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WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS
The following criteria will be used to evaluate course performance:
Agency Product Development
This course is structured around the development of a simulated managerial “product”. Students shall assume that they have each been employed as CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of an identified human service organization or program. Students shall, individually select an organization or program from any of several sources (current fieldwork, past experience, identified community need, etc.) and then produce and share the following products:
1. An electronic (web-page) vision (Internet home page) of the selected organization or program and its added value to the community 15%
2. A general conceptual leadership framework for explaining, selling and the managing of self behavior, decisions and approaches ). 10%
3. A “production plan” for realizing the mission and vision of the organization or program 10%
4. Internal mechanism for measuring and/or ensuring outcome accountability, cost efficiency and employee performance 10%
5. A community relations (social marketing) approach 10%
6. A verbal presentation of your selected organization and related products to the class 10%
7. The development of a total of 4 (four) memorandums, single spaced, reacting to the content of the required readings. Each should be not more than two pages long. Students are permitted to develop and submit these as they choose. Students are encouraged to develop and submit these based upon readings that they find particularly thought provoking and/or challenging. 12%
EPAS 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7
Final Examination- There will be one examination given for this course, a final. The examination will reflect materials from the text, lecture, readings, class discussions, audio visual aids and presentations. 15 % EPAS 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7
Course Evaluation
a. Attendance and Participation 8 %
b. Agency Product 65 %
Internet Home Page Product 15 %
Leadership Framework Product 10 %
Production Plan Product 10 %
Internal Mechanism Product 10 %
Community Relation/Marketing Product 10 %
Presentation of Products 10 %
c. Four Memoranda Products 12 %
d. Final Exam 15 %
100 %
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