Business Question

There are many types of leadership.  For your research paper, you will focus on transformationaland servant leadership

The leader that is the focus of the research paper is  Wangari Maathai – renowned founder/leader of the Greenbelt Movement and first African Woman Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.

To help get started, please view videos that I have provided here about Wangari.  Click on items links highlighted in blue:   

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Performance
Area
Introduction
and Thesis
Rating=A
100-90%
First Paragraph
is catchyattention
grabber. Thesis
is evident and
well stated.
Topic is clear.
Rating=B
89-80%
First paragraph
has a weak
“grabber.”
Thesis is not
clear.
Rating=C
79-70%
A confusing
first paragraph.
Thesis is not
apparent, but
topic is clear.
Accuracy of
Facts
All facts
presented in
essay are
accurate and
relate to topic.
Most facts
presented in
the essay are
accurate (at
least 70%).
Organization
The essay is
very well
organized.
Paragraphs are
evident. Ideas
follow one
another in a
logical
sequence with
clear
transitions.
Entire essay is
related to the
assigned topic
and allows the
reader to
understand
much more
about the
topic.
Almost all facts
presented in
essay are
accurate and
occasionally
relate back to
topic.
Essay is pretty
well organized.
Paragraphs are
evident. One
idea may seem
out of order.
Clear
transitions are
used.
The essay is a
little hard to
follow.
Paragraphs are
unclear.
Transitions are
sometimes not
clear.
Ideas seem to
be randomly
arranged. No
effort at
paragraph
organization.
Most of the
essay is related
to the assigned
topic. The
essay wanders
off at one
point, but the
reader can still
learn
something
about the
topic.
Some of the
essay is related
to the assigned
topic, but a
reader does
not learn much
about the topic
No attempt has
been made to
relate the
essay to the
assigned topic.
Focus on
Assigned Topic
Rating=D
69-60%
No attempt
was made to
catch the
reader’s
attention in the
first paragraph.
Thesis and
topic no clear.
Several factual
errors in the
essay. Essay is
not cohesive.
Mechanics
Format
APA Style (6th
ed.)
Presentation
The essay has
few, zero to
two, mechanics
errors, e.g.,
spelling,
punctuation,
organization,
grammar
errors.
One to two
APA style or
usage errors;
Reference
titles follow
APA format
Discusses
Topics
Thoroughly
PPT Complete
The essay has
three or four
mechanics
errors.
The essay has
four or five
mechanics
errors.
The essay has
more than five
mechanics
errors.
Three or four
APA style
errors
Five to six APA
stye errors
More than six
APA style
errors
Identifies
Issues clearly
PPT Mostly
Complete
Limited
Discussion of
Issues,
overlooks key
facts; PPT
Partially Done
Misrepresents
Issues;
factually
incorrect; PPT
Not Completed
Short Research Paper
A short research paper of 6 to 8 pages is required on the topic of transformational and servant
leadership. In addition, a leader is assigned who represents transformational and/or servant
leadership. That means that the paper will contain research about both the topic and the
leader.
The paper must contain an introduction, body, and conclusion. Please make sure to carefully
proofread your paper. Pay particular attention to spelling and grammar.
Please use APA style for format of your paper, citations, etc. A minimum of four (4)
references/sources excluding your textbook are required. Type your paper in MS Word with
double spacing using a regular 12-point font in Times New Roman.
A minimum of 5 power point slides are required in support of your paper.
Failure to follow all instructions will result in a loss of points. I will provide a Rubric, too.
The paper is valued at a total of 150 points: 120 points for paper with an additional 30 points
for the power points.
The Writing Center at PGCC is very helpful. For assistance with APA format and writing, please
consider contacting them. Purdue OWL is a good source for APA and writing help, too.