Integration Essay
Leadership and Group Communication
Objective: Integrate a topic or several topics from the course textbook (Connect Smartbook and ebook) with the concepts/ideas from Dr. Stephen Covey. See these links for more on Dr. Covey and The 7 – habits, The 8th Habit, and Principle Centered Leadership.
The 7 – Habits of Highly Effective People – The #1 Most Influential Business Book of the 20th Century
https://www.google.com/search?q＝the+seven+habits+of+highly+effective+people&rlz＝1C1CHFX_enUS449US449&oq＝the+seven+habits+of+highly+effective+people&aqs＝chrome..69i57j0l3.11118j0j8&sourceid＝chrome&ie＝UTF-8Links to an external site.
Watch DR. COVEY VIDEOS (FYI – there are many other videos on Google and Youtube that can help you better understand the 7 – habits)
See this video with Dr. Covey and Habit 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v＝xaTmv67WpRMLinks to an external site.
A basic video drawing review of the 7-habits (NOTE: video is not detailed…see first link text for specifics)
Video Review for The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen CoveyLinks to an external site.
Video Review for The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey
The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_8th_HabitLinks to an external site.
Principle Centered Leadership (FYI – links below are just a couple of the many that can be found on Google)
https://www.google.com/search?q＝principle+centered+leadership+stephen+covey+pdf&rlz＝1C1GCEA_enUS915US925&oq＝Principle+cent&aqs＝chrome.2.35i39j69i57j35i39j0j0i67j0l5.8658j0j15&sourceid＝chrome&ie＝UTF-8Links to an external site.
https://www.getnugget.co/principle-centered-leadership-summary/Links to an external site.
Your final paper needs to be a cohesive paper that exemplifies a substantial knowledge base accrued in this course and demonstrates that you have the knowledge and applicable skills to increase and improve your leadership and group communication.
Note: This final paper contains additional new information, not just a summary of information found in online learning resources or course activities and assignments.
Requirements:
8-10 pages (Essay, double-spaced, #12 Arial font, normal 1” margins, APA format, bibliography – min. of 10 references – title page and abstract paragraph). Submit as usual as a Word Doc or PDF on Canvas in the assignment for the Final Paper.
Steps to Do:
Gather, review and examine all the relevant literature presented in the course and determine which topic or topics most interest you.
Read over the information from Dr. Covey’s 7-habits, The 8th Habit, and Principle Centered Leadership and find areas that most interest you. Determine how you will use these ideas in relation to your chosen topic in this paper.
Develop a unique title to the paper by focusing your efforts into a coherent integrative paper that specifically relates to you and your interests/circumstances.
Plan and outline the paper and write a complete introduction, with a concrete thesis/preview statement that outlines what you are going to do in this essay and how you are going to do it. Use details and be direct in the end of your introductory segment as to the direction of the paper. Typically in a paper 8-10 pages in length the intro should take about 1 page and the conclusion should take about 1 page, giving you about 6-8 pages for content or the body of your essay. Plan and organize your paper accordingly.
Do NOT cut and paste. Plagiarism is not acceptable and every paper is automatically processed for plagiarism when submitted. It is always best to write it in your own words and use citations and quotations for referenced materials. You will need to chose, edit and organize pertinent sections of research that help to display relevant knowledge accrued. REMEMBER: good writing is re-writing so theme ideas together work on transitions and write section headings. Make your ideas stand out in a clear and comprehensive manner.
Give support to the overall essay (use APA style) by making sure your references and in text citations are correct and well connected to the content. If you use an excerpt from the text or an article, it should be short and if you have personal supporting examples they should also be concise and informative. Wasted filler or material that is redundant in nature will cause the overall score to go down. Please keep in mind that this is a final document that you can use to showcase your scholarly efforts in this course.
Write a proper conclusion with a well-directed summary and a good ending.