Explain how your experience with the LCP might impact your future leadership style, including the
leadership insights that you gained, or did not gain, as a result of your LCP participation. (20 points)
5. Personal Recommendations
Explain your perspective of how the LCP, Step Up for Soldiers, and/or the LED 411 course structure
can be improved. (10 points)
Writing Format Criteria for the LCP Report
The CLW Scale will be applied and two (2) points will be deducted for each one you fail to use:
1. Refer to an online or print writing guide for an appropriate Report format but include the following:
2. USE THIS COVER PAGE FORMAT, CENTERED on a few lines:
Line 1: LED 411 – Spring 2014, Line 2: Leadership Challenge Project Individual Report, Line 3:First & Last Names
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Use double or single-spacing, or a combination, on white paper
Use page numbers at the bottom
Use an 11 or 12-point font
Use 1-inch left and right margins
LCP Team Presentation (100 points)
 This score is a team score.
Evaluation Criteria
1. Project Overview – Describe your team’s role and explain the team’s WHY. (5 points)
2. Mission – Explain the mission of your team (this is the HOW) and include the general team timeline
for the semester (10 points)
3. Application to Leadership – Provide a critical analysis and explanation of the value and relevance of
the team’s organization to leadership in the LCP by using course content from LED 211, 311, and 411.
(25 points)
4. Enhancements – Explain the team’s decision about how to further enhance the credibility and
visibility of the LCP (not Step Up but the LED student involvement with the organization). What, if
anything, needs to be changed, eliminated or improved? (10 points)
5. Conclusion – Provide concluding comments on the leadership and identity insights that the team
gained as a result of organizing, planning, and participating in the LCP. (10 points)
6. If there were unlimited funds, what does the team suggest to further the LCP vision. (10 points)
7. PowerPoint professionalism and effectiveness (15 points)
8. Delivery – Overall effectiveness of the presentation: transitions, direct and inclusive eye contact, and
effective use of voice and body. (15 points)
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LED 411 COURSE OUTLINE & ASSIGNMENTS
Step Up for Soldiers Website
http://www.stepupforsoldiers.org/home
GoogleDocs Email leaduncw@gmail.com
Password: nottflock
Thurs JAN 16
Course Introduction, Goals, & Syllabus Review + LCP Project Introduction: Lead Learn
Serve is the LED LCP brand; Ethics, Culture, Values + Conflict Resolution & Consensus;
Servant Leadership + Personal Definition of Leadership (PDL)
Thurs JAN 23
Guest: Tom Russell – Founder, Step Up for Soldiers + Draft of Personal Why
Statement Due + Research the Step Up website, LED GoogleDocs, LED Facebook page,
and brainstorm LED event ideas for review, vote, and approval next week
*Sat
Annual Step Up for Soldiers Backyard BBQ – Lake Park, Carolina Beach
JAN 25
Thurs JAN 30
TEST 1 + Personal Why Statement Due + Framing the LCP Project, Event Selections, &
Team Selections
Thurs FEB 06
Donor/Sponsor Request Due + LCP Team Development: present all event contacts
in class & develop action plans & specific timelines (general and per team)
Thurs FEB 13
LCP Development
Thurs FEB 20
LCP Development
Thurs FEB 27
LCP Development
Thurs MAR 6
* SPRING BREAK *
Thurs MAR 13
LCP Development
*Sat
UNCW Military Appreciation Baseball Game – Boseman Field +
UNCW Seahawk Invitational Track & Field Meet – Greene Track & Field Complex
MAR 15
Thurs MAR 20
LCP Development
Thurs MAR 27
LCP Development
Thurs APR 03
TEAM MEETING TIME (Event & Project Recap) – NO FORMAL CLASS
 Failure to attend for the full time and complete responsibilities on the days below results in an
automatic, one-letter grade reduction.
Thurs APR 10
LCP Team Presentations
Thurs APR 17
HOLIDAY – NO CLASSES
Thurs APR 24
Last Day of Class: Course Discussion & LCP Team Presentations
MON
3:00 p.m. – Final Exam Period – End-of-Semester LED Social
MAY 05
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