ML582A: Spring 2009; ML582B:
Summer 2009
Downes
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FOR SPRING 2009/SUMMER09 QUARTER ONLY!
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ML582 A & B: CHARACTER,
COMMUNITY, AND LEADERSHIP. (A is 2 units, B is 2 units)
Donna Downes,
Associate Professor of Global Leadership
DESCRIPTION:
Students from around the globe will join
faculty in dialogue around topics of character formation. The challenge of developing character as
a foundation for leadership will be applied in studentsÕ lives through reading,
discussions, lectures, small group exercises, experimentation with electronic
community building tools, community meals, tours of the campus, and silent
reflection. The work for this
course sequence (4-units) spans 2 quarters. Part A - pre-seminar work and in-class
activities: students will meet in Pasadena for one week which serves primarily
as an orientation to Fuller Seminary resources, the MAGL program and its
learning components, and building deeper relationships with cohort members to
achieve a more effective learning community; and Part B - post-seminar reading,
writing, dialogue and final paper.
LEARNING OUTCOMES: As a result
of this course sequence students will have:
á
Prepared
for continuing studies at Fuller through an orientation to campus resources
á
Celebrated
further development of the cohort learning community with fellow students
á
Analyzed
at least one model of character formation
á
Examined
several character formation issues of leaders
á
Explored
global trends in Christian leadership
á
Revised
MAGL Curriculum Sheet through conversations with advisors and peers
COURSE FORMAT:
ML582A will meet for
the first week of a required two-week intensive residency for the MA in Global
Leadership from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Students will do pre-seminar readings (read
REQUIRED
á
Clinton,
J. Robert. Reading on the Run.
á
Gibbs,
Eddie. Leadership Next.
Blackaby,
Henry T., and Richard Blackaby. Spiritual
Leadership: Moving People on to God's Agenda.
á
Hauerwas, Stanley. A Community of Character: Toward a Constructive Christian
Social Ethic.
á
Jenkins, Philip. The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global
Christianity.
á
Johnson, Darrell. Experiencing
the Trinity. Regent College
Publishing, 2004.
á
Lohfink, Gerhard. Jesus
and Community: The Social Dimension of Christian Faith.
á
Thrall, Bill, Bruce McNicol, and Ken McElrath. The Ascent of a Leader: How Ordinary
Relationships Develop Extraordinary Character and Influence.
á
Willard, Dallas. Renovation of the Heart: Putting on the
Character of Christ.
ASSIGNMENTS: subject
to change as the course progresses
ML582A (graded pass/fail)
(Spring 2009)
1.
Make a Òpersonal journeyÓ presentation to the class (40%)
2.
Fully participate in class discussions and learning exercises
(40%)
3.
Two 500-word (two-page) reading reports on Willard and Thrall,
pre-read
ML582B (letter graded)
(Summer 2009)
1.
Revise and adjust personal MAGL Curriculum Sheet based on advising
meetings (5%)
2.
Five 500-word (two-page) reading reports and associated
assignments for remaining required texts (50%)
3.
A 3,750-word (15-page) paper integrating the themes of the course
(45%)
PREREQUISITES: This course sequence is only
available to MA in Global Leadership students.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: This two-quarter sequence,
ML582A and B, is part of the required MAGL cohort series of courses. NO
AUDITORS.
FINAL
EXAMINATION: None.
This
ECD is a reliable guide to the course design but is subject to modification
Updated January 2009