Fall 2019/Fuller Online

LD500

Maros

LD500: LEADERSHIP (4 Units: 160 hours). Susan Maros.

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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 with a total of 160 hours of coursework. 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.

RELATIONSHIP TO PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES: This course will teach students concepts and skills for leading in context, which is consistent with the SOT/SIS PLOs that state that, “Students will have demonstrated capacities to cultivate a theologically reflective practice of Christian discipleship.” (MDiv, MAT, MATM, MAICS), “Students will have demonstrated capacities to engage diverse cultural contexts for transformational discipleship, mission, and ministry,” and “Students will have demonstrated capacities for being theologically reflective practitioners for Christian ministry.”

REQUIRED READING: Approximately 850 total number of pages required.

Bolman, Lee and Terrance Deal. Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice, and Leadership, 5th Edition. Jossey-Bass, 2013. ISBN: 978-1118573334, Pub. Price $75.00 Available as e-book from the Fuller Library [300 pp.].

Branson, M.L. and Martinez, J. Churches, Cultures & Leadership. IVP, 2011. ISBN: 978-0830839261, Pub. Price $30.00 Available as e-book from the Fuller Library [100 pp.].

Heifetz, R. and Linsky, M. Leadership on the Line. HBSP, 2002. ISBN: 978-1578514373, Pub. Price $35.00 [205 pp.].

Selected Articles (eReserves):

Argyis, Chris, and David Schon. "Teaching smart people how to learn."Harvard Business Review69 (1991): 99-109. [16 pp.]

Bordas, Juana. “Part Two: Leadership Styles in Communities of Color” in Salsa, Soul, and Spirit: Leadership for a Multicultural Age, 77-137. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc, 2007. [60 pp.]

Cormode, Scott. “Multi-Layered Leadership: The Christian Leader as Builder, Shepherd and Gardener.” Journal of Religious Leadership, Vol. 1, No. 2 (Fall 2002): 69-104. [35 pp.].

Ely, Robin J., and Debra E. Meyerson. "Theories of Gender in Organizations: A New Approach to Organizational Analysis and Change1."Research in Organizational Behavior22 (2000): 103-151. [46 pp.].

McConnell, Douglas. “Authority and Culture: Whom do you Trust?” in Cultural Insights for Christian Leaders: New Directions for Organizations Serving God’s Mission, 105-128. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2018. [24 pp.]

Rowe, Nicolas and Ray Aldred, “Healthy Leadership and Power Differences in the Postcolonial Community: Two Reflections” in Evangelical Postcolonial Conversations: Global Awakenings in Theology and Praxis, edited by Kay Higher Smith, 211-223. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2014. [13 pp]

Senge, Peter M. “The Leader’s New Work: Building Learning Organizations,” Sloan Management Review, 32, No. 1 (Fall 1990): 7-23. [17 pp.].

Zimmer, Scott. “Asian and Asian American Leadership Styles.” InAsian American Leadership: A Concise Reference Guide, edited by Don T. Nakanishi. Mission Bell Media, 2015. [6 pp.]

Additional readings will be posted on the course Canvas page.

ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:

1. Instructional content – Videos, podcasts, websites, and blogs. [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1 and 2.] [25 hours]
2. 850 pages of required reading. [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1 and 2.] [45 hours].
3. Online interactive exercises, including (but not limited to) weekly online discussions (30%). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1-3] [30 hours].
4. Eight integrative reflection papers of 750 words each (30%). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #2 and 3.] [20 hours].
5. Group preparation and presentation of a case study (10%). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #2 and 3.] [15 hours].
6. Final Exam—including a contextualized case study essay (30%). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1-3.] [25 hours].

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

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Option to meet the LDR requirement for the 120 MDiv and 80 MATM Programs (Fall 2015).

FINAL EXAMINATION: Yes.