Course Syllabus
Contact Information
Course Details
For a list of course activities, scroll to the bottom of this page.
Course Format
- Synchronous Online: Learning occurs online and in real time, using technology such as web-conferencing software for synchronous interaction. Live Sessions will occur weekly, on Mondays 7:00 - 9:00PM.
Course Materials
- McGraw Hill Course Pack: MGT 5970 Strategic Leadership
- This course pack is to be purchased prior to the start of the course.
- Hogan Assessment
- Purchase through the OU Bookstore.
- Other assigned materials will be made available in the weekly modules. Consult the RESOURCES: Course Materials page for more details
Program Learning Outcomes (PLO)
- Demonstrate competency in the application of technology to business.
- Demonstrate decision-making and problem-solving skills in specific domains.
- Exhibit global awareness and strategic perspectives of solutions.
- Understand ethical issues in business.
- Demonstrate leadership and teamwork skills.
Course Learning Outcomes (CLO) Alignment
| CLO | Description | PLO |
|---|---|---|
| A | Identify and describe the responsibilities and roles of the top management team | 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| B | Develop the decision-making and analytical skills needed to succeed in the C-suite | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| C | Build individual self-awareness and identify own strengths and weaknesses | 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| D | Analyze the issues and challenges facing modern organizations and ways to solve them | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| E | Apply strategic leadership principles to become a more effective leader | 2, 5 |
Grades
Breakdown
| Activity | Description | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Quality of Class Contributions | Active learning through Live Session participation, discussion, and in-class activities. | 10% |
| Weekly Individual Assignments | Discussion board assignments where you will post a synthesis of your response to the instructor and a classmate, variable points. | 20% |
| Group Case Presentations | Group analysis and recommendations of an assigned case, presented during Live Sessions. | 30% |
| Midterm Essay | Individual, midterm essay due Week 4. | 15% |
| Final Exam | Individual, final exam due Week 8. | 25% |
| Total | 100% |
Scale
| Percentage | Letter Grade |
|---|---|
| 90–100% | A |
| 80–89% | B |
| 70–79% | C |
| 60–69% | D |
| Below 60% | F |
Course Components
Quality of Contribution in Class
During our Live Sessions, we will work primarily through cases and discussions of class experiences. I am going to ask you, in each class, to take a position as members of senior management and advisors.
I emphasize active learning through discussions, cases, exercises, and simulations in the course. It is essential that you prepare for class and contribute actively and responsibly so that we all learn more. By this point in your graduate studies, you should be comfortable participating. Also remember that quality is more important than simple quantity. This is what I understand by quality contributions:
- Relevance: Do you think your comments speak specifically to the issues being discussed? Do you think they extend or broaden our understanding of those topics and problems?
- Multiplication: Do you think your comments show that you are actively listening to others' comments, incorporating their input, and building on them?
- Substance: Do you think your comments are a real contribution to the discussion and the ideas being exchanged? Did they contribute anything to the discussion?
- Persuasion: Are your comments sufficiently well-articulated, argued, and supported to convince others?
- Questioning: Do you think your comments reasonably question others' comments or assumptions without attacking them too much?
Finally, to participate you must be in class and not in other places. In our online, synchronous setting via Live Sessions on Zoom this includes having your camera on, muting your mic when you are listening, and unmuting when you speak.
Weekly Individual Assignments
Most weeks I will post weekly discussions on the Canvas platform. You will need to respond to the question asked in the discussion and provide your own point of view on the issue. A lot of times these will be about your opinions. You do not have to agree with me, but I will evaluate the quality of your arguments in substantiating your opinions.
Group Case Presentations
The class will be divided into groups during the first session and presentation and discussion groups will be assigned for each of the cases to be presented as a group. The grade will be identical for the entire group. The idea is that each presentation group presents its analysis/recommendations for the assigned case. The expectation is a class presentation not to exceed 15 minutes. Several groups will be assigned to present the same case and only one will present based on the random draw in the beginning of the class. All groups have to submit a report.
When you analyze your cases, think of yourself as if you were consultants or the main actors in the case. Make your analysis and recommendations as if you were advising management or the actor in each case. For your presentations, keep the following in mind:
- Remember that the client/protagonist (and the teacher) knows the case in detail and do not repeat what they already know unnecessarily. Include only the data or facts necessary to make an argument – analyze, synthesize, interpret, and extrapolate rather than repeat.
- Your recommendations and interpretations must follow clear logic. This means that they need an analytical basis for their proposals. It is always better to clearly state the entire analysis at the beginning of the report instead of distributing it in pieces throughout the presentation.
- If you plan to make a point, MAKE IT. Often presentations include interesting analysis but there is no conclusion, as if the point being defended is expected to be obvious to the audience.
- Recommendations must be comprehensive, clear, and highly specific. Don't forget to recognize the risks and problems of your ideas.
- Please make sure your presentations are well organized and flow.
These are my criteria for evaluating reports (with rough weights for each aspect):
- Analysis (40%)
- Complete, integrated, fluid.
- Clarity about the most important challenges of the case.
- Clear support of conclusions with information or logic
- Recommendations (40%)
- They flow logically from the analysis.
- They are coherent with each other; they form a consistent unit.
- Specific enough to guide action.
- They are realistic and pragmatic.
- Evaluation (10%)
- Correct identification of ways to measure the effectiveness of recommendations.
- Professionalism (10%)
- Presentation quality.
Midterm Exam
Midterm exam will be an essay on a specific topic given prior to the exam. You will have 1 week to complete the essay and submit it via Canvas.
Final Exam
The final exam will be an essay on a specific topic given prior to the exam. You will have 1 week to complete the essay and submit it via Canvas.
Course Policies
Communication
You can contact me at any time via my email: oleg.petrenko@ou.edu. I will respond within 24 hours. Emails received during the weekend will receive a response within 48 hours.
I prefer you address me by my first name (Oleg) and do not use formal Dr. or Professor salutations.
Feedback
I understand the importance of the feedback, especially in a condensed course. As such I will put forth the effort to provide you with feedback on your assignments within a week. I am always available to meet with you virtually if you have specific questions about the assignments or your grade.
Late Policy
Any late work will incur 10% penalty.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is the most common form of academic misconduct at OU. There is no college-level assignment that can be satisfactorily completed by copying. OU's basic assumption about writing is that all written assignments show the student's own understanding in the student's own words. That means all writing assignments, in class or out, are assumed to be composed entirely of words generated (not simply found) by the student, except where words written by someone else are specifically marked as such with proper citation. Including other people's words in your paper is helpful when you do it honestly and correctly. When you don't, it's plagiarism.
For more information about plagiarism, watch this video and then take this short course offered by University Libraries.
University Academic Policies and Student Support
Access the University Academic Policies Document.
Course Summary:
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