Kennesaw State University
SIEGEL INSTITUTE FOR LEADERSHIP, ETHICS & CHARACTER
Summer 2010
ILEC 8850/W01, Ethical Leadership in a Global Context
*Online*
Course Description:
This course focuses on the challenges of effective ethical leadership in the
increasingly global environment. Students will emerge from this course with a
greater understanding of self, others, and the global environment. Students will
learn to understand people from multiple cultural, ethnic, and philosophical
backgrounds, and will examine diversity on a global scale. Multiculturalism as
well situational leadership will be included in studying the environment.
Additionally, developing a vision and learning how to share it will be covered.
Prerequisites:
Acceptance into a KSU graduate master’s degree program or into the Siegel
Institute.
Textbook & Resources:
Friedman, Thomas L. (2009). Hot, Flat, and Crowded 2.0: Why We Need a Green
Revolution--and How It Can Renew America. Picador Publishing.
[ISBN-10: 0312428928,ISBN-13: 978-0312428921]. MSRP: $16.00 on
Amazon.com and BN.com, Retrieved 3/1/2010.
Graham, Gordon (2008). Ethics and International Relations. Wiley-Blackwell.
[ISBN-10: 1405159383,ISBN-13: 978-1405159388]. MSRP: $31.95 on
Amazon.com, $29.95 on BN.com, retrieved 3/1/2010.
Kasulis, Thomas P. (2002). Intimacy or Integrity: Philosophy and Cultural
Differences. University of Hawaii Press. [ISBN-10: 0824825594, ISBN13: 978-0824825591]. MSRP: $15.00 on Amazon.com and BN.com,
retrieved on 3/1/2010.
Livermore, David (2009). Leading with Cultural Intelligence: The New Secrets to
Success. AMACOM Publishing. [ISBN-10: 0814414877,ISBN-13: 9780814414873]. MSRP: $24.95 on Amazon.com and BN.com, retrieved
on 3/1/2010.
Sullivan, William M., & Kymlick, Will (2007). The Globalization of Ethics: Religious
and Secular Perspectives. Cambridge University Press. [ISBN-10:
0521700213,ISBN-13: 978-0521700214]. MSRP: $29.99 on
Amazon.com and BN.com, retrieved 3/1/2010.
The textbooks will be used to support the learning outcomes for this course
through readings, examples and exercises. Other resources may be made
Instructor:
Office:
Email Address:
Phone:
Office Hours:
Fax Number:
Website Address:
GoogleTalk, Skype, and AIM
ID
Learning Outcomes:
available on the course web site.
Amy B. Woszczynski (wo-ZIN-ske), Ph.D.
Clendenin Building (CL) 3047
awoszczy@kennesaw.edu (24/7 availability, preferred form of communication)
NOTE: When you send me e-mail, please use a descriptive subject and include
ILEC 8850 in the subject field.
770.423.6572
By appointment only.
770.423.6731
http://vista.kennesaw.edu
Awoszczy
As a result of completing this course, students will be able to:
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Apply ethical leadership theories to a globally diverse world of competing
values and cultural differences.
Identify and explore globally influential traditions of ethical thought,
including religious traditions and the secular ethics of international law,
liberalism, and feminism.
Develop a worldview to lead across a wide range of cultures effectively,
respectfully, and confidently.
Describe the impact of globalization on environmental sustainability.
Critically evaluate philosophical issues raised by international politics.
Articulate a vision for the self, organization, and community.
Develop critical thinking and writing skills as an ethical leader in a global
context.
Online Classroom Policies:
Workload:
Some students mistakenly assume that an online class will be easier than a traditional, face-to-face class. That is
not the case. Since you do not physically attend class, plan to spend the same amount of time that you would
spend attending a face-to-face classroom with online activities. In addition, plan to spend a similar amount of time
completing assignments and activities that are normally completed outside of the traditional, face-to-face
classroom.
Assignments are organized into weekly lessons or modules. All assignments are due on Sundays at 11:45pm, with
the exception of the July 4th holiday, as shown on the syllabus and in GeorgiaView Vista. For that week only
(Module 6), all assignments will be due at 1145pm on Monday, 7/5/2010 instead of Sunday, 7/4/2010.
It is critical that you review the planned lessons and do not get behind! If you will be out of town and unable to
complete assignments when they are due, complete them early. Do not wait until the last minute to submit
assignments. Also, note GeorgiaView Vista scheduled maintenance times for Kennesaw State University. If
GeorgiaView Vista has unscheduled or emergency downtime near the due date for an assignment, the submission
date will be adjusted accordingly.
Pre-Assessment
Online courses often suffer from high withdrawal rates because the student takes the course for the wrong
reason believing the course will be easier and require less time. One of the major determinants for success is the
maturity, motivation and commitment of the student in your course, qualities which are already evident in most
graduate students. The University System of Georgia has available a Student Online Readiness Tool (SORT):
http://www.alt.usg.edu/sort/
While there is no quantitative scoring in the SORT assessment tool, students are independently assessed in each of
6 areas (technology experience, access to tools, study habits, lifestyle, goals and purposes, and learning
preference) and are provided with a "profile" rating based on their responses in each area (i.e., Profile A, B, or
C). Basically, A= likely ready for online learning, B = mostly ready, C = may not be ready. On the first day of class,
please complete this Readiness Tool. Feel free to contact me for if you have any questions or if your response from
this Readiness Tool in any of the six areas is C (may not be ready). This tool may help you identify areas you may
need to change to be successful in the course. These instructions are repeated in WebCT.
Grading:
In most cases, assignments submitted on time will be returned within one week (excluding holiday weeks). In the
rare cases where I will be unable to return graded assignments during the specified time period, I will send an email within GeorgiaView Vista alerting students to the grading schedule.
Discussion Groups:
The Discussion Boards in WebCT Vista will be used to facilitate discussion, consideration, and reflection. You will
complete activities as assigned and receive the opportunity to analyze viewpoints different from you own. It is
critical that you post discussion board activities in the prescribed timely manner. Late postings will be substantially
penalized with a 50% or more deduction from the grade.
Make-Up Exams:
There will be no make-up assignments. It is the student’s responsibility to arrange for an excused absence before
the assignment due date. A grade of zero will be assigned for all assignments missed without an excused absence.
If an emergency arises on the day of an assignment, and the instructor deems that the absence is excused, then at
the discretion of the instructor, either the weight of other assignments may be increased in place of the missed
assignment or a substitute assignment may be given. Written verification of the excused absence must be provided
to the instructor.
Guidelines for Submitting Work:
All assignments are due in GeorgiaView Vista. You may not e-mail me the assignment instead of uploading it to
GeorgiaView Vista. If you have any questions about your grades, contact me immediately. The end of the semester
is too late to argue for grade changes on earlier assignments. Note that all assignments should follow APA
guidelines, except where specifically instructed otherwise.
Attendance:
This is an online class. Students are expected to regularly check GeorgiaView Vista for updates and to participate
in online activities.
Participation: A critical component of all graduate courses is an active and debate and discussion. Feel free to offer
your comments and to challenge (in a positive way please!) other class members on their observations through
online discussion.
Diversity Statement:
This course will adhere to the KSU policy that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age,
disability, national origin, or sexual orientation.
Respect for Others in an Online Environment:
When participating in an online course, we must be respectful of others and their beliefs and opinions. Anyone who
becomes abusive of others will be asked to leave the course. We all will remain cordial and civil; we will approach
this learning environment as a place for all to learn and grow personally and professionally. Remember that
everything you say in an online environment is permanent and will be taken literally. It is important to use correct
English and not net acronyms in this or e-mail environments.
Lecture Notes:
All lecture notes, announcements, assignment guidelines, and the like will be available on the class Web site:
http://vista.kennesaw.edu.
Withdrawal Policy:
The last day to withdraw without academic penalty is 6/25/10. Ceasing to attend class or oral notice thereof DOES
NOT constitute official withdrawal from the course. Students who simply stop attending classes without officially
withdrawing will be assigned failing grades.
Email Policy:
The instructor will reply to e-mails that list the course number and section in the subject line of the e-mail (ILEC
8850). E-mails with other subject lines may not reach the instructor’s mailbox. You must check GeorgiaView Vista
e-mail on a daily basis. You may choose to forward your GeorgiaView Vista mail to an account that you check
regularly. Sending an e-mail directly to my Kennesaw.edu e-mail address typically elicits a quicker response than
sending the message through GeorgiaView Vista, although I will respond to both messages promptly. I expect you
to respond to my messages in a timely manner as well.
Enrollment Policy:
Only those students who are enrolled in the class may take exams and receive grades in the class. If a student is
administratively withdrawn from this course, I will not grade Vista assignments or assign a final grade in the course.
Module
1
Due Date
6/6
Tentative Course Schedule: Subject to change
Last updated: 5/28/10
Topic
Readings & Assignments
Course introduction: review syllabus
and classroom policies
Intimacy or Integrity: Philosophy and
Cultural Difference
Introduction (pp. 1-11)
Cultural Orientations (pp. 13-26)
What is Intimacy (pp. 27-51)
What is Integrity? (pp. 53-70)
The Normative Dimensions of Intimacy
and Integrity (pp. 105-106, 116-125)
Intercultural Conflict (pp. 133-159).
2
6/6
Leading with Cultural Intelligence: The
New Secret to Success
Biography/Introduction Discussion Board
1
Chapter 1 You lead across a multicultural
terrain: Why CQ?
Chapter 2 You need a map for the
journey: CQ overview
Chapter 3 Whet your appetite: CQ Drive
(step 1)
Chapter 4 Study the topography: CQ
knowledge (Step 2a)
Chapter 5 Dig beneath the terrain: CQ
knowledge (Step 2b)
3
6/13
Leading with Cultural Intelligence: The
new secret to success
Discussion Board 2
Chapter 6 Turn off the cruise control: CQ
strategy (Step 3)
Chapter 7 Run, Walk, or Jog: CQ Action
(Step 4)
Chapter 8 See the journey ahead: proof
and consequences of CQ
Chapter 9 Recruit travel companions:
Developing CQ in your team
4
6/20
The Globalization of Ethics
Quiz 1
Chapter 1 Introduction: The Globalization
of Ethics
Chapter 2 Global Ethics and the
International Law Tradition
Chapter 3 Morality and Universality in
Jewish Thought
Chapter 4 Globalization and Christian
Ethics
Chapter 5 Buddhism and the
Globalization of Ethics
Chapter 6 Muslim Perspectives on Global
Ethics
5
6/27
The Globalization of Ethics
Discussion Board 3
Chapter 7 Confucianism: Ethical
Uniformity and Diversity
Chapter 8 Natural Law, Common
Morality, and Particularity
Chapter 9 Liberalism and the
Globalization of Ethics
Chapter 10 Feminist Perspectives on a
Planetary Ethic
Chapter 11 Ethical Universalism and
Particularism: A Comparison of Outlooks
6
*7/5* note
date
switch
due to 7/4
holiday
Ethics and International Relations
Discussion Board 4
Chapter 1 The International Order
Chapter 2 Realism, Morality and Law
Chapter 3 War
Chapter 4 Weapons of Mass Destruction
Chapter 5 Humanitarian Intervention
Chapter 6 Terrorists, Guerillas and War
on Terror
Chapter 7 North and South, Aid and
Trade
Chapter 8 Globalization,
Cosmopolitanism and the Environment
7
7/11
Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need
a Green Revolution--and How It Can
Renew America
Quiz 2
Part I: When the Market and Mother
Nature Hit the Wall
Part II: Where We Are
Part III: How We Got Here
8
7/18
Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need
a Green Revolution--and How It Can
Renew America
Discussion Board 5
Part IV: How We Move Forward
Part V: China
Part VI: America
FINAL
EXAM
7/25
Quiz 3 (Final Exam)
Special Dates:
Last day to withdraw without penalty
June 25, 2010
Holiday
July 4, 2010
Last day of class
July 18, 2010
Graduation
July 27-28 (tentative)
Grades Due
July 30, 5:00 pm
Notes:
 Any student who needs special assistance or accommodations, please let me know.
 Refer to University material for information on date changes.
Class Format:
This class will follow an online only method of instruction. It is critical that you spend a significant portion of time
checking WebCT Vista discussion board postings and interacting with your classmates.
The online classroom provides the opportunity for achieving learning objectives without attending face to face
classes on a traditional campus. Online learning requires a strong commitment to responsibility for one's own
learning and diligent adherence to the schedule. Self-discipline is the key attribute to success in this course. In this
classroom there will be a collaborative approach to learning, including students and facilitator. The facilitator
(faculty) will assist students in identifying experiences that promote achievement of the objectives.
Assignments:
Students will complete the following assignments throughout the semester:
Discussion board postings and responses
Quizzes
Grading rubrics and detailed guidelines will be available on GeorgiaView Vista.
Faculty Feedback
You will receive faculty feedback on a regular basis including:
1. Some "directional comments" or announcements to the whole group, indicating how things are looking on
the whole and reminders or University announcements. These types of comments will be posted as
needed throughout the semester.
2. Individual private messages if anyone is having a specific problem. This usually is done to reflect marginal
participation, missing assignments, lack of substance to the postings, and lack of response on the
discussion boards.
Computer Labs:
Please be aware of and follow all computer lab user policies.
Burruss Building
The labs on the fourth floor of the Burruss Building are open 7 days each week as follows:
M-Th 7:45am - 11pm
Friday 7:45am - 5pm
Sat 10am - 6pm
Sun noon - 8pm
The Burruss labs are open most holidays. Be prepared to show your current student ID card upon
entering the lab. The telephone number of the Burruss Building lab is 770-423-6110.
Science and Mathematics Building
The lab in SC 228 of the Science and Mathematics Building is open as follows:
M-Th 10am - 9pm
Fri & Sat 10am - 3pm
Sun closed
The telephone number of the Science and Mathematics Building lab is 770-499-3351.
Owl Printing System:
The OwlPrint system (student network printing/copying solution) is available in the KSU library as well as
all the open labs and lab/electronic classroom combinations across campus.
Students must have an OwlPrint card to use printing/copying services. While in a classroom situation,
faculty/staff will use their department OwlPrint cards to give student access to the printer/copier.
Assessment:
Discussion Board postings and responses
25%
Discussion Board postings should thoroughly consider and respond to the questions
posed or exercises given, cite sources (if used), and thoughtfully critique the peer
postings.
I expect you to willingly and spiritedly engage in asking questions of classmates in
the virtual environment and freely participate in posting and responding to the
discussion of the topics at hand. The student will be evaluated according to the
degree to which he/she charitably reconstructs others' arguments and engages in a
thoughtful critique of those arguments. Thoughtful critique indicates both areas to
build upon (strengths) and areas that demand rethinking, stronger development, and
clearer exposition (weaknesses).
Unless specifically indicated, all postings and responses should be in text form within
the Discussion Board – no attached files, please! You should use professional
writing for your postings and responses, not text style, shorthand, or other less
formal writing standards. Spell-check before you post.
You should make your postings and responses by the deadlines given. Late postings
or responses, beyond the deadlines given, will receive substantial points reduction of
at least 50% per day.
Quiz 1
Quiz 2
Quiz 3 (Final Exam, not cumulative)
25%
25%
25%
Grade Evaluation
A
B
C
D
F
90% - 100%
80% - 89%
70% - 79%
60% - 69%
59% or below
Student Course Evaluation:
A standard questionnaire will be administered during the last two weeks of the semester in all classes.
Since this is an online course, students will complete the end of course evaluation within GeorgiaView
Vista. I will setup the standard questionnaire in GeorgiaView Vista as an ANONYMOUS survey. Students
may complete the form there, and I will not print the anonymous surveys until AFTER grades are posted.
Additional questions developed by the college or instructor(s) may be included as well. It is important that
each student provide meaningful feedback to the instructor(s) so that changes can be made in the course
to continually improve its effectiveness. We value student feedback about the course, our teaching styles,
and course materials, so as to improve our teaching and your learning. At a minimum, the following two
questions will be asked: 1) Identify the aspects of the course that most contributed to your learning
(include examples of specific materials, exercises and/or the faculty member's approach to teaching and
mentoring), and 2) Identify the aspects of the course, if any, that might be improved (include examples of
specific materials, exercises and/or the faculty member's approach to teaching and mentoring).
Acquiring Final Grades:
Students may acquire final grades by logging into OwlExpress using their netid and password. I will post
final grades in OwlExpress as soon as they are ready, and prior to the University posted deadline for
posting grades.
Academic Integrity Statement:
Every KSU student is responsible for upholding the provisions of the Student Code of Conduct, as
published in the Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogs. Section II of the Student Code of Conduct
addresses the policy of the University on academic honesty, including provisions regarding plagiarism
and cheating, unauthorized access to University materials, misrepresentation/falsification of University
records or academic work, malicious removal, retention, or destruction of library materials,
malicious/intentional misuse of computer facilities and/or services, and misuse of student identification
cards. Incidents of alleged academic misconduct will be handled through the established procedures of
the University Judiciary Program, which includes either an informal resolution by a faculty member,
resulting in a grade adjustment, or a formal hearing procedure, which may subject a student to the Code
of Conduct’s minimum one semester suspension requirement.
Frequently students will be provided with take-home exams or exercises. It is the responsibility of the
student to ensure they fully understand to what extent they may collaborate or discuss content with other
students, and to what extent they may use outside material. If an exam or assignment is designated no
outside assistance this includes, but is not limited to, peers, books, publications, the Internet and the
WWW. If a student is instructed to provide citations for sources, proper use of citation support is
expected. Additional information can be found at the following locations.
http://www.apa.org/journals/webref.html
http://www.lib.duke.edu/libguide/citing.htm
http://bailiwick.lib.uiowa.edu/journalism/cite.html
http://www.cas.usf.edu/english/walker/papers/copyright/ipdummie.html
http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/wts/plagiarism.html
http://plagiarism.phys.virginia.edu/links.html
http://www.arts.ubc.ca/doa/plagiarism.htm
http://alexia.lis.uiuc.edu/%7ejanicke/plagiary.htm
http://webster.commnet.edu/mla/plagiarism.htm
http://www.virtualsalt.com/antiplag.htm
http://www.engr.washington.edu/~tc231/course_info/plagiarism.html
http://quarles.unbc.edu/lsc/rpplagia.html
APA Documenting Examples:
Formatting guidelines for the Capstone Project will adhere to standards of the American Psychological
Association (APA) Publication Manual, available in the KSU bookstore and elsewhere.
When any portion of another author’s work is used, whether from a course textbook or outside work,
including the World Wide Web, in whole, in part, or paraphrased, that work must be cited. Samples of
proper citation formats are provided below. Failure to properly credit another’s assertions may result in
Academic Misconduct Proceedings.
Acceptable Reference Formats (from North and Blade, 1998 (see below) reprinted with permission)
There are two components to a proper citation: the text citation and the reference or endnote. The text
citation will usually consist of the author or authors’ last name(s) and the year of the publication. The
endnote citation will read as follows:
Books
Author. (Date). Book title. City: Publisher.
A reference for a single-author book:
North, M. M. (1996). Virtual reality technology. New York: Best Press.
A reference for a multi-author book:
North, M. M. & Blade, R. A. (1998). How to build skills for research. Colorado Springs: IPO Press.
**Also note that references in APA format use hanging indent and should be double-spaced.**
Journals
Author. (Date). Article title. Journal Title. Volume (Issue), pages.
Journal Reference
Kelly, F. G. (1997). Networking made efficient. Journal of Computer Networking. 45 (3), 54-61.
(Here is an article in Volume 45, Issue 3, spanning pages 54-61)
Conference Proceeding
Conference proceedings follow the same general format as journal references but also include the
conference location (in the following example, Nice, France).
Vanner, F. D. (1996). A survey of medical issues using virtual reality. Proceedings of the Virtual Reality
Medical Technology. 119-132. Nice, France.
World Wide Web (from http://www.apa.org/books/pubmant.html):
Entire site no specific page
Kidspsych is a wonderful interactive Web site for children (http://www.kidspsych.org).
No reference entry is needed.
Citing Specific Documents on a Web Site:
American Psychological Association. (1995, September 15). APA public policy action alert: Legislation
would affect grant recipients [Announcement]. Washington, DC: Author. Retrieved January 25,
1996, from the World Wide Web: http://www.apa.org/ppo/istook.html
An independent document (no author identified): 1
Electronic reference formats recommended by the American Psychological Association. (2000, August
22). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Retrieved August 29, 2000, from the
World Wide Web: http://www.apa.org/journals/webref.html
If the primary author is not available for the body citation, the first key word is to be used (Electronic,
2000).