The competencies expected of students completing this course are:

1. (a) Utilize knowledge of leadership styles to continue to assess one's own leadership style and apply that knowledge to a school campus setting.
    (b) From 1.(a) above, apply the knowledge of leadership styles to assess the style of top administrator(s) in a school district.

2. Demonstrates an understanding of organizational behavior in relation to building human capital, motivation, conflicts, decision making, and change.

3. Collaboratively develops a working vision and mission statement for a school campus utilizing various data indicators.

4. Develops an administrative philosophy that values openness, mutual respect, win/win, responsibility, shared beliefs, and excellence; and is able to promote this in a campus setting.

5. Utilizes the group process as a problem solving device and is able to demonstrate this competency.

6. Demonstrates a commitment to continued professional growth through timely completion of assignments and other scholarly activities.

Grading Criteria for Projects/Assignments::

Class projects initiated and due at the end of a class meeting do not have to be typed.
The assignments must be typewritten and will be judged by the instructor on the following criteria:

1. The student has written precisely to the criteria listed in the assignment.
2. The student has organized and clearly communicated his/her knowledge.
3. The student has skillfully applied knowledge gleaned from the readings in documenting his/her positions.
4. The student has skillfully applied his/her other experiences in documenting positions taken in the assignment.
5. The paper is internally consistent and easy to follow from one step to the next.
6. If the assignment includes a presentation; the quality of the presentation will be judged by the instructor.

Point System For Grading:

# Tests (3 worth 55 + 48 + 40) ............................. =143
# Assignments (3 worth 10 each, 1 worth 5)........... =  35
# Attendance+ Class Participation
   (13 meetings worth 9 each)..................................=117
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                                                                                 295 Total points
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         278+ points=A
    237-277 points=B
    178-236 points=C
 Below 178 points=D or F