Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) Leadership Project (Core Assessment) Guidelines

 

Find out from your professor the correct course materials so that you have everything you need for this course.  The Park University Bookstore should have the course materials you need http://www.park.edu/bookstore/ Note, the software may not be compatible with 64 bit computers, so you may need to work through http://www.lpionline.com/

 

 

Measure your exemplary leadership performance, analyze your behaviors, create a plan for improvement, implement the plan, and analyze your success. The Leadership Practices Inventory or LPI is the required inventory in the online course.

Click to go to the following assignment guidelines:
Week 1 (Non-LPI Measures)
Week 2 (Ethics)
Week 3 (Interview of Exemplary Leader)
Week 4 (Report of 20 LPI respondents)
Week 5 (Plan of specific behaviors to employ for the next month.
Week 6 (Synthesis and analysis in core assessment)
Week 8 (Reflection)
The assignments for this course can be modified any way your professor considers appropriate. This project will evolve during the course.

 

WEEK 1 Preparation--Begin Work

Complete Non-LPI Measures

Distribute 40 LPI Measures

 

ANALYZE YOURSELF
 WEEK 1:  Write a Self-Analysis Based On Non-LPI Measures
To provide additional perspectives beyond the LPI for your self-analysis, please complete about 8-10 measures from other scholarly sources. If you have the Hackman and Johnson textbook Leadership: A Communication Perspective, Fifth Edition, you will find measures for self analysis in every chapter. If you do not have the Hackman and Johnson text, you will find an array of measures you can use here: http://www.jamescmccroskey.com/measures/

 

Do not submit the results, but analyze your results. What do they say about your communication and leadership strengths and needs? What do they imply for your needed change in this course? A summary of the results and your self analysis will be due with the Core Assessment (week 6).

 

BEGIN TO PLAN YOUR PROJECT
As soon as possible, skim the LPI material.
Or subscribe to the online software: You can investigate through a free trial at http://www.lpionline.com/ If you decide to use the lpionline, you need to join and send that information out immediately.  If you buy the student version, you will have a different scale and scoring. In addition, you will have to separately buy the LPI materials including the LPI Planner and LPI Workbook.  This option may be more more convenient.
Also, you also can read the websites while you wait for your materials to arrive: http://www.leadershipchallenge.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-131053.html Plan now regarding how you will do the work so you will be able to submit the following for week 6. Because this is a large body of material, think about how you will submit the materials in advance. See "Assignment" link, "How to Submit," so that you will be prepared to submit all material by week 6.

You will need the following for your core assessment (typically due week 6):
*Narrative overview that synthesizes your work to become an exemplary leader according to K & P definitions. This element should contain an update and elaboration of any previously submitted work, which you integrate together into a whole. *Synthesis overview of your results and implications from ten Hackman and Johnson or McCroskey measures of your choice.
*Analysis of LPI Printout and nonLPI measures. IMPORTANT, you cannot use an LPI file in eCollege and you canNOT open an LPI file on a computer unless the software is installed on that computer.
*References to go with overview narrative (minimum of K & P and the sources of the additional measures you used in your self analysis).

*Plan and implementation.
*Completed Planner.
*Completed Workbook.
 

START COLLECTING AND ANALYZING DATA IMMEDIATELY
You will need 20 people who complete the LPI measure about you, so you will want to ask about 40 people to complete the measure. 

Begin by printing off and distributing the inventories to people you know (e.g., friends, coworkers, supervisors). Ask them to complete the measure about you. Complete a measure about yourself. You will separate each group according to their relationship with you when you input the data into the computer program for analysis. Follow the LPI instructions and use the LPI software to generate results. Include the software report in your project.

If you have not received your course materials, ask your professor if s/he can provide a copy of the measure to help you start collecting data.

In asking coworkers to complete a measure, the main thing is to not make people feel coerced into completing the inventories. Ask something along that line. "I'm doing this for a leadership class, and I need honest feedback so I can improve my communication skills. Please don't put your name on the form, and you can simply put it in this envelope with others. . . " These materials are in the LPI package you purchased for the course. The scale is 1 (almost never) to 10 (almost always). Blanks and N/A should be recorded as a 1. The instructions are in your LPI package.

 

WEEK 2

 

 

 

 

ETHICS

WEEK 2:  STUDENT DISCUSSION LEADERSHIP--Write your framework for ethical conduct in contemporary organizations.

Pipe Dreams: Greed, Ego, and the Death of Enron, by Robert Bryce, Molly Ivins

Using the book Pipe Dreams as a prompt, discuss the complicated issues of ethical leadership.  Each student will be assigned chapters, then lead Discussion Board conversation about the chapters.  In your Discussion Board leadership, write a paragraph or two summarizing the chapters.  Then ask questions to prompt student discussion about ethical leadership related to those chapters.  Be sure to respond to each student who answers your question(s). 

 

For the core assessment, write The over-riding concern is the following:  I will you ensure that you are an ethical exemplary leader?

Week

Chapter

Author's Note

 

 

Introduction

 

1

The Job Fair

 

2

John Henry Kirby and the Roots of Enron

 

3

Buy or Be Bought

 

4

The Merger

 

5

The Lays Move to River Oaks

 

6

The Valhalla Fiasco

 

7

"The Smartest Son of a Bitch I've Ever Met"

 

8

Banking on the Gas Bank

 

9

Mark-to-Market Account-a-Rama

 

10

Enron Goes International: Teesside

 

11

The Big Shot Buying Binge

 

12

"Kenny Boy"

 

13

The Dabhol Debacle

 

14

OPIC: Sweet Subsidies

 

15

A Kinder, Gentler Enron

 

16

The Reign of Skilling

 

17

"A Pit of Vipers"

 

18

Cash Flow Problems, Part I

 

19

Chewco: The 3-Percent Solution

 

20

Sexcapades

 

21

The Family Lay

 

22

LJM1

 

23

Buying Off the Board

 

24

The Deal Diva

 

25

Enron's Waterworld

 

26

Hyping the Bandwidth Bubble

 

27

Andy Fastow Arrives...in River Oaks

 

28

Strippers and Stock Options

 

29

Casino Enron: Cash Flow Problems, Part 2

 

30

LJM2

 

31

The Big Five Versus the SEC

 

32

Derivatives Hocus-Pocus

 

33

Ken Rice: Missing in Action

 

34

Analysts Who Think

 

35

Air Enron

 

36

Skilling Says a Bad Word

 

37

George W. to the Rescue, Part 1

 

38

Broadband Blues

 

39

Sleepless in Houston: Cash Flow Problems, Part 3

 

40

Sherron Watkins Saves Her Own Ass

 

41

George W. to the Rescue, Part 2

 

42

You Gotta Have Art

 

43

Revenge of the Raptors

 

44

"An Outstanding Job as CFO"

 

45

Fastow Goes Bye-Bye

 

46

Posh PJ's

 

47

Greenspan Gets the Enron Prize

 

48

One Restatement Too Many

 

49

The Downgrade

 

50

The Bankruptcy

 

51

Epilogue: "Salvation Armani"

 

Since Enron

After the Epilogue:  Investigate what has happened in the last ten years.

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

WEEK 3

 

 

 

 

WEEK 3:  Write a Summary of Your Interview with an Exemplary Leader.

Using the LPI measure as a guide, conduct an interview of an EXEMPLARY leader you think demonstrates the five LPI principles. You will want to prepare some questions in advance so you can find out what the person thinks about the five principles. Write a 250 word summary afterwards. Cut and paste it into the body of a post in the appropriate Discussion Board thread. That way you can see and discuss what other people in the class discovered.

WEEK 4: Submit Dropbox Assignment.

 

 

WEEK 4:  Write a Self-Analysis of Your Exemplary Leadership Strengths and Needs.

Submit Executive Summary and  LPI Printout Summary in Electronic Form (all in one, single .txt file)

 

IMPORTANT: Without submitting the LPI software scoring printout THIS WEEK, you cannot proceed in the course. This assignment is the basis for the rest of the course.
For week 4, you should have run the data so you obtain the results from the 20 people who analyzed you. In addition, analyze what the results mean! What have you learned about yourself and what do you need to change?

If you don't have 20 response measures, you will need to continue to collect data. But get it done because the term is evaporating quickly. Remember, the more data you have, the more accurate the results. Please enter the data as groups (e.g., friends, family, coworkers). As you collect and enter more results, you can make the new results your printout that you submit with your full project due week 6.

Make sure you ask all coworkers, supervisor(s), and direct reports. You'll need at least 20 measures to have a valid LPI software report. You can add measures from people from your religious community who know you well, other students in the MA program, and former co-workers, friends, and family. The more measures you analyze through the software, the more accurate the picture of your leadership. You will want to separate groups in the analysis according to the software, so you can tell what behaviors you need to improve in different contexts.

Creating the LPI Printout Report
You need the LPI scoring software. It can be purchased separately, if the software didn't come in your package.
OR Use the Student LPI software. You will need to input the data this way: 10 & 9 =5; 8 & 7 = 4; 6 & 5 = 3; 4 & 3 = 2; 2 & 1 = 1.
OR Run it by hand (instructions are in your materials).
OR Use the lpionline http://www.lpionline.com/
OR Join efforts with another person in the class and have him or her run the data for you.

Executive Summary

There's no point in doing the report if you don't know what it means.  Show that you can correctly read and interpret the report.  Make sure you carefully analyze yourself in an executive summary based on the report. You will want to include your analysis of the nonLPI measures too.  What does your LPI report mean?

 

LPI Software Scoring Printout--Example Grading Rubric

Mastery Contains the following (full credit)

Printout in Electronic Form -- Grading Rubric

Meets all criteria with competency = A (10 points)

Yellow indicates missing or insufficient element.

Blue indicates outstanding.

Nearing Mastery

9 points

Basic Standards

8 points

Below Expectations

7 points

1. Summary printout completed by original due date. Cannot be submitted late.

2. Ran results for self and minimum of 10 others--preferably 20--including coworkers.

3. Includes high to low ratings on each of the five principles.

4. Includes high to low ratings on each item in the measure.

5. Contains an analytical executive summary correctly analyzing the results.

6. Electronic format is a SINGLE FILE in .pdf, .doc, .rtf, or .txt submitted in eCollege dropbox.

Missing 1 requirement

Missing 2 requirement

Missing 3 requirement

 

WEEK 5: Dropbox Assignment. SUBMIT 30-Day LPI Plan

 

WEEK 5:  Write a Plan of Very Specific Behaviors You Will Employ Over the Next 30 Days.

 

IMPORTANT: You cannot submit this assignment or any subsequent assignments unless you previously completed and submitted the LPI printout report. The LPI software printout is the basis for doing the rest of the course's work.
 

Based on the LPI printout report, analyze yourself and explain exactly what behaviors you have begun to implement during the course based on what you learned from the measures, in order to become an exemplary leader according to the K & P definition. Be specific. Use weeks five to eight to implement the plan. 

30 specific strategies--one per day--is a good way to approach this assignment.  Writing this Plan is in addition to completing the more general LPI Planner and Workbook.

Combine theoretical knowledge and practical skills to plan how you will resolve organizational issues and improve your decision-making. This section is where you can draw upon your LPI Planner and Workbook. In the core assessment, you can document what you have with pages from the Planner and Workbook.

 

List the specific behaviors you have changed and will continue to change so that you become an exemplary leader according to the K & P model. Link the behaviors directly to the five principles. WHAT WILL YOU DO TO CHANGE YOUR BEHAVIORS!?!? Instead of making general comments about what you should do, give a specific outline of what you will do. Make sure you link to each principle you plan to improve, as in the example below.

To increase inspiring a shared vision, I will do the following:

1. Put two inspirational posters up in my office.

2. Include the company’s vision statement at the top of each meeting agenda.

3. Have note cards printed up with the department’s annual goal printed on the front and use them for thank you notes.

4. Put the division’s vision in my email tag.

5. Spend two minutes in every meeting asking a different person to explain their vision of our vision.
Example specific behaviors:

 

Some Student Examples of Specific Behaviors Are Listed Below

Model the Way (Student examples.)

 

1. I will get out merchandise even when it is not in my area.

2. I will take charge if the leader has not come in yet, get the day going.

3. I will volunteer for small projects even when I am short on people.

4. I will help people with ideas for projects they have in progress.

5. I will come up with new projects to implement.

6. I will buy a drink for someone after completing a project.

7. I will fill out forms for “superstar of the month.”

8. I will not be a jerk (knit pick) about small things.

9. I will not talk down to people in the work place.

10. I will admit to imperfections and own your mistakes.

11. I will read a biography of a leader I admire.

12. I will set a time each week when I reflect on my behavior.

13. I will write a story for the newspaper to be printed at the time of my death, to help me figure out what I want said about what I think is important.

14. I will write a credo of the textbook.

15. I will imagine each person has a sign around him or her, which says “I am important.”

16. I will make “I am important” signs for students to wear in one class session.

17. I will ask more questions instead of spend as much time “telling.”

18. I will keep of a diary of your daily behaviors before bed.

19. I will make a list of the ten best qualities you want to represent and put it on your mirror. Look at it every morning while getting ready.

20. I will ask “what can I learn?” after completing a project.

21. I will ask “what did I learn?” after failing at something.

Inspire a Shared Vision (Student examples.)

 

1. I will share one personal experience each week.

2. I will design a “vision poster” for the class or group

3. I will ask each person to write their vision on the poster.

4. I will hang the poster in a central location.

5. I will establish an inspirational quote of the week.

6. I will inform others of the tasks you completed during the week.

7. I will hold a meeting every Friday to discuss progress.

8. I will proclaim Monday as Motivational Monday.

9. I will collect stories about leadership and share them with the class.

10. I will show an online video of a motivational speaker on Motivational Monday

11. I will have one on one time to find out co-workers dreams, aspirations, ideas, etc.

12. I will develop a plan once a quarter to help co worker achieve goal.

13. I will encourage co workers to bring in a picture of family and friends.

14. I will have a friends and family night.

15. I will put out a newsletter to let everyone know what is going on in the company.

16. I will encourage involvement in charities and volunteer work.

17. I will offer a matching program for donations.

18. I will make tuition reimbursement available to inspire a persons long time goals for company.

19. I will offer leadership classes and seminars.

20. I will write down team goals.

21. I will survey to see what could be worked on: feedback.

Encourage the Heart (Student examples.)

 

1. I will creatively recognize a peer by creating a picture in an engraved frame for achiever.

2. I will positively comment a peer each day.

3. I will write a thank you note for a peer.

4. I will give a small gift each month to someone else.

5. I will make cookies and leave them for co workers.

6. I will make a dinner to celebrate accomplishments.

7. I will plan a party for the hard work we have accomplished.

8. I will give good advice.

9. I will encourage others by doing a good deed.

10. I will praise somebody by working hard for the manager who we look up to.

11. I will start writing a thank you card to send back that same day.

12. I will listen to people’s values, ideas, and concerns.

13. I will support people’s aspirations in school and life.

14. I will have weekly acknowledgements for people.

15. I will invite someone out to lunch or dinner, or even just a movie.

16. I will bring in rice-krispy treats at the holiday season to give people a small lift/break.

17. I will send a nice e-mail every once and a while.

18. I will drop a facebook comment or myspace comment to people.

19. I will host a small get together at your house.

20. I will get birthday cards for people’s birthday.

21. I will go to Wal-Mart to get inexpensive frames, make certificates of accomplishments and hand them out.

22. I will make a brief speech about three strong characteristics of each person to say when I hand out the certificates.

23. I will send out one thank you note once a week

24. I will zap someone on a daily basis.

25. I will find out all birthdays, write out a card and give it to them.

26. I will put up a motivational poster.

27. I will leave post it notes around the office with encouraging words

28. I will volunteer every three months to an organization.

29. I will really get to know something new about a co-worker once a month.

30. I will smile everyone you see.

31. I will turn the negatives into positives.

32. I will bring in cookies.

 

Challenge the Process (Student examples.)

1. I will meet a new person once a week

2. I will spend time with someone new once a month

3. I will sit and write down a new career goal once a month.

4. I will have a one on one with supervisor once a month to discuss goals and plans.

5. I will help out in a different department every few months.

6. I will ask for feedback from co-workers on a bi-monthly basis.

7. I will join a new activity/club once a year.

8. I will have a team “outing” every three months.

9. I will develop a new idea for your team once a month.

10. I will have fun team meetings to find out what is going on in all areas, every three weeks.

11. I will trade jobs with a person in a higher position once year.

12. I will trade jobs with someone on in a different department once a month.

13. I will trade jobs with someone lower than you once a year.

14. I will send a suggestion for campus improvement once a semester.

15. I will organize an “encounter group” in which members challenge each other to improve themselves.

16. I will have a meeting each week to talk about each person’s agenda and goals.

17. I will try a new food every month.

18. I will give feedback to others in the encounter group each week.

19. I will learn a new sentence in a foreign language each week.

20. I will evaluate myself once a year using the leadership practices invention.

21. I will go to an event, sit by someone I do not know. Meet and get to know that individual.

22. I will investigate a “competition” to find out what other people are doing.

23. I will have people submit sales ideas, post them and have people rank them.

24. I will step in and address a problem.

25. I will pick a product to promote and sell.

 

Enable Others to Act (Student examples.)

 

1. I will look on the internet for ideas about trust building activities we can do.

2. I will read the book on collaboration and group work to gain knowledge about the process.

3. I will give more responsibility to others and teach them what they need to know so they can follow through.

4. I will write a list of tasks for ________ with priorities indicated.

5. I will create a chart of what needs to be done this month and make sure each person knows what needs to be done.

6. I will ask ________ about this week’s progress and make suggestions to help _________ get the job done.

7. I will provide a task analysis of the steps involved in each job that needs to be done. This can be converted to a checklist to help guide _______ so the person can get the job done.

8. I will set realistic deadlines instead of pushing too hard or being open ended. This will provide a guideline for when the job needs to be completed.

9. I will set up a specific schedule of hours for ________ for each week so the person will know where and when work is done.

10. I will set up a work schedule for each person which then can be seen by others so everyone knows who is working and what is happening. That way people can count on each other.

11. I will get a computer and screen so that each person has the equipment needed to get the job done.

12. I will actively listen to our peers when we are in conversation and provide necessary feedback.

13. I will work hard on following the rules so others will know that it is important.

14. I will maintain and build relationships by respecting and being there for someone who needs it.

15. I will create a positive atmosphere at work.

16. I will let others around us who hardly ever get to lead, speak up and become a positive leader.

17. I will allow peers to choose to become decisive.

18. I will support decisions others make by standing up for them.

 

 

LPI Plan--Example Grading Rubric
LPI Printout Report must be submitted prior to this assignment.
This assignment must be based on your analysis of that report.Meets all criteria with competency = A (10 points)

Yellow indicates missing or insufficient element.

Blue indicates outstanding.
 

Nearing Mastery

9 points

Basic Standards

8 points

Below Expectations

7 points

1. LPI Printout Report was submitted prior to this assignment.
2. Plan is directly related to--and explained through--the LPI Printout Report.

3. Plan submitted on due date (not late).
4. Plan clearly linked to strengths and weaknesses suggested by LPI inventory.
5. Plan contains 12-30 specific behaviors to improve aspects of the 5 K & P principles.

6. Plan contains the date you will do each strategy over the next 30 days.
6. Submitted in dropbox in single file, electronic format is .pdf, .doc, .rtf, or .txt.

Missing 1 requirement

Missing 2 requirement

Missing 3 requirement

 

WEEK 6: COMPLETE CORE ASSESSMENT

Analytical synthesis of work to date.

Do not submit any raw data or materials previously submitted.

See "Assignment" link -- "How to Submit" for instructions.

 

 

WEEK 6:  Compile your work to date, expand your self-analysis and update your data analysis in a holistic synthesis about your exemplary leadership

 

 

 

Do according to your professor's expectations.

 

CORE ASSESSMENT CONTENT
__ Update and combine everything you've done so far into a holistic, comprehensive overview.  Here is an example template: http://onlineacademics.org/CA670/Private/CA670ProjectTemplate.doc This synthesis needs to include your self-analysis based on the non-LPI measures you wrote week 1, your ethical framework you crafted week 2, what you learned from an exemplary leader week 3, a self analysis based on the LPI report of 20 respondents updated from week 4, your 30-day plan from week 5.  References for your overview (minimum of K & P and the sources of the additional measures you used in your self analysis).
__ Full printout of LPI Report final report of results of 20 people who have completed the measure about you.
__ Completed LPI Planner
__ Completed LPI Workbook
 

WHAT NOT TO DO

  • No research abstractions, quoting K & P, or vague generalizations.  This content needs to be self-evaluative about what you found out and what you did to improve.  Give concrete self-analysis and very specific strategies.

  • Conserve weight and space so everything its in a standard, lowest-priced, US flat rate mailing envelope. Send only interpretative summaries and no raw data, no forms, no measures, no thick paper, no drafts, no previously submitted assignments, no binding, no extra enclosures.

 

Core Assessment. Example Grading Rubric

Definition for "Exceeds Expectations" i

5 points each

Definition for "Meets Expectations

4 points

"Does Not Meet Expectations" requires revision for mastery.

3 points

 

 

I. Cognitive Skills

 Outcomes 1 & 2
  1. Wrote overview narrative analysis about what the LPI report means.
  2. Interpreted LPI data correctly in the overview.

One element missing or incomplete.

Two elements missing or incomplete.

or

Late submission.

or

Could have been written without knowledge of course content.

II. Technical or Professional skills

Outcomes 2-7

1.       Provided LPI Printout revised to include at least 20 observers.

  1. Write a technically correct analysis of the report using APA style, with a reference list of all non-LPI and LPI measures.

One element missing or incomplete.

Missing 2 elements.

or

Late submission.

or

Could have been written without knowledge of course content.

 

 

III. Professional Disposition

Outcomes 3 & 4
  1.  In a separate, updated plan, set up at least 12 very specific behaviors to employ over the next 30 days.
  2. Submitted report on time in dropbox in electronic format is .pdf, .doc, .rtf, or .txt. or via US mail.

One element missing or incomplete.

Missing 2 elements.

or

Late submission.

or

Could have been written without knowledge of course content.

 

IV. Exemplary Leadership Skills of Kouzes and Posner Model

Outcomes 5, 6, 7

Total from above  /20

 

1.       Completed Planner shows thorough work and analysis.

2.       Completed Workbook shows thorough work and analysis.

One element missing or incomplete.

Missing 2 elements.

or

Late submission.

or

Could have been written without knowledge of course content.

Non-LPI Measure Analysis

Example Grading Rubric

Definition for "Exceeds Expectations"

10 points each

Definition for "Meets Expectations

8 points

"Does Not Meet Expectations" requires revision for mastery.

6 points

 

 

        /10 points

1.       Summarized results and their implications.

2.       Completed 8-10 non-LPI measures from Hackman and Johnson text or McCroskey website.

3.       Selected relevant measures that provide insight into improving leadership or organizational communication.

4.       Interpreted results and provided specific behavioral changes needed to improve organizational communication or leadership.

Missing one element missing or incomplete.

Missing two elements.


 

WEEK 8 Submit Course Reflection.

 

For Dr. Aitken's Class, please submit on Friday, in the body of a post on the Discussion Board. Please do not submit as an attachment and do not submit in the dropbox.

 

WEEK 8: Write a reflection of how you have improved your exemplary leadership skills.  Be specific.

 

Take the entire 8 weeks to implement your change strategies. DUE FRIDAY! Please do not submit early

 

 

Learning Outcomes:

Take time to think about your personal changes. Please do NOT submit this assignment early because you have to spend time to see how your plan works during weeks six and seven. Write a reflection on the assignments and course work you completed throughout the semester. The reflection can be brief--under 500 words--although the exact content is your choice. How did you change your behaviors to meet the five elements of the Kouzes and Posner model of exemplary leadership? This assignment allows you to think analytically and figure out how your plan did--or didn't--work.

Specific Behavior?
 Explain the specific behaviors--linked to the five principles--which worked or failed. This section needs to be directly linked to what you submitted in your Core Assessment PLAN.

If in your plan you said something like this. . .
"To encourage the heart is my main weakness, so I have decided to implement the following behaviors during week six and seven.

Then your reflection might look something like this. . . (280 words in this case)
"To encourage the heart, I realized that my plan was too ambitious for one or two weeks. Encouraging the heart is a new work behavior for me. Frankly, I need to know more about what I do now that prompted the low LPI scores. I asked two colleagues to collect data whenever they were around me. I just asked them to make a tally list of every time I said something positive and every time I said something negative and maybe record any negative statement. What I found is that I only make two positive comments to each negative one. I'm going to work on that and ask them to check me again in about a month.

"I found it hard to try all these behaviors every day, so I decided to focus on one a day. Monday is my compliment day. Tuesday is my comment to the boss day.

"When I raised my voice at a coworker, my officemate said, 'That doesn't sound like you're modeling the way.' Everyone laughed, and I apologized.

"I can't afford to take someone to lunch every week, so I'm going to do it once a month. I'm keeping track in my calendar so I remember everyone. I am making strides to become a more exemplary leader."

"I think my core assessment appropriately documented all the other learning outcomes, except “Predict global leadership challenges for the future.” My main predictions are that the workplace will feel less secure to employees and everyone needs to learn more about adapting sensitively to diverse people. As a result, I’ve decided that it’s time I travel internationally and open my mind. I’m looking into the possibility of going to Brazil for a job-related task this fall."
 

Wk 8, Friday--REFLECTION--Example Grading Rubric

Meets all criteria with competence = A (15 points)

Yellow indicates missing or insufficient element.

Blue indicates outstanding.
 

Nearing Mastery

13 points

Basic Standards

11 points

Below Expectations

9 points

1. Reflection submitted on due date (not early, not late).
2. Reflection shows thorough analysis and evaluation regarding the student's course learning as relevant to course learning outcomes, with emphasis on plan implementation.
3. Reflection has substance, is clear and concise (typically 500 words).
4. Reflection discussed how new behaviors are being implemented to fit the Kouzes and Posner model of exemplary leadership (e.g., I sent two thank-you notes every Friday, which prompted two positive responses and one offer to help me again).
5. Contained in the body of a post to the Discussion Board or as professor requires.

Missing 1 requirement

Missing 2 requirement

Missing 3 requirement

 

 

How to Submit Assignments

 

 

Submitting Participation Assignment
 For participation assignments, submit them as the content of a posting in the Discuss/Post section of the week the assignment is due. Please put them in the body of your post instead of as attachments, which require downloads that can transmit a virus. Your week 3 interview and week 8 reflection should be submitted to the Discussion Board, unless your professor suggests a different format.

Acceptable Formats
 Acceptable formats in eCollege include Microsoft Word (file extension .doc), rich text format (extension .rft), text format (.txt), or PDF (.pdf). You can probably use Word's print function to create a pdf file, which has the advantage of being unable to transmit a virus. Please do not submit other formats, including the one requiring the LPI format. Your professor cannot open other formats inside eCollege.

Submit Assignments--except core assessment--in eCollege
 Please do NOT email assignments to your professor. Submit the Core Assessment as A SINGLE FILE in eCollege or as hardcopy.

Due Date
 Follow your professor's guidelines. In most cases, assignments are due online before Sunday at 11:59 PM Parkville time (Central). Weekly units are available for use only by week in order to encourage students to interact with each other as they work through the material. For online students, beginning at the end of week two, the week's online discussion board will no longer be active after the end of each week. 

Naming Files
 Begin the file name with your last name, then first name, then assignment, then version. Such as
DoeJohnLPIResultsVersion1.doc

Submission of LPI Core Assessment, including LPI Planner and LPI Workbook
 There are a lot of individual differences in how each student is doing this assignment, and there can be differences in how students submit this material. The main concern is you will have extensive materials--perhaps a 100 pages--and you need to submit all elements together as a whole unit. You need to include the completed LPI Planner and LPI Workbook.

 

CORE ASSESSMENT PREFERENCE FOR MAILING HARDCOPY
 Send the core assessment via the US postal service mail or drop the whole package together at your professor's office. The huge package may be easier for your professor to make sense in hardcopy form.  Conserve space and weight so it fits in a standard, lowest priced, flat rate mailing envelope--do NOT send anything extra (NO raw data, NO measures, NO forms, NO thick paper, NO binding).  Only send interpretive summaries of what the LPI results mean and non-LPI measures mean.  If you want the material returned, include a mailing label that can be used to return the material--with your name address--clearly attached to the front inside of the package.
Hand deliver or postmark by 5:30 PM, Tuesday, Week 7.

Send to:

Your Professor's Name (e.g. Dr. J. Aitken, Dr. D. McElroy)
Arts and Communication
8700 NW River Park Drive
Park University,
Parkville, MO 64152

Electronic File
For an electronic file for the core assessment LPI assignments, go to the "Dropbox" tab at the top of the eCollege course page. Use the pull-down menu to select the correct assignment. Upload the document as a SINGLE FILE using .pdf, .txt, .rft, or .doc.  This needs to include the entire LPI Planner and Workbook.

REFLECTION
For the final reflection, post that assignment in the body of a post--no attachments please--in the discussion board so that all students can read your thoughts.