LEA 803 50 - Leadership Values and Ethics

  • Week 1: The Ethic Downfall of Leaders [unit]

    Week 1: The Ethical Downfall of Leaders. The first week will provide an overview of the 7-week course and the expectations. The professor will review the syllabus and answer any questions regarding the participation points, assignments, etc. In addition to providing an overview of this course, the first week will review the myths regarding why leaders fail ethically.
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    Rubric: Assignment 1 (Doctoral) Required piedmontu.sharepoint.com Edit Rubric: Assignment 1 (Doctoral) Delete Rubric: Assignment 1 (Doctoral)
    Rubric: Assignment 1(Masters) Required drive.google.com Edit Rubric: Assignment 1(Masters) Delete Rubric: Assignment 1(Masters)
    Rubric for Week 1 Peer Learning Activity and Peer Evaluation Required Rubric for Week 1 Peer Learning Activity and Peer Evaluation.docx Edit Rubric for Week 1 Peer Learning Activity and Peer Evaluation Delete Rubric for Week 1 Peer Learning Activity and Peer Evaluation
    Week 1 Peer-Learning Activity: Leading Through the Ethical Gray Zone Required Week 1 Peer-Learning Activity- Leading Through the Ethical Gray Zone.pdf Edit Week 1 Peer-Learning Activity: Leading Through the Ethical Gray Zone Delete Week 1 Peer-Learning Activity: Leading Through the Ethical Gray Zone
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  • Week 2: Organizational Behavior and Ethics [unit]

    Week 2:  Organizational Behavior and Ethics. This week will focus on organizational behavior and ethics.

     
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    Rubric: Assignment 2 (Doctoral) Required piedmontu.sharepoint.com Edit Rubric: Assignment 2 (Doctoral) Delete Rubric: Assignment 2 (Doctoral)
    Rubric: Assignment 2 (Masters) Required drive.google.com Edit Rubric: Assignment 2 (Masters) Delete Rubric: Assignment 2 (Masters)
    Rubric for Week 2 Peer Learning Activity and Peer Evaluation Required Rubric for Week 2 Peer Learning Activity and Peer Evaluation.docx Edit Rubric for Week 2 Peer Learning Activity and Peer Evaluation Delete Rubric for Week 2 Peer Learning Activity and Peer Evaluation
    Week 2 Peer-Learning Activity: The Slippery Slope – Doing Wrong for the “Right” Reasons Required Week 2 Peer-Learning Activity- The Slippery Slope – Doing Wrong for the “Right” Reasons.pdf Edit Week 2 Peer-Learning Activity: The Slippery Slope – Doing Wrong for the “Right” Reasons Delete Week 2 Peer-Learning Activity: The Slippery Slope – Doing Wrong for the “Right” Reasons
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  • Week 3: Ethical Leadership [unit]

    Week 3:  Ethical Leadership.  This week’s lesson will focus on the components and characteristics of ethical leadership.

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    Rubric: Assignment 3 (Doctoral) Required piedmontu.sharepoint.com Edit Rubric: Assignment 3 (Doctoral) Delete Rubric: Assignment 3 (Doctoral)
    Rubric: Assignment 3 (Masters) Required drive.google.com Edit Rubric: Assignment 3 (Masters) Delete Rubric: Assignment 3 (Masters)
    Rubric for Week 3 Peer Learning Activity and Peer Evaluation Required Rubric for Week 3 Peer Learning Activity and Peer Evaluation.docx Edit Rubric for Week 3 Peer Learning Activity and Peer Evaluation Delete Rubric for Week 3 Peer Learning Activity and Peer Evaluation
    Week 3 Peer-Learning Activity: Ethical Leadership in Action – Culture, Trust, and Moral Consistency Required Week 3 Peer-Learning Activity- Ethical Leadership in Action – Culture, Trust, and Moral Consistency.pdf Edit Week 3 Peer-Learning Activity: Ethical Leadership in Action – Culture, Trust, and Moral Consistency Delete Week 3 Peer-Learning Activity: Ethical Leadership in Action – Culture, Trust, and Moral Consistency
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  • Week 4: Value-Based Leadership [unit]

    Week 4: Value-Based Leadership. Week four will focus on how value-based leadership (VBL) aligns with other leadership behaviors.

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    Rubric: Assignment 4 (Doctoral) Required piedmontu.sharepoint.com Edit Rubric: Assignment 4 (Doctoral) Delete Rubric: Assignment 4 (Doctoral)
    Rubric: Assignment 4 (Masters) Required drive.google.com Edit Rubric: Assignment 4 (Masters) Delete Rubric: Assignment 4 (Masters)
    Rubric for Week 4 Peer Learning Activity and Peer Evaluation Required Rubric for Week 4 Peer Learning Activity and Peer Evaluation.docx Edit Rubric for Week 4 Peer Learning Activity and Peer Evaluation Delete Rubric for Week 4 Peer Learning Activity and Peer Evaluation
    Week 4 Peer-Learning Activity: Leading with Integrity – Exploring the Power of Value-Based Leadership Required Week 4 Peer-Learning Activity- Leading with Integrity – Exploring the Power of Value-Based Leadership.pdf Edit Week 4 Peer-Learning Activity: Leading with Integrity – Exploring the Power of Value-Based Leadership Delete Week 4 Peer-Learning Activity: Leading with Integrity – Exploring the Power of Value-Based Leadership
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  • Week 5: The Four Character Traits of Leadership [unit]

    Week 5: The Four Character Traits of Leadership. This week, we will focus on moral courage, honesty, humility, and empathy.

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    Rubric: Assignment 5 (Doctoral) Required piedmontu.sharepoint.com Edit Rubric: Assignment 5 (Doctoral) Delete Rubric: Assignment 5 (Doctoral)
    Week 5 Peer-Learning Activity: The Power of Character in Leadership Required Week 5 Peer-Learning Activity- The Power of Character in Leadership (1).pdf Edit Week 5 Peer-Learning Activity: The Power of Character in Leadership Delete Week 5 Peer-Learning Activity: The Power of Character in Leadership
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  • Week 6: Destructive Leadership Behavior [unit]

    Week 6: Destructive Leadership Behavior. During week six, we will look at destructive leadership behaviors and their impact on subordinates and the organization.
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    Rubric: Assignment 6 (Doctoral) Required piedmontu.sharepoint.com Edit Rubric: Assignment 6 (Doctoral) Delete Rubric: Assignment 6 (Doctoral)
    Week 6 Peer-Learning Activity: Breaking the Cycle – Diagnosing and Dismantling Toxic Leadership Required drive.google.com Edit Week 6 Peer-Learning Activity: Breaking the Cycle – Diagnosing and Dismantling Toxic Leadership Delete Week 6 Peer-Learning Activity: Breaking the Cycle – Diagnosing and Dismantling Toxic Leadership
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  • Week 7: Leadership Corruption and Moral Disengagement [unit]

    Week 7: Leadership Corruption and Moral Disengagement.  This week, we will focus primarily on corruption in leadership and examine whether there is a distinction between this phenomenon and destructive leadership behaviors.

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    Peer-Learning Activity: Justifying the Unjust – Understanding Moral Disengagement in Leadership Required drive.google.com Edit Peer-Learning Activity: Justifying the Unjust – Understanding Moral Disengagement in Leadership Delete Peer-Learning Activity: Justifying the Unjust – Understanding Moral Disengagement in Leadership
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  • Master's Level Resources (YouTube)

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  • Course Syllabus

    Course syllabi for both Master's and Doctoral students (Spring 1, 2026) can be found here.
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    LEA 603 On-Campus Syllabus Spring 1 2026 Required LEA 603 On-Campus Syllabus Spring 1 2026.pdf Edit LEA 603 On-Campus Syllabus Spring 1 2026 Delete LEA 603 On-Campus Syllabus Spring 1 2026
    LEA 803 On-Campus Syllaubs Spring 1 2026 Required LEA 803 On-Campus Syllaubs Spring 1 2026.pdf Edit LEA 803 On-Campus Syllaubs Spring 1 2026 Delete LEA 803 On-Campus Syllaubs Spring 1 2026
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