Graded Homework

MGMT 615

ASSIGNMENTS AND GRADING
RUBRICS

HW # 1

Dream
Job:A Paper on
Leadership

Your objective/goal in this assignment is
to demonstrate toyour instructorthat you have read—andhavemade an attempt to understand,
comprehend, and master—the various concepts of leadership and
culture as presented in the eReadings, lecture notes, and other information you
may have obtained up to this point in the course. To repeat, other sources are
permitted as long as they are credible and objective sources. You should use sources from the virtual library
databases. Two excellent sources of articles are ABI/Inform and Business
Source Complete.

Assume you have landed your dream job with your dream employer, a global company with several thousand employees. It has offices
and facilities all over the world. You have been recognized as an “upandcomer” and placed in the company’s training program. Part of this programinvolvessending you to to takemanagement
courses, including this one, with “Professor Jones,” an expert in the field.

In the past, thecompany’s recognition of future talent
such as you has been based on gut feelings. Top management wants to refine the
process, and your supervisor has asked you to write a synopsis on leadership, andtosuggest an instrument that can be used to
evaluate or predict the leadership capabilities of job applicants. After an
informal conversation regarding your assignment with your supervisor, you make notes of the following points:

• What is leadership?
• Is leadership a trait or a process?
• Is leadership assigned or emergent?
• Is leadershipthe
  same asmanagement?
  Is managing leading?
• Are leaders born or made?
• Are therecommonalities
  amongleaders?
• Do leaders have certain skills? If so, what?
• Do leaders behave in certain ways? If so, how?
• Can the same leadership techniques apply to a
  variety of conditions?
• Is it possible to identify certain
  characteristics of an individual and then match them to a leadership
  position?
• Are there any instruments (questionnaires or
  tests) available to determine leader characteristics?
• Are the same leadership techniques applicable to
  different countries?

In a follow-up conversation, your
supervisor points out that it would be impossible to cover each of those points
in 4 to6 pages. What he/she has in mind is for you to consider the various
leadership concepts you have studied, pick the one you think is most
applicable, and recommend a particular course of actionthatapplies best to your company.

Description

Submit a paper of 4 to5 double-spaced
pagesdiscussingthe topic of leadership.Follow APA format and guidelines with the following exception: Develop
an outline and include it in an appendix at the end of your paper. This outline
is to consist of your topic sentence or thesis statement, which should be the first sentence of your paper, and two or
three points, which shouldreflectthesecond-levelheadings
of your paper.

Learning Outcomes

This paper will
help you learn to

• identify
  an issue and formulate a research topic that can be adequately covered in
  the required space;
• identify,
  examine, and evaluate various aspects of leadership; and
• demonstrate
  competence in using APA format, especially regarding citations and
  references.

Provide Proper
Attribution, and Support Your Conclusions

Give credit where credit is due. It is easy to plagiarize
unintentionally. Every time you use the words or ideas of someone else, cite
your reference per instructions in your APA Manual.

If you state conclusions or facts such as:

• “All leaders must be resilient,”
• “Discrimination against women is
  the very worst kind,” or
• “Genes are what determine
  behavior”

…then you have
made a claim and you must provide evidence to support it. Furthermore, if the
assertion or a piece of supporting evidence is attributable to a particular
source, you must also provide complete reference information.

Grading Criteria:AbbreviatedRubric for Homework 1 (Leadership)

Criteria	Available	Score
Submitted late: 5% deduction per day
Meets expectations for content and purpose of the assignment.	10
Develops a clearly articulated and original thesis and/or main idea that are consistent with expectations of content and purpose. Topic is focused and can be covered in appropriate depth in 4-6 pages.	20
Organizes ideas in clear and sequential paragraphs that logically reinforce the main idea. Uses first-level, second-level, and possibly third-level headings as appropriate.	10
Incorporates sufficient use of appropriate research, supporting evidence, and relevant sources (including assigned texts and module sources).	10
Critically evaluates information and/or data within boundaries established by the main idea.	10
Conforms to APA and/or additional guidelines from the instructor.	20
Displays sound grammar, spelling, and punctuation, and uses appropriate conventions.	20
Total	100

REMAINING
ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED DURING THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF CLASS.