BS Leadership Studies Program Goals
- Increase the number of Franklin Covey Certificates awarded to Leadership Studies majors.
- Create Leadership Portfolios for Personal and Professional Presentation.
- Optimize Networking Opportunities and Experiences.
- Develop Leadership Studies as a Field of Study.
Learning Goals of Leadership Studies Program
- Learn to adapt, and grow principle-centered leadership skills by engaging directly with peers, challenges, and real-world scenarios
- Cultivate and refine lifelong habits to help navigate complex individual, team, and organizational challenges
- Learn and practice servant leadership and coaching through classroom, campus, and community engagement
Adaptation and Growth of Principle-Centered Leadership Skills
Integrating a "teach to learn" approach involves creating a framework where students enhance their understanding of a subject by teaching it to others. The following two elements of the course are required:
- Students rotate roles where each act as both teacher and student, teaching segments of the course content. Usually done at the end of a learning module.
- LeaderU or other discussion responses with reflection and discussion used for students to relate their own personal experiences to Leadership situations.
Assessment of Adaptation and Growth of principle-centered leadership skills
- Leadership Growth Essays within Leadership Portfolio.
- LeaderU Written Responses (writing activity) Rubric (two paragraphs per question)
Lifelong Habits
Students practice and develop their lifelong habits through various interactive and experiential activities. The following two elements of the course are required:
- Practical instructor led sessions on leadership skills with self-assessment and reflective essays on leadership content
- Franklin/Covey Certificate Knowledge Exam
Assessment of Leadership Capabilities
- Compilation of reflection memos in leadership portfolio (Leadership Portfolio rubric)
- Pass rate of knowledge Certification Exams covering leadership knowledge, but with emphasis on application (Covey Certifications)
Servant Leadership and Coaching
A strategic approach that ensures students engage directly in the classroom, on campus and in the local community. A list or description of organizations students will work with, including their missions and contact information should be provided. One of the two elements below is required.
- A “teach to learn” or implementation of a leadership system such as 4DX may be used to guide the organization. A detailed schedule for when students are expected to be in the community.
- Invitations to leaders from different sectors to share insights and experiences in class and/or a student field trip to community site relevant to course topics.
Assessment of Servant Leadership
- Personal mission statement, resume and brand statement from Leadership portfolio rubric
- Guest Speaker Reflection memo rubric