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LEADERSHIP & SUPERVISION CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
Spring 2009-Spring 2010 open for continuous enrollment and registration

The Leadership and Supervision Certificate Program (LSCP) is a 4-course series (12 semester hours of credit) of specialized coursework designed for individuals working in or aspiring to positions as lead interpreters, mentors, supervisors or leaders within an interpreting system.  It is a series designed to provide students with effective strategies and tools for addressing and managing real-world issues and challenges faced in a variety of fast-growing and rapidly-changing contexts.  Problem-solving and decision-making will be enhanced through the critical examination of cutting-edge research, theories and practice.  Students will be prepared to apply systems analysis to better understand the complexities of various interpreting systems.

This series is available for both undergraduate and graduate credit.
Application pre-requisite: RID certification and/or EIPA 4.0 or higher

For the spring semester 2010 through the fall 2010, the Leadership & Supervision Certificate Program (LSCP) will accept applications on a course by course basis.  Interested candidates will have the opportunity to enroll in individual courses offered in the LITP series, providing they meet admissions requirements of the program and the pre-requisites of the specific course of interest.

Considerations

  • Typically these programs run in 2 year cycles.  They begin with a 1-month online orientation, followed by sequenced coursework.  Applicants who choose to take a specific course(s) will not have the benefit of this class, as it will not be offered out of sequence.   Instructors have limited time to assist, leaving you responsible to learn and maneuver through our virtual classroom, Blackboard. 
  • While students successfully completing course(s) out of sequence will have accredited courses on transcript, they may not be able to earn the program certificate.  These programs are offered on a rotating schedule based on interest and we are unable, at this time, to guarantee when a missed course(s) will be offered again in the future.  If the program is offered in the future students who entered the program out of sequence will have the opportunity to pick up those classes necessary to complete the series and receive the program certificate.
  • Specific courses do have pre-requisites that will be important to note. For example, you cannot takeINTR 460/560:  Ethics in Leadership without successfully completing INTR 405/505 & INTR 406/506.  If you choose to take a course(s), there may be a period of time that you must wait until you can take another course.  Reviewing the program series below will be helpful in making your decision. 

Candidates interested in enrolling in specific coursework(s) must complete and submit all application materials below. Candidates will be notified of acceptance status within six weeks of the application deadline dates.

HIGHLIGHTS
  • First of its kind program meeting emerging needs
  • Formal online classes including readings and discussion
  • Professional peers and program staff from across the nation
  • Four semesters of online courses preparing individuals for leadership and supervision roles in the field of ASL -English Interpretation
  • 12 undergraduate or graduate credits from the University of Northern Colorado
  • 18 RID CEU's
  • Certificate of Professional Studies awarded upon successful completion

COURSES

Required Online Orientation class ($100):
Spring semester - Nov./Dec.

Spring Semester 2010
APPLICATION DEADLINE: OCTOBER 15TH

INTR 405/505 Supervision of Interpreting Systems (3 credits)
This course focuses on supervision of interpreting systems.  Students examine core skills shared by supervisors and analyze strategies that promote effective communication and resolve conflict in the workplace.

INTR 460/560 Ethics in Leadership(3 credits)

PRE-REQUISITES: INTR 405/505 & 406/506


This course will address the central issues of moral philosophy from the perspective of leadership studies. This course assumes that many familiar, abstract moral problems are made concrete in the exercise of leadership. One aim of this course will be to work through general ethical problems as these problems take on a particular guise in leadership contexts. The course also seeks to identify and understand moral challenges that are peculiar to leadership studies.

Summer Semester 2010
INTR 461/561 Conducting Diagnostic Assessments (3 credits)-
APPLICATION DEADINE: February 15, 2010
This course provides supervisors of interpreters, lead interpreters and/or mentors with a common system for conducting skills performance assessments.  The ultimate goal of skills assessment is to guide and facilitate the skill development activities of working interpreters.  The systematic approaches taught in this course are based on miscue/error and feature analysis.  Patterns of errors can be related to language and/or interpreting performance, and then used to determine skill development priorities. The system, tools and resources needed to implement effective diagnostic assessments are the focus of this course.

Fall Semester 2010 - APPLICATION DEADLINE: APRIL 15, 2010
INTR 406/506 Leadership in Interpreting (3 credits)
This course introduces the major theories and concepts of leadership and their application to the field of interpreting and explores the link between leadership, ethics, and values.

Note: Courses 405 and 406 are courses that are also available within the Baccalaureate Degree.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
  • Describe and discuss the nature and form of interpreting systems
  • Discuss and apply the principles of effective supervision within various interpreting systems and learning organizations
  • Examine the implications of one's leadership style as it pertains to the nature of leadership within interpreting
  • Apply knowledge of leadership theory to the analysis of leadership case studies within the field of interpreting
  • Evaluate samples of interpreting performance in preparation for analysis
  • Synthesize data from error analysis into patterns of performance
  • Develop an intellectually sophisticated view of the relationship between morality and self-interest and, in particular, of the ways in which relationships are manifested in the exercise of leadership

Participants in this program must have the following:

  • Internet access with highest speed possible
  • Email address
  • Windows 2000 or higher
  • Microsoft Office
  • Access to a DVD player
  • Access to a DVD digital camcorder for taping skills work during the distance mentoring course component

 

Costs for the 2008-2009 Leadership & Supervision Certificate Program are:

$275 per credit hour for undergraduate credit (instate and out-of state),
plus books and materials.
$350 per credit hour for graduate credit (instate and out-of state),
plus books and materials.

Future costs will be influenced by University and State policy.

APPLICATION DEADLINES FOR:

SPRING SEMESTER '10 - OCTOBER 15, 2009

SUMMER SEMESTER '10 - FEBRUARY 15, 2010
FALL SEMESTER '10 - APRIL 15, 2010

Complete and send in one packet:

UNC-DO IT Center Application

UNC- DO IT Center
1059 Alton Way - Box 7
Denver, CO 80230
Attention: Susan Brown

OR

Scan/attach and email to: susan.brown@unco.edu

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