This assignment is your key project during this course and it holds a value of 25% of your final mark.
You have to reflect on your personality traits, skills, abilities, values, approaches, etc. though the prism of the course content and present your findings in the format of Power-point slides.
To get a good grade for this assignment, ensure that:
1. You demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of the course and ability to apply course concepts to your personal settings and future career
2. You demonstrate a decent level of self-awareness and critical thinking
3. You provide thorough in-depth analysis, supporting it with data and/or personal examples if needed
4. Frameworks, ideas, concept and terminology from each class are used in your presentation (it is recommended that you assign 2-3 slides for the topic of each class to keep your slides balanced)
5. All used sources were cited properly
6. Your ideas are clear and logically structured
7. Each part of your reflection ends with solid conclusions and specific action plans
8. Professional terminology is incorporated naturally and used appropriately
9. Your slides use correct grammar, punctuation and vocabulary appropriate for an MBA-level course.
10. Minimal use of bullet points. The ppt should have creative designs.
Grading Rubric
| Week | Title | Topics | Course Learning Outcomes | Activities – Readings |
| 1 | Leadership Development | What is leadership?Leadership mythsInteractional framework for analyzing leadershipAction-Observation-Reflection modelSpiral of experienceReflection and leadership developmentLearning to learn from experience | 1,2 | Hughes, Ginnett & Curphy: Chap. 1 and Chap. 2 Ongoing: weekly posts on the Task Forum (10 posts) |
| 2 | Leadership Skills | Your first 90 days as a leaderLearning from experienceBuildind technical competenceBuildind effective relationships with superiors and peersDevelopment planning | 3 | Hughes, Ginnett & Curphy: Chap. 3 |
| 3 | Power & Influence | Power and leadershipInfluence tacticsLeadership and “doing the right things”Character-based approaches to leadershipThe roles of ethics and values in organizational leadershipCreating and sustaining an ethical climate | 4 | Hughes, Ginnett & Curphy:l: Chap. 4 and Chap. 5 |
| 4 | Leadership Attributes & Behaviours | Personality traits and leadershipPersonality types and leadershipIntelligence and leadershipEmotional intelligence and leadershipStudies of leadership behaviourLeadership pipelineCommunity leadershipAssessing leadership behaviours: mutirater feedback instruments | 3,5,6 | Hughes, Ginnett & Curphy: Chap. 6 and Chap. 7 |
| 5 | Credibility and Influence & Motivation, Satisfaction & Performance | Skills for building personal credibility and influencing othersMotivationPerformance: team and organizational effectivenessSatisfactionEngagementUnderstanding follower’s potential | 3,5,7 | Hughes, Ginnett & Curphy: Chap. 8, Chap. 9 and Chap. 10 |
| 6 | Developing Others | Setting goalsProviding constructive feedbackBuilding high-performing teams: the rocket modelDelegatingCoaching | 4,7 | Hughes, Ginnett & Curphy:: Chap. 12 and Chap. 17 |
| 7 | Situational Leadership & Contingency Theories | The situation: task; organization; environmentLeader-member exchange (LMX) theoryNormative decision modelSituational leadership modelContingency modelPath-goal theory | 8 | Hughes, Ginnett & Curphy: Chap. 13 and Chap. 14 |
| 8 | Leadership & Change | Rational approach to organizational change: dissatisfaction; model; process; resistanceEmotional approach to organizational change: charismatic and transformational leadershipBass’s theory of transformational and transactional leadership | 9 | Hughes, Ginnett & Curphy: Chap. 15 |
| 9 | Dark Side of Leadership | Destructive leadershipManagerial incompetenceManagerial derailmentRoot causes of managerial incompetence and derailment | 10 | Hughes, Ginnett & Curphy: Chap. 16 |
Grading Rubric for Assignment #3
| Criteria | Unacceptable Excellent |
| Self-reflection Provided thorough evaluation of their own personality traits, skills, abilities, values, approaches, etc. in relation to the topics of the courseProvided necessary personal examplesEvaluation was objective and well-balancedDiscussed each supporting point thoroughly and clearlySupported assertions with research | 0-18 19-25 26-30 |
| Integration of concepts from the textbook and other sources Naturally incorporated multiple ideas, frameworks and concepts from each class into the slidesUsed professional terminology extensively and appropriately throughout the slidesTied self-reflection, course content and research together | 0-18 19-25 26-30 |
| Conclusions and Action Plans Each part of the presentation ended with clear, specific and relevant conclusionsAction plans were specific and realistic; they closely correlated with problems identified | 0-12 13-16 17-20 |
| Professionalism of the document Presentation overall was engaging for the audience, various Powerpoint design tools usedCorrect grammar and spelling, appropriate vocabulary usedPresentation had required length (25-30 slides)All used sources were cited properly | 0-12 13-16 17-20 |
