The assignment for this week is “Leadership Book Review” brief paper.
- The purpose of this assignment is to encourage the student to read a non-nursing book that is relevant to leadership and course objectives.
- The student needs to discuss the aspects of the book that made it relevant to leadership, course objectives, and what leadership skills learned from the book.
- The goal is to encourage students to learn leadership skills or qualities from areas and disciplines other than nursing that can be applied to nursing practice.
- The student will write 2-4 page summary paper using the following criteria:
Book Review Paper Grading Criteria Guidelines
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Criteria |
Points |
Points Earned |
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Relevancy of the book: Choose a non-nursing book that relates to the objectives of this course (Relevant to Leadership and Management) and Read it! And write a brief overview of the book. (no children books, You can check with the instructor for appropriateness of the book) |
5 |
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Fully explain your reason for choosing this book and how it relates to the objectives of this course. |
15 |
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Summarize the content of the book so any reader could fully understand the content and purpose of the book. |
15 |
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Identify two points related to leadership you learned from reading the book. |
15 |
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Write your opinion regarding the clarity, ease of reading, and helpfulness of this book in enhancing your knowledge about leadership. |
15 |
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Book review writing style is neat and consistent with the Herzing University “grading rubric for written assignment” as described in this syllabus. |
5 |
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-Use APA format -2-4 pages excluding, cover page, and references. -No abstract needed |
10 |
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Total |
80 |
