Course Number: LEAD 1101
LEAD 1101, Principles and Practice of Servant Leadership, presents a comprehensive, integrative and practical focus on servant leadership. Students develop skills through research, journaling and reflection exercises, small group discussion forums, leadership practice assignments, written essays and self-assessment.
The course equips students with servant leadership knowledge and skills necessary to make ethical Decisions and be effective in their roles in community and in their professions. This course focuses on practicing leadership skills in everyday life and learning about those skills through forum discussions.
Students will be assessed on the following course assignments:
Assignment | % of Final Grade |
Written Papers | |
Midterm Essay Assignment | 20% |
Final Paper Assignment | 30% |
Other Assignments | |
Historical Mentor Leadership Profile | 15% |
Seven Leadership Practices | 30% |
Two Self-Evaluations | 5% |
TOTAL | 100% |
Hours per week: Students should plan to set aside 9–10 hours per week to complete their weekly course work. There are 17 units in this course, with Unit 9 designated as a break week. Students are expected to complete one unit per week.
Textbook Information: LEAD 1101 Textbook Information Sheet [PDF]
To take this course, you must be a credit or audit student in the Summit University Online, and it must be a required or elective component of your program of study. Interested in applying to Summit University? Visit our Application Process page to apply today!
This course is typically offered during SU’s fall semester. Some courses need a minimum number of enrolled students in order to be scheduled. Some also have a maximum number of students who can take the course during a semester.
This information is subject to change without notice.