Instructors Class Location and Time 1 Credit TTH JeanBrown, RN,BSN,MOB Steven Brown DDS, MSD ENTR 275 Entrepreneurship Leadership Training Office Hours: HGB 263 Tues-12-2, Thurs 10-12 Jbrown78@go.byuh.edu brownsr@go.byuh.edu Steven Brown: 435 671 8296 Jean Brown: 801 541 5208 HGB 135 7:30-8:30 a.m. Syllabus COURSE STRUCTURE Course Description This course presents an introduction of leadership principles, skills and philosophy. The information offered here is especially important for students with interests in entrepreneurship and business. However all students will find this information valuable, as they look forward to leading happy and successful lives. The assignments to be completed throughout the term will be focused on the development of each student s leadership style and ability. Course Objectives With the successful completion of this course, each student should be able to accomplish the following: 1. Discover your own leadership style, strengths and weaknesses. 2. Identify and evaluate leadership attributes and skills found in other leaders.
3. Develop practical leadership by application of ideas and principles to ones specific business idea. 4. Feel more passionate and committed to your plan to create or own a business that will provide income. 5. Find increased happiness and success in life through the application of great ideas and principles. COURSE REQUIREMENTS 1. There is no textbook for this course; however, in each lesson there are readings from the book, Lessons from Great Lives You will need to purchase and read: Lessons from Great Lives: Learn To Be Rich In All Areas of Your Life By Sterling W. Will and Dan McCormick, (Available in Bookstore or online approximately $10) 2. Create a Personal Vision 3. Complete a leadership profile assessment: StrengthsQuest Clifton StrengthsFinder talent assessment (Cost $9.99) https://www.strengthsquest.com/schoolaccess/default.aspx 4. Maintain and submit a journal containing notes from readings and classes. 5. Book report on either: How Will You Measure Your Life? By Clayton M. Christensen OR To Lead as Jesus Led by Eric G. Stephen and R. Wayne Pace
Materials POLICIES Projects and Grading Throughout the semester there will be several projects and assignments that you will be working on. These will be kept in a binder that you will use for your final and turn in at the final to be graded. A list of your major projects and assignments are listed below. 1. Photos and Personal Story A. Complete a Personal Profile (to be given out in class). B. Photos and Personal Story Come prepared to share with the class a 3-5 minute description of your personal story. Briefly tell us about the important details of your life to date. Possible details: where you are from, family details, where you have lived, successes and challenges, interests, etc. These will be shared in class. Also answer the following: 1. Why did you take this course? 2. What do you expect to gain from this course? 3. What would you like to be doing 5 years from now and how is your education at BYU-Hawaii going to help you? 2. DEVELOP A PERSONAL VISION 1. Complete a Vision Builder 2. Develop a concise paragraph stating your vision. 3. COMPLETE LEADERSHIP PROFILE (Cost: $9.99) This online strengths profile will help you identify your strengths and leadership style. Complete a profile, then:
1. Write a summary of results identifying your strengths. 2. Write one page on how you will use this information to become a more effective leader. 4. NOTES ON LESSONS FROM GREAT LIVES by Sill and McCormick (Due before each class, submit on Canvas) Each week there will be several readings from the book Lessons from Great Lives. These readings will provide a background and foundation that will be needed for the materials covered each week. It is important that you thoughtfully read each assignment and submit your notes. This will enable you to participate in a meaningful class discussion. Your reading notes must be submitted on Canvas prior to each class. Your notes should consist of the following: A. Your thoughts about the leadership qualities you have identified from the readings. B. How you will apply them to your life and leadership. 5. REPORT ON A GREAT LIFE (Extra Credit) You will study a Great Life and give a short presentation for the class about what you learned and how we can apply these principles to our own leadership. 6. BOOK REPORT (Extra Credit) Throughout the semester you will read and submit a book report on either: How Will You Measure Your Life by Clayton M. Christensen
OR To Lead as Jesus Led by Eric G. Stephen and R. Wayne Pace You will record a video report of the book and make comments on two other student s book reports. 6. CLASS NOTES Notes from each discussion in class will be included in your class journal. The notes must include three parts: 1. Summary of class discussion and leadership qualities. 2. Ideas that were the most meaningful to you. 7. CLASS JOURNAL A class journal will include all the class material and be due one class before the final. You will be able to use this journal for your final. The class journal will include the following: 1. Notes from the book Lessons from Great Lives 2. Class Notes 3. Personal vision 4. Strengths Quest (leadership profile) assessment 5. Report on Letter writing exercise 6. Why Giving Matters 7. Report on 30 Day Challenge Notes All papers submitted as a Word Document need to be doublespaced, 12 point, Times New Roman Font, with the margins set to 1 inch on all sides. For assignments that are submitted in Canvas using the embedded text box, there is no formatting requirement. Grading
The grading categories and points for the course are as follows: Photos, Personal Story, Personal Profile 25 Personal Vision 50 Leadership Profile 50 Notes from Lessons from Great Lives 150 30 Day Challenge 50 Letter Writing Exercise 50 Why Giving Matters 50 Class Journal 150 Attendance is MANDATORY* Final 150 *Attendance is mandatory. We learn together from each other as our discussions. If you have an emergency and have to miss class you MUST notify your instructors by phone (435) 671-8296 or email (brownsr@go.byuh.edu). You can do extra credit to make up work for a maximum of two absences. And additional absences will result in grade reduction (1/2 of a grade). All grades are calculated according to the BYU-Hawaii grading scale as shown below. 93-100%= A 80-82% = B- 67-69% = D+ 90-92% = A- 77-79% = C+ 63-66% = D 87-79% = B+ 73-76% = C 60-62% = D- 83-86% = B 70-72% = C- Less 59%=F
LATE WORK This is not a move at your own pace course. There are weekly deadlines and due dates that you will be expected to keep up on. As a general policy NO late work will be accepted. Personal technology issues are not an excuse for late assignments. If there is a system issue, please call tech support and send an email to your instructor with details of the incident along with the support ticket. If you are unable to submit via Canvas for any reason, please email your instructor with the assignment to avoid consequences of a late submission. Start your weekly coursework early. This gives you the opportunity to ask questions before the assignment is due. Attendance/Participation 1. You are expected to attend every class. This will be part of your grade. You will also be expected to complete your readings and notes before the class so that you are prepared to participate in a lively discussion. You will be graded on your voluntary participation. Part of owning/running a business is being able to communicate to those around you. You can use this class to practice this skill. Stay involved in the class discussions. Not being involved directly affects your classmates and will negatively affect your grade. This is NOT an online course. If you do not attend class you will not pass the course. 2. You are expected to arrive on time and attend all classes. If you cannot attend, you must send an email to your teacher
ahead of time indicating why you were absent. Time Commitment The online class policy is that for every credit hour, you should expect to spend 3 hours of work per week. For example, in a 1- credit course, there would be 3 hours of work each week. For this class, you should plan on spending at least 3 hours per week. RESOURCES Help Desk If any technical difficulties arise throughout the course, you may contact the Help Desk. The Help Desk is located in GCB 120 and the call center is 808.675.3921. BYUH POLICIES AND PROCEDURES Respect, Cell Phone, and Nondiscrimination Policy: Please treat fellow students, the lecturer and any guest lecturers with respect. You represent Brigham Young University-Hawaii to them. Their impressions are based in part on your appearance, as well as your interest in the class. As always, the Honor Code applies. Please remove hats while in class. Cell Phone Policy states: Cell phones are not to be used during class. Please turn them off as you enter the classroom and keep them stored out of sight in your backpack or pocket. Text messaging is especially inappropriate and unacceptable. Honor Code Standards: In keeping with the principles of the BYU Honor Code, students are expected to be honest in all of their academic work. Academic
honesty means, most fundamentally, that any work you present as your own must in fact be your own work and not that of another. Violations of this principle may result in a failing grade in the course and additional disciplinary action by the university. Students are also expected to adhere to the Dress and Grooming Standards. Adherence demonstrates respect for yourself and others and ensures an effective learning and working environment. It is the university s expectation, and my own expectation in class, that each student will abide by all Honor Code standards. Please call the Honor Code Office at 675-3493 if you have questions about those standards. Academic Honesty: BYUH students should seek to be totally honest in their dealings with others. They should complete their own work and be evaluated based upon that work. They should avoid academic dishonesty and misconduct in all its forms, including but not limited to plagiarism, fabrication or falsification, cheating, and other academic misconduct (BYU-Hawaii Honor Code). Students failing in maintaining this outlined academic honesty will be reported to the Honor Code Office and suffer penalties in the class, such as loss of assignment points or failing grade for the course. Plagiarism: Plagiarism, whether intentional or inadvertent, will not be tolerated in this course. Students found plagiarizing will be immediately reported to the Honors Code Office and will suffer penalties in the class receiving a failing grade in the course. Always, always, always cite the reference! The following is the description from the BYU-Hawaii Honor Code on Plagiarism: Intentional plagiarism is a form of intellectual theft that violates widely recognized principles of academic integrity as well as the Honor Code. Such plagiarism may subject the student to appropriate disciplinary action administered through the
university Honor Code Office, in addition to academic sanctions that may be applied by an instructor. Inadvertent plagiarism, whereas not in violation of the Honor Code, is nevertheless a form of intellectual carelessness that is unacceptable in the academic community. Plagiarism of any kind is completely contrary to the established practices of higher education, where all members of the university are expected to acknowledge the original intellectual work of others that is included in one's own work. In some cases, plagiarism may also involve violations of copyright law. Intentional Plagiarism. Intentional plagiarism is the deliberate act of representing the words, ideas, or data of another as one's own without providing proper attribution to the author through quotation, reference, or footnote. Inadvertent Plagiarism. Inadvertent plagiarism involves the inappropriate, even if not deliberate, use of another's words, ideas, or data without proper attribution. Inadvertent plagiarism usually results from an ignorant failure to follow established rules for documenting sources or from simply being insufficiently careful in research and writing. Although not a violation of the Honor Code, inadvertent plagiarism is a form of academic misconduct for which an instructor can impose appropriate academic sanctions. Students who are in doubt as to whether they are providing proper attribution have the responsibility to consult with their instructor and obtain guidance. Preventing Sexual Harassment: Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits sex discrimination against any participant in an educational program or activity that receives federal funds. The act is intended to eliminate sex discrimination in education. Title IX covers
discrimination in programs, admissions, activities, and student-tostudent sexual harassment. BYU's policy against sexual harassment extends not only to employees of the university but to students as well. If you encounter unlawful sexual harassment or gender based discrimination, please talk to your professor; contact the Equal Employment Opportunity Office at 675-3713; or contact the Honor Code Office at 675-3493. Students With Disabilities: Brigham Young University is committed to providing a working and learning atmosphere which reasonably accommodates qualified persons with disabilities. If you have any disability which may impair your ability to complete a course successfully, please contact the University Accessibility Center (675-3999). Reasonable academic accommodations are reviewed for all students who have qualified documented disabilities. Services are coordinated with the student and instructor by the UAC. If you need assistance or if you feel you have been unlawfully discriminated against on the basis of disability, you may seek resolution through established grievance policy and procedures. You should contact the Equal Employment Opportunity Office at 675-3713. Resources: The Willes Center for International Entrepreneurship has an extensive website which lists resources available to anyone interested in entrepreneurship, as well as information on our Conferences/Competitions held twice a year. Go to: willescenter.byuh.edu.you can also find us on Facebook! We are interested in helping you find answers to your questions about assignments, speakers and may be able to help find mentors to help you in your entrepreneurial ventures. Please feel free to visit us on the second floor of HGB 263.
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