leadership HW 4

INMGT 400/600 Organizational Leadership Assignment 4

Reflection on Impact of Technology on Communication

Assignment Instructions and Requirements

1. View the 19 minute YouTube TED talk Connected, but Alone by Dr. Sherry Turkle.

http://www.ted.com/talks/sherry_turkle_alone_together.html

2. Then give some thought to the following three questions:

· What surprised you the most about the presentation by Dr. Turkle?

· In regards to her argument, do you think she is correct? And why or why not? (your answer is your argument and therefore needs to be supported by evidence)

· Considering Dr. Turkle’s argument as one aspect of the larger context of communication as a key skill of effective leaders, what areas of communication do you feel need to improve? And briefly outline your strategy for improvement.

3. Submit a written copy (not less than 1 page, but not more than 3 pages) of your responses to each of the questions, and sub-questions, presented in Step 2.

a) Title - centered, 12 pt. Times New Roman Bold font, the name of assignment (Assignment 4) followed by your name.

b) Content – left margin aligned, 12 pt. Times New Roman, double line spacing

– following the subheading ‘ Reflective Thoughts on Impact of Technology your responses to question 2a and 2b above.

– following the sub-heading ‘ Personal Communication Improvement Plan ’ your response to question 2c above.

4. Submit your paper to the respective drop box before the stated due date and time.

The following criteria will be used for evaluation:

Criteria
Presentation Reflections	(4 points) A clearly written, insightful reflection of presentation topic and argument. Met expectations	(3 or 2 points) Superficial reflection of presentation topic and/or argument Fell short of expectations	(1 point) Wrote something but it is not related to topic or question asked Unsatisfactory
Need and Strategy	(2 points) Personal need and improvement strategy clearly explained. Met expectations	(1 point) Need or improvement strategy not clearly explained (lacks clarity and/or logic) Fell short of expectations	(1 point) Wrote something but it is not related to topic or question asked Unsatisfactory
Professionalism	(2 points) Followed directions, no formatting errors, no writing errors	(1 point) Followed directions and less than 3 formatting and/or writing errors	(0 points) Did not follow directions, formatting requirements, and/or more than 2 writing errors
Timeliness			(penalty -2 points) Submitted after the time due but within 24hrs