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PSYC305 Motivation and Leadership
Week 1 Individual Assignment 1
Individual assignment:
McFarlane Case, p. 65 (Manning & Curtis): “Part One Video Case, Toying with
Success: The McFarlane Companies”
After reading the
case, answer “Questions for Discussion” 1 and 2, providing evidence for points
you make.
Then, include a well
thought-out and reflective 6 to 10-line personal conclusion.
Submit your assignment
AS A MICROSOFT WORD DOCUMENT.
Rubric (professor has
the discretion to award points as deemed reasonable):
Complete, well
thought-out answer tapping into required content, arguments well presented, all
parts responded to adequately, all criteria met, no significant errors:
45-50/50
Many points made, but
some connection to content missing, one part not answered, incomplete
discussion, nearly all criteria: 40-44/50
Some points made, but
some connection to content missing, incomplete and/or limited discussion, some
criteria met: 35-39/40
Limited discussion,
limited points, few criteria met: 30-34/50
Poor in every way, no
criteria met: 0-33/50
For grammar, spelling,
and APA formatting errors, student may lose additional points.
Week 2 Team Assignment 1
Please read the page
“Team Assignments Approach and Overview” located in the Files section of the
Course Menu for an overview of approach and requirements for Team Assignments,
and the following detailed instructions for Team Assignment 1 to be started in
Week 1, and completed in Week 2.
As you know, to
develop leadership skills, hands-on in this course, you are being put in
virtual teams of 4. With your team members, you will complete 4 team
assignments, one in each of weeks 2, 3, 5, and 6. You will do this by each team
member having the opportunity to be the Leader in at least one of the Team
Assignments (while others take on other specific roles that week).
Objectives of Team
Assignment 1 (due Week 2)
To become aware of
your leadership qualities, where and how they were developed, areas that need
development, and how you could start developing your leadership qualities; and
In order to work
together virtually, you will share information with your team about how and
when you are available for communication with your team, and your leadership
and course goals as stated in 1) above.
Tasks and deliverables
for the team assignment of Weeks 1 and 2 – to be completed in week 2:
Instructions: Team
Assignment 1 requires you to
Get started in Week 1
to
Individually, analyze
your leadership strengths, and areas to develop and improve, based on the
personal Leadership development and Course goals document (LDCG) in the Files
section of the Course Menu,
Indicate your program,
experience with online courses, day and time availability, contact information
(phone, chat, e-mail address), and time zones, etc… using the Communication
Preferences (CP) document in the Files section of the Course Menu.
Communicate and share
the above information in LDCG and CP documents, with your team members, by
posting in Team Discussions.
Continue in Week 2 to
Share the above
information with each other,
As a team, using the
above information, plan out team roles, such as leader, motivator,
communicator, facilitator, etc…, for all team members, for all 4 team
assignment weeks 2, 3, 5 and 6, as suggested in Team Roles document in the
Files section of the Course Menu.
Collate all team
members’ Leadership Development and Course goals and Communication Preferences
information with Team roles, in ONE Word document. You may create a table in
Word, or an Excel worksheet to represent the information on Leadership and
Course Goals (LDCG) summary and Communication Preferences (CP) summary, and
submit with the Team Roles information, all in ONE Word document.
Team assignment
deliverable must be submitted in three places: at the end of the Team
discussions by Team Leader, in the Files section of the Course Menu by the
leader, and in your own Week 2 Team Assignment area by each team member.
To ensure productivity
by each member of your team, a Team Leader and Member Report (TLMR), available
in the Files section of the Course Menu, will be completed by each member of
the team and posted by each member in the Team discussions between Friday and
Saturday midnight, and in their own Team Assignment area along with their Team
assignment deliverable/ product by Sunday 11:59pm.
If the TLMR is not
posted in Team discussions and own area by Sunday 11:59pm, up to 20% points may
be deducted from the full points of the Team assignment.
If the TLMR is not
posted in Team discussions and own area by Sunday 11:59pm, up to 20% points may
be deducted from the full points of the Team assignment.
Week 3 Individual Assignment 2
Take the Big 5
Personality Inventory on p. 387 in our book. Write a 400- to 600-word summary
of your personality, as described by the Big 5 Inventory. Discuss the upsides
and the downsides of the pattern of the five dimensions or traits of your
personality. We know that three of the Big 5—conscientiousness, openness, and
extroversion—are closely associated with leadership effectiveness. How do your
scores reflect your readiness to become a leader? Include a reflection about
how your personality shapes your behavior toward work, school, and teamwork.
Don’t forget to submit
your assignment.
Rubric (professor has
the discretion to award points as deemed reasonable)
Complete, well
thought-out answer tapping into required content, arguments well presented, all
parts responded to adequately, all criteria met, no significant errors:
45-50/50
Many points made, but
some connection to content missing, one part not answered, incomplete
discussion, nearly all criteria: 40-44/50
Some points made, but
some connection to content missing, incomplete and/or limited discussion, some
criteria met: 35-39/40
Limited discussion,
limited points, few criteria met: 30-34/50
Poor in every way, no
criteria met: 0-33/50
For grammar, spelling,
and APA formatting errors, student may lose additional points.
Week 3 Team Assignment 2
Objectives of Team
Assignment 2
1) continue to work in your team with a new
leader and members in other roles, all that were specified in Week 2
assignment, for Week 3, and
2) participate fully
in completing a PowerPoint based on research conducted by your team on a top
company to work for, to examine its original and current leadership, values and
profitability, and to create and submit a PowerPoint according to criteria and
suggestions provided.
Tasks and Deliverables
for the Team Assignment 2 of Week 3 Select one of the top 10 companies from
2013, 2014 or any other year to investigate, researching the names from the
site below, and as mentioned in Week 3 lecture:
http://www.greatplacetowork.com/best-companies/100-best-companies-to-work-for
(Links to an external site.)
Create a PowerPoint
presentation with graphics about the company you selected.
Each team member must
put their first and last name in size 14-18 font on each PowerPoint slide that
they are responsible for creating
Ensure that the
following information has been researched and represented in the PowerPoint:
What is the company
known for? What does it do right? What are its mission and values? Does it work
toward social responsibility?
What is the company’s
background—what is the source of its leadership, conscience and approach to
social responsibility? What is the rationale for employee-friendly endeavors?
What is the history behind its good governance?
Who leads this company
toward excellence presently? What are that person’s values? Are the values
stated by the leader(s)? Do those values drive the company and carry over to
its employees? What are the leadership qualities of the people responsible for
its success?
Is the company
profitable? Can you be a caring organization and still be profitable? (You may
need to look for a financial report in Business Source Complete available in
the Chamberlain library database).
PowerPoint advice:
Every slide should have clear, readable text no smaller than 28 point font;
remember to limit your use of full sentences. Each slide should also have some
kind of visual to enhance the communication of that content. Using APA
guidelines cite your sources, including in-text citations. The professional
team product includes an introduction, multiple content slides, and a
conclusion, as well as a reference slide. Better products usually have about 15
to 20 slides (four or five from each student). You may need more for more
complex products. More detailed
guidelines on presentation techniques is provided in a document “PowerPoint dos
and don’ts” in the Files section of the Course Menu.
Submit your team
assignment deliverable/product to the team discussion, the Files section of the
Course Menu for all to see, and to the Team Assignment area. The presentation
is posted in the team discussions so that you can all work on it, and the team
leader or designee should post a final copy in the Files section of the Course
Menu so other teams can see it. Each participating team member should post the
same final copy in his or her own Week 3 Team Assignment area so that it can be
graded.
Remember to post the
TLMR (Team Leader and Member Report) in Team discussions, and in your own area
along with the deliverable/ product (PowerPoint).
In-class students must
be ready to present your product to the class at the beginning of next week’s class.
Team Assignment Rubric (Assignment Worth 60
points)
Team Assignment
Content: Worth 20 points
Addresses all aspects
of the question(s), applying information from the textbook, including 1 outside
source per group member, and displaying an understanding from the weekly
concepts.
Professional
Communication: Worth up to 16 points
Presents information
using clear and concise language in an organized manner (minimal errors in
English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation).
Formatting: Worth up
to 12 points
Text is easy to read,
formatting follows APA formatting guidelines, color schemes are balanced, fonts
are reasonable in size.
Organization and
Creativity: Worth up to 12 points
The PowerPoint was
organized with proper headings and indentation. PowerPoint was unique and
presented information in a creative way.
Team Participation:
Individual posted
their contribution of the Team Assignment after Friday at 11:59pm (late): -5
points
Individual posted
their TMLR after Sunday at 11:59pm (late): -2 points
TMLR report grade
assessments: It is at the Professor’s discretion to assign grade penalties
based on TMLRs.
Week 5 Individual Assignment 3
Read the case study
“Part Five Video Case—Hot Topic: Employees with Passion” on p. 281 of your
textbook and answer the ‘Questions for Discussion’ 1 and 2, providing evidence
for points you make. For full points, ensure substantive responses to the
questions. See rubric below for criteria for full points.
Don’t forget to submit
your assignment.
Rubric (professor has
the discretion to change award points as deemed reasonable)
Complete, well
thought-out answer tapping into required content, arguments well presented, all
parts responded to adequately, all criteria met, no significant errors: 45-50/50
Many points made, but
some connection to content missing, one part not answered, incomplete
discussion, nearly all criteria: 40-44/50
Some points made, but
some connection to content missing, incomplete and/or limited discussion, some
criteria met: 35-39/40
Limited discussion,
limited points, few criteria met: 30-34/50
Poor in every way, no
criteria met: 0-33/50
Week 5 Team Assignment 3
Objectives of Team
Assignment 3
to continue to work in
your team with a new leader and members in other roles, all that were specified
in Week 2 assignment, for Week 5, and
to participate fully
in completing a PowerPoint based on research conducted by your team on the
phenomenon of groupthink and at least 3 scenarios/examples in which groupthink
has had significant negative consequence.
Tasks and Deliverables
Read the section on
“Avoiding groupthink” in the Manning and Curtis book, pp. 256–258. With your
team, investigate multiple examples of groupthink and present information about
the phenomenon and at least 3 scenarios / examples (other than the Space
Shuttle Challenger Disaster) in a PowerPoint presentation.
Each team member must
put their first and last name in size 14-18 font on each PowerPoint slide that
they are responsible for creating.
Your presentation must
cover examples/ scenarios in which groupthink has had a significant
consequence.
PowerPoint advice:
Every slide should have clear, readable text no smaller than 28 point font;
remember to limit your use of full sentences. Each slide should also have some
kind of visual to enhance the communication of that content. Using APA
guidelines cite your sources, including in-text citations. The professional
team product includes an introduction, multiple content slides, and a conclusion,
as well as a reference slide. Better products usually have about 15 to 20
slides (four or five from each student). You may need more for more complex
products. More detailed guidelines on presentation techniques is provided in a
document “PowerPoint dos and don’ts” in the Files section of the Course Menu.
Submit your team
assignment deliverable/product to the team discussion, Files section of the
Course Menu for all to see, and to the Team Assignment area. The presentation
is posted in the team discussions so that you can all work on it, and the team
leader or designee should post a final copy in the Files section of the Course
Menu so other teams can see it. Each participating team member should post the
same final copy in his or her own Team Assignment area so that it can be
graded.
Remember to post the
TLMR (Team Leader and Member Report) in Team discussions, and in your own area
along with the deliverable/ product (PowerPoint).
In-class students must
be ready to present your product to the class at the beginning of next week’s
class.
Don’t forget to submit
your assignment.
Team Assignment Rubric
(Assignment Worth 60 points)
Team Assignment
Content: Worth 20 points
Addresses all aspects
of the question(s), applying information from the textbook, including 1 outside
source per group member, and displaying an understanding from the weekly
concepts.
Professional
Communication: Worth up to 16 points
Presents information
using clear and concise language in an organized manner (minimal errors in
English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation).
Formatting: Worth up
to 12 points
Text is easy to read,
formatting follows APA formatting guidelines, color schemes are balanced, fonts
are reasonable in size.
Organization and
Creativity: Worth up to 12 points
The PowerPoint was
organized with proper headings and indentation. PowerPoint was unique and
presented information in a creative way.
Team Participation:
Individual posted
their contribution of the Team Assignment after Friday at 11:59pm (late): -5
points
Individual posted
their TMLR after Sunday at 11:59pm (late): -2 points
TMLR report grade
assessments: It is at the Professor’s discretion to assign grade penalties
based on TMLRs.
Week 6 Team Assignment 4
Objectives of Team Assignment
4
1) continue to work in
your team with a new leader and members in other roles, as specified in week 2
assignment, for week 6, and
2) participate fully
in completing a PowerPoint on an enlightened organization, as described on p.
87- 91 in Manning and Curtis, by assessing its organizational climate and
highlighting characteristics of loyalty, consideration for others, motivation,
communication, and leadership in that organization.
Tasks and Deliverables
Each team: Find an
organization that has an enlightened organizational culture, as described on p.
87- 91 in our Manning-Curtis book. Research their culture and climate via the
Web or other resources, and create a PowerPoint presentation, based on the
Organizational Climate assessment and highlighting the characteristics of
loyalty, consideration for others, motivation, communication, and leadership in
that organization. Some examples for you to consider include: SAS, Google,
Nugget Markets, and World Famous Pike Place Fish Market. There are many others,
so have fun exploring the world of exceptional organizations and their
enlightened culture.
Each team member must
put their first and last name in size 14-18 font on each PowerPoint slide that
they are responsible for creating.
PowerPoint advice. Every
slide should have clear, readable text no smaller than 28 point font; remember
to limit your use of full sentences. Each slide should also have some kind of
visual to enhance the communication of that content. Using APA guidelines cite
your sources, including in-text citations. The professional team product
includes an introduction, multiple content slides, and a conclusion, as well as
a reference slide. Better products usually have about 15 to 20 slides (four or
five from each student). You may need more for more complex products. More
detailed guidelines on presentation techniques is provided in a document
“PowerPoint dos and don’ts” in the Files section of the Course Menu.
Submit your team
assignment deliverable/product to the team discussion, Files section of the
Course Menu for all to see, and to the Team Assignment area. The presentation
is posted in the team discussions so that you can all work on it, and the team
leader or designee should post a final copy in the Files section of the Course
Menu so other teams can see it. Each participating team member should post the
same final copy in his or her own Week 6 Team Assignment area so that it can be
graded.
Remember to post the
TLMR (Team Leader and Member Report) in Team discussions, and in your own area
along with the deliverable/ product (PowerPoint).
In-class students must
be ready to present your product to the class at the beginning of next week’s
class.
Don’t forget to submit
your assignment.
Team Assignment Rubric
(Assignment Worth 60 points)
Team Assignment
Content: Worth 20 points
Addresses all aspects
of the question(s), applying information from the textbook, including 1 outside
source per group member, and displaying an understanding from the weekly
concepts.
Professional
Communication: Worth up to 16 points
Presents information
using clear and concise language in an organized manner (minimal errors in
English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation).
Formatting: Worth up
to 12 points
Text is easy to read,
formatting follows APA formatting guidelines, color schemes are balanced, fonts
are reasonable in size.
Organization and
Creativity: Worth up to 12 points
The PowerPoint was
organized with proper headings and indentation. PowerPoint was unique and
presented information in a creative way.
Team Participation:
Individual posted
their contribution of the Team Assignment after Friday at 11:59pm (late): -5
points
Individual posted
their TMLR after Sunday at 11:59pm (late): -2 points
TMLR report grade
assessments: It is at the Professor’s discretion to assign grade penalties
based on TMLRs.
Week 7 Individual Assignment Interview Report
Cross-Cultural
Realities at Work (individual interview report)
In this individual
assignment, you are required to interview someone who is different from you
(see criteria below) so that you may learn from the interviewee and be able to
adequately reflect on the questions for analysis as given below. Please make
yourself aware of questions for interview and for analysis before conducting
the interview.
This interview is
designed for students who are learning about diversity.
Preparation
Find someone who meets
all three criteria:
at least 7 years older
or younger than you are;
doing work that you
may not imagine yourself doing; and
culturally distinctly
different from you.
Conducting the
Interview
Your goal is to get
the person talking. Listen for what is said, what is implied, and what is not
said. Try not to insert your opinions and experience. Use the sample interview
questions as below; please feel free to add your own.
Start the interview by
explaining who you are and why you are interviewing him or her. Thank the
person sincerely for giving you his or her time and thoughts. Be sensitive
throughout the interview regarding whether the person wants to continue.
Sample Interview
Questions
Start with questions
that are easy and comfortable to answer.
What kind of work do
you do?
How long have you been
doing it?
Can you describe a
typical workday?
Then move to questions
that require more thought and rapport with the interviewer.
Why did you end up
doing this work? What kind of person often does this sort of work? (And would
you consider yourself typical?)
What do you like about
this work?
What is difficult
about this work?
How do [customers,
others in the company, etc.] treat you? What do they think about the job you
do? [Adapt this question to fit your particular interview—try to get at how the
person thinks he or she is treated based on his or her work.]
How does being a [fill
in the blank with a salient cultural category: man, older person,
African-American, 20-something, etc.] play into the work you do?
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Has this work changed
the way you think about yourself and about the world?
What are some cultural
values that are important to you? [It can be family, work, or interpersonal.]
Do you think these are similar to or different from mainstream American
culture? Please explain your ideas.
What do you like best
about American culture? What do you like least? [Even if the person is American,
he or she will have an opinion about this question that gives you some insight
about how he or she views things from his or her perspective.]
Thank him or her
again.
Analysis of Your
Interview and Writing Your Report
Think about your
interview, the person, and his or her work. Please consider these questions as
you write your report for this assignment. Make sure to present a well thought
response based on your interview and these questions.
First, state who the
interviewee is and how does he or she meet the three criteria (all three should
be met).
What aspects of this
person’s work determine or indicate his or her status relative to others?
What are some of the
connections between this person’s work experience and gender, race, age, and/or
ethnicity, etc.?
What kinds of
attitudes, values, and behaviors does this person’s work culture encourage?
What attitudes and
values held by this person are similar to your own, and which are different?
From this interview,
what can give us insight into communicating across cultures or across work
cultures?
