COM 461 CMU Lessons About Communication and Leadership Report

?Objective

The objective of this assignment is for you to integrate what you have learned about communication, leadership, and your repertoire of communication skills over the course of study. The process involves reflecting on what you have read, the Leadership Self-Assessment Quizzes you have taken, and your experiences as a member of one or more organizations. After reflecting on the readings, quizzes, and your experiences, write a 7-9 page paper that offers an organized, personalized reflection on what you have learned about leadership and communication. This assignment should not be about confirming self-perceptions of your leadership skills but about discovering self-insights and seeing ways to develop higher-level cognitive skills for leadership.

?Procedure

1. Read Chapter 15 before completing this assignment.

2. Construct an appendix of the scores and results of the Leadership Self-Assessment Quizzes you selected to report. Forty possible quizzes and exercises were available in the textbook. For this final paper, report a minimum of 20 out of the 40 possible quizzes and exercises that were in the text. (You may report all of the quizzes and exercises if you wish.) Place the report of the results from the 20 quizzes and exercises at the end of the paper as an appendix.

3. After you have completed the report of a minimum of 20 of the leadership quizzes and exercises, reflect on what you have learned over the course of study. Identify some important priorities for discussion. Consider the following items:

In what ways have the quizzes and exercises helped you to identify your strengths/weaknesses, skill resources/limitations?

What have you learned over the last few weeks about communication and leadership?

In answering these questions, integrate the quizzes and exercises with the readings and your thoughts about communication and leadership.

Justify the selection of topics, self-assessments, and exercises on which you choose to reflect.

4. After reflecting, write your paper. Discuss a minimum of (8) quizzes/exercises representing the material from at least (4) chapters. You can discuss more than the minimum number of quizzes/exercises and chapters. You may combine the discussion of more specific topics under more abstract themes. The paper should be organized, personalized, and reflective regarding the subject matter of the readings, the quizzes and exercises, and your experiences. Clearly identify the quizzes and exercises that you are discussing as well as the source chapter. What do you take away from the course that will be of use to you in your future endeavors as a leader?