| Course ID: | ILAD 5010S. 1-2 hours. |
| Course Title: | Service-Learning Project Management |
Course
Description: | The research and design phase of the Institute for Leadership
Advancement’s service-learning project component for Leonard
Leadership Scholars. The curriculum will focus on how to manage
a change initiative within a non-profit organization. Topics
will include qualitative research, benchmarking, project
management, and problem solving. |
| Oasis Title: | Service Learning Project Mgmt |
| Nontraditional Format: | Course includes a service-learning project during the semester that either employs skills or knowledge learned in the course or teaches new skills or knowledge related to course objectives. Students will be involved in the planning and implementation of the project(s) and may spend time outside of the classroom. Students will be engaged in the service-learning component for approximately 25-50% of the overall instruction time. |
| Prerequisite: | ILAD 4100 or ILAD 4100E |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | The objective of this course is to teach skills related to
effective internal and external consulting in order to
facilitate the service-learning project requirement for ILA
Leonard Leadership Scholars. As such, the course will count
toward the nine hours of certificate elective hours required
for students in the program. Students will work with a non-
profit in Athens or Atlanta as consultants helping the
organization in a meaningful and sustainable way and based on
the needs of the particular organization. In this class, the
students work to develop goals as well as a project and
implementation schedule which they will implement during
Organizational Leadership. The projects are designed to give
students real-world experience and practice using the
leadership skills developed in Leadership and Personal
Development. Each student is expected to be an active
participant in the project. |
| Topical Outline: | Topics will include project overview, problem identification,
creative problem solving, qualitative research and data
gathering, benchmarking, preparing client feedback,
implementation, and project management. In addition, two-four
classes will involve speakers who are either alumni or corporate
sponsors. These speakers will discuss their experiences with
project management and consulting. |