Below are brief descriptions of the courses and practica available
to second-year LEAD Scholars.
Courses
(Disclaimer: Course content is determined
by instructor during the this semester of 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 1040.2 Butler:
Course description is in development. Please see Dr. Butler's bio for
information on his background and leadership specialties.
EGN 1036.2
Crumpton-Young: Dr. Crumpton-Young is the chair of the Industrial
Engineering and Management Systems department within the College of Engineering
and Computer Science at UCF. Her second-year course is based on reading and
discussing the following popular leadership texts:
Ken Blanchard and Marc Muchnick, The Leadership Pill
Spencer Johnson, Who Moved My Cheese
Harry Paul, John Christensen, Stephen Lundin, FISH: Catch the Energy and
Release The Potential
Ken Blanchard, The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey
GEB 1091.2 Instructor TBA:
Course description is in development pending evaluation of the Spring 2005 partnership
with the Lake Mary Chamber of Commerce's SAW-2 program.
EDG 1005.2 Fisher: Course description is in development. Please see Dr.
Fisher's bio for information on his background and leadership specialties
.
HSC 1931.2 Milon:
The course structure is designed to aid the students in developing their own
leadership capabilities through both group and individual projects. The course
also examines the concept of activism and how it is applicable within the college
community.
Practica
All practica are two credit hours and take the place of the Foundations
of Leadership courses (IDS 1040, GEB 1091, EDG 1005, EGN 1036, and HSC 1931).
Students can expect practica to take more time and effort and require more self-motivation
than the regular LEAD courses. Selection for practica is dependent upon the
essay submitted when you register; please write the essay directed at your first-choice
practica.
EGN 2920.7 Morgan:
Advanced Application of Leadership Practicum-Apprentice Style
Students will explore the direct application of leadership principles in this
fast-paced course based on the popular TV show The Apprentice. Students
will practice leadership skills by completing multiple projects and challenges
that impact the LEAD Scholars program, UCF and the Orlando community. Teams
will compete throughout the semester to see which students and teams demonstrate
the strongest leadership skills. Those that don’t will be “fired.”
Students wanting to take this course are required to submit
a detailed description of their interest in this course, how they will contribute
and what they hope to accomplish in/receive from the course. Enrollment will
be open to selected individuals based on their submission as well as other information
related to their second year application and second year activity/involvement.
A small group of students will be selected to become "executives"
in the course having the responsibility for observing and analyzing each team's
work and evaluating team and individual successes. These students will not participate
in the actual projects but will work directly with the instructor to oversee
the work of the teams and individuals and the development of their critical
thinking and analysis skills. Students who would like to be considered for these
positions, in addition to enrollment in the course, should indicate they would
like to become an “executive” in their submission. Selected executive
students will enroll for the Keystone practicum to receive course credit. Enrollment
in the course is strictly limited.
Class meets weekly.
EGN 2920.3 Crawford:
Basic Spiritual Practicum
Explore spiritual leadership through weekly study meetings. Students will discuss
spirituality based on several readings. In addition, LS will explore their own
spirituality and how it relates to leadership.
Class will meet weekly.
(Max. 15 students)
EGN 2920.9 Greenis:
Service Learning Practicum
Students will have the opportunity to concentrate on service leadership while
participating in a 2 credit hour course offered through the LEAD Scholars office.
As a part of this course, students volunteer 75 community service hours in one
of various agencies in Central Florida and will coordinate a service
project with that agency.
The course meets at the beginning and end of the semester based
upon student's and instructor's availability.
EGN 2920.1 Lazenby:
Keystone Experience
This experience is a summation of all the knowledge that you have gained thus
far in the LEAD Scholars Program. All students that are signed up for this course
will be put into groups. Each group will identify a problem or issue in the
campus or local community and work as a group to develop and implement a solution
for that situation. The culmination of this experience will be a presentation
to a committee of faculty and staff about the process that the group took and
the result that it garnered.
Class will meet once at the beginning of the semester, and individual
groups will meet with their respective advisor bi-weekly.
EGN 2920.4 Meyer:
LEAD Achieve new!
(Students Teaching And Role-modeling Teamwork)
This new LEAD Scholars practicum is a partnership with Junior
Achievement of Central Florida. LEAD Scholars will be trained in teaching
hands-on, interactive lessons on community and leadership to elementary school
classes in Orange and Seminole Counties. If you enjoy children and want to be
a part of helping them understand and be successful in their communities, you
will enjoy this experience!
Class will meet weekly when not meeting in the schools.
EGN 2920.8 Lazenby:
Women's Studies Practicum
The experience of the Women's Studies Practicum offers the opportunity for LEAD
Scholars to use all the leadership skills and experience, along with personal
initiative, to address a women-related situation in need of improvement either
on campus or in the local (Orlando) community. Structured similar to the Keystone
Practicum possible focuses for projects may include, but are not limited to,
breast cancer awareness, osteoporosis, gender discrimination, eating disorders,
gender exploitation (i.e. in the media, "female only" contests, etc.),
violence against women, body image, international women's rights, and female
economic empowerment.
Class times will meet bi-weekly during the semester with your partner and the instructor.
What are the particular challenges of leading your peers? How do you keep your
group from losing its focus or momentum? This course offers the opportunity
for students to learn more about the unique challenges of leadership within
student organizations. Those with a leadership position within a student organization
will be considered for this practicum; please indicate your position in your
practicum essay.
EGN 2920.5 Green:
Diversity in Leadership
This course is designed to enhance and promote awareness of diversity amongst
leaders on campus. The class will focus on exploring beyond the boundaries of
individual leadership development while examining multicultural attributes in
the UCF community and Lead Scholars. Students will have the opportunity to explore
the importance of including minority leaders in society. Members of this course
will provide a positive example of attributes that are in all areas of diversity.
In addition, students will serve as a resource for others who are open to learning
about diversity by partnering with multicultural organizations such as the HASA,
AASU, CSA, Sangham, Hillel, ISO or others.
Meyer:
Peer Mentor Academy (Fall semester only)
Mentors serve as the professor's class facilitator in the Foundations of Leadership
courses for first-year LEAD Scholars. They are expected to spend two contact
hours a week with their mentee group in their Foundations of Leadership course
classroom and give weekly LEAD Scholar updates to their mentees. All mentors
are to be actively involved with their 10-12 mentees through personal contact,
role modeling positive behaviors and attitude, coordinating social events and
leadership development opportunities, and serving as dependable liaisons between
the program and the first year students. The Peer Mentor Academy is a separate
weekly class where mentors are trained and prepared for their unique roles in
and out of the Foundations class.
Both the mentor class and the Foundations class will meet weekly.
*note: LEAD Scholars Mentor Selection is highly competitive and takes place
in the spring.