ashford PSY7512 week 1 assignments

Week 1 - Discussion Forum

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Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.

 

 

 Managing Time, Tasks, and Priorities [WLOs: 1, 2, 3] [CLO: 5]

Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, go through the following interactive and webpages:

 

Time Management Interactive (Links to an external site.)

Academic Skills Center Time Management Tips (Links to an external site.) webpage

Time Management Guide and Resource (Links to an external site.) webpage

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.)

Use this guide to assist in your formatting of all in-text citations and references

This course, and subsequent courses you will complete, will evaluate the behaviors, practices, and theoretical philosophies of successful leader practitioners in your field. As you review various theories and approaches to leadership, you will discover overlapping themes characterizing these theories and approaches, including similar sets of competencies that define and describe the behaviors, values, and principles guiding leaders in all disciplines.

 

Among leadership competencies common to most theories and approaches to leadership, you will likely find references to “persistence,” “dependability,” “follow-through,” “accountability,” and “determination.” Effective leaders hold themselves personally accountable for setting vision, direction, and goals for those with whom they work, and for achieving results through others. Followers look to leaders for guidance and focus, and effective leaders are able to model the principles, practices, and values they believe will help move a group of followers to achieve desired results. This means that leaders must be prepared, well-organized, structured, and systematic in their approach. This requires effective management of time, tasks, and priorities.

 

For the first part of this discussion forum,

 

Consider the requirements of leaders in your own discipline or field of study.

What are the expectations for, and challenges of, managing time, tasks, and priorities?

What observations have you made of successful leaders in your discipline or field of study?

Now consider your own journey as a scholar:

 

What challenges do you expect to face as you begin researching the field of psychology?

How will you ensure you are able to be successful as a scholar in the face of competing demands for your time and attention?

In the final portion of your post, address the following:

 

Discuss the strategies you currently employ to manage time, tasks, and priorities.

Incorporate new ideas of how best to manage time, tasks, and priorities by incorporating information from two sources you find in the library or online.

Your initial post should be at least 300 words.

 

Guided Response: (Due by Day 7)

 

Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings by Day 7. Each of your responses to your classmates should be at least 100 words in length. In your response post, clarify, correct, or corroborate your classmates’ posts on these aspects of time management.

 

Week 1 paper

Before you begin to consider leadership theories and paradigms for this brief written assignment, it is very important that you take a moment to consider the importance of critical thinking skills in your educational pursuits. Throughout your program, critical thinking will be a core component of your academic success and will greatly improve the quality and depth of your writing.

Before continuing, be sure to read over the Critical Thinking: Where to Begin (Links to an external site.) webpage. The concepts on this webpage will help you examine, test, and clarify your own thinking as you work on assignments, including this one.

For this written assignment, you will think of leadership in all of its dimensions. Leadership is a term that is often used in education, business, and the military. In this class, you will have the opportunity to explore specific theories and paradigms of leadership.

In your paper,

• Describe the leadership theories that spoke to you the most.
• Summarize how you have seen each theory that you described in practice in your career or otherwise.
• Illustrate the ones that you implemented in your life, whether or not you were aware of doing so.
• Explain how at least one theory has been demonstrated by one person in your life, or yourself.
• Determine how you could apply (or contrast) each leadership theory that you read about to this paradigm of work motivation.

Your assignment can refer to your own experiences, but make sure to include four sources using content from readings, the online resources, or other reputable media and websites. You must also reference your Academic Research and Writing: A Guide for the Social Sciences text.

As you prepare this written assignment for the course, please keep in mind that a successful final draft of any written assignment should be the product of brainstorming, outlining, and writing multiple drafts. Many of the assignments in this course are building blocks toward the final Leadership Theory Paper, but it is important to keep in mind that you will need to continually revise your work using the feedback from your instructor as well as the Writing Center as you use these pieces to develop the final draft.

The Writing Center is a great service for all students, offering 24/7 Writing Tutoring (Links to an external site.) and live chat support, and Paper Review (Links to an external site.) for papers and discussion posts. It is strongly encouraged that you submit a draft to the Writing Center for this paper. In addition, leverage Grammarly (Links to an external site.) and Turnitin (see Understanding Turnitin (Links to an external site.) for assistance) as you build toward the final paper. Refer to the Adding Grammarly to Microsoft Word (Links to an external site.) video for assistance with adding Grammarly. You can also review the Turnitin FAQs (Links to an external site.) for responses to specific questions about the tool.

NOTE: In your Week 3 Journal, you will be asked to evaluate your experience and feedback from Grammarly. Additionally, you will evaluate your experience with the Writing Center and the Ashford University Library in Week 5. Be sure to make use of those free tools so that you have the needed information to craft a quality analysis.

 

The Introduction to Leadership Theories paper

• Must be three to five double-spaced pages in length (not including title and pages and formatted according to APA Style (Links to an external site.) as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft Word (Links to an external site.) resource).
• Must include a separate title pages with the following:
  • Title of paper
  • Student’s name
  • Ashford University
  • 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. 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 Writing Center resources.
• Must use at least four scholarly sources in addition to the Academic Research and Writing: A Guide for the Social Sciences
  • 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.
  • To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view this Ashford University Library Quick ‘n’ Dirty (Links to an external site.) tutorial, which introduces the Ashford University Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
• Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.)
• Must include a separate references pages that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) resource in the Writing Center for specifications.

Week 1 - Discussion Forum

No unread replies.No replies.

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.

 

 

 Managing Time, Tasks, and Priorities [WLOs: 1, 2, 3] [CLO: 5]

Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, go through the following interactive and webpages:

 

Time Management Interactive (Links to an external site.)

Academic Skills Center Time Management Tips (Links to an external site.) webpage

Time Management Guide and Resource (Links to an external site.) webpage

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.)

Use this guide to assist in your formatting of all in-text citations and references

This course, and subsequent courses you will complete, will evaluate the behaviors, practices, and theoretical philosophies of successful leader practitioners in your field. As you review various theories and approaches to leadership, you will discover overlapping themes characterizing these theories and approaches, including similar sets of competencies that define and describe the behaviors, values, and principles guiding leaders in all disciplines.

 

Among leadership competencies common to most theories and approaches to leadership, you will likely find references to “persistence,” “dependability,” “follow-through,” “accountability,” and “determination.” Effective leaders hold themselves personally accountable for setting vision, direction, and goals for those with whom they work, and for achieving results through others. Followers look to leaders for guidance and focus, and effective leaders are able to model the principles, practices, and values they believe will help move a group of followers to achieve desired results. This means that leaders must be prepared, well-organized, structured, and systematic in their approach. This requires effective management of time, tasks, and priorities.

 

For the first part of this discussion forum,

 

Consider the requirements of leaders in your own discipline or field of study.

What are the expectations for, and challenges of, managing time, tasks, and priorities?

What observations have you made of successful leaders in your discipline or field of study?

Now consider your own journey as a scholar:

 

What challenges do you expect to face as you begin researching the field of psychology?

How will you ensure you are able to be successful as a scholar in the face of competing demands for your time and attention?

In the final portion of your post, address the following:

 

Discuss the strategies you currently employ to manage time, tasks, and priorities.

Incorporate new ideas of how best to manage time, tasks, and priorities by incorporating information from two sources you find in the library or online.

Your initial post should be at least 300 words.

 

Guided Response: (Due by Day 7)

 

Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings by Day 7. Each of your responses to your classmates should be at least 100 words in length. In your response post, clarify, correct, or corroborate your classmates’ posts on these aspects of time management.

 

Week 1 paper

Before you begin to consider leadership theories and paradigms for this brief written assignment, it is very important that you take a moment to consider the importance of critical thinking skills in your educational pursuits. Throughout your program, critical thinking will be a core component of your academic success and will greatly improve the quality and depth of your writing.

Before continuing, be sure to read over the Critical Thinking: Where to Begin (Links to an external site.) webpage. The concepts on this webpage will help you examine, test, and clarify your own thinking as you work on assignments, including this one.

For this written assignment, you will think of leadership in all of its dimensions. Leadership is a term that is often used in education, business, and the military. In this class, you will have the opportunity to explore specific theories and paradigms of leadership.

In your paper,

• Describe the leadership theories that spoke to you the most.
• Summarize how you have seen each theory that you described in practice in your career or otherwise.
• Illustrate the ones that you implemented in your life, whether or not you were aware of doing so.
• Explain how at least one theory has been demonstrated by one person in your life, or yourself.
• Determine how you could apply (or contrast) each leadership theory that you read about to this paradigm of work motivation.

Your assignment can refer to your own experiences, but make sure to include four sources using content from readings, the online resources, or other reputable media and websites. You must also reference your Academic Research and Writing: A Guide for the Social Sciences text.

As you prepare this written assignment for the course, please keep in mind that a successful final draft of any written assignment should be the product of brainstorming, outlining, and writing multiple drafts. Many of the assignments in this course are building blocks toward the final Leadership Theory Paper, but it is important to keep in mind that you will need to continually revise your work using the feedback from your instructor as well as the Writing Center as you use these pieces to develop the final draft.

The Writing Center is a great service for all students, offering 24/7 Writing Tutoring (Links to an external site.) and live chat support, and Paper Review (Links to an external site.) for papers and discussion posts. It is strongly encouraged that you submit a draft to the Writing Center for this paper. In addition, leverage Grammarly (Links to an external site.) and Turnitin (see Understanding Turnitin (Links to an external site.) for assistance) as you build toward the final paper. Refer to the Adding Grammarly to Microsoft Word (Links to an external site.) video for assistance with adding Grammarly. You can also review the Turnitin FAQs (Links to an external site.) for responses to specific questions about the tool.

NOTE: In your Week 3 Journal, you will be asked to evaluate your experience and feedback from Grammarly. Additionally, you will evaluate your experience with the Writing Center and the Ashford University Library in Week 5. Be sure to make use of those free tools so that you have the needed information to craft a quality analysis.

 

The Introduction to Leadership Theories paper

• Must be three to five double-spaced pages in length (not including title and pages and formatted according to APA Style (Links to an external site.) as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft Word (Links to an external site.) resource).
• Must include a separate title pages with the following:
  • Title of paper
  • Student’s name
  • Ashford University
  • 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. 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 Writing Center resources.
• Must use at least four scholarly sources in addition to the Academic Research and Writing: A Guide for the Social Sciences
  • 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.
  • To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view this Ashford University Library Quick ‘n’ Dirty (Links to an external site.) tutorial, which introduces the Ashford University Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
• Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.)
• Must include a separate references pages that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) resource in the Writing Center for specifications.