TROY UNIVERSITY
MASTER SYLLABUS
SORRELL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
MSM 6655
Advanced Leadership
Course Description
The course explores advanced concepts and theories related to leadership with special emphasis
on leadership as a confluence of factors that interact to produce leader behavior. This course
focuses on developing critical thinking and evaluation about leader behaviors.
Course Objective
To develop students as critical thinkers, evaluators, and creators of leader behavior.
Student Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course, the student should be able to:
1. Examine the relationship between leadership and motivation.
2. Evaluate the relationship between leadership and ethics.
3. Appraise the relationship between leadership and power.
4. Propose the relationship between leadership and organizational success.
5. Formulate the role of leadership in a relentlessly changing world.
Course Prerequisites
BUS 6600 must be taken the first term.
Specific Course Requirements
This is a research based course. As such, there is a substantial amount of writing within the
course. Students in this course will complete multiple discussion boards and a publishable
quality paper. All work in this course will be completed in APA style.
Research Component
All work in this course will be based on scholarly or peer-review sources only. Popular or
generic work is not acceptable in this course.
Master Syllabi are developed by the senior faculty in each business discipline. This Master Syllabus must be used as the basis for developing the
instructor syllabus for this course, which must also comply with the content specifications outlined in the Troy University Faculty Handbook.
The objectives included on this Master Syllabus must be included among the objectives on the instructor’s syllabus, which may expand upon the
same as the instructor sees fit. The statement of purpose seeks to position the course properly within the curriculum and should be consulted by
faculty as a source of advisement guidance. Specific choice of text and other details are further subject to Course and Program Coordinator guidance.
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Student Engagement:
Instructors in this course will add videos, movies, site visits, guest speakers, service learning
projects, or other activities designed to engage students in experiential and active learning
activities designed to improve skills and the application of knowledge within the business
community.
Required Textbooks*
1. Gini, A. & Green, R. M. (2013). Ten Virtues of Outstanding Leaders: Leadership and
Character. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Chichester, West Sussex, UK.
2. Kellerman, B. (2010). Leadership: Essential Selections on Power, Authority, and
Influence. McGraw Hill: New York.
3. American Psychological Association (2010 or later). Publication Manual of the American
Psychological Association. American Psychological Association: Washington, D. C.
Students should have their textbook by the first week of class. Not having your textbook is not
an acceptable excuse for late work. Students who add this course late should refer to the “Late
Registration” section for further guidance.
*Most recent edition is required unless otherwise specified.
Supplementary Materials
Course readings as specified by the instructor. Many of the supplements are found in your
Blackboard.
Course Coordinator: Dr. Tish Matuszek tmat@troy.edu
Program Assessment Required For This Course:
1. Case study, SLO 4.1.1 - Mastery Assessment - Integrative Learning Value Rubric
2. MSM Capstone Exam, SLO 4.1.2 - Mastery Assessment - Leadership Approach subscale
Note: All assessment data must be completed and submitted point final grades are submitted.
Troy University Faculty Handbook (2010): Section 3.9.2.8 [extract] — essential elements of the syllabus (somewhat modified for space):
1. Course title
8. Classroom
2. Course number +
location
section
9. Office location +
3. Term
e-mail address
4. Instructor
10. Office telephone
5. Prerequisites
11. Course
6. Office hours
description,
7. Class days, times
objectives
12. Text(s)
13. Other materials
14. Grading methods, 16. General supports
criterion weights,
(computer works,
make-up policy,
writing center)
mid-term grade
17. Daily assignments,
reports
holidays, add/drop
15. Procedure, course
& open dates,
requirements
dead day, final
exam
18. ADA statement
23. Cheating policy
19. Electronic device 24. Specialization
statement
requirements
20. Additional
(certification,
services,
licensure, teacher
statements
competencies)
21. Absence policy
22. Incomplete-work
policy
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Assessment rubrics can be located under SCOB Curriculum Assessment and Development in
Blackboard (Assessment/graduate/rubrics/MSM).
MSM Assessment information link: http://business.troy.edu/Portal/msm-assessments.aspx
Troy University Faculty Handbook (2010): Section 3.9.2.8 [extract] — essential elements of the syllabus (somewhat modified for space):
1. Course title
8. Classroom
2. Course number +
location
section
9. Office location +
3. Term
e-mail address
4. Instructor
10. Office telephone
5. Prerequisites
11. Course
6. Office hours
description,
7. Class days, times
objectives
12. Text(s)
13. Other materials
14. Grading methods, 16. General supports
criterion weights,
(computer works,
make-up policy,
writing center)
mid-term grade
17. Daily assignments,
reports
holidays, add/drop
15. Procedure, course
& open dates,
requirements
dead day, final
exam
18. ADA statement
23. Cheating policy
19. Electronic device 24. Specialization
statement
requirements
20. Additional
(certification,
services,
licensure, teacher
statements
competencies)
21. Absence policy
22. Incomplete-work
policy