Course Number: Course Title

SYLLABUS FOR Professional Development

Group 10 / Chicago Group

Term: Fall, 2010 =

Course Number: PSM 455

Instruct= ors: Dolores Deloughery and Linda= Trausch

Office Phone: Deloughery – (312) 742-4410; Traus= ch - (312) 746-8310 ext. 148

E-mail: Deloughery - Ltdd498@hotmail.com&nb= sp; ; Trausch - l.trausch_ccsj@yahoo.com

Course Dates: Oct. 19, 2010 through Nov, 23, 2010 (Tuesdays)

Course Time: 8:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

Course Locations: 3^rd floor, IIT Building and Room 106, CPD Academy<= /span>

Instructors’ Background:

Dolores Deloughery: M.S. in Management from National Louis University, B.A. in Family Studies and Sociology from St. = Xavier University, Graduate of Northwestern = University School of Staff and Command. Twenty-four years wi= th the Chicago Police Department in various assignments, including Commanding Offi= cer of Instructional Design and Quality Control, Education and Training Divisio= n, and Commanding Officer of Special Victims Unit, Area Five Detective Divisio= n. Has been with the LEM/PSM Program = for 10 years. Current Assignment, Ca= ptain, 017^th Police District

Linda Trausch: B.A. in Criminal Justice, UIC; Juris Doctorate, IIT/Chicago-Kent Law School; Ins= tructional Design and Training Certificate, St. Xavier Un= iversity. Has been with the LEM/PSM Program = for 9 years. Current Assignment, Se= rgeant, Education & Training Division of the CPD.

Course Description: The Professional Development will ex= pose students to two topics that management personnel often have to deal with, b= ut many times fall short - the topics of News Media Relations and Counseling Employees. Classes will consi= st of handouts, lecture, and discussion that will set the foundation for a videot= aped integrated exercise. Students= will write 2 short papers describing personal experiences with the topics. The final exam for this class will= be competency-based, with students having the opportunity to improve their competencies during a practice and feedback session in Week 3. The final three weeks of class wil= l be the evaluative integrated exercises, in which student will be expected to demonstrate several competencies that would indicate a successful resolutio= n in scenarios based on the two topics. <= /span>

Learning Outcomes/ Competencies:

Students in this course will:=

· = Demonstrate public speaking competencies in a press conference scenario setting.

· = Demonstrate employee counse= ling competencies in a counseling session setting.

Textbooks: None required; handouts will be distributed in class.

Learning Strategies: Lecture, Discussion, Written Assignments, Group Practice & Evaluation.

Assessment: = Class participation/collaboration/attendance = ; &n= bsp; = ; ___10__% of grade

&n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; Written Assignments &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; ___30__% of grade

Assessment instrument (Scenarios) &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; &= nbsp; ___60__% of grade

10 pts = for attendance/participation in Wk 3;

10 pts = for each of 3 written assignments (30 total);

30 pts for Evaluation Scenario/ Media Incident;

30 pts for Evaluation Scenario/ Problem Employee.<= /p>

Grading Scale: =

Grad= e	Poin= ts	Grad= e	Poin= ts	Grad= e	Poin= ts
A	100-93	C+<= /o:p>	79-77	D+<= /o:p>	69-67
A-	92-90	C	76-73	D	66-63
B+	89-87	C-	72-70	D-<= /o:p>	62-60
B	86-83			F	59 and b= elow
B-<= /o:p>	82-80			&nb= sp;	&nb= sp;

Class Policy on Attendance: Due to the hands-on nature of this class, attendance at each class = is imperative. It is not pos= sible to schedule make-up sessions for the practice scenarios (week 3) or the evaluation sessions. Students= who miss class in week 3 will not be able to make up the points assigned to that session. Students who miss th= eir scheduled evaluation session will receive a grade of “Incomplete̶= 1; 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 or set them to vibrate while class is in session. Please do not disrupt the class wi= th cell phone or pager ringtones.

Class Participation: Class participation is vital to the learning process= . Students should be prepared to dis= cuss the materials covered in class sessions.&n= bsp; Class participation will affect the student’s final grade.

Class Dates &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; Topic Assignments

Week One

Introduction to class format; class topic is “News Media Skills” with Guest Speaker, Paul Jenkins. Writ= ten assignment distributed; due via email to Instructor Deloughery by Oct. 23, 2010.

Week Two

Class topic is “Counseling the Problem Employee.” Written assignment distrib= uted; due via email to Instructor Trausch by Oct. 31, 2010.

Week Three

Review of previous weeks’ topics; discussion of aspects of successful scenarios; practice scenarios; sign-up for evaluation session in either W= eek 5 or 6. <= /b>

Week Four

Independent study; interview & written assignment regarding leadership styles. Assignment due at evaluation session.

Weeks Five & Six

(Studen= ts come to class in only ONE of these 2 weeks. For instance, if your session is= in Week 5, you do not come to class in Week 6.)

Scheduled evaluation sessions. Evalua= tion sessions begin approx. 1200 hours; these sessions will occur at the IIT location O= NLY (3^rd floor).

Center f= or Academic Excellence: Tutoring assistance is free to all students of Calumet College of St. Joseph. Call t= he 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 lik= e to do better. Regular weekly tutoring sessions are likely to improve a student’s grade.<= /b>

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Withdraw= al 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.