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Assignment 1: Theories of Leadership
Due Week 4 and worth 150 points
For all assignments, assume that the City Manager has hired you as the Chief of Staff for your local government. The City Manager has tasked you with developing and implementing the government’s new million dollar grant funded Public Leadership Academy. The mission of the Public Leadership Academy is to provide ongoing training and development of the local government’s current and prospective public leaders. This program was developed in an effort to build and sustain world class public leadership that exemplifies exceptional leadership traits and skills, while fostering long-term relationships internal and external stakeholders and constituents. In the upcoming weeks, you will deliver your first presentation to the government’s local councilpersons, in which you address the type of public leadership model(s) that is both needed within the local government for its public leaders and required to fulfil the mission of the Public Leadership Academy.
After careful review and analysis of the steps needed to meet your goal, your first assignment is to revisit the theories and styles of leadership. You will examine the theories and styles that support the role of the public leader.
You may use the Internet and / or Strayer databases to complete any additional research.
Note: You may create and / or make all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment.
Use the basic outline below to draft your paper. Organize your responses to each question (except Question 4) under the following section headings:
- Defining The Public Leader (for Question 1)
- Leadership Theories (for Question 2)
- Leadership Styles (for Question 3)
Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:
- Determine two (2) leadership theories and two (2) leadership styles that support the definition of a public leader. Provide a rationale for your response.
- Assess the effectiveness of the two (2) leadership theories from Question 1. Provide two (2) examples for each leadership theory.
- Assess the effectiveness of the two (2) leadership styles from Question 1. Provide two (2) examples for each leadership style.
- Include at least four (4) peer-reviewed references (no more than five [5] years old) from material outside the textbook. Note: Appropriate peer-reviewed references include scholarly articles and governmental Websites. Wikipedia, other wikis, and any other Websites that end in anything other than “.gov” do not qualify as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
- Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
- Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
· Evaluate the theories and models of public leadership.
· Differentiate among the styles of public leadership.
· Use technology and information resources to research issues in public leadership and conflict resolution.
· Write clearly and concisely about issues in public leadership and conflict resolution using proper writing mechanics.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.
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Points: 150 |
Assignment 1: Theories of Leadership |
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Criteria |
Unacceptable Below 70% F |
Fair 70-79% C |
Proficient 80-89% B |
Exemplary 90-100% A |
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1. Determine two (2) leadership theories and two (2) leadership styles that support the definition of a public leader. Provide a rationale for your response. Weight: 25% |
Did not submit or incompletely determined two (2) leadership theories and two (2) leadership styles that support the definition of a public leader. Did not submit or incompletely provided a rationale for your response. |
Partially determined two (2) leadership theories and two (2) leadership styles that support the definition of a public leader. Partially provided a rationale for your response. |
Satisfactorily determined two (2) leadership theories and two (2) leadership styles that support the definition of a public leader. Satisfactorily provided a rationale for your response. |
Thoroughly determined two (2) leadership theories and two (2) leadership styles that support the definition of a public leader. Thoroughly provided a rationale for your response. |
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2. Assess the effectiveness of the two (2) leadership theories from Question 1. Provide two (2) examples for each leadership theory. |
Did not submit or incompletely assessed the effectiveness of the two (2) leadership theories from Question 1. Did not submit or incompletely provided two (2) examples for each leadership theory. |
Partially assessed the effectiveness of the two (2) leadership theories from Question 1. Partially provided two (2) examples for each leadership theory. |
Satisfactorily assessed the effectiveness of the two (2) leadership theories from Question 1. Satisfactorily provided two (2) examples for each leadership theory. |
Thoroughly assessed the effectiveness of the two (2) leadership theories from Question 1. Thoroughly provided two (2) examples for each leadership theory. |
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3. Assess the effectiveness of the two (2) leadership styles from Question 1. Provide two (2) examples for each leadership style. Weight: 25% |
Did not submit or incompletely assessed the effectiveness of the two (2) leadership styles from Question 1. Did not submit or incompletely provided two (2) examples for each leadership style. |
Partially assessed the effectiveness of the two (2) leadership styles from Question 1. Partially provided two (2) examples for each leadership style. |
Satisfactorily assessed the effectiveness of the two (2) leadership styles from Question 1. Satisfactorily provided two (2) examples for each leadership style. |
Thoroughly assessed the effectiveness of the two (2) leadership styles from Question 1. Thoroughly provided two (2) examples for each leadership style. |
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4. 4 references Weight: 5% |
Does not meet the required number of references. |
Meets the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices. |
Meets number of required references; all references good quality choices. |
Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices. |
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5. Writing Mechanics, Grammar, and Formatting Weight: 5% |
Serious and persistent errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting. |
Partially free of errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting. |
Mostly free of errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting. |
Error free or almost error free grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting. |
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6. Appropriate use of APA in-text citations and reference section Weight: 5% |
Lack of in-text citations and / or lack of reference section. |
In-text citations and references are provided, but they are only partially formatted correctly in APA style. |
Most in-text citations and references are provided, and they are generally formatted correctly in APA style. |
In-text citations and references are error free or almost error free and consistently formatted correctly in APA style. |
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7. Information Literacy / Integration of Sources Weight: 5% |
Serious errors in the integration of sources, such as intentional or accidental plagiarism, or failure to use in-text citations. |
Sources are partially integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing. |
Sources are mostly integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing. |
Sources are consistently integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing. |
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8. Clarity and Coherence of Writing Weight: 5% |
Information is confusing to the reader and fails to include reasons and evidence that logically support ideas. |
Information is partially clear with minimal reasons and evidence that logically support ideas. |
Information is mostly clear and generally supported with reasons and evidence that logically support ideas. |
Information is provided in a clear, coherent, and consistent manner with reasons and evidence that logically support ideas. |
