Brief Overview

There are many ways to apply and explore the leadership topics described in Unit $1.$ Depending on you

and your personality, some topics may spark more interest or ideas than others. The purpose of the

social science lab is to encourage you to dig deeper into the topics that spark an interest for you. There

are many ways to explore these concepts including:

$$ Surveys$/$Interviews $-$ ask a person or group of people to provide input on a topic or question.

Make sure your questions are clear and unbiased.

$$ Observation $-$ observe something or someone carefully in order to gain information.

$$ Experiments $-$ develop an idea you can test and then test it$.$

$$ Focus Groups $-$ bring participants together for group discussions to gain insight from others.

$$ Case Studies $-$ analyze detailed individual or group experiences that provide a detailed

understanding of social phenomenon.

$$ Content Analysis $-$ review texts, documents, or media to uncover patterns and themes in

communication.

$$ Social Network Analysis $-$ explore relationships and interactions within a group to understand

the structure and dynamics.

This list is not exhaustive, and you are welcome to use whatever approach you would like to explore

your topic even if it is not on this list.

Relationship to Course Outcomes

Below are the course outcomes for LDRS $200$ that must be demonstrated by this project.

Requirements

$1.$ Choose a topic from Unit $1($e$.$g$.$ power, influence, creativity, design thinking, etc.$).$

$2.$ Select a social science method from the list above $($or design your own$)$ and use it to explore your

chosen topic.

$3.$ Complete a $3-5$ minute video reflection or a $2$ page reflection paper $($APA style preferred$)$ on what you

learned.

$4.$ Submit your reflection in the Assignments folder on Blackboard.

$1.$ Articulate a broad and expansive definition of leadership as a process rather than a position,

operating at all levels and in all types of organizations.

$2.$ Design and present an individualized $$leadership future$$ plan by applying $$toolkit$$ items at the

personal and$/$or community$/$organizational level.

$3.$ Demonstrate understanding of and improvement in $4$ CORE attributes related to designing their

$$leadership future$$: confidence, optimism, resilience and engagement.

$4.$ Demonstrate critical thinking and reflective writing skills through analysis of leadership in context at

the individual, organizational, community and$/$or societal level.