Fall 2015/Fuller Online

LD500

Parchman

LD500: LEADERSHIP (4 Units: 160 hours). Karen Parchman.

DESCRIPTION: The course teaches students to engage organizational change in congregations and other organizations. The course will specifically address ways to engage the context within which the organization exists.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: The student will (1) demonstrate an understanding of intercultural Christian leadership; (2) will be able to reflect theologically about leadership; and (3) will be able to describe the implications of this learning for their own contexts.

COURSE FORMAT: This course will be conducted online on a ten-week schedule aligned with Fuller’s academic calendar for a total of 40 instructional hours, which is outlined below in the assignment and assessment section. Students are required to interact with the material, with each other, and with the instructor regularly through online discussions, reading, and other assignments that promote active learning.

REQUIRED READING: 765 total number of pages required.

Bolman, L. and Deal, T., Reframing Organizations. Jossey-Bass, 2008. ISBN: 978-1118573334, Pub. Price $36.00 [200 pp.].

Branson, M.L. and Martinez, J. Churches, Cultures & Leadership. IVP, 2011. ISBN: 978-0830839261, Pub. Price $25.00 [100 pp.].

Collins, J. Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…And Others Don’t. HarperCollins, 2001. ISBN: 978-0066620992, Pub. Price $16.00 [150 pp.].

________.Good to Great and the Social Sectors: A Monograph to Accompany Good to Great. HarperCollins, 2005. ISBN: 978-0977326402, Pub. Price $11.95 [35 pp.].

Heifetz, R. and Linsky, M. Leadership on the Line. HBSP, 2002. ISBN: 978-1578514373, Pub. Price $22.00 [120 pp.].

Selected Articles:

Argyris, C., “Teaching Smart People How to Learn” Harvard Business Review, 1991 [16 pp.].

Collins, J. and Porras, J., “Building Your Company’s Vision,” HBR, 1996 [16 pp.].

Cormode, S., “Multi-Layered Leadership,” Journal of Religious Leadership, 2002 [35 pp.].

Dykstra, C., “Evaluation as Collaborative Inquiry” Initiatives in Religion, 1993 [6 pp.].

Ely, R. and Meyerson, D., “Theories of Gender in Organizations,” Working Paper #8, Center for Gender in Organizations, Simmons College , 2000. (www.simmons.edu/som/docs/cgo_wp8_DNC.pdf) [46 pp.].

Heifetz, R., “The Work of Leadership” HBR, 2001 [16 pp.].

_________ Leadership without Easy Answers. HBSP, 1994. pp. 69-129 [70 pp.].

Peterson, E., “Throw me into the sea!” in Under the Unpredictable Plant. Eerdmans, 1992 [4 pp.].

Senge, P., “The Leader’s New Work,” Sloan Management Review, 1990 [17 pp.].

Wuthnow, R., “The Crisis in the Churches,” in Financing American Religion, 1999 [10 pp.].

ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:

1. Approximately 950pp. of required reading [This assignment is related to learning outcomes 2, and 3] [55 hours].

2. Instructional content, including audio/video lectures, Powerpoints, synchronous group chats [25 hours].

3. 250-word weekly forum posts, and responses (20%). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1, 2, 3] [20 hours].

4. Completion of 8 750-word essays based on case studies (40%). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #2, 3]. [30 hours].
5. A final research paper on an assigned topic [3,000 words] (40%). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1,2,3]. [30 hours].

PREREQUISITES: IS500, IS501, IS502, and IS503 are highly recommended but not required.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Option to meet LDR requirement for the 120 MDiv Program.

FINAL EXAMINATION: Yes, in class.