A (Leader′s Name) Leadership Success Story

POLS 2005 MAJOR ASSIGNMENT

DUE DATE: Week 11, April 16th, 2021, 11:59pm VALUE: 25%

ESSAY GUIDELINES • 4-5 pages • 12-point type; 1.5-2 line spacing • No first-person (I) • Five scholarly references (peer-reviewed journals) • Citation: APA. In text & Works Cited. • Don’t use Wikipedia. I will take off -2 of your essay off the top.

TOPIC You have three choices. 1) Write on any topic of interest in the course outline. 2) Choose a leader you respect or dislike from any sector (corporate, political, non-profit, arts, etc). Explain their success in detail, drawing on leadership theories. These topics are things like conflict management styles, leadership traits, how team-building is facilitated by follower influencing characteristics and high-quality leader-member exchange, different leadership styles such as charismatic, transformational, servant, or transactional. Leadership theories, etc.. 3) Choose a company, organization, industry that requires stronger leadership. Build a strong case for change, using your knowledge of leadership theories.

ASSIGNMENT RUBRIC

*If you have no in-text citation and Works Cited, then your essay will receive a 0/25. If you have multiple citation errors but do have citation, then you will receive a 0 for that category. Citation errors include no in-text citation (-1/error), improper formatting in-text and/or the works cited (author spelling, author order, alphabetical order in works cited, etc.) (-.5/error).

**Mechanics is added to or taken off your combined score in the first four categories. Spelling matters; use paragraphs; and avoid sloppy punctuation.

CRITERIA 0 1 2 3 4 5 THESIS/FOCUS (10) sharply focused; clear, consistent argument from start to finish; novel, clever approach

Zero grasp

Little grasp

Limited Grasp

Some grasp Strong grasp Excellent grasp

CONTENT (8) Clear organization and structure of material; clear expression of ideas; clever, sharp voice

Zero grasp

Little grasp (2)

Limited grasp (3)

Some grasp (4)

Strong grasp (7)

Excellent grasp (8)

EVIDENCE (5) (Examples) Offers substantial amounts of evidence to support arguments

Zero grasp

Little grasp

Limited grasp

Some grasp Strong grasp Excellent grasp

CITATION & WORKS CITED (2)* Follows APA style; all ideas properly attributed

6 or more errors (0)

5 errors (.25)

4 errors (.5) 3 errors (1) 2 errors (1.5)

0-1 errors (2)

MECHANICS** Spelling, formatting and punctuation

20 errors or more (-2)

15-20 errors or more (-1.5)

10-15 errors or more (-1)

5-10 errors (-.5)

Under 5 errors (0)