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ORG423 Portfolio Project

Final Paper Requirements

1. Length: The final paper must be 1000 words minimum

2. Structure: The paper will adhere to all APA requirements and include the following elements:

I. Title Page

II. Executive Summary (1 page / 300 words maximum length)

III. Introduction

IV. Content

a. Prioritized Skill List: Include a table showing your skills sorted in order of highest

score to lowest score. Include the key for your score rating. I recommend that you

do this in Excel and copy the table to Word. Use the following information to

prepare this table:

Score Capability Area Ethos/Image Audience Analysis and Strategy Social Media and Other Written Communication Oral Communication Visual Communication Dealing with Own Feelings Dealing with Others Cultural Communication Competence Group and Team Communication and Dynamics Organizational Communication Internal Communication External Communication

KEY 1 = Need lots of work in this area 2 = Need some work in this area 3 = Acceptable, but could be stronger 4 = Very good abilities, close to leadership communication level 5 = Excellent abilities, leadership communication level achieved

b. Strengths Discussion: One or two narrative paragraphs describing what you consider

to be your communication strengths. Use the results from the Checklist and the skill

areas from the Prioritized Skill table as the basis for your discussion. Include specific

examples of the results you have achieved using these skills in your personal and

professional life.

c. Weakness Discussion: One or two narrative paragraphs describing what you

consider to be your communication weaknesses. Use the results from the Checklist

and the skill areas from the Prioritized Skill table as the basis for your discussion.

Include specific examples of the consequences you have encountered as a result of

a lack of these skills in your personal and professional life.

d. Goals, Programs, and Targets: For each skill area that you rated a 1 or a 2, prepare a

goal, program, and target. A goal is a statement of a skills-based outcome that you

want to achieve, a program is the description of the action steps that you will

undertake to achieve the outcome, and a target is a numerical measure of the

success of the effort and a date by which the program will be complete. Here is an

example:

Goal 1: Develop better oral communication skills when delivering impromptu

and extemporaneous presentations.

Program 1: Participate in 26 Toastmaster sessions for impromptu and

extemporaneous presentations over the next 14 months. Actively solicit

feedback from fellow members concerning areas for improvement, and change

my behaviors based on this feedback.

Target 1: By June 30, 2012, all of the feedback received from fellow members of

Toastmaster’s will note only positive comments and will not include any areas

for improvement.

e. Summary Goals, Programs, and Targets Table: Summarize the narrative descriptions

of your goals, programs, and targets in a table. The table will be your management

tool to help you achieve your desired outcomes. The Achieved column will be blank

until you have completed each program. Use the following example as the basis for

your table:

Goal

Program

Target

Achieved? (Y/N)

1.

1.

1.

2.

2.

2.

Etc.

Etc.

Etc.

V. Conclusion

VI. References

a. Cite and integrate at least three credible sources.

** Don’t forget to include, in the formal self-assessment, a summary of the questionnaire contents

associated with the emotional intelligence instrument.

** Also, in the formal self-assessment, make sure to provide evidence from workplace experience

supporting the responses to the emotional intelligence questionnaire.