GOVERNMENT

Government 2305-S06

Fall 2016

Dr. McConachie

FINAL EXAM: TAKE HOME PORTION

The final exam in this class is worth up to 200 points. It consists of a take-home portion and an

in-class portion. The in-class portion will take place on Monday December 5 from 10:00

a.m.-12:00 p.m.in our regular classroom. You will need an 882-E scantron, #2 pencil. The in-

class portion will consist of 50 multiple-choice questions over the entire course (Yes, Virginia,

it’s cumulative!). The take-home portion is described below. Each portion is worth up to 100

points.

Take Home Essay

Due Date: Beginning of class in hard/printed copy Wednesday November 30, 2016;

emailed

and late submissions will be penalized!

Format: A minimum of two full double-spaced pages (many of you will write more and

that’s fine!) word processed (no handwritten copies will be accepted), 12-point

font Times New Roman, Arial or Calibri only, 1” margins and stapled in the

upper left-hand corner. Unstapled papers will be penalized 5 points. Use the

standard MLA heading; you don’t need a cover page.

Prompt:

Your take-home essay is to be a reflection about what you learned about federal government

and leadership in the course. The first paragraph or introduction should tell how you felt about

going into the course. Were you excited about studying federal government, or was it just a

requirement? What did you hope to learn? How did you feel about the course when Dr.

McConachie said it was a Leadership Development Course?

The first part of the body of the paper should describe in seven (7) short paragraphs with two or

three complete sentences, seven (7) things you now know about federal government that you

didn’t know prior to taking this class. Try to draw from throughout the semester. Tell what it is

you learned, what you learned and why you chose it. Do not use a bullet list or you will be

penalized.

After these seven paragraphs, write a longer paragraph or two about how this course impacted

your view of leadership. Did you learn anything about leadership? If so, what? Do you feel you

gained anything as a leader? Why or why not? Now, please feel free to be honest. If you think

the leadership component of this course was a waste of time, say so; but be able to defend it

with specific examples or evidence. By the same token, if you think the leadership component

really helped the course, do the same.

Finally conclude your paper (one paragraph) by evaluating whether combining federal

government and leadership is a good idea. If so, what changes would you make? If not, why

not?

Your final essay should be about 10-12 paragraphs in length. It is due at the beginning of class

on Wednesday November 30, 2016.