SYLLABUS
1. Wayland Baptist University, Sierra Vista Campus, School of Business
2. Mission Statement: Wayland Baptist University exists to educate students in an academically challenging,
learning-focused and distinctively Christian environment for professional success and service to God and
humankind.
3. Course: MGMT 4306 – Dynamics of Leadership
4. Term: Summer, 2011.
5. Instructor: Colonel Robert G. Morris, III, Ph.D.; brings to the classroom over 35 years of international Leadership,
teaching, military, and diplomatic experience. During his 30-year career in the United States Army, he has commanded
soldiers at every level from platoon through installation, including command of a Battalion task force in Operation Desert
Shield/Desert Storm. He as also held a variety of Senior staff and Diplomatic posts including: Deputy Chief of Staff,
Personnel, United States Army Europe, and as Director of the Emergency Operations Center for the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization during combat operations in the former Yugoslavia, and the intense negotiations to admit former communist
countries into NATO. Dr. Morris holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Pennsylvania Military College and a
Masters of Arts in Management and Supervision from Central Michigan University. His postgraduate studies include a
Diploma in General Staff Policy and Procedures from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and a Diploma
In Strategic Operations Plans and Policy from the Army War College. Currently, he is Executive Director and Dean in the
Sierra Vista Tucson area and has completed a Doctoral course of study in Business Administration with an emphasis in
Management and Leadership. Doctor Morris has authored 4 leadership presentations including: "The Buffalo Soldier The United States Army and the Indian Wars 1867 - 1895"; "The Normandy Invasion, The Airborne Assault", "Operation
Market - The Airborne Invasion of Holland"; and "Task Force Smith - The United States Army enters Korea". Dr.
Morris won the Army War College writing award, and most recently the Northcentral University Dissertation of the Year
award for his Dissertation entitled "An Exploration of Army War College Leadership Development"
6. Office Phone and email: (210) 249-8462 (Cell); rgmranger@sbcglobal.net
7. Office Hours, Building, and Location: Sierra Vista (SV) Campus, Landmark Plaza Office. 7A-6P Mon-Thurs
8. Class Meeting Time and Location: Tuesdays, 5:30 to 9:10 pm. Landmark Center
9. Catalog Description: Highly successful local business and political personalities provide real-world insight
into effective organizational leadership practices. Objectives include identifying practical means for developing
leadership and planning skills, communications, human relations, work teams, decision-making, and marketing.
10. Prerequisites: MGMT 3304
11. Required Textbook and Resources:
BOOK
Leadership
AUTHOR
ED YEAR PUBLISHER
Lussier & Achua 4th
2010
ISBN#
REVIEW
South-Western 13: 978032459655-7
12. Optional Materials: WBU Blackboard, Course Content will to be used for applicable postings.
13. Course Outcome Competencies:
Upon completion of this course the student should be able to:
 Identify the historical styles and approaches of leadership.
 Demonstrate a general knowledge of the content and motivations of leadership styles.
 Compare and contrast the styles of leadership.
 Identify particular instances in which the leadership styles may be employed for maximum benefit.
 Describe and explain the leadership style of Christ.
 Describe the roles of a leader within the dynamics of teamwork situations.
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Identify the challenges that leaders will face in the future.
Compare and contrast the leadership styles of effective leaders.
14. Attendance Requirements: All absences must be explained to the instructor, who will determine whether
omitted work may be made up. Unauthorized Absences will be counted against the student’s grade. If you are
going to be absent, please contact the instructor beforehand.
15. Disability Statement: “In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), it is the policy
of Wayland Baptist University that no otherwise qualified person with a disability be excluded from participation
in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any educational program or activity in the
university. The Coordinator of Counseling Services serves as the coordinator of students with a disability and
should be contacted concerning accommodation requests at (806) 291- 3765. Documentation of a disability must
accompany any request for accommodations.”
16: Course Requirements and Grading Criteria: See below
17. Tentative Schedule: Calendar, Topics, Assignments: See below
18. Additional information as desired by the faculty member.
19. Proctor Hours
No proctors are available on dates that the offices are closed. Please arrive early enough to complete the exam
prior to the close of business. Test proctoring is available on the final Saturday of the term. Please contact my
Administrative Assistant Tammy Grimm for coordination and details.
Landmark office:
Fort Huachuca office:
Monday - Wednesday 8 AM - 9 PM
Thursday- 10 AM- 9 PM
Friday- 8 AM- Noon
Monday - Wednesday 8 AM - 5 PM
Thursday- 10:30 AM- 5 PM
Friday- 8 AM- Noon
20. Student Family Members: Please contact the instructor for Policy and Guidance
21. Late Assignments: Assignments are late if submitted after 9:10 p.m. on the due date. I will accept late
assignments only with prior coordination – Bulk assignments will not be accepted.
22. Acceptable Web Sites: Four types of websites will be accepted as source citations: government (i.e., US, State,
local, etc.), academic (i.e., WBU and other libraries), companies and corporations (i.e., IBM, Raytheon, etc.), and
organizations (i.e., Ethics.org; AMAnet.org, etc.). General-use sites, such as Wikipedia and Google are not
accepted because of much unsubstantiated information and questionable authorships. Google Scholar and Books
is permitted.
23. Writing and Documentation. APA 6th edition: Grammatically accurate and properly documented writing is
paramount. A paper’s content is difficult to comprehend when there are numerous grammatical and
documentation shortcomings. Students may receive writing assistance from the recently published WBU writing
guide, any other writing style guide, and the American Psychological Association (APA) refresher at
www.apa.org. In this course, the intent is to motivate students to elevate their writing skills to the next level of
academic excellence. Students are expected to know grammar, style, organization, and to apply APA 6th
edition documentation. To aid students A series of writing Labs will be conducted and Writing aids will be
distributed
24. Participation: This course includes verbal participation in class exercises, activities, and contributions to class
discussions. Overall course participation equates to the assigned points. The student must be present and
actively involved to receive these points. The student may not make up these points. In a case of exreme
emergency, I will consider make-up work but only if appropriate documentation is submitted.
25. Reading Assignments: Course readings are in accordance with the below week-by-week topics. Be prepared
to discuss the concepts in class.
26. Homework Assignments: A series of homework assignments will result in development of a professional
Organizational Leadership Plan (OLP), which will be written from your perspective as a concerned Leader.
27. Define and Relate Papers (DRP): Understanding the concepts is demonstrated in a series of DRP’s. In these
four (4) page (approx), double-spaced, APA (6th ed.) papers, the student must define the operative concept(s) and
discuss them in relation to his or her organization (or a previous organization). See the “Basic format of OLP
discussion,” below, for specifics about OLP organization. A reference list of at least seven (7) sources is
required; no more than three may be Internet sources.
DRP’s consist of: a title page, thesis statement, definitions, discussion content, conclusion, reference page,
and APA Level 1 headings are mandatory. Level 2 headings may be used. Evaluation of PowerPoint will
be a combination of Knowledge, Question and Answers, and slide completeness, construction, and
documentation. A Minimal quantity of slides is expected.
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Organizational Leadership Plan (OLP)
Outline and Table of Contents
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Thesis Statement
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Compare and Contrast (C&C) Two Leadership Models .
Application of Leadership Style .
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Leadership Style of Christ
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Increasing Motivation .
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Improving Communication
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Teams and Leaders
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Define Mission and Qualitative/Quantitative Goals
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Resolving Conflict
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Compare and Contrast the Leadership Styles of Effective Leaders
Conclusion
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References
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(Each above topic is an L1 heading)
Basic format of OLP discussion and organization:
A) Definition of the concept, its value to the organization, and how will it be implemented (typically a listing
of operative leadership actions/behaviors).
B) OLP/paragraph unity/coherence and recommendations: The second-to-last paragraph of each L1 section
will: 1) relate immediate contents of that section back to your restated thesis statement, and 2) make at
least one salient recommendation relevant to improving the organization.
C) Transition: Provide a transition to the next L1 section, at the end of the current section.
29. Grading Scale:
Letter Grade
A
B
Point Percentage
90-100
80-89
Letter Grade
D
F
Point Percentage
60-69
59 and below 70-79
30.
Assignments
Due Dates
Class 1. Syllabus, Definitions, and Thesis
Statement
May 24
Class 2. C&C Two Leadership Models, Leadership
May 31
Style Leadership Documentary/Film
Pts.
Part. Points
Readings
0
1
As required
0
1
As required
0
1
As required
Class 3. Leadership Style of Christ; Motivation
Film Ben Hur- A tale of Christ
June 7
Class 4. Communication; Teams and Leaders
June 14
20 DRP 1
1
As required
Class 5 Mission
Film/Documentary Tears of the Sun
June 21
0
1
As required
Class 6. Qualitative/Quantitative Goals;
Resolving Conflict Film/Documentary
12 Oclock High
June 28
0
1
As required
20 DRP 2
1
As required
Class 7. Compare and Contrast the Leadership Styles of July 5
Effective Leaders.
Film/Documentary IKE
Class 8. OLP PowerPoints
July 12
0 PwrPts
1
As required
Class 9. OLP PowerPoints
July 19
5 K, Q&A
15 PwrPt.
1
As required
Class 10. Overview, Final Writing Lab
Film/Documentary – Taking Chance
Class 11. Final Exam
Submit Final OLP
July 26
Case studies
1
As required
Aug 2
Course wrap-up
Final OLP
1
As required
89
11
(Unity and coherence, transitions, and all APA
requirements)
Total
plus
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100 points