Chapter 9 and Chapter 10 Assignment Worth 100 points. Due Thursday by 11:59 p.m. TWO Parts to this assignment:
Part 1: Chapter 9 (worth 25 points)
Identify a time when you were part of a Problem solving group. Describe what the problem was and what the task of the group was.
Using Chapter 9 as a guide: Briefly go through the basic problem -solving procedure and clearly outline the steps and what occurred during each of these steps within your group.
Discuss how your group did with each step. Was a step omitted? What could have been done to prevent any difficulties that may have occurred.
Part 2: Chapter 10 (75 points)
Pick a leader who is well known enough that they can be researched on the Internet.
Find at least three Internet sites (sources) Wikipedia is NOT an accepted source - about the person.
Write a paper discussing the success of this leader as it relates to one of the leadership theories discussed in the text (you must identify and also discuss the theory and how the leader reflects this theory) .
Discuss the impact of their leadership on the organization that they were involved with.
Be sure to incorporate organizational communication benefits and approaches this leader uses or used.
Your paper length for both Part 1 and Part 2 combined needs to be 4-5 pages in length (not including the reference page), font 12 double spaced, APA format, with a cover page and a reference page (each separate). Please be sure to cite sources internally within your paper and at the end of your paper. Grammatical and structural formatting errors will impact your grade. Please use the APA guide at the beginning of this class to assist you in your paper. Please submit as a word document (0-20 points).
Remember: A research paper is finding information. It is always written in the 3rd person. Since you will be stating facts from a source - you need to cite the source immediately after the sentence that states the facts your are stating.