POLS205GUIDELINE
A (Leader′s Name) Leadership Success Story
POLS 2005
MAJOR ASSIGNMENT
DUE DATE: Week 11, April 16th, 2021, 11:59pm
VALUE: 25%
ESSAY GUIDELINES
• 4-5 pages
• 12-point type; 1.5-2 line spacing
• No first-person (I)
• Five scholarly references (peer-reviewed journals)
• Citation: APA. In text & Works Cited.
• Don’t use Wikipedia. I will take off -2 of your essay off the top.
TOPIC
You have three choices.
1) Write on any topic of interest in the course outline.
2) Choose a leader you respect or dislike from any sector (corporate, political, non-profit, arts,
etc). Explain their success in detail, drawing on leadership theories. These topics are things like
conflict management styles, leadership traits, how team-building is facilitated by follower
influencing characteristics and high-quality leader-member exchange, different leadership styles
such as charismatic, transformational, servant, or transactional. Leadership theories, etc..
3) Choose a company, organization, industry that requires stronger leadership. Build a strong case
for change, using your knowledge of leadership theories.
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ASSIGNMENT RUBRIC
*If you have no in-text citation and Works Cited, then your essay will receive a 0/25. If
you have multiple citation errors but do have citation, then you will receive a 0 for that
category. Citation errors include no in-text citation (-1/error), improper formatting in-text
and/or the works cited (author spelling, author order, alphabetical order in works cited,
etc.) (-.5/error).
**Mechanics is added to or taken off your combined score in the first four categories.
Spelling matters; use paragraphs; and avoid sloppy punctuation.
CRITERIA 0 1 2 3 4 5
THESIS/FOCUS
(10)
sharply focused;
clear, consistent
argument from
start to finish;
novel, clever
approach
Zero
grasp
Little
grasp
Limited
Grasp
Some grasp Strong grasp Excellent
grasp
CONTENT (8)
Clear organization
and structure of
material; clear
expression of
ideas; clever, sharp
voice
Zero
grasp
Little
grasp (2)
Limited
grasp (3)
Some grasp
(4)
Strong grasp
(7)
Excellent
grasp (8)
EVIDENCE (5)
(Examples)
Offers substantial
amounts of
evidence to
support arguments
Zero
grasp
Little
grasp
Limited
grasp
Some grasp Strong grasp Excellent
grasp
CITATION &
WORKS CITED
(2)*
Follows APA style;
all ideas properly
attributed
6 or more
errors (0)
5 errors
(.25)
4 errors (.5) 3 errors (1) 2 errors
(1.5)
0-1 errors
(2)
MECHANICS**
Spelling,
formatting and
punctuation
20 errors
or more
(-2)
15-20 errors
or more
(-1.5)
10-15 errors
or more (-1)
5-10 errors
(-.5)
Under 5
errors (0)
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Formatting
Title Page
Citation
Outline
