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OL/PD 224 WINTER 2020 – SUMMARY OF UPDATES Professor Lisa Kuron This document summarizes changes to OL/PD 224 for the Winter 2020 semester following the transition from in-class lecture to online learning. In particular, it provides information with respect to 1) changes to course content and delivery; 2) class contribution options; 3) final exam information; and 4) available support from your instructor. CHANGES TO COURSE CONTENT AND DELIVERY  To facilitate a change to online learning, we have reduced some readings (from Ch. 14 and 15) which has resulted in a slight modification of the course schedule as follows: Week of Topic and Required Readings Comments March 16 to ISSUES IN LEADERSHIP Lesson notes to be uploaded March 22 on MyLS by March 18 Ch. 6: Leadership Ethics and Social Responsibility March 23 to GETTING THE MOST FROM OTHERS Lesson notes to be uploaded March 29 on MyLS by March 25 Ch. 10: Motivation and Coaching Lesson notes to be uploaded March 30 to ISSUES IN LEADERSHIP + NEXT STEPS on MyLS by April 1 April 3 Ch. 14: International and Culturally Diverse Aspects of Leadership  Pg. 379 to 380: Cultural Intelligence  Pg. 384 to 388: Leadership Initiatives for Achieving Cultural Diversity Ch. 15: Leadership Development  Pg. 396 to 409: Development through SelfAwareness and Self-Discipline; Development through Education, Experience and Mentoring  Pg. 416: Challenges of Being a New Leader 

Your instructor will attempt to record meetings through “Virtual Classroom” on MyLearningSpace to help you work through the lecture notes (provided in .doc, .pdf or .ppt format); the meetings will be asynchronous (i.e., you will not attend “live” but can watch at your leisure) o The recorded lectures will be brief, will work through the lecture notes and are meant to give you a reprieve from large amounts of reading; they will not duplicate the traditional “in-class” experience o Note: Lecture notes will not be summaries of the chapter; they are meant to guide students through their learning  make sense of the course readings, clarify key constructs and pose questions to foster students further understanding and critical thinking.  links to relevant articles, activities or video will be provided, similar to how they would have been discussed in the classroom setting

CLASS CONTRIBUTION OPTIONS  To facilitate ongoing discussion, engagement and opportunity for contribution, discussion forums will be set-up on a weekly basis. The discussion prompts will be included at the end of each lecture note and on the discussion board itself  Participation in the discussions is optional, though are meant to provide students with an opportunity to apply their learning and earn class contribution marks FINAL EXAM INFORMATION  The final exam will continue, as planned, at the date and time previously scheduled o Monday, April 13 at 12:00pm (noon)  The final exam will take place online, on MyLS  To access the final exam, students are required to 1) have access to a laptop/computer with a webcam and microphone; 2) download Respondus Lockdown Browser; 3) complete a practice quiz. o Further instructions provided on MyLS AVAILABLE SUPPORT FROM YOUR INSTRUCTOR  Your instructor is here to support you for the remainder of the semester. You may reach your instructor through the following means: o Via e-mail ([email protected]) anytime; o Via “virtual office hours” through Skype during regular class time  Mondays, 7pm to 950pm, or by appointment  Username: lkjkuron o Ongoing interaction through the MyLS message boards...