Length
of paper 3 – 5 pages not including the cover or reference page. Use 3-5 references to support your background research and related information. Submit (upload) as a
Word document in the assignment area.
Webinars are an effective way to obtain on-demand information regarding issues and challenges that leaders face. This assignment is designed to help students learn about various resources available for professional development, as well as engage in the thoughtful examination of pertinent leadership topics.
Some suggested links are listed below. Remember to choose only those that are free.
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Center for Creative Leadership Webinars:
https://www.ccl.org/webinars/Links to an external site.
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ASCD (Educational leadership):
https://www.ascd.org/search?refinementList%5Btype%5D%5B0%5D=webinar&refinementList%5Bfeatured%5D%5B0%5D=trueLinks to an external site.
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Harvard Business Review webinar archive:
https://hbr.org/webinars
Many of these seminars are accompanied by power point presentations so you can “view” them as you listen to the speaker. Some seminars are not accompanied by graphics. After you have listened to your chosen seminar, prepare a 3-5 page narrative paper which addresses the following areas:
1. Rationale for your selection
2. Summary of the speaker’s key points
3. How this content is or is not reflected in your present work
4. How applying the speaker’s message can change your work place
Be sure your paper is in correct APA style (6th ed.), and there are no grammar or spelling errors. Please refer to your APA manual or see
http://rasmussen.libanswers.com/faq/32858
Links to an external site.
for how to properly cite webinars within your paper (in-text) and reference list.
Rubric:
Element |
Accomplished |
Good |
Satisfactory |
Needs Improvement |
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Rationale and Appropriateness of selected seminar |
Rationale stated clearly and topic selected relates to issues and concepts relevant to organizational leadership |
Rationale provided Topic related to organizational leadership |
Rationale for selection is somewhat stated Topic is somewhat related |
Rationale and Topic are unrelated to organizational leadership |
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Discusses how the key points can be used to change the current workplace |
Succinct and clear summary of speaker’s topic |
Includes a summary of key points |
Summary is included though somewhat long and vague |
Summary is missing |
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Includes a discussion of seminar content in present workplcae |
Provides a specific discussion of how content relates or not to present worksite |
Discusses relationship of content to worksite |
Provides some discussion on relationship of seminar contern to current worksite |
Discussion of seminar content relationship to worksite is missing |
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Provides specific points on how topic points may apply to cause change at workplace |
Provides points on how topic points may apply to cause change at workplace |
Provides some points on how topic points may apply to cause change at workplace |
Comments on how key points may change current workplace are missing |
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APA and Writing Style
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Paper is free of errors and appropriately adheres to APA |
Paper has a few errors and appropriately adheres to APA |
Paper has some errors in APA format and grammar |
Paper has multiple APA and grammar errors |
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