Theories of Leadership
| Points: 150 | Assignment 1: Theories of Leadership |
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| Criteria | Unacceptable Below 70% F | Fair 70-79% C | Proficient 80-89% B | Exemplary 90-100% A |
| 1. Determine two (2) leadership theories and two (2) leadership styles that support the definition of a public leader. Provide a rationale for your response. Weight: 25% | Did not submit or incompletely determined two (2) leadership theories and two (2) leadership styles that support the definition of a public leader. Did not submit or incompletely provided a rationale for your response. | Partially determined two (2) leadership theories and two (2) leadership styles that support the definition of a public leader. Partially provided a rationale for your response. | Satisfactorily determined two (2) leadership theories and two (2) leadership styles that support the definition of a public leader. Satisfactorily provided a rationale for your response. | Thoroughly determined two (2) leadership theories and two (2) leadership styles that support the definition of a public leader. Thoroughly provided a rationale for your response. |
| 2. Assess the effectiveness of the two (2) leadership theories from Question 1. Provide two (2) examples for each leadership theory. Weight: 25% | Did not submit or incompletely assessed the effectiveness of the two (2) leadership theories from Question 1. Did not submit or incompletely provided two (2) examples for each leadership theory. | Partially assessed the effectiveness of the two (2) leadership theories from Question 1. Partially provided two (2) examples for each leadership theory. | Satisfactorily assessed the effectiveness of the two (2) leadership theories from Question 1. Satisfactorily provided two (2) examples for each leadership theory. | Thoroughly assessed the effectiveness of the two (2) leadership theories from Question 1. Thoroughly provided two (2) examples for each leadership theory. |
| 3. Assess the effectiveness of the two (2) leadership styles from Question 1. Provide two (2) examples for each leadership style. Weight: 25% | Did not submit or incompletely assessed the effectiveness of the two (2) leadership styles from Question 1. Did not submit or incompletely provided two (2) examples for each leadership style. | Partially assessed the effectiveness of the two (2) leadership styles from Question 1. Partially provided two (2) examples for each leadership style. | Satisfactorily assessed the effectiveness of the two (2) leadership styles from Question 1. Satisfactorily provided two (2) examples for each leadership style. | Thoroughly assessed the effectiveness of the two (2) leadership styles from Question 1. Thoroughly provided two (2) examples for each leadership style. |
| 4. 4 references Weight: 5% | Does not meet the required number of references. | Meets the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices. | Meets number of required references; all references good quality choices. | Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices. |
| 5. Writing Mechanics, Grammar, and Formatting Weight: 5% | Serious and persistent errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting. | Partially free of errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting. | Mostly free of errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting. | Error free or almost error free grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting. |
| 6. Appropriate use of APA in-text citations and reference section Weight: 5% | Lack of in-text citations and / or lack of reference section. | In-text citations and references are provided, but they are only partially formatted correctly in APA style. | Most in-text citations and references are provided, and they are generally formatted correctly in APA style. | In-text citations and references are error free or almost error free and consistently formatted correctly in APA style. |
| 7. Information Literacy / Integration of Sources Weight: 5% | Serious errors in the integration of sources, such as intentional or accidental plagiarism, or failure to use in-text citations. | Sources are partially integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing. | Sources are mostly integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing. | Sources are consistently integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing. |
| 8. Clarity and Coherence of Writing Weight: 5% | Information is confusing to the reader and fails to include reasons and evidence that logically support ideas. | Information is partially clear with minimal reasons and evidence that logically support ideas. | Information is mostly clear and generally supported with reasons and evidence that logically support ideas. | Information is provided in a clear, coherent, and consistent manner with reasons and evidence that logically support ideas. |