Marcus H. Martins, Ph.D. Chair, Religion Department Office: Stake Center # 201 Phone: (808) 277-2619 (8am-9pm) Email: MartinsM@byuh.edu Office Hours: Any day, by appointment

At the dedication of Brigham Young University-Hawaii in 1955, President David O. McKay stated: “From this school, I’ll tell you, will go men and women whose influence will be felt for good towards the establishment of peace internationally.” Our objective in this course will be to highlight a few management and leadership principles and practices that will assist us in fulfilling that prophetic vision.

Required Materials

• Cherrington, et.al. “Organizational Effectiveness” (available online - see links on this page)
• Brain, time, and effort

Grading

Midterm	100
Project	200
Attendance & Participation	100
Final Exam	200
Total	600

Final Grades

A    585-600	B-   525-539	D+  460-474
A-   570-584	C+  505-524	D   445-459
B+   555-569	C    490-504	D-  430-444
B     540-554	C-  475-489	F   001-429

Observation Project & Report

An exercise in observation. Choose a group setting (a project for another class; or at work; or in a Church advisory council) and observe the actions of the participants. Then, write a report describing in details the presence of 5 topics of leadership or group dynamics that you observed in that setting. This report should be turned in electronically before the end of this course.  The deadline is 5pm on Monday, April 17.

There is no need to print the report; just send me the file as an attachment via e-mail.  Use formats ".doc" (Microsoft Word), or ".wpd" (Corel WordPerfect 9 thru 12), or ".rtf" (Microsoft Rich Text).  Please name the file in the following manner:  Last name-First name initial-course number.extension  For example, my name is Marcus Martins.  So, if I were turning in this report I would name the file: Martins-M-300.doc (in Word) or Martins-M-300.wpd (in WordPerfect) or Martins-M-300.rtf (in Rich Text)

Any papers (final drafts) turned in after the due date will be penalized with minus 10 points per late day.

Etc. ...

The “usual stuff” applies: adherence to the Honor Code, regular attendance and participation in classroom discussion, accountability, respect for others and property, use of English language … yada, yada, yada.  In addition, to me the term “make-up” refers only to cosmetics. So, exams will not be given in days other than those announced, and any late work will get a discounted score.  Absences and late exams will be penalized with minus 15 points--except in the event of extenuating circumstances--a short illness, a job interview, or participation in a university-sponsored athletics team or performance group.  No work will be accepted after the end of the semester.

 

Schedule (Tentative - Updated February 21)

Date	Topic	Readings
17 Jan	Introduction to the Course Efficient and Inefficient Leadership Styles	Chapter 17 - Leadership   Movie: Patton
24 Jan	Leadership, Management, Power, & Influence	Book: Chapter 18 – Power & Influence Movie: Executive Suite
31 Jan	Managing Individuals: Personalities & Other Issues	Chapter 7 – Motivation Movie: Chariots of Fire
07 Feb	Managing Conflict	Chapter 6 – Analyzing Individual Behavior Movie: Thirteen Days Documentary: The Fog of War  (excerpts)
14 Feb	Negotiating Change	Chapter 19 – Organizational Change Movie: Gandhi
21 Feb	Communication & Meetings	Chapter 15 - Communication Documentary: Reagan (excerpts) Documentary: Meltdown at Three Mile Island
28 Feb		Movie: The West Wing Episode # 1.15 - Celestial Navigation Movie: Scent of a Woman  (short clip)
07 Mar		Study Guide for Midterm Exam Review (in class) for Midterm
14 Mar	Decision Making	Chapter 16 - Decision Making   Movie: The West Wing Episode # 1.14 - Take This Sabbath Day   Documentary: "The Storm"
Midterm - March 15-20 @ Testing Center
21 Mar	Groups	Chapter 11 – Effective Groups Movie: Twelve Angry Men
28 Mar		Chapter 12 – Intergroup Behavior and Conflict Movie:  The Dirty Dozen
04 Apr	Personal Preparation for Leadership Roles Career Management in Uncertain Times	Chapter 21 – Improving Your Own Effectiveness Documentary: Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire - Part 1
11 Apr	Special Topics: Ethics & Values in Leadership	Movie: The Bad and the Beautiful Study Guide for Final Exam
Monday 17 Apr	Report of Observation Exercise due (via e-mail)
18 Apr	Last day for this class	Review (in class) for Final Exam
Final Exam - April 19-25 @ Testing Center

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