Becoming a leader 2-3 page APA Paper

OLCU 325 Becoming A Leader Paper and Presentation Assignment & Rubric BLENDED fall2017

OLCU 325 Leadership Skills Lab Becoming a Leader - Biography approval Due Week 2 Assignments folder

-Papers Due Week 4 Assignments folder -Presentation in class Due Week 5 post in Assignments folder

Assignment Overview: The purpose of this assignment is to gain different perspectives on leadership development and to contribute to a personal

philosophy on leadership development.

During Week Two: You will be reviewing the biographical information and personal testimonies of several noted people in leadership roles from

around the world. You will find a list of names in the back of your Bennis (2009) course book that you may select from. You will choose one (1)

of these individuals and write a 2 – 3 page (APA formatted) paper on that individual.

 These name of this person must be submitted to your instructor no later than Sunday (midnight) of Week Two in the Week Two

Assignment Drop box. o Upon approval, you may choose a person in a leadership role, not listed in the course text.

 Your 2 – 3 page, APA formatted paper, will be due in the Week Four Assignments folder before Sunday (midnight) of Week Four.

 You will present on this individual in class during Week Five. o Power Point, Prezi or other instructor approved visual medium is acceptable for your in-class presentation. o Your presentation should be no longer than five (5) minutes. o An APA formatted Reference page is required. o During Week Three: Your instructor will circulate a sign-up sheet with available time slots for the Week Five (in-class)

presentations.

Your papers and corresponding presentation should include the following elements:

 IDENTIFY: Identify a noted person in leadership role from the given list, unless otherwise approved.

 DESCRIBE: Describe this person’s current (and former if relevant) leadership role(s). o If you choose a person from your current or most recent professional/work setting, this will require an interview. (See

interview overview below).

 SYNTHESIZE: What conceptual skills (as described in Northouse (2015) chapter 6) do these leaders possess/practice?

 PERSONAL APPLICATION: What traits do these individuals possess that you might aspire to? How do they supplement or enhance your Personal Leadership Development Plan (submitted during Week Two).

 EVALUATE: Conclusion - What are your final thoughts about what you gained from learning more about these noted leaders? How does it relate to the course readings?

BLENDED RUBRIC

OLCU 325 Becoming A Leader Paper and Presentation Assignment & Rubric BLENDED fall2017

You must have at least three (3) references in your paper. Your course textbook(s) should be included among your references.

 Your paper must be in APA 6th Edition format. Post to the Week Four Assignments folder no later than midnight on Sunday of Week Four [150 points].

 Your presentation should include a Title page and References page. Post in the Week Five “Becoming a Leader” Discussion Board forum [100 points].

Presentation tools:

 In the Blackboard OLCU 325 course, you will find resources that will walk you through use of several presentation methods. o Additional resources include:

 The Multimedia Writing and Design Support page  CII YouTube page - Create your own presentation

OLCU 325 Becoming A Leader Paper and Presentation Assignment & Rubric BLENDED fall2017

OLCU 325 Leadership Skills Lab Due Week 4

Becoming a Leader - Paper

Criteria EXEMPLARY PROFICIENT DEVELOPING EMERGING

Introduction

and

Biographical

information

20 16 14 12

Clearly identifies a noted person in a

leadership role from list provided (or

other approved). Provides a clear

biographical synthesis of identified

person in a leadership role. Offers

pertinent biographical information.

Fairly identifies a noted person in a

leadership role from list provided (or

other approved). Provides a brief

biographical synthesis of identified

person in a leadership role. Offers

some biographical information.

Offers a brief mention of noted

person in leadership role from list

provided (or other approved).

Provides an unclear biographical

synthesis of identified person in a

leadership role. Offers little

biographical information.

Poor to little mention if made of

noted person in a leadership role.

Biographical information is

sparse.

Conceptual

skills

Synthesis

20 16 14 12

Clearly discusses the conceptual skills,

as described in Northouse (2015) of

identified leader. Insightfully references

the textbook, drawing from the

literature.

Fairly discusses the conceptual skills,

as described in Northouse (2015) of

each of identified leader. Somewhat

references the textbook, drawing from

the literature.

Vaguely addresses the conceptual

skills, as described in Northouse

(2015) of identified leader. Mild

reference is made to the textbook.

Does not include conceptual

skills, as described in Northouse

(2015) of identified leader. No

reference is made to the textbook.

Personal

Application

20 16 14 12

Offers sophisticated reflective insights,

expressing what traits the individual

possess that you might aspire to. Clearly

addresses “how” these traits may

supplement or enhance your Personal

Leadership Development Plan.

Offers relevant reflective insights

expressing what traits the individual

possess that you might aspire to.

Fairly addresses “how” these traits

may supplement or enhance your

Personal Leadership Development

Plan.

Offers limited reflective insights

regarding what traits the individual

possess that you might aspire to.

Somewhat addresses “how” these

traits may supplement or enhance

your Personal Leadership

Development Plan.

Does not offer any reflective

insights. No connection to the

Personal Leadership

Development plan is drawn.

Resources &

APA

15 12 9 7

The work of others is properly

acknowledged by consistently utilizing

current APA 6th ed. style. At least three

(3) references have been used (should

include course textbook(s)).

Some APA flaws; 3 -2 peer-reviewed,

academic sources are used.

Major or consistent APA errors; 1

peer-reviewed, academic source is

used.

APA style not utilized in citations

or references; 1 or no academic

peer-reviewed, academic sources

are used.

OLCU 325 Becoming A Leader Paper and Presentation Assignment & Rubric BLENDED fall2017

OLCU 325 Leadership Skills Lab Becoming a Leader - Presentation (in-class) Due Week 5

EXEMPLARY PROFICIENT DEVELOPING EMERGING 25- 23 22 – 20 19 - 15 14 - 0

Overall

presentation

(in-class)

Slides are professional, clearly labeled and

font is readable by the audience.

Slides are mostly free of errors,

are professional and readable.

There are proofreading errors,

slides are hard to read.

Slides have numerous errors; font and

graphics may be distracting.

Content Required content is largely met. Slides are

free of grammatical and spelling errors.

Required content is mostly met. Required content is somewhat met. Required content is hardly met, if at all.

Visual

appeal

Graphics are appropriate and do not distract

from the text.

Graphics enhance the message Graphics may be distracting from

the text. Slides are poorly labeled displayed.

APA

formatting APA formatting is used for both the Title

and Reference page.

Scholarly references are used.

APA formatting is used for both

the Title and Reference page.

Scholarly references are not

used.

APA formatting is used for only

one of the following: Title page or

Reference page.

Scholarly references are not used.

APA formatting is not used for the Title

or Reference page.

Scholarly references are not used.