Assignment Instructions/ Description
PSY7512: Psychology of Leadership
Welcome to Week 2 team! This week focuses on a survey of foundational theories central to psychology. Specific emphasis will be placed on psychological theories that have close links to leadership approaches that we will study in greater detail in the coming weeks. Topics for the final paper will be presented in the first discussion question. You will also have a second Journal submission due this week (see instructions in Week 2 & below). Finally, you will also create a PowerPoint presentation of 8-10 slides addressing the evolution of leadership theory from the industrial age to the present.
Discussion Question 1
Diversity and Leadership
In this discussion post, you will also go beyond an initial comprehension of leadership theories and approaches. Additionally, it is important to understand the influence of leadership theory on issues of diversity in education and the workplace. Choose one of the following articles focusing on different aspects of diversity and leadership:
Jogulu, U. D., & Wood, G. J. (2006). The role of leadership theory in raising the profile of women in management. Equal Opportunities International, 25(4), 236-250. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02610150610706230
St John, E.,P., Rowley, L. L., & Hu, S. (2009). Diversity and leadership: A study of high-achieving students of color. The Journal of Negro Education, 78(1), 17-28.
Discuss your reaction to what the authors of the article have to say about barriers in place that limit women’s and/or minorities’ access to leadership roles.
In your responses to your fellow learners, offer constructive feedback on your peers’ theory selections. Your initial post should be at least 300 words. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings by Day 7.
Week 2 - Journal
Career Exploration
Part 1: Take a moment to review the O*NET website, which is a great repository of occupations and job fields.
Make a list of at least two career paths that interest you and/or two skills that you would like to employ in your career. For example, you could search for "university teaching" or "counseling" for career paths, or "writing" or "problem solving" for skills.
Search for those positions or skills by navigating to the O*NET website and either searching in the “Occupation Search” box for careers or clicking on “Advanced Search” and using the “Browse by O*NET Data” drop down menu to search by abilities, interests, knowledge, or skills.
Take note of at least two "related" occupations that intrigue you from your search results. Click on the hyperlinks for these positions and read the descriptions of these occupations.
Write 100-250 words about your findings and how they might have shaped your perspective on career possibilities.
Part 2: In this reflection journal, read through the below course learning outcomes for this class and think about how these concepts relate to the job information you explored. How do you expect to apply these outcomes in your current and future career? How could you use the knowledge you are learning to go beyond managing to leading in your career? As a leader, what strategies could you use at work to build more inclusive relationships among colleagues and teams? Write an additional 100-250 words relating the concepts in the course outcomes and leadership to your thoughts on your career and/or any relevant findings from O*NET.
Week 2 - Assignment
Evolution of Theory
Imagine that you have been asked to deliver a presentation about the evolution of leadership to a high school management class. Create an 8-10 slide PowerPoint presentation (excluding the title and references slides) that highlights three key ways in which leadership and management theory has evolved from the industrial age to the present. Use four outside sources in addition to the required readings to support the statements made within your presentation. Also, within the PowerPoint presentation, incorporate at least 100 words of speaker notes for each content slide.
To get started on researching and writing, take some time to explore the following student resources. Take a look at this helpful guide (Links to an external site.) on differentiating a scholarly article from other sources. Then, review this handout (Links to an external site.) about developing good search terms. You can also click on the following links to see two videos on how to find scholarly articles using EBSCOhost (Links to an external site.) and Proquest (Links to an external site.). Remember that you can use Grammarly (Links to an external site.) as a proofing tool for your speaker notes as well.
Content Criteria:
PowerPoint contains 8-10 slides of content.Presentation highlights three key ways that leadership and management theory has evolved over time.Four outside sources support statements made within the presentation.Speaker notes contain at least 100 words for each slide of content. The notes support the slides by explaining bullet points and providing detailed examples that a speaker might use when delivering the PowerPoint presentation. APA formatted parenthetical citations must support statements made within the speaker notes section
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