Leadership in Organizations

 

UNIV 1213: Leadership and Teamwork

Fall 2013

 

 

Assignment 1

 

Leadership in Organizations

 

(10%=Individual Written Report)

 

 

Purpose of Assignment

 

  • To help students understand what leadership is.
  • To become familiar with the different types of leadership and how they function within different industries.
  • The student will also understand the theory behind different leadership styles.

 

Objectives

 

  • The student will be able to define leadership.
  • The student will be able to show his understanding of different leadership styles.
  • The student will be able to show his understanding of different leadership styles and the function of each type across industries.
  • The student will be able to differentiate between a manager’s role in an organization and a leader’s role.
  • The student will be able to list five characteristics of an effective leader.
  • The student will be able to show his understand of how an identified characteristic of an effective leader empowers their leadership style.

 

Instructional Media: Tools and Resources

 

  • You will be provided with online articles, reports, and different resources that will assist you in understanding the leadership styles. You will be provided in-class time one week before the assignment is due in order to discuss in groups and search online for additional required resources.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requirements

 

Written Report

 

  1. The report must use your own language and should specify the reference(s) from which the information is taken. If you cut and paste a sentence you must use quotation marks and write the author, year, and page number in brackets in the text after the quotation.

 

  1. The report must:
  • have a cover page
  • use Times New Romans or Arial, font size: 12
  • have a space of 1.5 between lines,
  • be between 2-3 full pages in length (not including the reference list)
  • use topic sentences at the start of each paragraph
  • be written in the third person (do not use “I” or “my” or “our” or “we”)
  • have a reference for each section (excluding the Conclusion)
  • use full sentences (and no bullet points)

 

  1. The report must use the following headings:

 

Introduction

Include a clear thesis statement, justify the importance of the assignment, a reference to justify assignment, outline what topics the report will cover

 

Leadership

Define leadership, justify its importance in organizations, and explain how it differs from management.

 

Leadership Qualities

Describe 6 important qualities or personality traits that leaders should possess to be effective leaders with clear explanations.

 

Leadership Styles

Describe 4 leadership styles and say in what type of organization they are typically found. Also, give a famous example of each style and justify your answer.

 

Conclusion

Restate the thesis statement, include a summary of the key points from the body paragraphs, and say how these key points answer the assignment.

 

 

References

Include at least 3 references. The references can be from e-brary, books, newspapers, or the internet (but not lecture slides). You must cite the author and year in the text of the essay. Also, for each reference you must list the author, year, article or book title, and publisher under References at the end of the essay.

 

  1. Examples of well written essays can be found in the BlackBoard under ‘Assignments’.

 

 

Submission Criteria

 

Date Due:

 

Where to submit hard copies:        In class

 

Where to submit soft copies:          ‘Assignments’ in BlackBoard

 

 

The following piece of info must appear on the cover page:

 

UNIV 1213: Leadership and Teamwork

 

Assessment Criteria

 

Criteria Assessment Rubric for Individual Written Report SCORES
Introduction Contains thesis statement, states why assignment is important, a reference to justify assignment, outlines the body topics (R) 3%
Leadership Definition, importance, difference to management (R) 2%
Leadership qualities Six qualities of effective leaders with explanations (R) 2%
Leadership styles Four styles with organization types and famous examples (R) 4%
Conclusion Restate the thesis statement, include a summary of the key points from the body paragraphs, and say how these key points answer the assignment.

 

 3%
Mechanics Punctuation and spelling and capitalization are correct, words are well chosen, writer uses own words, no cut and pasting, use of headings, third person, full sentences, no bullet points 3%
References Contains 3 relevant references, references in text of report, correct referencing rules 3%
TOTAL   20%

 

Notes about Scoring

 

  • The score is converted into an assessment score out of 10% by dividing the above score by 2.

 

Late Assignments

 

  • If a BB copy of your assignment is between 1 day late and 7 days late – you will have 20% of marks
  • If a BB copy of your assignment is more than 1 week late you will receive 0% marks.

 

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