Short Paper: Theory Application

SPT 492 Module Three Short Paper Guidelines and Rubric

Prompt: Have you had an opportunity to apply management or leadership theory in your job? If so, explain your experience. If not, describe a situation that you would like to or would have liked to apply your academic leadership training to. Consider what, if anything, you would or would have done differently than management. This assignment informs Section II, Part B, of Final Project Part One.

Rubric

Guidelines for Submission: Your paper must be submitted as a 2- to 3-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Citations are encouraged and must be in APA format.

Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Critical Thinking and Reflection

Assignment supports concepts with relevant example of personal experience, previous learning, or logical thought process

Assignment supports concepts with mostly relevant example of personal experience, previous learning, or logical thought process

Assignment supports concepts with somewhat relevant personal experience, previous learning, or logical thought process

Assignment does not support concepts with reflection on relevant personal example

45

Integration and Application

Assignment shows excellent depth of knowledge of the content and exhibits careful consideration of the topic

Assignment shows good depth of knowledge of the content and demonstrates that the student has read

Assignment shows limited depth of knowledge, indicating the student considered the content but needs to explore further

Assignment does not address the prompt and reflects that the student has not considered the content academically

45

Writing Assignment is free of errors in organization and grammar

Assignment is mostly free of errors of organization and grammar; errors are marginal and rarely interrupt the flow

Assignment contains errors of organization and grammar, but errors are limited enough so that assignment can be understood

Assignment contains errors of organization and grammar, making the assignment difficult to understand

10

Total 100%