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Assignment

Review of theories, subjects, assignments, and topics

Overview of this Leadership Thought Assignment:

This assignment encompasses your total work for this course and takes you back through many of the various theories, subjects, assignments, or topics that we covered this term. Using, notes, the text, articles, and your overall impressions, you will complete this assignment by answering the questions and then upload to Blackboard before the cutoff date and time specified in the syllabus.

My expectations are a minimum of 8-pages (single-spaced, 12 point font) including this cover information and instructions.

· To be eligible to receive credit, this must be completed individually (without collaboration with others).

· Note cutoff dates and times. No late submittals accepted.

· Use spelling, grammar check, and page numbers.

· This assignment is open book, open note.

· Uploaded copy only. Please submit this assignment to Blackboard. Do not combine multiple submittals (single submittal only).

· Do not paste into box on Blackboard. Upload the document.

· This assignment is an individual assignment. I expect for this assignment to be written by you personally. It is not a group exercise.

· Grading. I will rate your assignment based on various levels of thoughtful effort. Please ensure that you take time to demonstrate a deep understanding in your answers, a willingness to think about application in your future work life, that you have probed and reflected in order to have valuable take-aways from this course, and that what you write is purposeful. Finally, please ensure that you take care in presenting an assignment whereby the craftsmanship is solid and that you have taken time to write something that you are proud to submit. Read more about my expectations in the next bullet.

· Rubric. In grading your assignment, I will look for you to express yourself in a way that shows some level of mastery in understanding theory, subject, assignment, or topics. Second, I will look for habits of the mind. Specifically, I will look to your ability to express yourself by proposing creativity and, where appropriate, multiple solutions or plans. Third, I will look for you to go past the generalities of the theory, subject, assignment, or topic and delve into the complexities of the content and what it means to you. Fourth, and finally, I will look for an assignment that is professionally thought-through and presented with craftsmanship using extreme care to address each one of the questions in appropriate detail.

Here are your questions. Begin your answer immediately after each question. Do not worry about eliminating instructions or re-phrasing questions. Just keep this format as is. If you wish to write your answers in italic or another color such as blue, to help them stand out, that is fine.

1. First, identify one key leadership theory, subject, assignment, or topic. This course covered a number of key theories from different disciplines that encompass leadership. Choose one theory covered this term that will be important in helping you become a more effective leader in your work life after graduation: (A few words is plenty.)

2. Explain this theory, subject, assignment, or topic. Refer back to the theory, subject, or topic that you identified in the preceding question. Go back to your text and summarize it in a way that provides thorough evidence that you understand its principles as well as how you will benefit in your work life in applying that theory. Answer these prompts to help you construct your answer:

a. Why did you choose this particular theory, subject, assignment, or topic? Answer what it was that appealed to you? (Write a short paragraph of three or four sentences.)

b. Explain the basics of this theory, subject, assignment, or topic. (Take as much space as you need, but a minimum of a few paragraphs. If you need more information about this theory to convey your synopsis of the theory basics, use an online search.)

c. Application. How will you benefit in your work life in applying this theory, subject, or topic? (Take as much space as you need, but a minimum of a few paragraphs. Go into detail about your plans for application. Create a scenario if you wish.)

d. Reflection and innovation. Before writing, think again about your application question. I want you to expand the possibilities and stretch your thinking. Thinking back on your application question, answer what in your opinion you will need to start doing, stop doing, or change the way you are doing something in order to become a more effective leader. (Take as much space as you need, but a minimum of a few paragraphs. Go into detail about your plans for innovating this theory, subject, assignment, or topic to really work especially well for you.)

3. Second. Identify a second key leadership theory, subject, assignment, or topic. This course covered a number of key theories from different disciplines that encompass leadership. Choose one theory covered this term that will be important in helping you become a more effective leader in your work life after graduation: (A few words is plenty.)

4. Explain this theory, subject, assignment, or topic. Refer back to the theory, subject, or topic that you identified in the preceding question. Go back to your text and summarize it in a way that provides thorough evidence that you understand its principles as well as how you will benefit in your work life in applying that theory. Answer these prompts to help you construct your answer:

a. Why did you choose this particular theory, subject, assignment, or topic? Answer what it was that appealed to you? (Write a short paragraph of three or four sentences.)

b. Explain the basics of this theory, subject, assignment, or topic. (Take as much space as you need, but a minimum of a few paragraphs. If you need more information about this theory to convey your synopsis of the theory basics, use an online search.)

c. Application. How will you benefit in your work life in applying this theory, subject, or topic? (Take as much space as you need, but a minimum of a few paragraphs. Go into detail about your plans for application. Create a scenario if you wish.)

d. Reflection and innovation. Before writing, think again about your application question. I want you to expand the possibilities and stretch your thinking. Thinking back on your application question, answer what in your opinion you will need to start doing, stop doing, or change the way you are doing something in order to become a more effective leader. (Take as much space as you need, but a minimum of a few paragraphs. Go into detail about your plans for innovating this theory, subject, assignment, or topic to really work especially well for you.)

5. Third. Identify a third key leadership theory, subject, assignment, or topic. This course covered a number of key theories from different disciplines that encompass leadership. Choose one theory covered this term that will be important in helping you become a more effective leader in your work life after graduation: (A few words is plenty.)

6. Explain this theory, subject, assignment, or topic. Refer back to the theory, subject, or topic that you identified in the preceding question. Go back to your text and summarize it in a way that provides thorough evidence that you understand its principles as well as how you will benefit in your work life in applying that theory. Answer these prompts to help you construct your answer:

a. Why did you choose this particular theory, subject, assignment, or topic? Answer what it was that appealed to you? (Write a short paragraph of three or four sentences.)

b. Explain the basics of this theory, subject, assignment, or topic. (Take as much space as you need, but a minimum of a few paragraphs. If you need more information about this theory to convey your synopsis of the theory basics, use an online search.)

c. Application. How will you benefit in your work life in applying this theory, subject, or topic? (Take as much space as you need, but a minimum of a few paragraphs. Go into detail about your plans for application. Create a scenario if you wish.)

d. Reflection and innovation. Before writing, think again about your application question. I want you to expand the possibilities and stretch your thinking. Thinking back on your application question, answer what in your opinion you will need to start doing, stop doing, or change the way you are doing something in order to become a more effective leader. (Take as much space as you need, but a minimum of a few paragraphs. Go into detail about your plans for innovating this theory, subject, assignment, or topic to really work especially well for you.)

7. Fourth. Identify a fourth key leadership theory, subject, assignment, or topic. This course covered a number of key theories from different disciplines that encompass leadership. Choose one theory covered this term that will be important in helping you become a more effective leader in your work life after graduation: (A few words is plenty.)

8. Explain this theory, subject, assignment, or topic. Refer back to the theory, subject, or topic that you identified in the preceding question. Go back to your text and summarize it in a way that provides thorough evidence that you understand its principles as well as how you will benefit in your work life in applying that theory. Answer these prompts to help you construct your answer:

a. Why did you choose this particular theory, subject, assignment, or topic? Answer what it was that appealed to you? (Write a short paragraph of three or four sentences.)

b. Explain the basics of this theory, subject, assignment, or topic. (Take as much space as you need, but a minimum of a few paragraphs. If you need more information about this theory to convey your synopsis of the theory basics, use an online search.)

c. Application. How will you benefit in your work life in applying this theory, subject, or topic? (Take as much space as you need, but a minimum of a few paragraphs. Go into detail about your plans for application. Create a scenario if you wish.)

d. Reflection and innovation. Before writing, think again about your application question. I want you to expand the possibilities and stretch your thinking. Thinking back on your application question, answer what in your opinion you will need to start doing, stop doing, or change the way you are doing something in order to become a more effective leader. (Take as much space as you need, but a minimum of a few paragraphs. Go into detail about your plans for innovating this theory, subject, assignment, or topic to really work especially well for you.)

9. Fifth. Identify a fifth key leadership theory, subject, assignment, or topic. This course covered a number of key theories from different disciplines that encompass leadership. Choose one theory covered this term that will be important in helping you become a more effective leader in your work life after graduation: (A few words is plenty.)

10. Explain this theory, subject, assignment, or topic. Refer back to the theory, subject, or topic that you identified in the preceding question. Go back to your text and summarize it in a way that provides thorough evidence that you understand its principles as well as how you will benefit in your work life in applying that theory. Answer these prompts to help you construct your answer:

a. Why did you choose this particular theory, subject, assignment, or topic? Answer what it was that appealed to you? (Write a short paragraph of three or four sentences.)

b. Explain the basics of this theory, subject, assignment, or topic. (Take as much space as you need, but a minimum of a few paragraphs. If you need more information about this theory to convey your synopsis of the theory basics, use an online search.)

c. Application. How will you benefit in your work life in applying this theory, subject, or topic? (Take as much space as you need, but a minimum of a few paragraphs. Go into detail about your plans for application. Create a scenario if you wish.)

d. Reflection and innovation. Before writing, think again about your application question. I want you to expand the possibilities and stretch your thinking. Thinking back on your application question, answer what in your opinion you will need to start doing, stop doing, or change the way you are doing something in order to become a more effective leader. (Take as much space as you need, but a minimum of a few paragraphs. Go into detail about your plans for innovating this theory, subject, assignment, or topic to really work especially well for you.)

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