Week3OutlineTemplate.docx
OLCU 487 Capstone Paper Outline
Directions: Start drafting your capstone paper by outlining in bullet format how you plan to answer the content questions listed below; and begin identifying the academic sources you will cite and reference to support your analyses. The outline you submit in Week 3 may not be complete or final, as you may need to do additional research to comprehensively respond to each content area. The outline will guide the writing of your paper, and enable your instructor to provide feedback on how well your outline and plan aligns with the requirements of the capstone paper.
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Content
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Outline
What is your plan to respond to the required content questions?
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Sources
What academic sources will support your analyses? 3 or more are needed for each content area
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Analytical Inquiry
· How do you define analytical inquiry, and why is it important to leadership effectiveness?
· What 3 strategies do you use to analyze, compare and contrast data?
· How have or will you as a leader encourage analytical inquiry in the workplace? Include a specific example(s)
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Ethics
· What is ethics and why is it important to leadership?
· What ethical theory and/or practice guides your leadership practice?
· How have or will you apply this ethical theory and/or practice to your leadership practice? Include a specific example(s).
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Leadership
· How do you define leadership, and why is it important to you?
· What 3 strategies and/or behaviors are essential to leadership effectiveness?
· How have or will you as a leader apply each of the 3 strategies and/or behaviors to your leadership practice? Include specific examples.
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Diversity and Multiculturalism
· What is diversity and multiculturalism, and why is it important to your effectiveness as a leader?
· What 2 strategies can you as a leader use to communicate inclusivity in a culturally diverse workplace?
· How can you as a leader promote an organizational culture that values diversity and multiculturalism? Include a specific example(s).
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Reflection
· What 4 important insights into effective leadership have you gained during your BAOL program?
· How has your thinking and/or behavior changed?
· What specific example(s) supports your reflective analysis?
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Note: The reflection is based on the leadership, analytical inquiry, ethics, diversity and multiculturalism analyses.
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Action Plan
· What is your action plan to apply the 4 insights gained to your leadership practice? Be specific
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Note: The action plan is based on insights identified in the reflective analysis
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