You need to make 2 or more substantive participation posts. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ overall posts or my replies to the class. Label your responses, “First Response, Second Response,” etc. Usually, it takes about 75-80 words to give a substantive response.
Tips for Creating Substantive Participation Posts
Explain why you agree or disagree, and add some examples to support your belief
Relate your personal or work experiences to the topic at hand
Ask additional questions of your classmates
Make connections between the topics at hand and the readings in the text
Add ways you can apply the lessons from the class in your work and educational life
Picture us sitting in a circle in a room, sharing ideas, debating those ideas, coming up with new ideas—actively collaborating in the learning process while maintaining a respectful and positive tone with our peers!
Rubric For Graded DQ response and Participation Posts:
Criteria Ratings/earned points
Substantive graded DQ response. Students linked response and discussion directly to the week’s assigned reading materials. Students demonstrated a complete understanding of materials. Students used appropriate spelling, grammar, and punctuation and followed instructions as given. 8-9 6-7 3-5 0-5
The answer is complete and meets expectations The answer is missing some expectations Incomplete answer or not substantive It does not address most questions or off track
Substantive discussion posts. Students linked response and discussion directly to the week’s assigned reading materials. 5-6 3-4 1-2 0
Discussion posts are spread over at least two different days during the week. Students demonstrated a complete understanding of materials. Students used appropriate spelling, grammar, and punctuation and followed instructions as given. Two or more substantive posts and spread over at least two different days At least one substantive post Incomplete answer or not substantive No posts or off track
THESE ARE THE PEOPLE I WANT YOU TO RESPOND:
1. Re: Week 1 The Psychology of Leadership Discussion Forum
by Student1 – Monday, May 10, 2021, 1:24 PM
I think the reason there are so many different leadership theories is that people are always trying to find that perfect mold to look for when it comes to leaders. It would make things so much easier if we could just hold up a card and check off the traits, or to hand someone a book and say “This is everything you need to know about leadership” and call it a day. But the nuances of leadership are difficult to pin down I think, not that these theorists haven’t done a great job in defining different styles of leadership.
I feel like if we were going to create a new leadership style, we could add balance into the mix. I’ll be rereading the text to make sure I didn’t miss anything, but I don’t think I saw balancing all of these traits and tasks that leaders need to accomplish to be good leaders amongst the theories. Knowing how to balance all of the things you need to do and care about is a big part of being able to successfully lead people.
2.by Student2 – Tuesday, May 11, 2021, 7:04 AM
Good morning classmates and professor,
I’ll be answering Option 2
I believe that the reason why there’s so many leadership theories is that the concept is as old as civilization itself. Leaders throughout history each have demonstrated how they influenced individuals to follow them. Some run things authoritatively, democratically, etc. Although recently the number of leadership theories have been condensed to a manageable list, the list itself still shows a considerable number of theories of how one leads. Each person that has tried to define leadership may have based it on their own experiences and views on the concept. A doctor may have a different definition of leadership than a military serviceman.
During his time in the U.S. Air Force, my father is reminded of a quote from one of his supervisors: “Train your replacement.” From what I’ve seen in previous courses, I believe that leadership theories focused more on the leader than those around said leader. There may come a time when the leader is taking a vacation, his or her services are unavailable, or is out of commission. The replacement in charge must be capable of maintaining the organization until the leader’s return.
-Student2
