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
- 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.
- The report must:
- have a cover page
- use Times New Romans or Arial, font size: 12
- have a space of 2 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)
- 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.
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% |
