Leadership class -final assessment

Final Assessment Outline

Competency Name: BUS 260 Leadership

Competency Statement: This course is an introduction to various leadership theories, styles, and principles with a focus on the application of these concepts in personal and professional environments. Students will learn how to deﬁne their personal leadership style and begin a journey of exploring continued leadership development techniques. The course will examine the characteristics of an effective leader, including qualities, skills, and strategies. Students will learn to think critically about leadership and how to apply the best style in different situations. Emphasis will be placed on self-awareness and emotional intelligence.

Final Assessment Title: Personal Leadership Philosophy

Competency Learning Outcomes (CLOs)

Gain increased leadership self-awareness through various personal assessment questionnaires, including personal traits, skills, mindsets, and behaviors
Gain practical and applicable knowledge of the fundamental ways leadership and management is practiced in on- going organizations
Gain an understanding of one’s own leadership style and philosophy, strengths and weaknesses, and steps to make personal improvements

Purpose of the Assessment

The ﬁnal assessment for this competency is to create a personal leadership philosophy based on research. You must include leadership theories, styles, traits, emotional intelligence, and habits. You will submit a paper in which you describe your own personal philosophy about leadership for the kind of leader you want to become. In this assignment, you will try to answer the question, “What kind of leader do I want to become?” The purpose of this assessment is to demonstrate a competent knowledge of the study of leadership and how it applies to organizational and personal development.

Submission Artifacts:

Your paper should consist of the following six sections:

An introduction that includes general information about leadership and its history, including a deﬁnition. Also include a general description of your personal leadership philosophy and a description about the following sections you are going to develop.

An overview of the various leadership theories and styles that have been developed over the last one hundred years.

Also include the leadership theories that you most relate to and plan on applying to your leadership.

An overview of the different leadership traits that have been identiﬁed through research. Also include milestone activity results and how they affect the leader you want to become in the future.

An overview of emotional intelligence and why it's an imperative skill for all leaders to possess. Also include your milestone activity results and how that might affect your leadership.

An overview of any mindsets, skills, and habits a leader must possess to be effective. Also include your milestone activity results and what habits or mindsets accelerate the most growth for you.

A conclusion that summarizes your personal leadership philosophy and how you plan on using leading theories, concepts, and styles to be an effective leader.

Submission: Final

You will have a chance to submit a rough draft (which will not be graded). If you choose to submit a draft you will receive feedback from your instructor. This feedback will help you with your content, grammar, citations, and formatting. After receiving the feedback, make any necessary revisions to your paper.

When you are ready, submit your ﬁnal draft. The ﬁnal draft of your paper is the only grade you will receive for this competency. Your grade will be based on a rubric listed below. It is important to follow the directions for the paper and make any changes necessary that are suggested by your instructor.

File Logistics:

Your paper should be ﬁve to six pages (not including title or reference pages)

Be typed and double-spaced, using 12-point font, with 1 in. margins on all sides. Follow APA format.

Include your name and page numbers in the header/footer. Reference a minimum of three scholarly journals or articles

Cite sources, parenthetically and in the reference page. Citations must follow APA format.

Check Before Submission:

Before submitting, double-check you have met the criteria noted below. Did you….

Review milestone activities and results

Give a detailed summary of the various leadership theories, traits, styles, emotional intelligence skills, mindsets, and habits

Support your summaries with research and scholarly references

Clearly state your leadership philosophy and how it connects to leadership theories, concepts, practices, and styles; self-reﬂection and self-assessments; and expectations in moving forward as a leader

Clearly respond to the question: “How do you see yourself as a leader?”

Use three or more scholarly sources, course readings, and self-assessment data to support analysis Assure that your paper ﬂows logically, is well written and meets the required minimum length

Proofread for accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation Follow APA formatting standards

Submit your Work

Your completed ﬁnal assessment documents should be submitted through the Final Assessment link of your competency.

Please note, that you can upload multiple ﬁles to the Final Assignment link.

Make sure the ﬁles are converted to a doc or docx ﬁle. (you can share Google Doc and MS OneDrive documents from the “Choose Existing Activities” button)

To upload a ﬁle, click “Upload File” and choose the ﬁle(s) from your desktop:

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Final Assessment Rubric

Criterion	Exemplary- 4	Proﬁcient- 3	Developing- 2	Emerging- 1
Personal Leadership Philosophy	Clearly states leadership philosophy and how it connects to research theories, concepts, practices, and styles; self- reﬂection and self- assessments; and expectations in moving forward as a leader. Includes at least three speciﬁc examples to demonstrate the ability to apply personal leadership philosophy to real life	States leadership philosophy with limited connections to research with limited connections to research theories, concepts practices, and styles; self- reﬂection and self- assessments; and expectations in moving forward as a leader. Includes at least two speciﬁc examples to demonstrate the ability to apply	States leadership philosophy with erroneous connections to research theories concepts, practices and styles; self- reﬂection and self- assessments; and expectations in moving forward as a leader. Includes at least one speciﬁc example to demonstrate the ability to apply personal leadership	Fails to state leadership philosophy and provides no connections to research theories, concepts, practices and styles; self- assessments; and expectations in moving forward as a leader. Includes no speciﬁc examples to demonstrate the ability to apply personal leadership philosophy to real life situations. Fails to

Criterion	Exemplary- 4	Proﬁcient- 3	Developing- 2	Emerging- 1
	situations. Clearly responds to the question: "How do you see yourself as a leader?"	personal leadership philosophy to real life situations. Responds to the question "How do you see yourself as a leader?"	philosophy to real life situations. Vaguely responds to the question: "How do you see yourself as a leader?"	respond to the question: "How do you see yourself as a leader?"
Leadership Theories & Research	Demonstrates sophisticated understanding of leadership research- theories, concepts, practices, styles, and beliefs. This understanding includes a detailed comparison between various theories, concepts, practices styles, and beliefs and how they inﬂuence your personal philosophy. Explanations are clearly supported by at least three scholarly references and competency readings.	Demonstrates adequate understanding of the similarities and differences between/among leadership theories, concepts, practices, styles, and beliefs. This understanding includes a comparison between various theories, concepts, practices styles, and beliefs and how they inﬂuence your personal philosophy. Explanations are supported by at least scholarly references and competency readings.	Demonstrates partial understanding of the similarities and differences between/among leadership theories, concepts, practices, styles, and beliefs. This understanding lacks information to make comparisons between various theories, concepts, practices styles, and beliefs and how they inﬂuence your personal philosophy. Explanations are partially supported by scholarly references and competency readings.	Demonstrates surface understanding of the similarities and differences between/among leadership theories, concepts, practices, styles, and beliefs. Fails to include information to make comparisons between various theories, concepts, practices styles, and beliefs and how they inﬂuence your personal philosophy. Explanations are not supported by scholarly references and competency readings.
Leadership Skills & Traits	Clearly articulates strengths and weaknesses supported by self- reﬂection and self- assessments. Thoughtfully evaluates connections between strengths and personal leadership philosophy. clearly articulates a plan to address weaknesses and connects the plan to personal leadership philosophy.	Articulates strengths and weaknesses supported by some self-reﬂection and self-assessments. Suﬃciently evaluates connections between strengths and personal leadership philosophy. Articulates a plan to address weaknesses and connects the plan to personal leadership philosophy.	Somewhat articulates strengths and weaknesses supported by inaccurate or inappropriate self- reﬂection assessments. Weakly evaluates connections between strengths and personal leadership philosophy. Describes an abbreviated plan to address weaknesses and poorly connects the plan to personal leadership philosophy.	Does not articulate strengths and weaknesses supported by self- reﬂection and self- assessments. Fails to evaluate connections between strengths and personal leadership. Does not provide a plan to address weaknesses with connections to personal leadership philosophy.
APA Formatting	Uses three or more scholarly sources, course readings, and self-assessment data to support analysis. The paper is logical, well-written, and the required length. Spelling grammar and punctuation are accurate. APA formatting standards are followed with no errors.	Uses two scholarly sources, course readings, and self- assessment data to support analysis. The paper is logical, well- written, and the required length. There may be one or two minor errors in spelling, grammar, and/or punctuation. APA formatting standards are followed with a few minor errors.	Uses one source, course reading, and self-assessment data to support analysis. The paper is somewhat logical and well-written but is too long or short. Some errors in spelling, grammar, and/or punctuation. APA standards are somewhat followed but with numerous errors.	Does not use outside sources to support analysis. The paper lacks clarity and may be confusing as well as too long or short. Numerous errors in spelling, grammar, and/or punctuation. Limited if any adherence to APA standards.