CLS 155 - Leadership in Action

1.  Students will attend a board meeting, join a student organization, or volunteer and engage in civil discourse in current events, or actively engage in high impact activities.
2. Students will define personal values, understanding of self, self-efficacy, and sense of belonging.
3. Students will identify a problem and develop solutions to solve or improve the problem using credible and robust sources. 
4. Students will acquire critical thinking skills through researching, analyzing, synthesizing, and generating ideas on pressing leadership concerns. 
5. Students will formulate ground rules in order to effectively work collaboratively in groups while also working independently.
6. Students will identify areas of weakness and areas of strength in developing communication skills cross-culturally. 
7. Students will have an increased openness to and understanding of diversity and will be able to reflect on their own experiences and awareness of their conscious and unconscious biases.
8. Students will recognize their abilities to employ active listening, persuasion and influencing skills and critique their progress. 
9. Students will demonstrate an enhanced understanding of verbal, written and non-verbal body language abilities through presentations.
10. Students will recognize a change in their personal narrative thus generating a new point of view of their place in community. 

1. Communication
   1. Introduction to Leadership
   2. Danger of the Single Story Video and Discussion
   3. Team Building Exercises
   4. Understanding Feedback Through Role Play

2. Self and Place in the World
   1. The Intersection of Wellness and Leadership
   2. The Grit Assessment by Angela Duckworth 
   3. Clifton Strengths Assessment
   4. Harvard Bias Assessment
   5. Culture Box Exercise

3. Modeling the Way 
   1. Reacting vs. Responding
   2. Achieving Your Goals (Identifying Risks and Opportunities)
   3. Boundaries and Balance
   4. Become a Registered Voter
   5. Obtain a Local Library Card
   6. Host Area Leaders for a Panel Discussion

4. Applied Leadership
   1. Community Engagement 
   2. Community Learning Project                                             
5. Creating Vision 
   1. Think Tank Activities
   2. Vision Board Project

6. Global - Intercultural Framework for Leadership 
   1. UN Sustainable Development Goals 
   2. Exploring Cultural Intelligence

7. Putting It All Together; Everything Connects
   1. Multimedia Personal Reflection, Takeaways on Leadership 

• irect instruction (lectures,mediated instruction and discussion, guest speakers)
  • 30-40%
• Experiential Learning (mediated instruction, activities, site visits, participation in community events)
  • 15-25%
• Interactive instruction (case studies, group work, projects, presentations)
  • 20-30%
• Independent study (reflections)
  • 10-20%

 
Equivalent Courses:
None