Gearing Up for Another Class
Last week I wrapped up my Leadership, Justice & Forgiveness class (ORGL532). Next week I fly to Spokane for a three-day intensive workshop on the Gonzaga campus for my next class – Leadership & Imagination (ORGL502). The course description is somewhat intriguing:
An examination of creativity in leadership through an analysis of imagination, especially in the arts and science; emphasizes the role of imagination in forming cultural images and perceptions of leaders and their functions
Of course, the description is just an abstract – where the rubber meets the road is in the course material, so … what’s in store for the upcoming eight weeks?
Richard III
And other materials …
Not a bad variety of materials, I must say. Even though I love to read, I shudder every time I see a 400-page book on the syllabus because I know it’s going to be a slog to get through it. This list looks quite manageable, and even enjoyable. On to the syllabus itself and the course requirements …
Well – if I look at the syllabus, 30% of the grade is attendance at the on-campus sessions. So those 30 points are in the bag. 20% of the grade for online postings describing, analyzing, and evaluating various interpretations of Richard III. Again, those should be fairly painless points. 30% for overall online forum participation. Basically, four decent postings a week – one annotated question, two responses (in question form more than likely) to other students’ questions, and one additional question, response or comment. Fairly straightforward. The last 20% is for a Leadership and Imagination project which is described as “Synthesis of leadership and imagination”. OK, we’ll come back to that later.
Let’s dig into the on-campus workshop and online forum topics … looks like there are six sessions for the workshops:
- Imagination and Art
- Imagination and Drama
- Imagination and Film
- Architecture and Imagination
- Imagination and History
- Community Dinner and Discussion
Other than the Dinner on the last day, each of the sessions is between three and four hours long. And the first one runs till 9pm Pacific time on the first night. Yikes! That one might want some rethinking – for those of us flying in from other time zones, 9pm Pacific could be as late as midnight back home … I certainly hope they’re springing for drinks. If not, this could be an expensive three days at the vending machines!
The forum topics don’t look so bad:
- Reflections on the campus experience
- Richard III (week of March 29)
- Rule of Benedict (week of April 5)
- Imagination and Film (week of April 12)
- Architecture and Imagination (week of April 19)
- Leadership and Imagination Project (due by May 5)
This looks deceptively straightforward …
Off to Amazon.com to do some book ordering … look for updates from the Pacific Northwest late next week!
March 10, 2010
Tags: Gonzaga, leadership & imagination, organizational leadership, orgl502 Posted in: Gonzaga
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