Below are brief descriptions of the classes available to first-year
LEAD Scholars. All first semester courses for 1st year LEAD Scholars will be focused on an introduction to leadership curriculum, similar among all 14 class sections, viewable here.
1st year, Spring 2008-2nd semester Courses
(Disclaimer: Course content is determined by instructor during
the second semester in LEAD Scholars. If the instructor of your courses changes
unexpectedly, it is possible that your course content could as well. The following
descriptions are meant to be helpful guidelines rather than guarantees of course
content.)
IDS 1040.1 Butler:
Course description is in development. Please see Dr. Butler's bio for information
on his background and leadership specialties.
IDS 1040.3 Hutchens: Servant Leadership: Examining Homelessness in Central Florida
This course provides students with the unique opportunity to apply leadership knowledge and skills learned in the classroom to their service at various agencies that assist the homeless. We will build on leadership theory examined in the first semester, with a more specific focus on Servant Leadership. Toward the beginning, students will be introduced to the problem of homelessness in Central Florida and the Coalition for the Homeless including their organizational strategies, triumphs, and challenges, and the service opportunities they provide. Students are required to complete 15-20 hours of service with their choice of organizations dedicated to helping the homeless including but not limited to the Coalition, Women’s Residential Counseling Center, Volunteer UCF Hunger and Homelessness, Rock for Hunger, and Helping Hands. Students will journal their work (and hours) on their service project, write papers, do a presentation, and be willing to share openly and honestly their thoughts and experiences.
IDS 1040.4 Poisel:
This is an interactive course that will “train students to be trainers.” It is designed to give students a hands-on, first person experience, so that they may become effective leadership facilitators. Topics include teaching, facilitating, and processing leadership discussions and their corresponding activities.
EDG 1005.1 Mitchell:
Course description is in development. Please see Dr. Mitchell's bio for information
on her background and leadership specialties.
EDG 1005.4 Falco: This course will explore communication in the professional business setting and its application to leadership. Students will learn to effectively communicate their ideas to a group through spoken and written language.
EGN
1036.3: O'Connell:
It is important to seek leadership roles in areas of community service and philanthropy. In this course the student will develop a development plan for an area agency or organization that meets the need of less fortunate individuals. The student will examine the values and the struggles leaders face in the world of the not-for-profit arena.
EGN 1036.4 Malaret:
In this class you will develop, implement and execute a carnival for the children at Fern Creek Elementary in Orlando, FL. Change is both a process and an outcome. Consequently, leading change involves being effective in guiding the process as well as attaining the end goal. Even when we can readily acknowledge that the outcome of a certain change would be highly beneficial, it is often challenging to move through the phases and complexities of the change process. We face this dilemma in every aspect of life but it has never been more imperative to meet the challenges and embrace the opportunities presented by change than in today's society. Given the nature and rate of change in society, people engaged in leadership must become highly competent in working with individuals, communities and organizations to bring about needed change and develop human capacity to utilize change effectively. Therefore, this course is designed to provide an overview of the concepts and issues involved in leading change and to enhance your ability to bring about and participate in change.
HSC 1931.1 Ritchie: Developing the Leader Within You
Texts: Developing the Leader Within You by John Maxwell
Improv Wisdom by Patricia Madson
One of these texts will guide our leadership engagement throughout the semester. Each week we will explore a different concept of leadership and apply it to events that are happening in students' lives. Furthermore, we will develop personal action plans (setting goals) at the beginning of the semester that will enhance your leadership development and be used to pinpoint your next steps future leadership roles.
HSC 1931.3 Graham -
Leadership and Ethics in Movies Movies have fascinated audiences for years, crossing boundaries of race, gender, age, culture, and nationality. They are also helpful tools to teach people how to lead. This course is a study of how movies portray leadership roles in popular culture and how these films deal with ethical issues. Various genres of movies over the past few decades will be used. Goals: To analyze how movies demonstrate leadership.
To discuss stereotypical portrayals in movies.
To understand the changing role of leadership in movies during the 20th century to the present time.
To analyze ethical issues presented in movies.
Develop critical thinking skills to analyze how specific groups are portrayed in movies.
Develop the ability to analyze the role of leadership in society.
Gain an understanding and appreciation of different viewpoints in leadership.
HSC 1931.4 Andrews
This class will train students on public speaking skills and provide them with an opportunity to present at local high schools about UCF and the LEAD Scholars program- for recruitment purposes.
GEB
1091.3 and GEB 1091.4 Migenes:
This semester Ms. Migenes is proud to offer the expertise of Dr. Elisabeth Sommer, an Academic Affairs Interdisciplinary Fellow who specializes in linguistics and communication. Dr. Sommer’s assignments and presentations will be designed to increase students’ leadership communication abilities. The focus will be on developing communication skills that increase student’s cultural and emotional intelligence as leaders. This will include ‘reading’ spontaneously occurring emotion in faces, even when facial expressions are subtle or last just 1/25 of a second.
IDS 1040.5 Greene/Migenes: This semester Ms. Migenes is proud to offer the expertise of Mr. Tarek Aly, a LEAD alumni who specializes in creating student run non-profit organizations. Specifically, the development of leadership and followership skills will be achieved through the creation of the business development plan and training program for Hope In Hands, a non-profit organization created by Mr. Aly. Mr. Aly and his board of directors will personally supervise this project. Hope in Hands aims to feed the homeless population in the Central Florida region by providing friendship and food. Additional information on Hope In Hands can be reference through www.savetheworldpbj.com.