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Leadership Effectiveness Application Paper 613 Week 8 Assignment and Rubric

Length: Paper: 6 - 7 double-spaced pages (excluding title and references pages) Due: Week 8 by Wednesday Midnight Value: 200 Points for 20% of the grade Post: Week 8 Assignments -- Turnitin

Leadership Effectiveness Application Paper Guidelines

Prepare a 6 - 7 page paper that identifies four (4) important insights gained into organizational dynamics, and how you have or will apply them to enhance your leadership effectiveness. A well-constructed paper will reference 4 or more scholarly sources including 3 peer-reviewed journal articles retrieved from Brandman’s virtual library, and adhere to APA standards. As outlined in the rubric below, your paper should address the following:

• Use course theories and concepts to identify 4 significant insights gained into organizational dynamics that has changed your behavior and/or thinking; define and discuss the value and importance of the theories and concepts to leadership effectiveness.

• Assess your current effectiveness as a leader, and describe how and why the application of the insights gained will improve your leadership practice.

• Create a specific action plan based on the insights gained from course theories and concepts to improve your leadership effectiveness.

Evaluation Criteria Criteria Exemplary Proficient Developing Emerging Theoretical Framework

50 - 46 Clearly and concisely identifies and reflects in-depth on 4 important insights gained from course theories and concepts that have or could enhance leadership effectiveness; links 4 insights to course theories and concepts discussing how and why behavior and/or thinking has changed

45 - 41 Clearly identifies and reflects on 3 - 4 insights gained from course theories and concepts that have or could enhance leadership effectiveness; links 3 - 4 insights to course theories and concepts somewhat discussing how and why behavior and/or thinking has changed

40 - 36 Somewhat clearly identifies 2 - 4 insights gained that have or could enhance leadership effectiveness but may not reflect on value. May not connect 1 insight to course concepts. Description of how course theories and concepts have changed behavior and/or thinking may be superficial

35 - 0 May identify 1 – 4 insights which may not be connected to course theories and/or concepts. Limited if any reflection and/or discussion of how course theories and concepts have changed behavior and/or thinking

Application to Leadership Practice

50 - 46 Comprehensively assesses current leadership effectiveness, and creates a specific action plan to integrate the 4 insights to improve leadership practice discussing how and why the actions planned are appropriate.

45 - 41 Assesses current leadership effectiveness , and creates a fairly specific action plan to apply 3 - 4 insights to improve leadership practice discussing how and why the actions planned are appropriate.

40 - 36 Somewhat assesses current leadership and creates a general action plan to apply 2 - 4 insights to improve leadership practice. May not discuss how and why the actions planned are appropriate.

35 - 0 Limited if any discussion of actions to apply insights to leadership practice. May not assess current leadership effectiveness or discuss how to enhance it.

Critical Analysis 50 - 46 Consistently

45 - 41 Fairly consistently

40 - 36 Some critical

35 – 0 Limited if any critical

employs critical analysis in creating an effective action plan that synthesizes and integrates insights gained, course theories and concepts, and actions planned to improve leadership practice.

employs critical analysis in creating an action plan to apply insights gained, course theories and concepts, and actions planned to improve leadership practice

analysis in discusses general actions planned to enhance leadership practice but may not link actions to insights gained and/or course theories and concepts.

analysis in discussing actions planned to enhance leadership practice; does not link actions to insights gained and/or course theories and concepts.

APA and Sources 20 - 19 Uses 4 or more scholarly sources including 3 journal articles. Accurately adheres to APA standards; reference page and citations are correct. All sources listed in References are cited in paper

18 - 17 Uses 4 scholarly sources including 3 journal articles. . Adheres to APA standards; reference page and citations are correct with minor (1-3) errors. . All sources listed in References are cited in paper

16 - 15 Uses 3 - 4 sources including 2 - 3 journal articles. APA standards are somewhat followed; the work of others is cited but with numerous (4 – 10) errors. Sources listed in References and citations may not match

14 - 0 Uses 0 – 4 sources. Limited adherence to APA standards in the paper and Reference page; work of others may be cited but with multiple (11+) errors. Sources listed in References and citations do not match

Writing Mechanics 30 - 28 The paper is logical and well-written; spelling, grammar and punctuation are accurate. Paper is the required length of 6 - 7 pages of content, and includes correctly prepared title page.

27 - 26 The paper is logical and well-written but with minor (1 – 3) errors in spelling, grammar and/or punctuation. The content may be 5% too long or short; includes a correctly prepared title page.

25 - 22 The paper is somewhat logical and well-written but with several (4 – 10) errors in spelling, grammar and/or punctuation. The content may be 10% too long or short, and may not include a correctly prepared title page

21- 0 The paper lacks clarity and may be confusing; may contain numerous (11+) errors in spelling, grammar and/or punctuation. The content may be 15% too long or short, and may not include a title page