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1 Lamar University, a member of The Texas State University System, is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Associate, Baccalaureate, Masters, and Doctorate degrees (more details at Department Course Number CRIJ 5345 Course Title Instructor Course Materials Required Text: Sociology, Social Work, and Criminal Justice LEADERSHIP Jim Mann, Ph.D. Associate Professor Northouse, P. G. (2013) Leadership: Theory and Practice (6 th ed.), Sage Publishers, ISBN: Supplemental readings may be required. APA Resource The Purdue University Online Writing Lab contains reference assistance for preparing papers in APA style found at Course Description Managers control people, administrators control organizations, but leaders control outcomes. This course is designed to explore and expand the leadership qualities in each student. Combining lecture and self-guided research, students will learn about the theory and skills of leadership. Leaders in the field of criminal justice and related organizations will be examined to determine how they influenced others to shape their profession. However, the core of the course is developing personal leadership traits through interactive exercises and teamwork. Course Objectives and Student Learning Outcomes 1. Students will gain knowledge of leadership theories and practices. 2. Development of positive leadership traits will be promoted, with students nurturing an understanding of their unique leadership abilities. 3. Students will be able to apply leadership principles to criminal justice organizations.

2 Instructional Assistants The information about Instructional Assistants will be provided through an . Instructional Assistants have been selected for their graduate academic records, their teaching experiences and accomplishments, their knowledge and expertise in this academic discipline, and their pedagogical understanding of students. Students will send course activities, assignments, questions, and correspondences to the Instructional Assistants through the courseware. University faculty hold ultimate responsible for all assessments and final course grades. Each semester, the University faculty will conduct random reviews of materials to ensure inter-rater reliability for all Instructional Assistants. Prerequisites Graduate classification. Course Management Policies Disability Accommodation. It is the policy of Lamar University to accommodate students with disabilities, pursuant to federal and state law, and the University s commitment to equal educational opportunities. You should contact the office for disability services at the university to request accommodation. You may also contact them online at or by phone at (409) Academic Honesty. Students are specifically warned against all forms of cheating and plagiarism. The Lamar University Student Handbook states: Any student found guilty of dishonesty in any phase of academic work will be subject to disciplinary action. Punishable offenses include, but are not limited to, cheating on an examination or academic work which is to be submitted, plagiarism, collusion, and the abuse of resource materials. One aspect of the handbook s definition of cheating is, purchasing, or otherwise acquiring and submitting as one s own work any research paper or other writing assignment prepared by an individual or firm. Plagiarism is defined as, the appropriation and the unacknowledged incorporation of another s work or ideas into one s own offered for credit. Students seeking to avoid plagiarism should consult with the course instructor or recent handbooks such as the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (7 th edition). Faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences investigate all cases of suspected plagiarism. Any student who submits plagiarized work in this course will fail the course. Students are encouraged to discuss the ideas needed for implementing programming assignments, but copying code or allowing another to copy your own source code is an act of plagiarism and will result in a zero grade on the assignments where this occurs. Course Evaluation: Instruction as well as student performance is subject to evaluation. Procedures for evaluation will be provided near the end of this course. mylamar Portal. Students are asked to obtain a Lamar Electronic Account username and password so they can log into the mylamar Web site. Students may get information on how to get into the mylamar Web site from the University s homepage ( by clicking on the mylamar link on the left top corner of the screen. Follow the steps to secure your

3 mylamar username and password. Access to library resources is described on the Academic Partnership page, also available through the Sexual Harassment. In accordance with administrative policy, sexual harassment is reprehensible and will not be tolerated by the university. Behavior in the course must conform to the university policy. Online Etiquette. Please adhere to the same standards of behavior and professional respect online that you would follow in face-to-face communication with others, but most particularly when writing and when taking part in the Leadership /Teamwork Exercise board. Syllabus Subject to Change. While information and assurances are provided in this course syllabus, it should be understood that content may change in keeping with new research and literature and events beyond the control of the instructor. Students will be informed of any substantive occurrences that will produce syllabus changes. Written Reports. All assignments requiring a report or research paper must conform to APA format. This is the official format for all professional articles in criminal justice, and will be required for in most of your graduate courses. The APA Manual can be purchased from APA.org or obtain from most book sellers such as Barnes & Noble and Amazon. An excellent online source for learning APA style is found in the Purdue OWL APA formatting and style guide at Grading and Evaluation Grades will be based on a combination of four factors each worth 25 percent of the final grade for the course. These factors include: Grading Scale A: % B: 80-89% C: 70-79% D: 60-69% F: below 60% Make-up Exam 25% Leadership s 25% Training Seminar (Week 6) 25% Book Report (Week 7) 25% Final Exam (Week 8) Make-up for the final exam must be pre-approved, except in the case of an unexpected emergency. Also, the excuse will require a hard copy proof submitted to the course assistant within a week.

4 Late assignments Late assignments will subject to a grade penalty. Drop Dates Refer to the published university schedule for information regarding drop dates and policies. Leadership assignments and exercises provide an opportunity for students to examine their leadership skills. Leadership topics open and close in the week they are posted. No early or late completions will be accepted. Book Report There is a wide assortment of books published each year on enhancing one s leadership qualities. Students will have the opportunity to augment their academic knowledge with one of these books through writing a Book Report focusing on the leadership skills described. You may select from a wide range of titles, but please have it approved by me or one of the instructor assistants. The book report must follow APA format and style. A grading rubric for the report is provided in your Syllabus & Rubrics page. The book report will be due at the end of Week 7. However, I recommend selecting a book and having it approved early in the course. The last three weeks will be very busy. Training Seminar Each student will be assigned to conduct a Training Seminar on a topic selected by the instructor. Because many of you will be asked to train co-workers and subordinates in the future, this seminar will allow you to practice the workshop style training format required in many government agencies. Instructions and an example of the required training outline will be provided in your Content page. The training outline and accompanying PowerPoint slides you complete will be posted as a Blog at the end of Week 6 in order to share your findings with the other students. The Final Exam will be comprehensive covering the course content from Week 1 to the end of Week of 8. The format will consist of multiple choice and short answer questions drawn from the textbook and lecture materials. While the test is an open-book format, you will not have time to look up each answer within the time limit allotted. I suggest you outline the chapters and lecture notes and condense the most important information into an organized folder for review. It is best to study for the exam as if you were taking it in a classroom without notes. Periodically you may have the opportunity to participate online in blogs or other individually completed assignments. When you communicate online, please keep these guidelines in mind: 1. Write in simple, effective, straightforward, standard English. Avoid slang. 2. Keep your comments concise, and write directly in response to questions. 3. Refer to comments by previous students when applicable, and DON T simply repeat what someone else has already written.

5 4. When responding to your peer s posting, don t just say I agree or I disagree. Back up your opinions with facts from the textbook or other professional sources. Be able to cite where you obtained your information. 5. Don t write an essay. Limit each post to fewer than 150 words. 6. Proofread your post carefully before submitting it. 7. And, always follow the rules of netiquette: Course Content Outline MODULE 1 Week 1: The Concept of Leadership Leadership, Chapter 1 Course Introduction Lesson 1: Leadership Learned Review Outlines and Rubrics Blog report on a leader Browse the bookstore for a book on leadership Week 2: Types of Leaders Leadership, Chapter 2 Lesson 2: Leadership Traits Interview with Colin Powell Skills Inventory MODULE 2 Week 3: Leadership Skills Leadership, Chapter 3 Leadership Training Lesson 3: Skills of Leadership Training Outline

6 Week 4: Situations Leadership, Chapter 5 Lesson 4: Situational Leadership Application of Situational Leadership MODULE 3 Week 5: Contingencies Leadership, Chapter 6 Lesson 5: Contingency Theory LPC Inventory Week 6: Motivation Leadership, Chapter 7 Lesson 6: Motivation Blog Training Outline & PowerPoints (due by 11:59 p.m. on Saturday of Week 6) MODULE 4 Week 7: Whose team are you on? Leadership, Chapter 12 Lesson 7: Team Building Blog on Criminal Justice Team

7 Book Report (due by 11:59 p.m. on Saturday of Week 7) Week 8: Making a Difference Leadership, Chapter 9 Lesson 8: Transformational Leadership Assessment Final Comprehensive Exam (Available from 12:01 a.m. on Thursday of Week 8 until 11:59 p.m. on Saturday day of Week 8)