Meeting Management/Parliamentary Procedure (11:607:383) Syllabus
Course Description
1.5 Credits. Meetings are high profile events which provide leadership opportunities. Ineffective meeting management translates into lost time and opportunity, which can frustrate and alienate others, reduce interest and motivation and erode the leader's credibility. Through effective meeting practices, leaders establish a sense of common purpose or vision, enhance collegiality and move the agenda forward. This course will cover the key concepts of Parliamentary Procedure, the foundation for decision making and meeting management. Students will learn meeting management techniques that will prepare them to take on leadership roles in organized societies, as well as increase their effectiveness in meeting organization and participation on all levels of involvement.
Instructor
Professor Shannon Sun
732-668-8820
ss2458@scarletmail.rutgers.edu
Office Hours:
Instructors are available by email or by phone.
Course Type
Online Course: Canvas; Asynchronous
Learning Goals
As a result of this course you will:
- Understand the importance and use of governing documents of an organized society.
- Identify qualities of leadership and the roles of leaders in organized societies.
- Practice communication skills for developing dialog, presenting information and maintaining balanced participation according to the rules of decorum in debate.
- Utilize appropriate Parliamentary Procedure skills to effectively facilitate and participate in organized meetings.
Required Texts
- Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised (12th Ed.): ISBN-10: 1541736699; ISBN-13: 978-1541736696.
Text available at RU Bookstore.
Academics
Assignments
- Assigned Readings/Videos
- Online Threaded Discussion to Introduce Yourself to the Class
- Online Threaded Discussions on Course Topics
- Essays
- Quizzes
- Final Project
Online Learning
Students should be reminded that the same dedication required for an on-campus course is required for a distance education course. Students must be self-motivated, manage time efficiently, and approach their studies seriously. Students are also expected to be computer literate and should be familiar with how to access articles online from the University library since this will be necessary throughout the semester.
This seven-week course will be comprised of weekly modules that will address introductory issues of meeting management and parliamentary procedure.
Basis for Grading
Students are assessed on quality and effort of their work, timeliness and participation.
- Online Threaded Discussion to Introduce Yourself to the Class (6 points)
- Online Threaded Discussions on Course Topics (7 Discussions @ 35 points each)
- Essays (3 Assignments @ 100 points each)
- Quizzes (7 Quizzes @ 7 points each)
- Final Project (400 points)
Accumulation of points will result in the following grade ranges for this course:
A = 900-1000 points
B = 800-899 points
C = 700-799 points
D = 600-699 points
F = below 600
Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
Please follow the procedures outlined at ods.rutgers.edu/students/getting-registered. Full policies and procedures are at Office of Disability Services website.
Academic Integrity
The university's policy on Academic Integrity is available at policies on academic integrity.
The principles of academic integrity require that a student:
- properly acknowledge and cite all use of the ideas, results, or words of others.
- properly acknowledge all contributors to a given piece of work.
- make sure that all work submitted as his or her own in a course or other academic activity is produced without the aid of impermissible materials or impermissible collaboration.
- obtain all data or results by ethical means and report them accurately without suppressing any results inconsistent with his or her interpretation or conclusions.
- treat all other students in an ethical manner, respecting their integrity and right to pursue their educational goals without interference. This requires that a student neither facilitate academic dishonesty by others nor obstruct their academic progress.
- uphold the canons of the ethical or professional code of the profession for which he or she is preparing.
Adherence to these principles is necessary in order to ensure that:
- everyone is given proper credit for his or her ideas, words, results, and other scholarly accomplishments.
- all student work is fairly evaluated and no student has an inappropriate advantage over others.
- the academic and ethical development of all students is fostered.
- the reputation of the University for integrity in its teaching, research, and scholarship is maintained and enhanced.
NOTE: Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to:
- Resubmitting your own work that has previously been evaluated in this class or any other class.
- Copying text directly from websites and other sources without attributing the original source(s).
- Copying the work of students in other sections (past or present) of this course.
Failure to uphold these principles of academic integrity threatens both the reputation of the University and the value of the degrees awarded to its students. Every member of the University community therefore bears a responsibility for ensuring that the highest standards of academic integrity are upheld.
NOTE: To help protect you, and future students, from plagiarism, all essay assignments will be submitted through Turnitin.com.
Accessibility
Rutgers University welcomes students with disabilities into all of the University's educational programs. In order to receive consideration for reasonable accommodations, a student with a disability must contact the appropriate disability services office at the campus where you are officially enrolled, participate in an intake interview, and provide documentation. If the documentation supports your request for reasonable accommodations, your campus's disability services office will provide you with a Letter of Accommodations. Please share this letter with your instructors and discuss the accommodations with them as early in your courses as possible. To begin this process, please complete the Registration form on the ODS website.
Attendance and Participation Policy
Students are expected to actively participate in all of the online activities for the course. Attendance in the online sessions is determined by thorough, thoughtful, relevant and on time contributions made in the weekly assignments including threaded discussions, reaction papers and quizzes. The course proceeds with the assumption that students have thoughtfully read and reviewed the assigned materials.
Students are responsible for completion of all assigned readings, materials discussed and assignments on or before the assigned due date.
Student Wellness Services
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Disability Services
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Rutgers University welcomes students with disabilities into all of the University's educational programs. In order to receive consideration for reasonable accommodations, a student with a disability must contact the appropriate disability services office at the campus where you are officially enrolled, participate in an intake interview, and provide documentation.
If the documentation supports your request for reasonable accommodations, your campus's disability services office will provide you with a Letter of Accommodations. Please share this letter with your instructors and discuss the accommodations with them as early in your courses as possible. To begin this process, please complete the Registration form on the ODS website.
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