Office: LAR 102-J (in the Political Science suite)

E-Mail: bsharp@ucok.edu

Telephone: (405) 974-5526 (with voice mail)

FAX: (405) 974-3823

Web Site: http://www.libarts.ucok.edu/political/faculty/sharp

Write a 5-7 page, double-spaced typewritten report over the Covey’s book, Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. Your report should be in the form of an essay which includes a concise summary and more extensive analysis of the book. As part of your analysis, answer the following questions within the text of your report:

For further guidance on this book review, students should consult the relevant sections of the recommended textbook by Scott and Garrison, The Political Science Student Writers Manual. The final draft of the book review is due at the beginning of class, Monday, February 16. Papers will be graded on writing style, format/grammar, citation convention, style, content delivery, summary, and analysis. Please refer to the discussion of plagiarism in the Academic Integrity Statement attached to the syllabus as well as pages 145-148 in The Political Science Student Writers Manual.

Read the list of 100 Things You Can Do to Increase Social Capital as linked in the professor’s web site (see above). Select one of these activities that you do not normally do on a regular basis and do it sometime during the before or during Spring Break. Write up a 2-3 page report in which you outline the details and significance of this activity. Papers will be graded on activity selection, format, grammar, style, content delivery, analysis, and general quality. For purposes of this exercise, you may team up with other members of this class, but the paper should represent your own personal response to this activity. This paper is due the Monday after Spring Break.

Each student will select a notable person who exhibits great leadership qualities and prepare a 5-6 page biographical sketch. The student will briefly outline the selected leader’s contributions to followers—and overall society if applicable. Specifically the student should describe the leader’s approach through Campbell’s mythology of the hero, Gardner’s creative leadership, Covey’s seven habits, and Peters and Waterman’s eight attributes of excellence. A realistic appraisal of both the leader’s strengths and weaknesses should be mentioned. These biographical sketches should end with 2-3 questions to be posed to the rest of the class in order to stimulate class discussion. The biographical sketch will be presented to the class according to the schedule arranged with the instructor. A superior effort will connect this exemplary leader to concepts discussed in class and presented in the textbooks. Students will be allowed up to fifteen minutes for their presentation and subsequent class discussion.

Papers will be graded on topic selection, format, grammar, citation convention, style, content delivery, summary, and analysis. Please refer to the discussion of plagiarism in the Academic Integrity Statement attached to the syllabus as well as pages 145-148 in The Political Science Student Writers Manual.

There will be two exams during the semester. Both will be comprised of essay, completion, listing, and/or multiple choice questions. Make-up exams will not be permitted except for document emergencies and even then, an alternate form of the test is likely to be used. The final exam will be comprehensive.

The University of Central Oklahoma complies with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the American with Disabilities Act of 1990. Students with disabilities who need special accommodations should make their requests by contacting the coordinator of Disability Support Services, Kimberly Fields at 974-2549. The office is located in the Nigh University Center, Room 415. Students should also notify the instructor of special accommodation needs by the end of the first week of class.

A full percentage point toward the final grade will be offered for students participating in the Student Symposium on Wednesday, April 14. Students in this class are expected to take the lead in representing the President’s Leadership Council for this important university activity. Other extra credit assignments are generally not offered, but if so, will be announced in class and offered to all students. A maximum amount of 5 percentage points of the total grade will be allowed for extra credit if offered.

Cheating = Failure (please refer to attached Academic Integrity Statement). Cheating is unacceptable conduct and will result in an automatic grade of "F" for the course, and be reported to Academic Affairs. Students are required to do all of the work for this class on their own. Copying answers to exercises or examinations from anyone constitutes cheating. Allowing another student to copy one’s answers will be treated as cheating. Consulting with the instructor about any assignment does not constitute cheating and is encouraged.

The Political Science Department of the University of Central Oklahoma is asking all students taking political science courses to read the following Academic Integrity Statement. Our purpose in doing so is to ensure that all our students are aware of what is improper academic behavior.

As members of the academic community, students are expected to recognize and uphold standards of intellectual and academic integrity. The Political Science Department expects that its students will conduct themselves honestly. This means, above all, that students submit for credit work that is the product of their own efforts. Principles of academic integrity require that all dishonest work be rejected as a basis for academic credit, and that students refrain from any and all forms of dishonorable conduct in the course of their academic work.

The examples and definitions given below are intended to clarify the standards by which academic honesty and integrity is judged. The list is merely illustrative of some of the more common infractions. It is not intended to be exhaustive. Any question a student has about what constitutes inappropriate behavior should be directed towards their instructor. The rule of thumb to follow is: If in doubt, ASK!

Plagiarism - Plagiarism is presenting another person’s work as one’s own. Plagiarism includes not only the exact use of another’s words, word for word, but also the paraphrasing or summarizing of the works of another person without acknowledgment, including the submitting of another student’s work as one’s own. The student is responsible for understanding the legitimate use of sources, the appropriate ways of acknowledging academic, scholarly, or creative indebtedness, and the consequences of violating this responsibility. In case of doubt, give a citation of the author you are using. Failure to indicate the extent and nature of one's reliance on other sources is plagiarism. A plagiarized paper will result in a failing grade on the work in question, and perhaps, for the entire course.

Cheating on Examinations - Cheating on examinations involves giving or receiving unauthorized help before, during, or after an examination. Examples of unauthorized help include the use of notes, texts, or "crib sheets" during an examination (unless receiving instructor approval), or sharing information with another student either during or after an examination.

Falsification - It is a violation of academic honesty to misrepresent material or to fabricate information in an academic exercise or assignment (e.g. false or misleading citation of sources, the falsification of the results of experiments or of computer data).

Multiple Submissions - It is a violation of academic honesty to submit substantial portions of the same work for credit more than once without the explicit consent of the instructor to whom the material is being submitted the second time.

List of Names by Team - Group Project