Effective decision making strategies for Team and Team Leaders

Assignment 2: Decision Making or Conflict Management Due Week 5 and worth 200 points For this assignment, select one (1) of the following topics that expand on decision making: - The Leader's Decision Making Process Is Both an Art and a Science - Working Through the Data Collection and Time Constraints of the Decision-Making Process - The Role of Emotions in Decision Making - Effective Decision Making Strategies for Teams and Team Leaders OR one (1) of the following topics that expand on conflict management: - Not All Group Conflict Is Bad, or Good - The Role of Emotions in Conflict Management - The Role of Trust in Conflict Management - Effective Conflict Management Techniques for Teams and Team Leaders Use the following appropriate EBSCOhost Web databases to research your chosen topic: Academic Search Complete, Business Source Complete, Education Source, Research Starters – Business, Research Starters – Education, and / or ERIC. Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you: 1. Provide an explanation and overview of your selected topic 2. Examine the three (3) trends reflected the most in current research findings and prevailing attitudes about your topic. 3. Compare and contrast the strengths, weaknesses, advantages, and disadvantages inherent in your subject of choice. 4. Predict the future direction of the research and thought on your topic. Include your own informed opinion of what is next for the topic you have explored. 5. Include at least three (3) references (no more than five [5] years old) from material outside the textbook. Note: You may be more specific about your topic without clearing these kinds of related, more narrowly focused topics with the professor. If in doubt, call or email the professor, or use the “Ask the Professor” section in the Student Center. You may choose a related topic not listed above if you clear it with the professor at least a week before the due date. Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements: - Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions. - Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the professor's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length. The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are: - Apply theories of and best practices in leadership, decision making, communications, organizational culture, motivation, management, performance appraisal, and evaluation to various educational environments - Analyze theories of and best practices in leadership, decision making, communications, conflict management, organizational culture, motivation, management, performance appraisal, and evaluation. - Apply the concepts and techniques of educational leadership within the context of case studies in the following areas: student problems, administrative-staff relationships, school-community relations, organizational and role issues, social justice issues, and change issues. - Use technology and information resources to research issues in educational administration and leadership. - Write clearly and concisely about educational administration and leadership using proper writing mechanics. Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric. Points: 200 Assignment 2: Decision Making or Conflict Management Criteria Unacceptable Below 70% F Fair 70-79% C Proficient 80-89% B Exemplary 90-100% A 1. Provide an explanation and overview of your selected topic. Weight: 15% Did not submit or incompletely provided an explanation and overview of your selected topic. Partially provided an explanation and overview of your selected topic. Satisfactorily provided an explanation and overview of your selected topic. Thoroughly provided an explanation and overview of your selected topic. 2. Examine the three (3) trends reflected the most in current research findings and prevailing attitudes about your topic. Weight: 20% Did not submit or incompletely examined the three (3) trends reflected the most in current research findings and prevailing attitudes about your topic. Partially examined the three (3) trends reflected the most in current research findings and prevailing attitudes about your topic. Satisfactorily examined the three (3) trends reflected the most in current research findings and prevailing attitudes about your topic. Thoroughly examined the three (3) trends reflected the most in current research findings and prevailing attitudes about your topic. 3. Compare and contrast the strengths, weaknesses, advantages, and disadvantages inherent in your subject of choice. Weight: 25% Did not submit or incompletely compared and contrasted the strengths, weaknesses, advantages, and disadvantages inherent in your subject of choice. Partially compared and contrasted the strengths, weaknesses, advantages, and disadvantages inherent in your subject of choice. Satisfactorily compared and contrasted the strengths, weaknesses, advantages, and disadvantages inherent in your subject of choice. Thoroughly compared and contrasted the strengths, weaknesses, advantages, and disadvantages inherent in your subject of choice. 4. Predict the future direction of the research and thought on your topic. Include your own informed opinion of what is next for the topic you have explored. Weight: 25% Did not submit or incompletely predicted the future direction of the research and thought on your topic. Did not submit or incompletely included your own informed opinion of what is next for the topic you have explored. Partially predicted the future direction of the research and thought on your topic. Partially included your own informed opinion of what is next for the topic you have explored. Satisfactorily predicted the future direction of the research and thought on your topic. Satisfactorily included your own informed opinion of what is next for the topic you have explored. Thoroughly predicted the future direction of the research and thought on your topic. Thoroughly included your own informed opinion of what is next for the topic you have explored. 5. 3 references No references Does not meet the Meets number of Exceeds number of Weight: 5% provided required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices. required references; all references high quality choices. required references; all references high quality choices. 6. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements Weight: 10% More than 6 errors present 5-6 errors present 3-4 errors present 0-2 errors present