- Lecture
- Discussion groups
- Practical application
- Field observation and/or video observation
- Self-study via print or online materials
- Reading assignments
- Online discussion groups
- Introduction to placement
- Workplace behaviours
- Planning and preparation
- Leadership expectations
- Personal leadership plan
- Personal assessment
- Group management skill assessment
- Styles
- Interpretation Personal plan
- Monitoring the plan
- Adjustments
- Unit plan, microcycle or series design
- Sequential planning
- Variation and creativity
- Time and intensity management
- Linking of objectives and activities over a longer term
- Implementation
- Lateral and vertical integration
- Enjoyment variables
- Inclusive programming
- Feedback for performance improvement
- Feedback for increasing satisfaction and motivation
- Adjustments and variations
- Equipment
- Safety
- Evaluation
- Gathering and linking information
- Information analysis over time
- Preparing recommendations
- Professionalism: Network development
- Personal networks
- Professional networks
- Network development and maintenance
- Personal leadership
- Self confidence
- Innovativeness
- Social leadership
- Teamwork
- Developing leadership skills in others
- Organizational political awareness
Upon completion of this fieldwork course, the student shall be able to:
- Demonstrate personal and professional networking skills.
- Design, implement and evaluate a group of sessions such as a microcycle, unit plan or series of sessions.
- Demonstrate personal leadership characteristics relating to self-confidence, optimism and innovativeness.
- Demonstrate social leadership characteristics relating to teamwork, developing others, conflict management and organizational political awareness.
- Demonstrate organizational networking skills.
- Implement and monitor a personal improvement plan for personal leadership styles and group management processes.
This is a mastery/non-mastery course based on the following components of assessment.
The selection of evaluation tools for this course is based upon adherence to ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½evaluation policy regarding number and weighting of evaluations, for example a course of three credits or more should have at least three separate evaluations.
The following are presented as sample assessment formats for this course:
- Assignments
- Journal submissions
- Fieldwork evaluation
- Preparation, Participation and Session Leadership
Students must attend all scheduled seminars (meetings), achieve at least a ‘mastery’ level competency (70%) on all assignments, complete 23 fieldwork hours under the supervision of a Site Supervisor or assigned designate and achieve at least a 24/40 rating on 14- point Professional Checklist rated by Site Supervisor to receive credit for this course.
Textbooks and Materials to be Purchased by Students:
Will be decided by course instructors. Potential resources include:
- Fieldwork IV Course Pack
Certifications/Conference requirements:
As part of the course, instructors and students may engage in extra-curricular certification processes that overlap with the curriculum of the class. Fees for professional certification, where applicable, will be borne by the student. Potential certifications relating to this course include:
- N.C.C.P. technical certification