SYLLABUS FOR Professional
Development
Group
30
Term: Summer, 2005
Course Number: LEMN 426
Instructors: Dolores Deloughery and Linda Turek
Office
Phone: Deloughery
– (312) 746-8365;
Turek - (312) 745-6071
E-mail: Deloughery – Ltdd498@hotmail.com;
Turek - ccsj2004teach@aol.com
Course
Dates: April 27, 2005 through May 25, 2005
(tentatively)
Course
Time: 8:30 a.m. and 6:00
p.m.
Course
Locations: 3rd floor,
Instructor
Background: Dolores Deloughery: Currently
a captain in the Patrol Division of the CPD, 23 years on the job. Education:
B.A. in Family Studies and Sociology, St. Xavier University; M.S. in
Management, National Lewis University; Instructional Design and
Training Certificate, St. Xavier University; Graduate of Northwestern
University Center for Public Safety’s School of Police Staff and Command.
Linda
Turek: Currently
a sergeant in the Research & Development Division of the CPD. Education: B.A.
in Criminal Justice, UIC; Juris Doctorate,
IIT/Chicago-Kent Law School; Instructional Design and Training Certificate, St.
Xavier University.
Course
Description: The Professional
Development will expose students to two subjects that
management personnel often have to deal with, but many times fall short - the
topics of News Media Relations and Counseling Employees. Classes will consist of handouts, lecture,
and discussion that will set the foundation for a videotaped integrated
exercise. Students will have the opportunity to improve their competencies
during a practice and feedback session in Week 3. The final two weeks of class will be the
evaluative integrated exercise, in which student will be expected to demonstrate
several competencies that would indicate a successful resolution in each
scenario.
Learning
Outcomes/ Competencies:
Students in this course will:
·
Demonstrate public speaking competencies in
a press conference scenario setting.
·
Demonstrate employee counseling competencies
in a counseling session setting.
Textbooks: None required; handouts
will be distributed in class.
Learning
Strategies: Lecture, Discussion, Group
Practice & Evaluation.
Assessment: Class
participation/collaboration/attendance ___40__%
of grade
Assessment
instrument (Scenarios) ___60__%
of grade
Grading
Scale:
|
Grade |
Points |
Grade |
Points |
Grade |
Points |
|
A |
100-93 |
C+ |
79-77 |
D+ |
69-67 |
|
A- |
92-90 |
C |
76-73 |
D |
66-63 |
|
B+ |
89-87 |
C- |
72-70 |
D- |
62-60 |
|
B |
86-83 |
|
|
F |
59 and below |
|
B- |
82-80 |
|
|
|
|
Class
Policy on Attendance: Due
to the hands-on nature of this class, attendance at each class is imperative. It is not possible to schedule make-up
sessions for the practice scenarios (week 3) or the evaluation sessions. Students who miss week 3 will not be able to
make up the points assigned to that session, but may continue on in the class
for the evaluation, without the opportunity to earn the 30 points possible for
week 3, if they so desire. Students who
miss their scheduled evaluation session will receive a grade of “Incomplete”
and will have to take the class again at a later date. Students who need to withdraw from the
module should contact their Academic Advisor and his or her instructor.
Class
Policy on Electronic Devices: Students are requested to turn off cell phones
and pagers while class is in session.
With the prior permission of the instructor, students may leave these
items turned on but set to vibrate or other personal alert.
Class
Participation: Class participation is vital to the learning process.
Students should be prepared to discuss the materials covered in class
sessions. Class participation will
affect the student’s final grade.
Class
Dates:
Week
One Topic Assignments
|
Wednesday,
April 27, 2005 |
Introduction
to class format; class topic is “Counseling the Problem Employee.” |
Week
Two Topic
Assignments
|
Wednesday,
May 4, 2005 |
Class
topic is “News Media Skills”; Guest speaker. |
Week
Three Topic
Assignments
|
Wednesday,
May 11, 2005 |
Review
of previous weeks’ topics; discussion of aspects of successful scenarios;
practice scenarios; sign-up for evaluation session in either Week 4 or Week
5. Also, introduction to research
paper topic (LEM 424) and manner of writing the proposal, which must be
submitted at time of student’s evaluation session in Week 4 or 5. |
Week
Four Topic
Assignments
|
Wednesday,
May 18, 2005 |
Scheduled
evaluation session. Hours of
evaluation are 1200 – 2100 hours; these sessions will occur at the IIT
location ONLY. Students are required
to submit their research paper proposals at the time of their scheduled
evaluation session. |
Week
Five Topic
Assignments
|
Wednesday,
May 25, 2005 |
Scheduled
evaluation session. Hours of
evaluation are 1200 – 2100 hours; these sessions will occur at the IIT
location ONLY. Students are required
to submit their research paper proposals at the time of their scheduled
evaluation session. |
Center for Academic
Excellence: Tutoring
assistance is free to all students of Calumet College of St. Joseph. Call the
Center for Academic Excellence (CAE) at 473-4287 to make an appointment. The
Center has experienced and well-trained tutors in most subject areas to help
students who are struggling in a course or who are doing well and would like to
do better. Regular weekly tutoring sessions are likely to improve a student’s
grade.
Withdrawal from Classes
Policy: Please
see the Degree Completion Program’s Student Handbook for withdrawal
policy. All withdrawals are completed
through the Degree Completion Academic Advisor’s office.