AT 302 - Innovation Leadership in Agriculture

1.discuss and evaluate current leadership models and theories with direct application to the agriculture industry.

2.discuss and demonstrate essential leadership competencies, characteristics, behaviors, and attitudes after assessing personal leadership style through self-assessment, identification of strengths and values, and participation in experiential learning opportunities.

3.apply practical skills that build communication, trust, and align team members around shared goals and cooperative problem solving. 

4.assess leadership and management skills necessary to be successful in entrepreneurial environments.

5.explain leadership skills and activities associated with different models of organizational governance.

6.demonstrate professionalism (conduct, communication, etiquette, and ethics) and effective relationship building and teamwork skills.

7.create a vision and executable plan to attain and assess progress of professional goals to be implemented throughout the duration of the degree program.

Required Resource Materials:
Barling, J. (2014). The science of leadership: Lessons from research for organizational leaders. Oxford University Press.

This resource is available as an e-book on the library website.

Other resources are available on D2L.

Students are required to organize access to one book (e-book or hard copy) of their choice from the library or other book vendor in order to complete one of the course assignments. The estimated cost is 10 to 40 dollars. Students must get approval from the instructor for their book choice for this assignment.

Optional Resource Materials:
None

Conduct of Course:
This course is held in the first semester of the first year of the Agriculture Technology Degree Program. The lecture and lab time consists of lectures, guest speakers, group activities, and/or time for group work.

Before each lecture, students are expected to have reviewed the assigned readings, and/or watched or listened to the assigned videos or podcasts.

In this course, students participate in a community-based group project that involves engagement with stakeholders from various community-based organizations. While there is ample in-class time provided to ensure that students have the flexibility to effectively engage in this experiential learning project, students are expected to complete the needed tasks for their group projects outside of class time.

Students are expected to complete other course assignments outside of class time.

Attendance is taken for each lecture and lab and contributes to the students’ participation mark.

The final assignment for this course is to develop a leadership and professional development plan that the students use to guide decisions related to their other courses and their practicum placements and is included as a part of the assessment process for the practicums.

The instructor holds office hours. Students can make appointments to speak with the instructor outside of office hours, if needed. If emailing the instructor to request support related to the course, responses can be expected within 48 hours. Please plan accordingly.

Classroom and laboratory attendance is considered vital to the learning process and as significant to the students’ evaluation as examinations and reports.

1. Students having a combination of excused and/or unexcused absence of 20 percent or higher for the scheduled course hours are required to withdraw and automatically receive a “RW” (required withdrawal) for the course, regardless of any other evaluation results. (RW is a failing grade.).
2. An excused absence is one that is verified with your instructor. Verification should be prior to the absence or the next class day following the absence. Verification of the absence may take the form of a note from your doctor/College nurse regarding illness, or a note from another instructor regarding a field trip or other activity, or authorization by your instructor. An unexcused absence is anything NOT verified by the instructor prior to the absence or the next class day following the absence.

It is the students’ responsibility to know their own absentee record.

Normal hours are 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., with potential for evening courses, exams or extended field trips. Students are expected to be available for classes during these times.

Content of Course:

1. General theories of leadership
2. Transformational and transactional leadership
3. Self-awareness and leadership
4. Other-awareness and leadership
5. Context-awareness and leadership
6. Leadership and professional development planning
7. Project management basics and professionalism
8. Strategic and changing leadership

• Official final grades will be available on My Lakeland. Grades posted in D2L should be considered interim grades.  
• “Lakeland College is committed to the highest academic standards. Students are expected to be familiar with Lakeland College policies and to abide by these policies. Violations of these policies are considered to be serious and may result in suspension or expulsion from the College.”  

Students must maintain a cumulative grade of C (GPA - Grade Point Average of 2.00) in order to qualify to graduate.

Every effort has been made to ensure that information in this course outline is accurate at the time of publication. Lakeland College reserves the right to change courses if it becomes necessary so that course content remains relevant.

In such cases, the instructor will give students clear and timely notice of changes.

No part of this course outline may be reproduced in any form or resold without written permission from Lakeland College.

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