Week 2 – Assignment

Leader’s Self-Insight

[WLOs: 2, 3] [CLOs: 2, 3]

Prior to beginning work on this PowerPoint assignment, read Chapter 3 and Chapter 4 of The Leadership Experience.

For this assignment, you will construct a PowerPoint presentation that contains an introduction slide, eight reflective paragraphs (one paragraph per slide), and a conclusion slide at the end, making the presentation at least 10 slides total (not including title and references slides). Appropriate visuals are highly encouraged and require APA citations.

The eight reflective paragraphs should pertain to what you learned from the Leader’s Self-Insight activities in Chapters 3 and 4 (Chapter 3 contains three Leader’s Self-Insight activities, and Chapter 4 contains five Leader’s Self-Insight activities). Each reflective paragraph should be well thought out and at least 200 words, focusing on how the leader’s self-sight contributes to the learner’s leadership development.

In addition, each reflective paragraph should expand upon a concept that pertains to the subject matter contained in the corresponding Leader’s Self-Insight activity. Explain how you will use that concept in your own leadership development. Format and cite your sources within your paragraphs using APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.), and utilize your textbook to support each reflective essay.

*Note: You are encouraged to integrate any feedback from your instructor and upload the assignment to Folio. For assistance using Folio, review the Folio Quick Start Guide (Links to an external site.).

In your presentation,

• Reflect on the eight self-insight activities from The Leadership Experience
• Explain how the self-insight activities will lead to your own leadership development.

The Leader’s Self-Insight presentation

• Must be at least 10 slides in length (not including title and references slides) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s How to Make a PowerPoint Presentation (Links to an external site.) resource.
• Must include a separate title slide with the following:
  • Title of project
  • Student’s name
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Date submitted
• Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.
• Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph slide. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
  • For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.) as well as Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.), refer to the Ashford Writing Center resources.
• Must use at least three scholarly sources in addition to the course text.
  • The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
• Must document any information used from sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.) guide.
• Must include a separate references slide that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. See the Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) resource in the Ashford Writing Center for specifications.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.