OEL 615: Developing and Leading Others

Course Description

This course will focus on various leadership styles and a leader's influence on an organization. The course will further examine theory and practice of leadership models and concepts; and build on coaching, mentoring, motivational, and empowerment models required to develop effective leadership skills. (3 credits)

Prerequisite

  • OEL 501: Learning Community

Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:

  1. Examine key motivational theories and concepts associated with coaching and mentoring.
  2. Analyze leaders to determine how individual personality and behavioral styles motivate others.
  3. Explain how coaching and mentoring impact or support organizational change.
  4. Apply theories, concepts and models presented in this course as a practical approach to develop effective leadership teams.
  5. Examine contemporary issues of coaching and mentoring and their relationship to effective leadership and management.
  6. Examine coaching and mentoring in practice in terms of contracting roles, assessment, communication, relationship, feedback, and facilitation skills.
  7. Demonstrate the coaching process through a leadership project.

Applicable Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)

  • PLO 2. Evaluate and formulate an individual leadership style.
  • PLO 3. Develop professional communication skills.
  • PLO 4. Recommend how one develops effective groups.
  • PLO 5. Construct organizational leadership strategies.
  • PLO 7. Design and implement organizational change processes.
  • PLO 9. Develop strategies that support the advancement of organization’s vision and mission.
  • PLO 13. Conduct research utilizing online sources and databases and write research papers that analyze and synthesize information and data gathered.

Course Activities and Grading

AssignmentsPoints

Peer Coach Assignments: 8 @ 60 points each

480

Discussion Board: 8 @ 40 points each

320

Leadership Profile Project

200

Total Points

1,000

Required Textbooks

Available through Charter Oak State College's Book Bundle

  • McCarthy, Grace. Coaching and Mentoring for Business. 1st ed. Sage Publishing, 2014. ISBN-10: 0-85702-336-5 or ISBN-13: 978-0-85702-336-0
  • Zachary, Lois J. The Mentor's Guide: Facilitating Effective Learning Relationships. 3rd ed. Jossey-Bass Publishing, 2022. ISBN-10: 1-119-83818-5 or ISBN-13: 978-1-119-83818-0

Supplemental Required Readings/Resources

This course requires students to purchase and complete two assessments no later than the second week of the class.  For your convenience, the assessments are bundled into one purchase which includes:

  • A code to complete the Kirton Adaption-Innovation (KAI) Instrument online
  • A code to complete the Clifton Strengths Assessment online
    • Access to an Ebook – CliftonStrengths (which can be used as a reference for this course)
    • Access to a variety of tools and activities to continue to explore your own strengths and to use on the job as you coach and mentor others.

The bundle must be purchased here:  https://gpsedge.com/cosc/ . Once you have made the purchase, you will receive an email with the codes, links, and instructions to complete the assessments.

 

Course Schedule

Week

PLOs

SLOs

Readings and Exercises

Assignments

1

2-5,7,9

1,2,3,6,7

Topics:

  • Introductions
  • Foundations of Coaching and Mentoring

  • Discussion Threads: Intro to coaching
  • PCA: Frameworks (3 written pages)
  • PCA: Make contact with your assigned peer
  • LPP: Research and write

2

2-5,7,9

2,6,7

Topics:

  • Coaching & Mentoring Skills and Techniques

  • Discussion Threads: Feedforward
  • PCA: Personal Learning Plan (template provided)
  • LPP:  Research and write

3

2-5,7,9

2,3,4,6,7

Topics:

  • Coaching & Mentoring for Individual Change

  • Discussion Threads: Personal Change
  • PCA: Mentor Agreement (template provided)
  • LPP: Complete the KAI instrument

4

2-5,7,9

2,3,6,7

Topics:

  • Coaching & Mentoring for Leadership Development

  • Readings:
    • McCarthy, G. - Chapter 5
    • Zachary, L.J. - Chapter 6
    • Week 4 slides
    • Journal article by Clifford- What Happens When (provided)
    • Clifton Strengths Quick Reference
  • Discussion Threads: Leader Development
  • PCA: Partnership Accountability (template provided)
  • LPP: Take Clifton Strengths Assessment

5

2-5,7,9

2,3,4,6,7

Topics:

  • Coaching and Mentoring for Culture and Teams

  • Discussion Threads: Teams & Culture
  • PCA: Strengths (3 written pages)
  • LPP: Research and write

6

2-5,7,9

2,3,4,6,7

Topics:

  • Coaching and Mentoring for Strategy and Innovation

  • Readings:
    • McCarthy, G. - Chapters 7, 8
    • Week 6 slides
  • Discussion Threads: Innovation
  • PCA: Personal Brand (template provided)
  • LPP: Research and write

7

2-5,7,9

2,3,5,6,7

Topics:

    • Organizational Change
    • Cross Cultural & Virtual Coaching

  • Discussion Threads: Organizational Change
  • PCA: Cross Cultural Inventory (template provided)
  • LPP: Research and write

8

2-5,7,9,13

2,3,4,5,6,7

Topics:

    • Closing and Redefining
    • Assessment and Effectiveness
    • Course Evaluations

  • Readings:
    • McCarthy, G. - Chapters 11, 12
    • Zachary, L.J. - Chapter 8
    • Week 8 slides
  • Discussion Board: Assessment
  • PCA: Coming to closure (template provided)
  • LPP: Submit Final LPP
  • Course Evaluations

COSC Accessibility Statement

Charter Oak State College encourages students with disabilities, including non-visible disabilities such as chronic diseases, learning disabilities, head injury, attention deficit/hyperactive disorder, or psychiatric disabilities, to discuss appropriate accommodations with the Office of Accessibility Services at OAS@charteroak.edu.

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