OL 328 Journal Guidelines and Rubric

Overview

Approach your journal assignments as though you are sharing these leadership concepts with a peer who has not read the articles that you will summarize. For each journal assignment, you will examine a relevant article, connect it to the five leadership practices, and plan your next steps to develop your own leadership skills.

Use your textbook to define the five leadership practices:

Look for those practices in the article you select. Cite both the textbook and the article using APA citation style.

For each journal assignment, use the Wharton School Knowledge@Wharton resource to select an article about the topic specified for the module.

Module One Journal. Select an article on one of the following topics:

Module Two Journal. Select an article about a leader who uses one of the following leadership styles:

Module Four Journal. Select an article about:

Module Six Journal. Select an article that focuses on:

The website provides options to search for a specific topic, filter by articles, and sort by date. Use those features to find a recent article that interests you.

Prompt

Once you have finished reading the article, address the following:

What to Submit

Submit your assignment as a Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. These journal assignments should be at least 2 pages in length.

Journal Rubric

Criteria Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Article Title Provides article title N/A Does not provide article title 5
Reflective Questions: Takeaway Thoroughly explains the key leadership concept takeaway from the article and presents information in a well-organized manner Explains the key leadership concept takeaway from the article Does not explain key leadership concept takeaway from the article 30
Reflective Questions: Why the Article Resonated Thoroughly explains why the article resonated on a personal level and presents information in a well-organized manner Explains why the article resonated on a personal level Does not explain why the article resonated on a personal level 30
Reflective Questions: Application to the Five Practices Thoroughly explains application of the article to personal and professional life in terms of the five practices and presents information in a well-organized manner Explains application of the article to personal and professional life in terms of the five practices Does not explain application of the article to personal and professional life in terms of the five practices 30
Articulation of Response Response is clear, easy to understand, well-articulated, and contains no grammatical or spelling errors Response is fairly clear, understandable, and contains few grammatical or spelling errors Response is not clear or easy to understand, or contains numerous grammatical or spelling errors 5
Total: 100%