16 Aug Examine Trait, Skills, Behavioral, Situational, and Path-goal approaches/theories of leadership Prepare a presentation as if you were a leadership instructor. You are to prepare i
This presentation should be 12 – 15 slides long in addition to a cover page and a reference page. Use bullets on most slides following the Rule of 6, but each page should include a note section (VIEW/NOTES) with at least 150 words in addition to the slide. Cite your work, limit quotes, and edit your work well for spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors. Quotes should always be rare and properly cited. Slides or notes with excessive quotes will have deductions. Use your own words.
Assignment – Examine Trait, Skills, Behavioral, Situational, and Path-goal approaches/theories of leadership
Prepare a presentation as if you were a leadership instructor. You are to prepare it so you will be able to teach a lesson to a class. Using the five approaches/theories of leadership we have discussed in the first three weeks of class, document what the approach or theory is based on, how it is different than the others, and when it is best used. Consider the strengths and weaknesses of each one. Give examples of when each theory would work best. For example, consider different positions like a construction plant manager or a school principal or a nurse. What approach would work best for different positions? Incorporate that into your lesson. Your goal is to have your audience (students) understand the five approaches and when to use them.
Remember that your presentation should not just be words. You should make it professional and interesting. Make sure that any photos or diagrams you may use are open source (while still citing your source).
Do not copy definitions from the book. Use your own words to get your students to understand the different aspects of the theories. Use the 12 – 15 slides for the five approaches/theories, approximately two- three pages for each one.
Format:
Please see the attached templates for helpful hints to a good presentation.
Title Slide – Include a title page with your name, student number, title of your paper, course number, course name, professor name, & due date.
Introductory Slide – Include a short introduction of your agenda/topics.
Length – 12 – 15 slides plus the title page and citation page. Make sure you have at least 150 words in the note section of each page. Do not include any quotes in your notes.
Reference Page – Include at least two outside scholarly sources in addition to your textbook and other course articles on a separate reference page. Use references with authors, not websites. All references must have citations within your presentation. Wikipedia is not an acceptable reference.
Proof read your work well to ensure spelling/grammar/punctuation and sentence structure are in good order.
Late submissions will have deductions. Be professional. Grammar, spelling, punctuation are important
Any questions for better understanding, please ask.
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[Your Name Here]
American Public University System
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Go to the Home tab at the top and click the New Slide or Layout button to access different formatting for your slides.
Choose formatting that presents your information in the most logical way.
Use consistent, grammatically parallel format for bulleted lists (for example, on this slide, each element begins with an imperative verb).
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Keep font of text consistent.
Be sure headings are consistent in their spacing, placement, size, and so forth.
Consider using the slide after the title slide to summarize your presentation’s points (like an abstract for a paper).
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Your slides can also contain entire paragraphs, like this one does. Citation rules apply to presentations just as they do to papers—when using or referencing another author’s ideas, you must cite that source. When incorporating a citation in a slide, do so just as you would in a traditional paper (Smith, 2010). According to Jones (2007), presentations are not very different from papers!
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Use APA style rules to format any tables and figures in your presentation:
Figure 1. Bar graph showing useful information. From “Utilizing bar graphs,” by A. Jones, 2011, Journal of Handy Graphs, 76(2), p. 3. Reprinted with permission.
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Remember to adhere to any assignment guidelines regarding presentation format. This template contains suggestions only.
Keep in mind that there is no such thing as an “APA standard PowerPoint.” Review http://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2010/09/dear-professor.html for more information!
References
Always include a reference list at the end of your presentation, just like you would in a paper. Reference list entries take the same format they would in a paper:
Jones, P. (2004). This great book. New York, NY: Publisher.
Smith, W., & Cat, D. (2010). How to make a good presentation
great. Presentations Quarterly, 45(4), 56-59.
doi:10.123.45/abc
Adapted from Walden University. (2011). APA Template. [Sample. APA Style PowerPoint}. Available from writingcenter.waldenu.edu/Documents/APA/APA_template.ppt
