CARD548 PREPARATION GUIDE: DISC Assignment
Personal Styles Analysis:
The AMA DISC SurveyTM
INTRODUCTION:
The DISC Survey is designed to measure
four basic styles of behavior. Those are
Directing, Influencing, Supportive, and Contemplative. Each style has strong points, and possible
weaknesses, to an individual’s effectiveness.
The survey materials will show both productive aspects of each of the
four styles, as well as counterproductive aspects.
Take the DISC Survey online using the
instructions found in the Week One Assignments page. Then, complete the following assignment that
is due in the Dropbox by the end of Week Two of the session.
YOUR ASSIGNMENT:
Write a 3 to no
more than 5 page double-spaced paper [be sure to use subheadings to identify
each section] in which you use the results of your DISC Survey. The content of your DISC paper should
include, but is not limited to, answers to the following questions:
I. Describe your personal
styles (25 points)
Describe
your strongest style(s) and your weakest style. Provide examples to illustrate how the
strong styles characterize you (or, in the case of your weakest style, do not
characterize you). If your profile is
balanced, describe either how the four styles equally characterize you or how
your styles change depending on circumstances.
II. Discuss how you
developed your styles (25 points)
Consider
the possible effects of family, school, organizational memberships, and/or
culture on the development of your self-reported styles. Discuss the factor that you think was most
important in shaping your personal styles.
III. Assess the impact of
your styles on your effectiveness (25 points)
Discuss
the impact of your styles in terms of two factors–such as interpersonal
relations, group activities, individual or managerial performance.
IV. Identify a target for
change and a specific change strategy (25 points)
Focus on a single style and a concrete, behavioral strategy for change.
If there are certain issues that you
would prefer not to discuss, simply exclude them from your paper and focus on
other styles, events, or factors.
Your assignments are due by Sunday, end of week two, 11:59
P.M. (MT). Submit your assignment to the Dropbox. The assignment is worth 100 points.
