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Course Schedule Examples

Course schedules will vary based on factors such as topic, time of year, and discipline. Below are examples of what schedules can look like to communicate the flow of content, learning, and assessment.

Course Schedule: If, for some reason, something needs to change in this schedule, we will let you know as soon as we do.

DateTopicReq. Reading
Wk 1Introduction to Leadership & Trait ApproachNorthouse Ch. 1 & 2
Wk 2Skills ApproachNorthouse Ch. 3
Wk 3Behavior ApproachNorthouse Ch. 4
Wk 4Situational ApproachNorthouse Ch. 5
Wk 5Path Goal TheoryNorthouse Ch. 6
Wk 6Leader-Member Exchange TheoryNorthouse Ch. 7
Wk 7Transformational LeadershipNorthouse Ch. 8
Wk 8Authentic LeadershipNorthouse Ch. 9
Wk 9Servant LeadershipNorthouse Ch. 10
Wk 11Adaptive LeadershipNorthouse Ch. 11
Wk 12FollowershipNorthouse Ch. 12
Wk 13Leadership EthicsNorthouse Ch. 13
Wk 14Team LeadershipNorthouse Ch. 14
Wk 15Gender and LeadershipNorthouse Ch. 15
Wk 16Culture and LeadershipNorthouse Ch. 16

Assignment Schedule

What I Believe Paper (pre)1/12 by 11:55pmUpload to Moodle
Great Leader Analysis3/1 by 11:55pmUpload to Moodle
Word Cloud & Paper4/5 by 11:55pmUpload to Moodle
What I Believe Paper (post)4/28 by 11:55pmUpload to Moodle
Exams2/7, 3/6, 4/10, 4/28 by 11:55pmOn Moodle @ The Testing Center
Course Engagement IN CLASS ONLYEach day of classEngage with your fellow students, and instructor each day.
Photovoice Posts ONLINE ONLYThursday of each week of classForums found on Moodle
Photovoice Reflections ONLINE ONLYSunday of each week of classForums found on Moodle

NOTE: This schedule is a proposed course of action, not a contract. Dates, assignments and topics are subject to change with notice. All readings must be completed before class that day.

ScheduleAssignment
Week 1: Reconstructing a Nation 
Th 8/20 An Uncertain Future 
Week 2: A New South 
T 8/25 What Would Freedom Mean?Shi & Mayer chapter 17 13th,14th and 15th Amendments (website)
Th 8/27 A New South?Shi & Mayer chapter 19 pages 34-43
Week 3: Industrial Cities 
T 9/1 Claiming the WestShi & Mayer chapter 19 pages 51-59; Riis introduction and chapters 1 & 2
Th 9/3 Industrial WorkRiis chapters 9-13; Shi & Mayer chapter 18
Week 4: The Gilded Age 
T 9/8 The Problem of the CityShi & Mayer chapter 20
Th 9/10 The Incorporation of AmericaRiis chapters 14-20; Shi & Mayer chapter 21
Week 5: The Crisis of Capitalism 
T 9/15 Whose Fault is Poverty?Shi & Mayer chapter 22 Riis chapters 21-end
Th 9/17 The Crisis of the 1890sLarsen introduction; Shi & Mayer chapter 23
Week 6: Race and Empire 
T 9/22 Racism and EmpireWilmington Riot Report (website); Larsen 9-47
Th 9/24 The Color LineLarsen pages 51-81
Week 7: Reform and Reaction 
T 9/29 Who Were the Progressives?Larsen pages 85-114
Th 10/1 MIDTERM EXAMMIDTERM EXAM on material through 9/29

FINAL EXAM     Tuesday December 8             1:00PM-4:00PM         140 Withers Hall