UW-Madison Leadership Certificate

Online Courses

Several online learning activities have been identified as choices for completion of the Online Courses portion of the certificate requirements. You are only required to complete three learning activities and may choose wich sites are most applicable to you and your group. The intention is that as the availability of online learning activities increases that this list will be expanded. Currently, the list includes the following sites.

1) Emotional Intelligence Services (EIS)
http://www.queendom.com/tests/access_page/index.htm?idRegTest=1121

Student Learning Activity – Complete the “Emotional Intelligence Quiz” and print off your snap-shot report section-you DO NOT need to purchase any additional results! Also complete one-page response paper that highlights how the information learned could be applied for individual or group development.

Description – Daniel Goleman and the Hay Group have identified a set of competencies that differentiate individuals with Emotional Intelligence. The competencies fall into four clusters:

The site includes information, examples, and a self-assessment. Dr. Daniel Goleman founded EIS after writing his new book, Working with Emotional Intelligence, in 1998. In his research for this book, Dr. Goleman drew on Hay Group's 35 years of competency research (research initially begun & carried out by McBer & Co.)

2) Big Dog’s Bowl of Biscuits
http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/leader/leader.html

Student Learning Activity – Complete five of the seventeen chapters on this Web site. Also complete one-page response paper.

Description – This award winning web site is loaded with information about leadership, human resource development, training, and development. The Big Dog’s Leadership Page, is an online study guide that reviews major leadership theories and behaviors in 17 lessons. Examples include; Leadership Styles, Leadership & Character, Leadership & Diversity, and Performance.

3) Leader Values
http://www.leader-values.com/Content/detail.asp?ContentDetailID=1265

Student Learning Activity – Read the "4 E's In Full" and complete a one-page response paper outlining how you could apply what you learned.

Description – A number of sources were used in the development of this site which discusses a training model called the “4E’s” as a practical approach to leadership. The model was developed through available literature, studying historic leaders, and from personal experiences from the author. The 4E’s are Envision, Enable, Empower, and Energize, and the site discusses what is termed “The Essential Truths About Leadership;” Leaders create and need followers, Leaders create and need change, Leaders and followers have congruent value systems, and Leadership is a process not an event.

4) Program Planning Resource Guide
http://soo.studentorg.wisc.edu

Student Learning Activity – Read through the 5 chapters of the Resource Guide and complete a one-page response paper outlining how you could apply what you learned.

Description – Developed by the Student Organization Office to assist student groups with their program planning, this resource guide walks through and gives examples of the most important steps involved in planning effective programs on campus. Topics include: assessment, program plan topics, marketing, and publicity, final details, and a link to special event University policies if applicable for groups.

5) Race the Power of an Illusion
http://www.pbs.org/race/000_General/000_00-Home.htm

Student Learning Activity – Read the 6 chapters of this site and complete the activities. COmplete a one-page response paper outlining what you learned and how you can apply it to your life.

Description – Race is one topic where we all thin we're experts. Yet, ask 10 people to define race or name "the races," and you're likely to get 10 different answers. Few issues are characterized by more contradictory assumptions and myths, each voiced with absolure certainty. What is this thing called "race?" - a question so basic it is rarely raised. What we discovered is that most of our common assumptions about race - for instance, that the world's people can be divided biologically along racial lines - are wrong. Yet, the consequences of racism are very real. How do we make sense of these two seeming contradictions? Our hope is that this series can help us all nivigate through our myths and misconceptions, and scrutinize some of the assumptions we take for granted.

Produced by California Newsreel, in association with the Independent Television Service (ITVS). Distributed through Public Broadcasting Service.

6) Conflict Resolution
http://www.ohrd.wisc.edu/onlinetraining/resolution/index.asp

Student Learning Activity – Read the first 3 chapters (What is Conflict, Common Problems, and 8 Steps to Resolving Conflict) of this site and complete a one-page response paper outlining how you can apply what you learned.

Description – Conflict is a complex issue - one that naturally permeates all organizational and community life. In order to address conflict effectively, we need: an attitude of respect towards those with whom we disagree; a willingness to entertain new definitions of the issues at hand; sensitivity to cultural, gender, and personality differences that may influence perceptions of the needs of the parties; and attention to the development of communication and problem-solving skills.

Developed by the Office of Human Resource Development, Training Officer, Harry Webne-Behrman, this site recognizes that conflicts cannot be addressed by simple advice, but the hope is that this site can serve as a resouce that enhances your understanding of the challenges you face and connects you to other learning opportunities.

7) How to Run Effective Meetings
http://fpm-www2.fpm.wisc.edu/ohrd/academicleadershipsupport/howto1.htm

Student Learning Activity – Read the first 3 chapters (Responsibilities of the Chair, Common Meeting Problems, and Best Practices) and complete a one-page response paper outlining how you can apply what you learned.

Description – Developed by the Office of Human Resource Development, this resource can assist anyone who is put in a position of having to run a meeting. The resource can also assist those who are experiencing particular challenger within their meetings such as timing, dominant and/or silent participants, and lack of follow through. An excellent resource for all student leaders.