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CREDIT AND CERTIFICATION BREAKDOWN

FOUNDATIONS OF LEADERSHIP CERTIFICATION (FOL101) COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Module

Lesson

Student Learning Objectives

CAS Learning & Development Outcomes

Examples of Achievement


1

Orientation & Communication

Review different communication styles

Identify core purpose & self-initiative

Intellectual growth

Realistic self-appraisal

Uses complex information from a variety of sources including personal experiences to form an opinion

Acknowledges personal strengths and weaknesses

2

Leadership Training Day

Develop self-awareness and self-understanding

Create a vision & purpose

Identify core purpose and self-initiative

Set strategic goals

Develop interpersonal competence

Learn critical thinking and creative problem solving

Clarified values

Spiritual awareness

Personal and educational goals

Collaboration

Appreciating diversity

Articulates personal values

Makes decisions that reflect personal values

Develops and articulates personal belief system

Sets, articulates, and pursues individual goals

Works cooperatively with others

Seeks involvement with people different from oneself


3

Success Networking Teams

Develop a strategic plan

Build confidence & tenacity

Collaboration

Appreciating diversity

Effective communication

Contributes to achievement of group goal

Seeks involvement with people different from oneself

Effectively articulates abstract ideas

4

Speaker Broadcasts

Understand the concept of motivation

Learn from other leaders

Intellectual growth

Uses complex information from a variety of sources including personal experience to form an opinion

5

Induction

Celebrate program completion

Personal and educational goals

Enhanced self-esteem

Understands the effects of one’s personal and education goals on others

Initiates action toward achievement of goals

 

FOUNDATIONS OF LEADERSHIP CREDIT (FOL102) COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Module

Lesson

Student Learning Objectives

CAS Learning & Development Outcomes

Examples of Achievement

1

Definition of Leadership & Leadership Styles

Learn the definition of leadership

Explore the different styles of leadership

Identify which leadership style best applies to you

Intellectual growth

Realistic self-appraisal

Uses complex information from a variety of sources including personal experiences to form an opinion

Acknowledges personal strengths and weaknesses

1

Mission, Vision, & Legacy

Define your life mission

Create a vision statement

Review what a legacy narrative entails

Clarified values

Spiritual awareness

Personal and educational goals

Articulates personal values

Makes decisions that reflect personal values

Develops and articulates personal belief system

Sets, articulates, and pursues individual goals

1

Digital Leaderbook Reflection

Identify examples of leadership styles

Build your mission & vision statements

Write your legacy narrative

Leadership development

Clarified values

Spiritual awareness

Personal and educational goals

Articulates leadership philosophy or style

Makes decisions that reflect personal values

Develops and articulates personal belief system

Sets, articulates, and pursues individual goals

2

Find Your Inner Strengths

Discover personal strengths

Discuss how to use the strengths to accomplish goals

Plan how to use the strengths

Realistic self-appraisal

Articulates personal skills and abilities

2

Commit to Your Values

Learn the importance of values

Learn how to identify what values matter most to you

Clarified values

Articulates personal values

Demonstrates willingness to scrutinize personal beliefs and values

2

Communicating Your Value as a Leader

Create your personal story

Share your story with others

Develop an elevator pitch

Practice sharing your story

Effective communication

Writes and speaks coherently and effectively

Makes presentations or gives performances


2

Digital Leaderbook Reflection

Find your inner strengths

Commit to your values

Practice telling a story

Write and practice your elevator pitch

Clarified values

Effective communication

Articulates personal values

Writes and speaks coherently and effectively

Makes presentations or gives performances

3

Characteristics of High-Performing Teams

Identify what makes a team high-performing

Approach difficult situations with your team

Engage with other viewpoints to come up with a reasonable solution

Intellectual growth

Employs critical thinking in problem-solving

3

Motivating Others

Learn effective ways to motivate a team

Identify different motivational tactics

Apply motivational tactics to different scenarios

Effective communication

Leadership development

Healthy behavior

Able to influence others through writing

Comprehends the dynamics of a group

Exhibit behaviors that advance a healthy community


3

Digital Leaderbook Reflection

Reflect on team experiences

Identify what motivates you

Practice responding to scenarios

Intellectual growth Collaboration

Applies previously understood information and concepts to a new situation or setting

Exhibits effective listening skills

3

Leader Action Roundtable

Reflect on a real-world situation prompt

Plan an initial meeting Identify how to

resolve conflict

Motivate your team

Collaboration

Appreciating diversity

Leadership development

Works cooperatively with others

Seeks involvement with people different from oneself

Serves in a leadership position

4

Social Responsibility & Social Change

Identify what the Social Change Model of Leadership is and why it matters

Apply the Social Change Model of leadership to an example

Complete a case study about social change

Social responsibility

Leadership development

Understands, abides by, and participates in the development, maintenance, and/or orderly change of community, social, and legal standards or norms

Articulates leadership philosophy or style


4

Social Justice & Empathy

Create a personal definition of social justice

Understand how social justice and empathy are related

Review diverse examples of social justice

Social responsibility Intellectual growth

Understands, abides by, and participates in the development, maintenance, and/or orderly change of community, social, and legal standards or norms

Uses complex information from a variety of sources including personal experience and observation to form an opinion

4

Diversity & Inclusion

Understand what diversity and inclusion mean

Overcome stereotypical thinking

Grow interpersonal communication skills

Collaboration

Appreciating diversity

Works cooperatively with others

Seeks involvement with people different from oneself

Challenges appropriately abusive use of stereotypes by others

4

Digital Leaderbook Reflection

Reflect on the 7 Cs of social change

Identify what social justice means to you

Complete the stereotype exercise

Reflect on inclusion

Social responsibility

Appreciating diversity

Appropriately challenges the unfair, unjust, or uncivil behavior of other individuals or groups

Challenges appropriately abusive use of stereotypes by others

5

Leadership Wrap- Up

Reflect on what you learned in the course

Identify what type of leader you want to become & analyze concepts

Personal and educational goals

Intellectual growth

Articulates personal and educational goals and objectives

Employs critical thinking in analyzing styles

 

ADVANCED LEADERSHIP CERTIFICATION (ADV201) COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Module

Lesson

Student Learning Objectives

CAS Learning & Development Outcomes

Examples of Achievement


1

Purpose & Passion: What Do You Value?

Review the NSLS 9 Principles and Behaviors of Leadership

Identify and define passions and core values

Develop connections between purpose, passion, values, and leadership perspectives

Intellectual growth

Clarified values

Uses complex information from a variety of sources including personal experience and observation to form an opinion

Identifies personal, work, and lifestyle values and explains how they influence decision-making

2

Becoming Your Best Self

Become the best version of yourself so you can help others do the same

Apply concepts from growth mindset and emotional intelligence to your leadership strategies

Challenges yourself to consider strengths, weaknesses, and ways to get out of your comfort zone

Enhanced self-esteem

Meaningful interpersonal relationships

Realistic self-appraisal

Shows self-respect and respect for others

Establishes mutually rewarding relationships with friends and colleagues

Acknowledges personal strength and weaknesses

3

Goals & Grit

Assess your own level of grit and how grit informs goal achievement

Connect grit and optimism with resilience

Create new habits

Realistic self- appraisal

Healthy behavior

Satisfying and productive lifestyles

Learns from past experiences

Chooses behaviors and environments that promote health and reduce risk

Overcomes obstacles that hamper goal achievement


4

Intentionally Inclusive Leadership

Become more intentional in how you lead inclusive initiatives

Consider how unbiasing is relevant to your own leadership

Study individual cases that emphasize the complexities of leadership challenges

Intellectual growth

Appreciating diversity

Leadership development

Applies previously understood information and concepts to a new situation or setting

Understands the impact of diversity on one’s own society

Exhibits ability to visualize a group purpose and desired outcomes

5

Inspiring Impact

Learn about leaders who inspire impact

Take those lessons about inspiring impact and apply them to the decision-making process

Effective communication

Leadership development

Collaboration

Writes and speaks after reflection

Comprehends the dynamics of a group

Contributes to achievement of a group goal

6

Course Wrap-Up

Reflect on your

growth as a leader

Consider what the 9 principles and behaviors of leadership mean to you

Personal and educational goals

Realistic self-appraisal

Intellectual growth

Understands the effect of one’s personal and education goals on others

Learns from past experiences

Expresses appreciation for leadership concepts

 

ADVANCED LEADERSHIP CREDIT (ADV202) COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Module

Lesson

Student Learning Objectives

CAS Learning & Development Outcomes

Examples of Achievement


1

Understanding Teamwork & Team Development

Understand the basic principles of why we need teams

Review the stages teams go through as they evolve

Review the skills required for teams to function well

Understand how DISC styles work together

Leadership development

Comprehends the dynamics of a group

1

Design Thinking

Review what design thinking is and why it’s important

Learn to brainstorm

Create a project plan, timeline, and action steps

Intellectual growth

Personal and educational goals

Employs critical thinking in problem solving

Uses complex information from a variety of sources including personal experience and observation to form a decision or opinion

Sets, articulates, and pursues individual goals

1

Project Assessment & Reflection

Compare team DISC results & leadership styles

Assign team roles

Identify your group project topic

Create a project planning timeline

Collaboration

Independence

Leadership development

Works cooperatively with others

Accepts supervision as needed

Exhibits ability to visualize a group purpose and desired outcomes


2

Advocate for Your Point of View

Learn the power of persuasion

Review how to discuss your point of view with others

Effective communication

Enhanced self- esteem

Able to influence others

through writing or speaking

Demonstrates assertive behavior

2

Emotional Intelligence & Conflict

Learn the definition of emotional intelligence

Review ways to become more emotionally intelligent

Practice emotional intelligence skills with your team

Intellectual growth

Spiritual awareness

Appreciating diversity

Uses complex information from a variety of sources including personal experience and observation to form a decision or opinion

Understands roles of spirituality in personal and group values and behaviors

Seeks involvement with people different from oneself

2

Project Assessment & Reflection

Compare team DISC results & leadership styles

Assign team roles

Identify your group project topic

Create a project planning timeline

Collaboration Independence

Leadership development

Works cooperatively with others

Seeks feedback from others

Accepts supervision as needed

Exhibits ability to visualize a group purpose and desired outcomes

3

Giving Feedback

Learn to give specific feedback

Discuss your point of view with teammates

Collaboration

Seeks feedback from others

Exhibits effective listening skills


3

Decision Making & Collaboration

Review fixed vs.

growth mindset

Identify which mindset applies to you

Reflect on your time

habits

Identify opportunities for better time management/habit management

Realistic self-appraisal

Healthy behaviors

Satisfying and productive lifestyles

Articulates rationale for personal behavior

Exhibit behaviors that advance a healthy community

Overcomes obstacles that hamper goal achievement

3

Project Assessment & Reflection

Provide feedback to teammates

Participate in the Leader Action Roundtable

Make final decisions

about the project

Collaboration

Leadership development

Effective communication

Seeks the involvement of others

Seeks feedback from others

Exhibits ability to visualize a group purpose and desired outcomes

Effectively articulates abstract ideas

4

Inclusion

Define inclusion

Participate in unbiasing practices

Analyze a case study

Appreciating diversity

Seeks involvement in diverse interests

Understands ones own identity and culture


4

Community Service

Review the value of community service and positive change

Learn how to participate in community service

Social responsibility

Participates in service/ volunteer activities

4

Project Assessment & Reflection

Identify ways to involve the community in your project

Create a final project proposal

Social responsibility

Collaboration

Satisfying and productive lifestyles

Participates in service/ volunteer activities

Seeks the involvement of others

Articulates long-term goals and objectives

5

Peer Evaluations

Practice giving feedback to team members

Leadership development

Collaboration

Exhibits democratic principles as a leader

Seeks feedback from others

Exhibits effective listening skills

5

Group After Action Review

Reflect on the project

Provide feedback to teammates

Complete the After Action Review (AAR)

Meaningful interpersonal relationships

Realistic self-appraisal

Listens to and considers others’ points of view

Seeks feedback from others

5

Final Research Paper & Personal Reflection

Reflect on the group process

Write a paper summarizing the experience

Intellectual growth

Effective communication

Uses complex information from a variety of sources including personal experience and observation to form a decision or opinion

Writes and speaks after reflection

 

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP Certification (EXEC301) COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Module

Lesson

Student Learning Objectives

CAS Learning & Development Outcomes

Examples of Achievement


1

Defining Your Better World Project

Review the key components of the Better World Project at the NSLS

Understand the distinctions between Better Me and Better Community tracks

Complete activities to help in the Better World Project selection process

Clarified values

Healthy behavior

Makes decisions that reflect personal values

Exhibits behaviors that advance a healthy community or self

2

Better World Project Proposal

Conduct research

to help finalize the Better World Project Proposal

Apply elements from design thinking and project management to your project ideation process

Create a project proposal to submit for approval

Intellectual growth

Independence

Personal and educational goals

Employs critical thinking in problem solving

Exhibits self-reliant behaviors

Sets, articulates, and pursues individual goals

3

Implementation

Analyze data and resources needed to support the Better World Project

Incorporate feedback

Complete the Better World Project

Intellectual growth

Collaboration

Satisfying and productive lifestyles

Uses complex information from a variety of sources including personal experience and observation to form a decision or opinion

Seeks feedback from others

Articulates and meets goals


4

Reflection

Critically analyze the outcomes of the Better World Project

Reflect on the project process and discover new ways to improve

Engage with the learning community

Realistic self-appraisal

Collaboration

Acknowledges personal strengths and weaknesses

Seeks feedback from others

Exhibits effective listening skills

5

Demonstration

Communicate your success with the Better World Project through a presentation

Effective communication

Leadership development

Writes and speaks after reflection

Makes presentations or gives performances

Serves in a leadership position

 

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP CREDIT (EXEC302) COURSE REQUIREMENT

Module

Lesson

Student Learning Objectives

CAS Learning & Development Outcomes

Examples of Achievement


1

Capstone Project: Part 1

Understand the requirements of the EXEC302 Capstone project

Reflect on and analyze the Better World Project experience

Intellectual growth

Effective communication

Uses complex information from a variety of sources including personal experiences and observations to form a decision or opinion

Writes and speaks coherently and effectively

Writes and speaks after reflection

2

Capstone Project: Part 2

Understand the importance of an impact report

Develop an impact report for the Better World Project

Effective communication

Clarified values

Personal and educational goals

Able to influence others through writing, speaking, or expression

Makes decisions that reflect personal values

Understands the effects of one’s personal and education goals on others

3

Capstone Project: Part 3

Understand the importance of sharing their project success with others

Share their projects with the world

Effective communication

Intellectual growth

Able to influence others through writing, speaking, or artistic expression

Effectively articulates abstract ideas

Produces personal and educational goal statements

4

Capstone Project: Part 4

Learn how to plan an event

Celebrate accomplishments

Personal and educational goals

Collaboration

Uses personal and educational goals to guide decisions

Works cooperatively with others