Groups, leadership, and the workplace

This assignment assumes that you have read and studied the Learning Resource materials for weeks 3 and 4. Please structure your assignment as an essay, not as a list. Be sure that your assignment has an introduction and a conclusion. Your assignment should be structured as follows:

Part 1: Introduction

In a single paragraph, provide the reader with the key points you will be addressing in this assignment.

Part 2 (200-300 words): Primary Group and Secondary Group

In this part of the assignment, you will analyze two groups of which you are member. For the first group, choose a primary (expressive) group. The second group should be a formal organization, such as a workplace or UMGC, or it could be a different secondary (instrumental) group.

For each type of group, using sociological definitions, explain the following:

• Why the group would be considered a primary group or a secondary group
• Your status in the group
• The roles associated with your status
• What type of leader(s) lead(s) the group (instrumental, democratic, expressive, laisse-faire, or authoritarian) and what that type of leadership entails (in other words, what does the leader do that reflects of their type of leadership)?

Part 3 (200-300 words): Ideal Employment

Imagine your ideal (paid or unpaid) employment and answer each of the following questions:

• What would be your ideal status and role in the workplace (be specific)? Define status and role as part of your answer.
• What kind of organization would you like to work for (utilitarian, normative, or something else) and why?
• What type of leadership style would you most prefer for your boss to have and/or for you to have (instrumental, democratic, expressive, laisse-faire, or authoritarian), and why?
• As you think of your future career goals, whom do you regard as your reference group, and why?

Part 4: Conclusion/Reflection: In a final thorough paragraph, explain what you learned from this assignment. Did it change your view about your future career plans? Be sure to identify at least one new thing that you learned over the course of writing this assignment.

Part 5: Reference List: Your Reference List should include all the resources that you have cited in your Assignment. At the very least, it should include the reference information for the Week 3 and 4 Learning Resources.

This assignment will use Turnitin to assess academic integrity. Please see your syllabus for more information on how Turnitin will be used in this class.

Due on Feb 4, 2025 11:59 PM

Available on Jan 29, 2025 12:01 AM. Submission restricted before availability starts.

Available until Feb 4, 2025 11:59 PM. Submission restricted after availability ends.

Primary Group

Uses sociological definitions to help explain each key point in an insightful, thoughtful way. All points are thoroughly addressed.

Uses sociological definitions to help explain each key point in an insightful, thoughtful way. All points are addressed. but more details would be helpful.

Basic definitions and explanations are included.

Very basic definitions and explanations are included. One or two key points are skipped.

Very limited information is included.

Not included.

Score of Primary Group,

Secondary Group

Uses sociological definitions to help explain each key point in an insightful, thoughtful way. All points are thoroughly addressed.

Uses sociological definitions to help explain each key point in an insightful, thoughtful way. All points are addressed. but more details would be helpful.

Basic definitions and explanations are included.

Very basic definitions and explanations are included. One or two key points are skipped.

Very limited information is included.

Not included.

Score of Secondary Group,

Ideal Employment

Thoroughly answers the questions with meaningful details and insights.

Questions are answered well, but more details would be helpful.

Basic, meaningful answers are provided.

Answers some/most questions, but few details are provided.

Section is very brief, only a few answers are given.

Not included.

Score of Ideal Employment,

Conclusion/Self-reflection paragraph

Conclusion and self-reflection convey the meaningfulness of the assignment.

Conclusion and self-reflection are good overall, but more details would be helpful.

A conclusion and reflection and included, but this section does not address the student learned specifically.

Conclusion and self-reflection are included, but they are very general and/or brief.

Just a sentence or two are provided.

No paragraph is included.

Score of Conclusion/Self-reflection paragraph,

Introduction paragraph

Introductory paragraph gives excellent overview of the assignment and identifies the two groups to be compared and their relevance to one’s future career goals.

Introduction gives a solid, general sense of the assignment, but more details would help the reader focus on the assignment's content. It may lack a clear sense of purpose, or it could use more cohesion to tie the ideas together.

Introduction gives a general sense of the assignment, but more details would help the reader focus on the assignment's content; an element may be missing.

Only a partial intro is included, or the intro may be blended into the main text of the assignment.

No introduction is included.

Score of Introduction paragraph,

APA style

Sources are cited within the text in APA style, with the author and year listed. Reference formatting and Citation style may not be perfect, but it is close.

Citations and references are presented within the text in an effort toward APA style, but a few citations or references may be missing and/or missing key information, such as the year.

Some of the citation and reference information is presented, but a significant amount is missing.

There are multiple major errors with the citations and references.

There are no citations or references.

Score of APA style,

Effective Writing

Assignment is clear, well-written, and has minimal spelling/grammar issues. Report is well-organized and flows in a logical manner.

Assignment is generally well-written, but there are several typos. There may be some small gaps in logic. An extra proofread is needed.

Writing is generally clear, but there are multiple typos, spelling errors, and/or grammar issues. There may be some gaps in logic that make the assignment somewhat difficult to follow. There may be minor issues with quotations

Writing is somewhat unclear with many errors; more work on both the writing and organization is needed. There may be 2-3 errors with quotations. alternatively, large chunks of text (more than 1/3 of the assignment) is quoted material.

Writing is very unclear with many errors. There are multiple major errors with missing quotation marks; alternatively, more than 2/3 of the text is quoted material.

Score of Effective Writing,

Assignment length

Assignment is at least 500 words, not including the reference list.

Assignment is 350-499 words, not including reference list.

Assignment is less than 350 words, not including reference list.

Score of Assignment length,