BUSI 345 Leadership Theory and Practices

An evaluation of the inter-relatedness of the followership and servant leadership is reviewed on how those traits are imperative to be an effective leader.

Leadership Theory and Practice is a foundational course for each student pursuing the Leadership cognate. This course presents the theoretical framework for leadership and provides opportunities for the student to explore his or her personal leadership tendencies, allowing the student to further develop his or her God-given leadership potential. The course also directly supports each program learning outcome through the course readings, interactions, and assignments that address leadership development.

Textbook readings and lecture presentations

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Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Discussions (4)

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student is required to provide a thread in response to the provided prompt. The threads and replies will be broken up over 2 Module: Weeks, with the thread in the first Module: Week and the replies in the following. Each thread must be 300 words, demonstrate course-related knowledge, and include at least 3 scholarly references (1 scholarly reference, 1 reference to a course textbook, and 1 reference to the Bible). In addition to the thread, the student is required to reply to 2 other classmates’ threads. Each reply must be at least 150 words and contain at least 1 scholarly reference or reference to the course textbook or Bible. Within the thread and replies, the student must create the in-text citations and references section for the sources used in accordance with current APA format.

Case Study Assignments (12)

These assignments will be accessed through the Cengage platform. The assignments are based on the material in the text (the multiple-choice questions will cover the Learn material from the assigned Module: Week). At the end of the assigned module, Cengage will automatically grade all of the assignments. Case Studies will be open-book/open-notes and have no time limit.

Personal Philosophy of Leadership: Bibliography Assignment

The student will submit a bibliography in current APA format that focuses on his or her leadership paper. The paper must include at least 8 references (scholarly or leadership-focused books) in addition to 2 references to the course textbook and 1 reference to the Bible, each with a brief description of why the resource was selected (3-5 sentences). The bibliography must be at least 3 pages within length.

Personal Philosophy of Leadership: Paper Assignment

For this assignment, the student will complete at least 5 of the course textbook’s self-assessments of his/her choice to provide a better understanding of his/her philosophy of leadership. The student’s paper will include a title page, abstract, 1,500-2,000-word body (split into two parts), and reference page. The paper must include and cite from the bibliography page from the previous assignment with the (at least) 8 scholarly references (scholarly or leadership-focused books) in addition to the course textbook and the Bible. The paper must be formatted in current APA format.

Quizzes (2)

Each quiz is cumulative and will cover the Learn material for the previous Modules: Weeks. Each quiz will be open-book/open-notes, contain 50 multiple-choice and true/false questions, and have a time limit of 1-hour and 15-minutes.