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Courses
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Academy Courses for 2010-2011
Following are the courses that are being offered for the
2009-2010 Leadership Academy. Each of the courses becomes available for student
use between the 1st and 5th of the month indicated for each course. Academy
students are provided with a secure link to access the online course
materials in the "Academy Classroom".
First Semester
Course 1: Communications
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Course #1 will prepare
participants to effectively use Electronic
Communications for the entire Leadership Academy
program. This course is the Academy
"Admissions Course". Students must
successfully complete all components of this
course including the Final Exam for full
admission to the Leadership Academy program.
The course includes a history of Rotary on the
Internet and how electronic communications has
impacted the manner in which Rotary now does
business; use of the RI Member Access
portal; use of the RI web site; Rotary's use of
Social Media; and the student's ability to
successfully search the RI web site to obtain
valuable Rotary information; and use of the
Academy Google Group. The course includes
a "Web Challenge", topics for discussion on the
Academy Google Group, a written assignment, and
a Final Exam. This course must be
completed successfully (including the Final
Exam) in order to be admitted to the full
Academy Program.
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Course
2:
New Generations
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Course #2 was added to the Academy program
in 2011. This new Fifth Avenue of Service
course will cover all four components of
New Generations: RYLA, Youth Exchange,
Interact and Rotaract. It will focus on
the role that New Generations does and
will continue to play in Rotary and its
future including developing future leaders
and Rotary's mission to bring peace to the
world. The course is broad based and will
also include RI's abuse and harassment
policies. There
is a written assignment for this course as
well as Google Group discussion topics and
a final exam.
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Course
3: Membership
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Course #3
will provide participants with in depth
instruction in Rotary International's membership
initiative. The curriculum will include
all of the latest material provided by Rotary
International as well as numerous additional
resources that will assist students in
formulating plans and ideas for assisting clubs
with membership development and retention.
There is a written assignment for this course as
well as Google Group discussion topics and a
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Course
4: Club, District & RI Organization
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Course 4 will
focus on the 2010 Manual of Procedure and Rotary
organization at the club, district and
international level. Due to the amount of
material required for this course, the course
covers six weeks rather than one month. There
is a written assignment for this course as well
as Google Group discussion topics and a final
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Second Semester
Course 5: Public Relations for Effective
Rotary Clubs
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Course #5
will give Academy participants a thorough
exploration of public relations and how it can
be used to develop effective Rotary clubs. It
includes Rotary's Public Image campaign,
including the "Humanity in Motion" series of
materials. There is a written assignment for
this course as well as Google Group discussion
topics and a final exam.
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Course
6: The Rotary Foundation - Future
Vision (Part 1)
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Course #6
is the first of two courses focusing on the
TRF Future Vision plan. As this course is
being completely redesigned and rewritten
this year, content for this component has
not yet been determined. Currently, it is
anticipated that this course will focus on
Club Certification and the District Block
Grant. (NOTE: This description will
be updated as the time for teaching both
courses draws near). There is a written
assignment for this course as well as Google
Group discussion topics and a final exam.
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Course
6: The Rotary Foundation - Future
Vision (Part 2) |
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Course #7
is the second of two courses focusing on the
TRF Future Vision plan. As this course is
being completely redesigned and rewritten
this year, content for this component has
not yet been determined. Currently, it is
anticipated that this course will focus on
Global Grants. (NOTE: This
description will be updated as the time for
teaching both courses draws near). There is
a written assignment for this course as well
as Google Group discussion topics and a
final exam.
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