MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP
Book: Management: Skills & Leadership
SKILL BUILDING QUESTIONS (4 Pages) (1 page Single Space each).
Answer the following Skill Building Questions: Skill-Building Question 1 from Chapter 13 on page 308 and Skill-Building Question 1 from Chapter 14 on page 328. Prepare and submit your answers as discussed below. (2 hours) (W6.1 – W6.4).
Students will be required to write a two-page response (one page for each question) to Skill Building Questions found in the textbook at the end of each chapter. The responses should be typed, single-spaced, Times New Roman, 12-point font, with one inch margins. Writing skills appropriate for the master’s level should be evident. Responses should not be a repetition of the information found in the textbook but should demonstrate critical thinking abilities and thoroughly answer the questions in two full pages of single-spaced type. For these assignments, it is critical that you not only thoroughly answer the question but that you do so in within the page limits. This assignment will demonstrate that you can synthesize material in a precise manner.
DISCUSSION BOARD (2 Pages)
Respond to the following statement: Leadership is a myth developed over thousands of years by those who would control others and supported by those who would be controlled. Defend your position. Prepare and submit your discussion forum posting to include responses to two of your classmates as discussed below.
HUMAN RESOURCES & ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
Book: Organizational Behavior
DISCUSSION BOARD ASSIGNMENT (1 PAGE)
Post an initial discussion in answer to the following forum discussion question. Post your initial discussion by Thursday at 11:55pm CT. Forum posts must be at least 250 words and include one citation from an external source other than your textbook. Respond to a minimum of one other student by 11:55pm CT. on Sunday of the same week. Responses should provide support, offer opinions or ask a question. Responses of ‘that’s cool’ or ‘I agree’ are unacceptable. (2 hours) (W5.1 through 5.4)
• Consider your favorite teacher throughout your academic career. What people-oriented and task-oriented leadership behaviors did he or she use effectively?
ARTICLE SUMMARY (1 Page)
Week 5 Article Summary
Find a journal article within the databases available to you on the WWU Library website that relates to our reading for this week. Summarize the article in the format outlined earlier in this syllabus, and upload your summary to the Moodle as a Forum Discussion. (see attached syllabus)
Gender Perspective article
CRITICAL THINKING (1 Page)
Week 5 Critical Thinking Questions
Respond to the Critical Thinking question #6 on page 327 in your textbook. Responses should be one page in length, typed, double-spaced, TNR, 12 point font.
