Ethics and Leadership
Assignment 2 Ethics and Leadership (Due Week 3; 20 points)
The purpose of this assignment is to explore and critically present your views about ethics and its role in leadership.
Consider your views, experiences, and readings about ethics. In a paper (4-5 pages, excluding your title page and reference list), discuss the following:
- Definition of ethics. Support comments with three or more relevant references.
- Provide an overview about the role of and need for ethics in leadership.
- Identify the main ethical responsibilities in your professional field and position.
- Describe the main ethical challenges posed in your field of work, profession.
Rubric:
| Element | Not Met (3-0 points) | Met (4 points) | Exceeded (5 points) |
| Critically defines ethics and supports definition with references | Definition is unclear or missing. | Provides a definition of ethics and supports with 3 references | Provides a comprehensive and appropriately documented (3 or more references) definition of ethics |
| Describes the role and for ethics in leadership | Description about the role of ethics and need is unclear, vague, or not included | Describes the role of ethics and establishes its needs for effective leadership | Clearly describes the role of ethics and establishes its needs for effective leadership |
| Identifies key ethical responsibilities and main challenges in own field | Main ethical responsibilities and challenges faced by leadership in their field/profession is unclear, vague, or not provided. | Identifies the main ethical responsibilities and challenges faced by leadership in their field/profession | Clearly identifies the main ethical responsibilities and challenges faced by leadership in their field/profession. Implications are described and examples provided. |
| Follows APA format and uses documentation | Paper does not adhere to the APA guidelines. There are multiple errors. | Paper adheres to the APA guidelines. There are some minor errors (5 or 4) | Paper clearly adheres to the APA guidelines. There are minimal (3 or less) errors or none. Errors are negligible. |
| Total: 20 points |
Requirements: 4-5 pages
