ENLC 500 Health Care Leadership,

Values, and Social Justice

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Lead and Section Instructor Contact Information
Course Description & Information
Technological Requirements and Troubleshooting
Course Learning Outcomes
Course Grading and Evaluation
Learner Responsibilities
Participation Requirements
Course Outline
Module 1: Introduction to Leadership
Module 2: Leader Competencies
Module 3: Building a Constructive Team Climate
Module 4: Managing Conflict
Module 5: Ethics and Values
Module 6: Social Justice
Module 7: Leadership Showcase
Final Project Scoring Rubrics

Lead and Section Instructor Contact

Information
Lead instructor and section instructor contact information is located in Blackboard.

Email All email correspondence will occur within the Blackboard environment. All
messages will be answered within 24 hours except on weekends when it will
be 48 hours. It is imperative that you log in to Blackboard regularly to check
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Course Description & Information

Course Description This course utilizes an experiential learn-by-doing approach where you will
gain real world practical experience, develop transferable and marketable
skills, and reflect on that experience to formulate new insights and grow as a
leader. You will be examining and applying leadership theories, ethics, values,
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leadership communally with your peers. The knowledge and applied skills you
will gain from this experience will build your competencies for leading in
diverse health care settings. You will be putting your leadership in practice
through an Applied Leadership Project. You will take on a leadership role in a
small-scale project in a professional setting consisting of at least two people
over the course of 4-5 weeks. You will be providing evidence of your project
via a Leadership Project Showcase (due in Module 7).
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 Online Learning To be successful academically, online students must be able to navigate and
Requirements search the web, use email, attach and upload documents, download and save
files, and have access to and use Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. It is
also expected of all students to be familiar with multi-media and related video-
production software (QuickTime, Flash, LiveSlideShow, etc.) as well as free
downloadable communication systems such a Skype. Please refer to the new
student orientation course if you have questions on any of these items.

Required Textbooks Northouse, P. G. (2018). Introduction to leadership: Concepts and practice (4th
ed.). Sage

ISBN: 978-1-5063-3008-2

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Technological Requirements and

Troubleshooting
Course access and All course-related information is posted on the Blackboard e-learning platform
navigation and can be accessed through the USD student portal (MySandiego).

http://ole.sandiego.edu

System and A windows environment is required. For students who do not have a
Software windows based laptop, we recommend purchasing one for the program. If you
Requirements are using an OS based laptop, you must purchase software that allows you to
simulate the windows environment called VMWare Fusion
http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion.

High-speed internet connection strongly encouraged (DSL or better).

Computer:
Windows Operating System: 32-bit and 64-bit Versions of Windows Vista,
Windows 7, 8 or 10. CPU Processor: 1.86 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or greater.
RAM: highest recommended for the operating system or 2GB; Hard Drive:
highest recommended for the operating system or 1GB of available space;
Screen Resolution must be 1024x768 or higher.

OS Operating System: OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard), OS X 10.7 (Lion), OS X

10.8 (Mountain Lion), 10.9 (Mavericks), and 10.10 (Yosemite). CPU: Intel
processor, RAM: 4GB, Hard Drive: 1GB or higher available space.

Microsoft Office is required. If you are using Office 2003 or earlier, download
and install the Microsoft Office Compatibility pack.

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 Speakers or headset – to listen to multimedia.

Webcam – for recording video.

Email – To contact your faculty.

Recommended Firefox is the recommended browser for use with Blackboard on both the Mac
Browser and PC. The Final Release Channel version of Firefox is listed as certified or
compatible with Blackboard. Chrome (Mac/Windows) is also a supported
browser.

Blackboard lists the most current browser compatibility information on its site,
here. (http://help.blackboard.com).

If you're having browser issues or your browser is locking up, try clearing your
browser's cache. Instructions for clearing your cache on the most common
browsers are found here. (http://www.wikihow.com/Clear-Your-Browser%27s-
Cache).

If components of your course are missing or broken, check to see whether

your system is running the most current version of Java.
(http://www.java.com/en/).

Windows Users: Test your version of Java here:

http://www.java.com/en/download/testjava.jsp
Mac Users: Click: Apple > Software Update

You can download the latest version of Java here (http://www.java.com/en/).

Plugins Windows Media Player (or Flip4Mac if you use a Mac), QuickTime, Flash,
Shockwave, Adobe Reader, and Java.

Technical Support ITS Help Desk

(619) 260-7900
help@sandiego.edu

For basic questions you can contact the Program Coordinator during regular
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Course Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

 Articulate a vision for the project you are leading.

 Assess the culture and climate of a team or unit and explain how you influence it.
 Describe the values, morals, and ethics you will employ as a leader.
 Develop a personal leadership style for healthcare settings that supports diversity and mentors and
motivates others to excel to higher levels.
 Apply leadership concepts, skills, and strategies in a practical setting.
 Reflect on your practice and style of leadership for continuous improvement.
 Demonstrate your leadership approaches in practice.

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Course Grading and Evaluation

Grading Criteria The following are the assignments to be used in assessing student performance. The
related grading weight is based on a 1000 point system:

Points Percentage Assignment

420 42% Participation in Discussion Forums

60 6% Self-Assessment Exercises (in Module presentations)

520 52% Leadership Project Showcase (Due in Module 7)

1000 100% Total points

Grading Letter grade 1000 point score

Breakdown A 940-1000
A- 900-939
B+ 870-899
B 830-869
B- 800-829
C+ 760-799
C 730-759
C- 690-729
D+ 660-689
D 630-659
D- 600-629
F 0-599

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 Discussion Board Every module includes a forum with at least 1 discussion question. An initial response to
Criteria each thread prompt should be posted as early as possible, but by Day 4 of the week at the
latest. You are also expected to actively engage in ongoing conversation with classmates
in the discussion threads by posting at least two additional substantive contributions to
each discussion thread by the end of the module.

Discussion Board Achievement

Criteria
Meets or Exceeds Approaching Below Expectations
Expectations Expectations or
Non-performance
80 – 100% 70 – 79.9%

69.9% or Less
Demonstrates robust Demonstrates working Demonstrates some
Demonstration of knowledge acquired knowledge acquired knowledge acquired through
critical thinking on through readings, through readings, readings, course content.
subject of leadership course content, course content, and Additional research and/or
practical experience, practical experience insights from practical
and additional research and/or additional experience may be limited.
and analysis. research.
40%

Is able to make strong Is able to make Makes weak connections

Evidence of connections between moderate connections between theory and practice
applied leadership theory and practice as between theory and as evidenced by minimal
evidenced by practice as evidenced concrete examples,
examples given, critical by some concrete reflections, and experience
reflections explored, examples, reflections, shared.
40% experiences shared, and experience
lessons learned, and shared.
insights gained.

Contributes value to Participates actively in Participates minimally in the

Contribution to the the learning community the learning learning community to 2 peers
learning by presenting relevant community by offering or less.
community viewpoints or creative viewpoints or ideas to
approaches to at least at least 2 peers.
20% 2 peers to assist in
their learning.

Requesting ADA The University of San Diego is committed to promoting knowledge and academic
Accommodations excellence for all learners. The University of San Diego's Disability and Learning
Difference Resource Center helps students with verified disabilities obtain meaningful
academic accommodations and support to help improve access to Professional and
Continuing Education programs and courses.

If you are a student who would like to be considered for academic accommodations,
please visit the Disability and Learning Difference Resource Center and follow the
instructions under Requesting Services.

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 Make-Up & Late Late assignments will not be accepted unless we discuss this matter in advance of
Work the assignment deadline.

Grade of The grade of Incomplete (“I”) may be recorded to indicate (1) that the requirements of a
Incomplete course have been substantially completed but, for a legitimate reason less than 25% of
the work remains to be completed, and, (2) that the record of the student in the course
justifies the expectation that he or she will complete the work and obtain the passing
grade by the deadline. It is the student’s responsibility to explain to the instructor the
reasons for non-completion of work and to request an incomplete grade prior to the
posting of final grades. Students who receive a grade of incomplete must submit all
missing work no later than the end of the second week of the next semester,
otherwise the “I” grade will become a permanent “F.”

Extra Credit There are no opportunities for extra credit in this course.

Learner Responsibilities
Research has shown that online students are self-starters and highly motivated. The fact that you sought
out this learning experience and are enrolled in an online class attests to that fact. You may have taken
an online class prior to this, or this could be your first experience with online education. Taking some time
to plan for your course of study can yield benefits and help ensure success.

Time Commitment Any course of study requires a "time" for class. This online instructional
environment requires you to arrange your schedule to allow time for you to
"attend" class on a regular basis each week. The time you select is not
important, but it is important that you log into your Blackboard course and
complete the activities and assignments on a regular basis. Each credit unit is
equals 12.5 core instruction hours therefore in this 3-unit course you will have
37.5 instructional hours plus 75 hours of other course activities. You can expect
to spend about 15 – 18 hours per week in the class.

Online forum discussions are more valuable when all members of the group
participate. Waiting until the last minute of the final due date for postings to log
into the course does not contribute to the dialog. Planning a space and time for
studying and accessing the course is paramount to your success.

Student Conduct/ Online learning brings together students from diverse locations and populations.
Netiquette This creates potential for a rich learning community and also creates a need for
thoughtful, courteous communications. Use a professional and collegial tone in
course dialogue. Refrain from using inappropriate or offensive language. Humor
can sometimes be a challenge because of the lack of cues such as facial and
body gestures and voice inflection in the online forums. Be sensitive to these
limitations and respectful to all participants. interactions. Thoughtfully share a bit
about yourself, your ideas, experiences and new knowledge in the class forums
to promote a collaborative, rich learning environment.

Participation You need to check the course every day and monitor/track deadlines
requirements accordingly. Regular participation is an integral part of your overall success in
the course.

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 Plagiarism & Academic Integrity
Academic Students are expected to be knowledgeable about the principles of academic
Integrity honesty and their application at the University of San Diego. The Course
Overview area of each course provides the Academic Integrity Policy. You will
be required to read the statement and pledge that you will adhere to the
standards prior to beginning the course. Academic dishonesty erodes the quality
of scholarship and learning. As a student at the University of San Diego, it is
your responsibility to report incidents of academic dishonesty to the proper
authorities.

Avoiding Plagiarism
The nature of education and scholarship is the sharing of theories and ideas.
Avoid plagiarizing by providing a citation whenever you use the words or ideas of
others. It is your responsibility to give credit to the sources of information you
consult when developing written work. For this course you are expected to use
APA for both formatting and citing references in your papers.

Withdrawal If you decide not to take a course that you registered for, you must contact the
from Class Program Coordinator on or before the first day of class. If you fail to officially
withdraw, you will be assigned a grade of “F” and charged for the class. Please
refer to the Drop and Withdrawal policies found in the Student Handbook.

Course Evaluations End of Course Evaluations are collected via an on-line system that maintains
student anonymity. We use these evaluations for continuous improvement of
course content and instruction and as a component of its regular performance
review of faculty members, so please take them seriously. Course evaluations
are available to students in Module 6 of every course.

Academic Concern about academic issues should first be raised with your faculty. If
Grievance dissatisfied, you should first contact the Academic Program Coordinator.
Procedure
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Course Outline
The following outline contains specific information on the learning modules, learning outcomes, and
assignments.

Module 1: Introduction to Leadership

Overview

This module introduces you to foundations of leadership. You will learn about how the study of leadership
has evolved over time. You will also formulate and begin planning your Applied Leadership Project and
will be submitting your Project Planning Template that details what your project entails and who your
team members are.

Module Learning Outcomes

By the end of this Module, you will be able to:

 Describe the evolution of leadership theories such as traits, abilities, behaviors, skills, and relationships.
 Discuss the concept of vision in leadership.
 Articulate a vision for leading your project.

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 Readings

 Read Ch. 1-2 & 7 from Introduction to Leadership: Concepts and Practices (4th ed) (2018) by
Peter Northouse

Self-Assessment

 Complete the learning activities which consist of questionnaires in the Northouse textbook (not for
submission). Be sure to do the self-check activities embedded in the presentations.

Presentations

 View Introduction to Leadership

Discussion Questions

1. Introductions

By Day 4 of the Module week, introduce yourself to your peers. Be sure to state that you
acknowledge our Community Standards and indicate of there’s anything else you need to be
supported in your learning.

2. Respond to at least 2 of your peers.

3. Module 1 Discussion

By Day 4, respond to one of the following prompts:

Part 1: Submit your Project Planning document that you filled out with your team members.

Part 2: Discuss your vision for your project.

Part 3: Based on the readings, describe which leadership approaches you think will be well suited to
implement your project and why.

4. Part 4: By Day 7, reply to at least 2 of your peers to add value to the conversation by demonstrating your
critical thinking on leadership with questions, solutions, insight, advice, ideas, feedback, critique, analysis,
and commentary.

Module Conclusion

In this module, you were introduced to theories of leadership that have evolved over time. You also
learned about the importance of setting and articulating a vision for your project.

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Module 2: Leader Competencies and Team Culture

Overview
In this module, you will identify your strengths, philosophy, and style as a leader as well as be able to recognize and
engage the strengths and styles of others. You will also be able to understand the culture of your team and the role
you play as a leader in influencing it.

Module Learning Outcomes

By the end of this Module, you will be able to:

 Discuss leadership styles, philosophies, and strengths.

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  Reflect on how leadership styles, philosophies, and strengths play out in a team setting.
 Identify different types of corporate culture and how a leader influences culture.

Readings
 Read Ch. 3-5 from Introduction to Leadership: Concepts and Practices (4th ed) (2018) by
Peter Northouse.
 Read Just Culture in Healthcare.

Self-Assessment

 Complete the learning activities which consist of questionnaires in the Northouse textbook (not for
submission). Be sure to do the self-check activities embedded in the presentations.

Presentations

 View Corporate Culture and the Role of the Leader.

Discussion Questions

1. By Day 4, respond to the following prompts:

 Part 1: Reflect on the first week of implementing your project and discuss how your leadership styles and
strengths played out with members of your project team. How does your strength, style, and philosophy of
leadership affect the progress of your project? Analyze your task style and relationship style and how that
impacted the project and your team. Describe the culture of your team and how you think your leadership is
impacting the culture of your team.

 Part 2: What have you learned so far? What can you do differently or improve for next week?

 Part 3: Demonstrate your knowledge of the material in Module 2 by citing the readings, presentations, and any
other additional sources that inform your thinking.

 Part 4: Include in your reflection an artifact that illustrates the first week of your project such as a photo, video,
team meeting minutes, or other artifact that tells the story or gives us an idea of how your project is going.

2. By Day 7, respond substantively to at least two of your peers’ postings by demonstrating your critical
thinking on leadership with questions, solutions, insight, advice, ideas, critique, analysis, feedback, and
commentary.

.
Module Conclusion

At the conclusion of this module, you should now be able to identify your strengths, philosophy, and
style of leadership. You should be able to understand your role in shaping your team’s culture.

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Module 3: Building a Constructive Team Climate

Overview
In this module, you will learn and apply important leadership skills to build a constructive climate for your team by
providing structure, clarifying norms, building cohesiveness, promoting standards of excellence, and setting a
positive tone.

Module Learning Outcomes

By the end of this Module, you will be able to:

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  Describe leadership skills and how those skills impact your team.
 Discuss how you will and are building a constructive organizational climate.
 Discuss how you embrace diversity and practice inclusion.

Readings

 Read Ch. 6, 8 & 9 from Introduction to Leadership: Concepts and Practices (4th ed) (2018) by
Peter Northouse.

Self-Assessment

 Complete the learning activities which consist of questionnaires in the Northouse textbook (not for
submission). Be sure to do the self-check activities embedded in the presentations.
Presentations

 View Organizational Culture.

 View Embracing Diversity and Inclusion.
Discussion Questions

1. By Day 4 respond to the following prompt:

Part 1: Reflect on the second week of implementing your project. Discuss the leadership skills you
applied to your project. How did your leadership skills impact the progress of your project?
Describe the climate of your team and how it has been going in terms of creating a constructive
climate and providing feedback to members towards performance benchmarks. How is diversity
and inclusion being addressed within your team?

 Part 2: What have you learned so far? What can you do differently or improve for next week?

 Part 3: Demonstrate your knowledge of the material in Module 2 by citing the readings, presentations, and any
other additional sources that inform your thinking.

 Part 4: Include in your reflection an artifact that illustrates the first week of your project such as a photo, video,
team meeting minutes, or other artifact that enhances your reflection and gives us an idea of how your project is
going.

2. By Day 7, respond substantively to at least two of your peers’ postings by demonstrating your critical thinking
on leadership with questions, solutions, insight, advice, ideas, critique, analysis, feedback, and commentary.

Module Conclusion

After this module, you should be familiar with essential skills needed to establish a constructive team
climate. You should also have learned about the importance of diversity and inclusion in building a
successful team.
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Module 4: Managing Conflict

Overview

Module 4 focuses on communication strategies for managing conflict. When constructive approaches are
used for resolving and managing conflict, there is a greater probability of positive outcomes such as
positive relationships and more creative solutions to problems.

Module Learning Outcomes

By the end of this Module, you will be able to:

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  Describe how leaders can build community in a team by listening to out-members.
 Determine effective approaches for resolving and managing conflict.

Readings

 Chapters 10-11 from Introduction to Leadership: Concepts and Practices (4th ed) (2018) by
Peter Northouse.

Self-Assessment

 Complete the learning activities which consist of questionnaires in the Northouse textbook (not for
submission). Be sure to do the self-check activities embedded in the presentations.

Presentations

 View Managing Conflict.

Discussion Questions

1. By Day 4 respond to the following prompt:

Part 1: Reflect on the third week of implementing your project. Discuss any conflicts that arose and/or
out-group members you had to address.

Part 2: What have you learned so far? What can you do differently or improve for next week?

Part 3: Demonstrate your knowledge of the material in Module 4 by citing the readings, presentations, and any other
additional sources that inform your thinking.

Part 4: Include in your reflection an artifact that illustrates the first week of your project such as a photo, video, team
meeting minutes, or other artifact that enhances your reflection and gives us an idea of how your project is going.

2. By Day 7, respond substantively to at least two of your peers’ postings by demonstrating your critical thinking
on leadership with questions, solutions, insight, advice, ideas, critique, analysis, feedback, and commentary.

Module Conclusion

At the end of this module, you should understand the importance of listening to out-members to build
community with your team. Additionally, you should be able to utilize strategies for managing conflict
that occurs in groups to help you resolve and manage conflict within your team as you work on
wrapping up your Applied Leadership Project.

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Module 5: Ethics and Values

Overview
Module 5 will focus on the moral dimension of leadership. You will reflect on what it means to be an
ethical leader and how you put your morals, ethics, and values into practice. You will also understand
how to help others overcome obstacles so they can more effectively progress toward accomplishing
goals.

Module Learning Outcomes

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 By the end of this Module, you will be able to:

 Discuss ethics, morals, and values in the practice of leadership.

 Describe how leaders overcome obstacles using the path-goal approach.

Readings

 Read Ch. 12-13 9 from Introduction to Leadership: Concepts and Practices (4th ed) (2018) by
Peter Northouse.

Self-Assessment
 Complete the learning activities which consist of questionnaires in the Northouse textbook (not for
submission). Be sure to do the self-check activities embedded in the presentations.
Presentations

 View Ethics and Values-based Leadership.

Discussion Questions

1. By Day 4, respond to the following prompt:

By Day 4 respond to the following prompt:

Part 1: Reflect on the fourth week of implementing your project. Discuss your values and ethics
as a leader. How are you exhibiting those ethics and values in your leadership practice? Please
provide any relevant examples. What obstacles have you encountered in your project and how
did you overcome them or how can you overcome them?

Part 2: What have you learned so far? What can you do differently or improve for next week?

Part 3: Demonstrate your knowledge of the material in Module 5 by citing the readings, presentations, and any
other additional sources that inform your thinking.

Part 4: Include in your reflection an artifact that illustrates the first week of your project such as a photo, video,
team meeting minutes, or other artifact that represents your project and illustrates how it’s going.

2. By Day 7, respond substantively to at least two of your peers’ postings by demonstrating your critical
thinking on leadership with questions, solutions, insight, advice, ideas, critique, analysis, feedback, and
commentary.

Module Conclusion

You should now be able to discuss morals, ethics, virtues, and values in leadership and how you
apply those in your own leadership practice. You also learned how to help others overcome obstacles
so they can achieve their goals.

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Module 6: Social Justice

Overview

Module 6 provides an overview of social justice principles as it applies to leadership in health care. You
will also be looking back on all the concepts and applications you learned in this course and discuss how
those are being exhibited in your Applied Leadership Project.

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Module Learning Outcomes

By the end of this Module, you will be able to:

 Describe principles of social justice in leadership and their application to health care.
 Reflect on all the concepts of leadership you’ve learned about in this course and how you are applying
those concepts in practice.

Presentations

 View Social Justice in Leadership and Health Care.

Self-Reflection
Think of an example of a leader that you admire. What trait, behavior, style, skill, ability, or values do they
exhibit? What can you learn from them? (Not for submission)
Discussion Questions

1. By Day 4, respond to the following prompt:

Part 1: Reflect on the final week of your project as well as the concepts of leadership you have
learned about in this course. Discuss at least two of the concepts we’ve covered in the course that
apply to your project. You may need to go back to review previous modules, discussions,
presentations, or chapters.

 Part 2: What have you learned in this course that will stick with you?

 Part 3: Demonstrate your knowledge of the material in Module 6 by citing the readings, presentations, and any
other additional sources that inform your thinking.

 Part 4: Include in your reflection an artifact that represents the completion (or almost completion) of your project
such as a photo, video, team meeting minutes, or other artifact that enhances your final reflection and gives us an
idea of how your project is concluding.

2. By Day 7, respond substantively to at least two of your peers’ postings by demonstrating your critical
thinking on leadership with questions, solutions, insight, advice, ideas, critique, analysis, feedback, and
commentary.

Module Conclusion

In this module you examined leadership from a social justice perspective and how that is applied to
health care. You also looked back on all that you learned in this course and how you are applying
what you learned into your practice of leadership. As you finish up your Applied Leadership Project,
you hopefully found valuable lessons that can be applied to other areas of your life. You will be
discussing how you applied the lessons you learned in your Leadership Project Showcase (due next
week).

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Module 7: Showcasing Your Leadership

Overview

Welcome to the last module of the course! This week you will be demonstrating your leadership in practice
via your Leadership Project Showcase and sharing it with your peers in the discussion forum. Please read
through the instructions carefully and review the rubric to ensure your showcase meets all the
requirements. You will be submitting your Leadership Project Showcase to the Assignment Submission
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 area and submitting it to the discussion forum. Please review your peers’ projects in the discussion forum
and give helpful comments to them. It will be exciting to see what your peers did and for them to see what
you did.

Module Learning Outcomes

By the end of this Module, you will be able to:

 Provide evidence of your leadership in practice.

Leadership Project Showcase

You will showcase your applied leadership project via a multimedia presentation. Tools you can use to create your
showcase include Google Slides, Prezi, VoiceThread, Power Point or whatever presentation tool you would like to
use. You can screen record your presentation using a free tool such as Screencast-o-matic, Screencastify, or other
screen-recording/video making tool and upload your video to YouTube. You must describe how you applied the
theoretical concepts from the course to your leadership project and what you learned from the experience. The
Leadership Project Showcase should include the following:
1. An introduction of the project that describes what the project entails as well as the vision, purpose, and
rationale for the project and the team members involved. Alternatively, you can choose storytelling to tell the
story of your project in a creative and engaging way.
2. A description of the leadership concepts, theories, and approaches applied or utilized in the project,
including:
3. Your leadership traits, behaviors, skills, strengths, philosophies, styles, and abilities.
4. Your team climate and culture including the structure, norms, standards, and cohesiveness. How you think
your leadership style impacted your team climate and culture.
5. How you practiced diversity awareness and inclusion with your team.
6. How you addressed conflicts and obstacles.
7. How you practiced ethics, values, and/or social justice principles.
8. A Self-Reflection based on the feedback you received from your team members in the Leadership Evaluation
Form. Discuss your team’s assessment of your leadership including your perceived strengths and behaviors
that contributed to the success of your project and areas you can improve for the future. How would you
assess your own leadership effectiveness? Do you agree with your team’s assessment? Why or why not?
9. A Lessons Learned where you discuss your main takeaways from the project (what went well, what could be
done to improve next time), themes that arose, insights gained, and how this project impacted your
understanding of leadership.

Leadership Project Showcase Rubric

Criteria Achievement

Meets or Exceeds Approaches Expectations Below Expectations or

Expectations Non-Performance
(70-79%) (0-69%)
(80-100%)
Demonstration of Demonstrates robust Demonstrates working Demonstrates some
expertise on knowledge acquired knowledge acquired knowledge acquired
subject of through readings, through readings, course through readings,
leadership course content, content, and practical course content.
30% practical experience, experience and/or Additional research
and additional research additional research. and/or insights from
and analysis. practical experience.
Evidence of Is able to make strong Is able to make moderate Makes weak
applied leadership connections between connections between connections between
40% theory and practice as theory and practice as theory and practice as
evidenced by examples evidenced by some evidenced by minimal
given, critical concrete examples, concrete examples,
reflections explored, reflections, and reflections, and
experiences shared, experience shared. experience shared.
lessons learned, and

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 insights gained.

Creative quality of Presentation is Presentation is clear and Presentations lacks

work compelling, novel, and coherent. Quality is clarity or cohesion.
30% original. “Wow” factor. sufficient. Quality may be
High quality. insufficient.

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