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Women in Civic Leadership Course | 2017-2018 A Partnership of King’s and Brescia University Colleges & the City of London

Professor: Dr. Jacquetta (Jacquie) Newman Email: jnewman@uwo.ca Ext. 4513 Professor: Kate Graham Email: kgraha@uwo.ca Professor: Anne Marie DeCicco-Best Email: adecicc@uwo.ca

Office: King’s FB 101 Office Hours: Tues 10:30 – 12:00

Thus 2:00 – 3:30

Office Hours: By appointment, book by email

Office Hours: By appointment,

book by email

Course Description:

Women continue to be underrepresented in local and civic leadership. The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) reports that only 16% of Mayors and 24% of Councillors in Canada are women. The International City Managers Association (ICMA) reports that women comprise only 13% of City Mangers. Women are underrepresented in other community leadership roles as well.

This course offers a unique experience for female students interested in becoming engaged in civic leadership. Students are paired with a female civic leader as a mentor, and are provided with opportunities to learn about barriers facing women while learning alongside women already engaged in civic leadership.

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Prerequisite: 1.0, or the equivalent, from: Social Justice and Peace Studies 2301A/B, 2302A/B, 303A/B, 2304F/G; Political Science 2230E, 2236E, 2255F/G; DOL 2233A/B; and permission of the Program Coordinator/Chair.

Text Sylvia Bashevkin. 2009. Women, Power, Politics: The Hidden Story of Canada’s Unfinished Democracy. Don Mills, ON: Oxford University Press Canada.

Other readings listed in the outline will be made available via OWL.

Course Objectives Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate competencies of Communication, Critical Thinking, Inquiry and Analysis, Problem Solving, Self Awareness and Development, Social Awareness and Engagement, and Valuing by meeting the following objectives:

• Develop a first-hand understanding how gender, race, ethnic, ability, and class differences result in different experiences and practices of the political. (critical thinking, inquiry and analysis, problem solving, self-awareness and development, valuing)

• Provide students with first-hand experience of gender and leadership at the local level (inquiry and analysis, self-awareness and development).

• Provide students with an insider view of municipal politics (problem solving, inquiry and analysis).

• Develop student’s research and field-work skills (communication, critical thinking, inquiry and analysis).

• Develop critical thinking and analysis abilities (critical thinking and inquiry and analysis).

• Develop a context of applied education where students make links between the classroom and the work world (inquiry and analysis, self-awareness and development, problem solving).

• Strengthen discussion skills and develop critical thinking and analysis abilities (communication and critical thinking).

Students are responsible for ensuring that their selection of courses is appropriate and accurately recorded, that all course prerequisites have been successfully completed, and that they are aware of any antirequisite course(s) that they may have taken. Unless you have either the requisites for this course or written special permission to enroll in it, you may be removed from the course and it will be deleted from your record. This decision may not be appealed. You will receive no adjustment to your fees in the event that you are dropped from a course for failing to have the necessary prerequisites.

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Course Competencies

• Communication: The ability to exchange information and meaning across cultures, space, and time through appropriate means of communication. Includes oral, written, and interpersonal or group communication, as well as the ability to use current or innovative media.

• Critical Thinking: The ability to engage in thinking characterized by rational, informed, independent, and open-minded exploration of issues, ideas, and events accepting or formulating a conclusion.

• Inquiry and Analysis: The ability to reach informed decisions by breaking down complex issues, exploring evidence, and describing relationships among persons, things, or events.

• Problem solving: The ability to create and execute a strategy or answer a question or achieve a goal. Includes being able to anticipate the consequence of a potential solution, select a strategy among several alternatives and decide when an acceptable outcome has been reached.

• Self Awareness and Development: The ability to draw meaning, knowledge, and value from honest and fair reflection and self-evaluation. Students are able to recognize their values and their impact on others, and make a commitment to personal growth.

• Valuing: The ability to make decisions or choose actions based on the consistent application of moral principles and ethical codes. Students also must be able to understand the ideas informing one’s beliefs and be accountable for their actions.

Course Requirements • Students are required to commit to a minimum of three hours per week for the duration of

the academic year (September 2017 to April 2018) (self-awareness and development, communication, problem solving).

• Weekly interactions between the mentor and student mentee (to be scheduled at he beginning of the academic year at times of mutual convenience), which can include attending meetings together (e.g., Council meetings), one-on-one meetings, ward events, or otherwise (communication, problem solving, self-awareness and development).

• Attending mandatory classroom sessions to be held on Friday afternoons throughout the course, as outlined in the schedule attached.

• Completion an individual project to be defined by the student and mentor during the first term. A project proposal shall be due by the end of the first term (critical thinking, inquiry and analysis, communication, problem solving).

• Completion of two critical field journals, one for the first term and the second covering the second term. Field journals will comprise of a weekly online post in response to a question posed by the Professors on the course website, beginning the week of September 25, 2018 (communication, inquiry and analysis, valuing).

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Evaluation:

Mentor and self evaluations 10% On-going (valuing, self-awareness and development)

Participation: classroom and group sessions

20% On-going (communication, critical thinking, inquiry and analysis)

Critical Field Journals

15% Due end of term 1 (communication, inquiry and analysis, critical thinking, valuing)

15% Due end of term 2 (communication, inquiry and analysis, critical thinking, valuing)

Final Project 40% To be presented during final class on April 4, 2018 (communication, inquiry and analysis, critical thinking, problem solving)

Course Structure:

Students will meet every other Friday from 2-4 pm for the duration of the academic year. These meetings will rotate between Innovation Works (201 King Street) all year, Brescia University College for the first term and King’s University College for the second term.

The sessions at King’s and Brescia University Colleges are for students only, and will provide in-classroom learning topics related to women in civic leadership. The sessions at Innovation Works are for students and mentors together, and will include opportunities for dialogue and debate with visiting guest speakers.

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Course Schedule

(As this is an experiential learning course, speakers and readings may change as and if different opportunities present themselves. Readings will be made available on-line)

Date & Location Who Session Description Friday, September 8, 2017 2:00 – 4:00pm City Hall Committee Room #3 Lead: Anne Marie

Mentors & Students

Session #1 | Welcome! 2:00 – Welcome from Instructors 2:15 – Greetings from the Mayor 2:20 – Introductions 3:00 – Course Overview & Objectives 3:30 – Tour of City Hall

Friday, September 22, 2017 2:00 – 4:00pm Innovation Works Lead: Jacquie

Mentors & Students

Session #2 | Orientation & Project Discussion 2:00 – Course Overview 2:30 – Discussion on Student Projects 3:00 – Mentorship Arrangements

Friday, October 6, 2017 2:00 – 4:00pm Brescia Lead: Jacquie

Students Only

Session #3 | Research Methods 2:00 – Check in on Projects, Mentorship, etc. 2:30 – Research Methods 3:30 – Class Discussion Readings:

• Colleen Reid and Wendy Frisby. 2008. ‘Continuing the Journey: Articulating Dimensions of Feminist Participatory Action Research,’ in Peter Reason & Hilary Bradbury (eds.) The Sage Handbook of Action Research. Sage Publications Limited.

• Tammy Findlay. 2016. ‘Femocratic Administration: Exploring New Possibilities. Paper presented to the APPSA Meetings, University of New Brunswick, Saint John. October 14-16, 2016.

Friday, October 20, 2017 2:00 – 4:00pm

Students Only

Session #4 | Local Government: Classroom Discussion

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Brescia Lead: Kate

2:00 – Why does ‘civic leadership’ matter? 2:15 – Local Government 101 3:00 – Class Discussion 3:30 – Preparation for Next Session Readings:

• Andrew Sancton. 2015. “Chapter 1: What is Local Government?” in Canadian Local Government: An Urban Perspective, 2nd Edition (Don Mills: Oxford University Press), pgs. 3-12.

• Andrew Sancton. 2015. “Chapter 2: Why Local Government?” in Canadian Local Government: An Urban Perspective, 2nd Edition (Don Mills: Oxford University Press), pgs. 12-26.

• Warren Magnusson. 2015. “Are Municipalities Creatures of the Provinces?” in Local Self Government and the Right to the City (Montreal: McGill-Queens University Press), pg. 224-251.

Friday, November 3, 2017 2:00 – 4:00pm Innovation Works Lead: Kate

Mentors & Students

Session #5 | Local Government: Hearing from Leaders 2:00 – Introductions 2:15 – Panel Discussion 3:00 – Q&A / Group Discussion

Friday, November 17, 2017 2:00 – 4:00pm Brescia Lead: Anne Marie

Students Only

Session #6 | Women in Politics: Classroom Discussion 2:00 – Debrief on Last Session 2:30 – Women in Politics 3:30 – Preparation for Next Session Readings:

• Sylvia Bashevkin. 2009. “Chapter 1: Introduction” in Women, Power, Politics (Don Mills: Oxford University Press), pgs. 1 – 18.

• Sylvia Bashevkin. 2009. “Chapter 2: Discomfort Zones” in Women, Power, Politics (Don Mills: Oxford University

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Press), pgs. 21 – 52.

Friday, December 1, 2017 2:00 – 4:00pm Innovation Works Lead: Anne Marie

Mentors & Students

Session #7 | Women in Politics: Hearing from Leaders 2:00 – Introductions 2:15 – Panel Discussion 3:00 – Q&A / Group Discussion 3:45 – Photos & Holiday Cheer!

2018 Friday, January 12, 2018 2:00 – 4:00pm King’s Lead: Anne Marie

Students Only

Session #8 | Women in Small-P Politics: Classroom Discussion 2:00 – Debrief on Last Session 2:30 – Women in Small-P Politics 3:30 – Preparation for Next Session Readings:

• Jacquetta Newman. 2009. ‘Small-p politics: Women working outside formal political structures,’ in Mark Charlton and Paul Barker (eds), Crosscurrents Contemporary Issues, 6th edition, (Toronto: Nelson), pp. 265-75.

• Jacquetta Newman. 2009. ‘Say it five times fast: The pitfalls of small-p politics and a plea for Large-P Politics,’ in Mark Charlton and Paul Barker (eds), Crosscurrents Contemporary Issues, 6th edition (Toronto: Nelson), pp. 276-288

Friday, January 26, 2018 2:00 – 4:00pm Innovation Works Lead: Kate

Mentors & Students

Session #9 | Women in Small-P Politics: Hearing from Leaders 2:00 – Introductions 2:15 – Panel Discussion 3:00 – Q&A / Group Discussion

Friday, February 9, 2018 2:00 – 4:00pm King’s Lead: Anne Marie

Students Only

Session #10 | Navigating Your Leadership Path: Classroom Discussion 2:00 – Debrief on Last Session 2:30 – Leadership & You 3:30 – Preparation for Next Session

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Readings:

• James Kouzes and Barry Posner. 2014. “Chapter 1, Introduction: When people are at their best as leaders” in The Student Leadership Challenge, 2nd Edition, pgs. 3-17.

• James Kouzes and Barry Posner. 2014. “Chapter 2: Inspire a shared vision” in The Student Leadership Challenge, 2nd Edition, pgs. 65-87.

Friday, March 2, 2018 2:00 – 4:00pm Innovation Works Lead: Kate

Mentors & Students

Session #11 | Navigating Your Leadership Path: Hearing from Leaders 2:00 – Introductions 2:15 – Panel Discussion 3:00 – Q&A / Group Discussion

Friday, March 16, 2018 2:00 – 4:00pm King’s Lead: Anne Marie

Students Only

Session #12 | Making Change in Your Community: Classroom Discussion 2:00 – Debrief on Last Session 2:30 – Making Change 3:30 – Preparation for Student Presentations Readings:

• Sylvia Bashevkin. 2009. “Chapter 6: What to do,” in Women, Power, Politics (Don Mills: Oxford University Press), pgs. 143 – 177.

• Glen Pearson. 2012. “Without it, we can’t win” in A Place for Us (London: Glen Pearson), 193-211.

Wednesday, April 4, 2018 2:00 – 4:00pm Innovation Works Lead: Kate

Mentors & Students

Session #13 | Presentations & Wrap Up! 2:00 – Student Presentations 3:30 – Wrap Up & Thank You!

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You are not allowed to have a cell phone, or any other electronic device, with you during tests or examinations.

Use of Laptops in the Classroom:

King’s University College at The University of Western Ontario acknowledges the integration of new

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engagement and effective learning. At the same time, King’s recognizes that instructors and students share jointly

the responsibility to establish and maintain a respectful classroom environment conducive to learning.

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The use of laptops by students during lectures, seminars, labs, etc., shall be for matters related to the course at

hand only. Students found to be using laptops for purposes not directly related to the class may be subject to

sanctions under the Student Code of Conduct. See

https://www.kings.uwo.ca/kings/assets/File/currentStudents/studentLife/conduct/code_of_conduct_2003. pdf

Inappropriate use of laptops [or smart phones] during lectures, seminars, labs, etc., creates a significant disruption.

As a consequence, instructors may choose to limit the use of electronic devices in these settings. In addition, in

order to provide a safe classroom environment, students are strongly advised to operate laptops with batteries

rather than power cords.”

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Scholastic offences are taken seriously and students are directed to read the appropriate policy, specifically, the

definition of what constitutes a Scholastic Offence, at the following Web site:

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checking will be included as source documents in the reference database for the purpose of detecting plagiarism of

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Computer-marked multiple-choice tests and/or exams may be subject to submission for similarity review by

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