Fall 2007 HLP COURSES
PPS 081FCS.02 – HUMANITARIAN CHALLENGES AT HOME
Instructor: Bob Korstad
This course will investigate human rights issues within the United States . Among the topics the course will cover are: high rates of incarceration of African American males; violations of the civil rights of gays and lesbians, wealth and income disparities; the political and social status of recent immigrants; and questions about the treatment of war on terrorism detainees. Students will read books and articles in preparation for class discussion; complete short written assignments throughout the semester; keep an online scrapbooks of assorted media dealing with human rights issues in the United States ; and participate in online discussions on BLACKBOARD. (MW 10:05-11:20), Sanford 102
[Areas of Knowledge: SS; Inquiries/Competencies: EI] PERMISSION REQUIRED
PPS 137 – ADAPTIVE LEADERSHIP
Instructor: Alma Blount
Capstone seminar for students completing community-based research (CBR) projects through the Service Opportunities in Leadership program. Involves critical reflection on summer projects, exploration of leadership, politics, and policy design concepts. With students' experiences, questions, and insights as a starting point, this course explores how lives of commitment to the common good are formed and sustained. (W 6:00-8:30), Sanford 150
[Areas of Knowledge: SS; Inquiries/Competencies: EI, W, R] PERMISSION REQUIRED
PPS 140S - WOMEN AS LEADERS
Instructor:
Rachel Seidman
This course will teach students to better understand the challenges and opportunities facing women, including themselves, in their quest to practice leadership in public life. Students will understand the historical roots of our conceptions of leadership and the ways American women have worked with, around and on those ideas over the last two centuries. They will analyze the current-day debates over women and leadership in the press and academic literature, and the relationship between theory and practice. Students will gain confidence in their own ability to create leadership roles for themselves over time, and will begin to shape goals that are creative, challenging and optimistic, while founded on a realistic understanding of the complexities involved in women's lives and in practicing the art of leadership in public life. (WF, 10:05-11:20), Sanford 150
[Areas of Knowledge: SS]
PPS 144S - ENTERPRISING LEADERSHIP
Instructor:
Christopher Gergen
Become an entrepreneur. This seminar class takes a hands-on approach
to teaching how to take a big idea and put it into action through
a well designed business plan. Over the 14-weeks, you will create
a social venture with a small team, participate in real-world case
discussions, and develop an individualized entrepreneurial life
plan. We will bring in accomplished entrepreneurs to share their
stories and explore how to apply entrepreneurial principles to life
decisions. The goal of the course is to help students develop the
leadership skills necessary to create high-impact social enterprises
in the future and live an entrepreneurial life. (Th 2:50 - 5:20),
Rubenstein 149
[Areas of Knowledge: SS; Inquiries/Competencies: EI] PERMISSION
REQUIRED
PPS 195S.20 - PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF HIGH-IMPACT LEADERSHIP The Application of Military Leadership
to the Civilian World of Work
Instructors: Joe
LeBoeuf and Mark Tribus
Leadership is one of the most compelling topics of our time, and
might well be one of the most important attributes for effectiveness
in all levels of human endeavor. The success of one of most admired
and respected institutions in our country, the military, is founded
on the understanding and effective application of leadership, and
the development of leaders. Two legends in the field of management,
Peter Drucker and Jack Welch, suggested that if you really want
to understand leadership, look to the United States Military. This
course is designed to inspire an interest in the theory and practice
of military leadership and to explore how these principles and practices
might be applied to the civilian world of work. The course will
explore topics such as values-based behavior [courage, trust, ethics],
the professional code and warrior ethic, power and authority, individual
motivation, cohesion, team and group effectiveness, crisis leadership
and leadership in extremis [particularly the lessons of combat].
The format of the course will be an active-learning, seminar-based
educational experience. (Tu 10:05 AM-12:35 PM), Sanford 150.
[Areas of Knowledge: SS]
PPS 264S.02 – LEADERSHIP AND PUBLIC VALUES
Instructor: James Joseph
This course will be an examination of ethics in public life with particular attention to public values that transform communities and empower leaders. Using case studies from actual experiences in government, business and civil society, each student will be asked to develop a framework/set of principles for making public policy decisions. (Tu 2:50-5:20), Sanford 150
[Areas of Knowledge: SS; Inquiries/Competencies: EI]
History 195S.06 – LEADERSHIP IN AMERICAN HISTORY
Instructor: Gerald Wilson
The seminar will focus on political, social, business, and artistic leaders in American history and problems which have called for leadership. In addition to selected short reading, students will examine closely the following: James MacGregor Burns' "Leadership"; Walter Clark's "Ox Bow Incident"; Niccolo Machiavelli's "The Prince"; May and R. Neustadt's "Thinking in Time"; Robert Penn Warren's "All the King's Men"; Gary Wills' "Certain Trumpets"; and David Gergen's "Eyewitness to Power." ( Tu Th 4:25-5:40), Soc/Psych 128
[Areas of Knowledge: CZ; Inquiries/Competencies: EI, R]
History 195S.07 – AMERICAN DREAMS/AMERICAN REALITIES
Instructor: Gerald Wilson
This seminar will examine the role of such myths as "rags to riches," "beacon to the world," the "frontier" and the "foreign devil" in defining the American character and determining the hopes, fears, dreams and actions of people throughout American History. In addition to selected short readings, students will examine closely Arthur M. Schlesinger's "The Disuniting of America," David Potter's "People of Plenty," David Halberstam's, "The Fifties," John Hellmanns', "American Myth and the Legacy of Viet Nam," and Robert A. Rosenbloum and Gerald L. Wilson's "The Value of Myth, Mythic Aspects of American History" (Course Pak). ( MW 11:40-12:55), Soc/Psych 128
[Areas of Knowledge: CZ; Inquiries/Competencies: R]
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