Human Relations in the Workplace
Assignment:Leadership Research Paper and Discussion
Purpose: An opportunity to learn indepth information related to leadership through the frame of our human relations topics such as “leadership style”, “preparation for leadership,” various “theories” of leadership, etc.
Details: Leadership is an important concept addressed in this course. You will research and write a 2-3 page paper from a personal interview with someone in a leadership position in a company or organization. An example of a leader many be a department supervisor, a regional manager or a lead worker in a company. Other leaders can include directors of nonprofit organizations, religious organizations or other groups of the student are choosing. You should develop an extensive list of questions (minimum of 10) to ask the person they will interview based on the theories and concepts addressed in our course.
The leadership research paper should address how the concepts presented from the human relations frame affect the leadership responsibilities and roles of the person the student will interview. For example, is the leader being interviewed more of a Theory “X” leader or a Theory “Y” leader and why? You should be well versed in the concepts they are asking about, and in many cases, may need to explain their questions to the person they are interviewing.
A thorough background of the leader’s academic, personal and professional preparation should be included somewhere in the paper. The paper might also list recommendations given to you by the person in a leadership position that can act as a guide for your own development.
Once the paper has been submitted to the D2L Dropbox, you should also upload your document in a posting in the“Leadership” Discussions area of the course. Then, you should open and respond to a minimum of four other studentreflection papers. Your original posting and each of these response postings are worth five points for a discussion participation total of 25 points.
If students have questions or concerns about the person they choose to interview, they should briefly discuss this with the instructor by telephone, e-mail or during the instructor’s office hours listed on the first page of the course syllabus.
Due: Paper due to the Dropbox and Discussion by the deadline listed on the Course Calendar.
Online Discussion Runs as listed on the Course Calendar.
Total Possible Points: 65 (40 points for paper in Dropbox)
(25 points discussion; 5 points per posting)
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Minimum requirements:
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Students may not interview family members, spouses, significant others, partners, etc. |
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Research papers should be approximately 2-3 pages in length, single-spaced using 12-point font. |
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At a minimum, students should put their name, the course number, the date and the title of the assignment at the beginning of their paper. |
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College-level writing is expected. To receive full points, student papers must be free of spelling, grammar and significant style errors. Failure to write at this level will result in point reductions. |
