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LEAD 2200

Corporate and Community Development with Critical Thinking

Spring 2025

 

Participation Policy

Students MUST actively participate by completing an academic assignment required by the instructor by the official census date. Students who do not actively participate in an academically-related activity will be reported as never attended and dropped from the course.

 

Course Description (2-0)

Development of corporate and community leadership skills that incorporate critical thinking strategies. Includes data and informative decision making, group and team processes, strategic and action planning, and processes for monitoring progress. Explain leadership characteristics for encouraging and supporting business development; identify ethical and effective community leaders who value and utilize critical thinking strategies; apply communication skills and tools; use data for making effective decision; identify roles and processes used in groups and team building; and use processes for strategic planning and progress monitoring.

 

Census Day: Wednesday, 29 January, 2025

Last Day to Withdraw: Thursday, 10 April, 2025

 

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Student Learning Outcomes & Core Competencies

Upon successful completion of the course the student will be able to:

  1. Examine the elements and processes involved in developing a company’s strategic management plan and the processes used to monitor results and progress.
  2. Assess the importance of ethical behavior and social responsibility in businesses.
  3. Discuss historical motivational theories in management.
  4. Examine employee’s motivating characteristics and self-managed teams in today’s organizations.
  5. Examine the function of management in organizations and how goals/objections are accomplished. Explain the differences in leadership styles and their impact on employee empowerment and performance.
  6. Analyze company behaviors, policies, and culture that affect employee retention.
  7. Examine the elements that comprise critical thinking and strategies used to implement resultant conclusions.
  8. Develop and implement a personal improvement program for creating effective communication and decision-making skills.
  9. Examine successful leadership characteristics. Explain how those characteristics encourage employees and support successful business development and growth.

This is an Elective Course in the Business Management program of Midland College. As such, students will develop proficiency in the appropriate Intellectual Competencies, Exemplary Educational Objectives, and Perspectives.  

  1. Critical Thinking Skills: To include creative thinking, innovation, inquiry, and analysis, evaluation and synthesis of information.
  2. Communication Skills: To include effective development, interpretation and expression of ideas through written, oral and visual communication.
  3. Personal Responsibility: To include the ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making.
  4. Social Responsibility: To include intercultural competence, knowledge of civic responsibility, and the ability to engage effectively in regional, national, and global communities.

 

Course Schedule

The sequence of instruction follows the course modules in Canvas. This is a WEB course. All assignments, discussions, exams, and activities will take place in Canvas.

 

Student Contributions, Responsibilities, and Class Policies

  • Involvement with the material is essential. Students must read, take notes and ask questions.
  • Students must check Canvas regularly.
  • Students must prepare for online assignments in a timely manner.
  • Students are expected to be able to read, write and understand standard English: the course is based on extensive amounts of material given in lecture and/or notes, audio visual aids, and assigned readings.
  • It is the student’s responsibility to know exam dates and when assignments are due.
  • It is also the responsibility of the student to know their progress in the course.
  • Late work will be accepted with point deductions at the discretion of the instructor. If a student knows ahead of time that an assignment may be late, contact the instructor to discuss available options.
  • Instructors cannot drop students with a “W.” Students must use their MyPortal account or contact their Pathways Advisor to drop a course.
  • Students are expected to conduct themselves professionally and courteously in the classroom and/or the online environment.
  • Students are expected to have academic integrity and to adhere to the guidelines in the Midland College Student Handbook.
  • All work submitted by the student must be original works written by the student. Submissions composed by AI programs, such as ChatGPT or similar, will be considered cheating. These programs may be used as a resource to gather information like a textbook or the Learning Resource Center or for assistance with writing tips like the Language Hub.

 

Evaluation of Students

Weights

  • Participation (25%)
  • Assignments (40%)
  • Quizzes (15%)
  • Final Exam (20%)

Letter Grades

  • A = 90 – 100
    B = 80 – 89
    C = 70 – 79
    D = 60 – 69
    F = 59 or below

 

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: Refer to Midland College’s Scholastic Dishonesty and Academic Misconduct policy: https://www.midland.edu/about/public-info/scholastic-dishonesty.php

HONORS PROGRAM: Students interested in taking a course for honors credit, should contact their instructor. Refer to the Midland College Honors Program webpage for more details: https://www.midland.edu/academics/honors.php

DROPPING THE COURSE: Check the MC College Calendar for the last day to withdraw from the course and receive a “W.” Please talk to the instructor before withdrawing.

EVALUATION OF STUDENTS: Will be posted by the instructor in individual course syllabus. Students should contact their instructor if they have any questions.

NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT: Midland College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability or age in its programs and activities. For information and inquiries regarding Midland College’s non-discrimination policies, go to: https://www.midland.edu/about/tix/index.php

For further information on notice of non-discrimination, visit the ED.gov Office of Civil Rights website, or call 1 (800) 421-3481.

DISABILITY SUPPORT SERVICES: Any student who, because of a disabling condition, may require some special arrangements to meet course requirements should contact disabilities support services as soon as possible at: https://www.midland.edu/services-resources/accommodation-services.php

Conditions may include documented physical or educational disabilities. Please be aware that services or accommodations are not automatic. Each student must request them and secure the proper authorizations/documentation. Accessibility Links can be found on the Pages tab in Canvas.

 

Instructor Information:

Instructor:  Ms. Stephanie VanCuren

Office:  MHAB 157

Phone: 432-685-6883 | (TEXT ONLY) 432-701-0497

Email:  Canvas Inbox is my preferred method of email communication; however, if absolutely needed or instructed to do so, students may contact me at svancuren@midland.edu

Office Hours: See home page of the Canvas course for office hours.  

 

Division Information:

Division: Social and Behavioral Sciences Division

Division Dean: Mike Makowsky                    Office: MHAB 156     Phone: 432-685-6828

Department Chair: Dr. Son Mai                     Office: TC 160            Phone: 432-685-4611

Division Secretary: Angelina Dolaptchieva   Office: MHAB 174     Phone: 432-685-6830

 

Course Summary:

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