Assignment #5a Preliminary Paper Organizational Overview, Recommen.docx
- 1. Assignment #5a: Preliminary Paper: Organizational Overview, Recommendation & References INSTRUCTIONS Change is inevitable! Successful organizations thrive because they have a vision, a mission and a strategy, and when faced with change they are quick to take action. They are successful because they understand their clients’ needs, respond to their employees and react to the changing times. One sure way to success is the way organizational change is managed. Change is nearly unattainable without leadership support and a strong management team. Leaders are a foundation to the success of an organization. The purpose of this entire assignment is to conduct an organizational assessment and analyze strategies to lead and manage organizational change through the lens of an Advanced Practice Nurse Leader. For the purpose of this assignment, the term organization is defined as a nursing unit, clinic, department, hospital, community or health care system, college/university, or any nursing regulatory body. There are two parts to Assignment 5, parts A#5a and A#5b. This first part, A#5a is called: The Preliminary Paper: Organizational Overview, Recommendation, & References. The assignment is an introductory paper (information gathering) to the larger assignment A#5b: Organizational Assessment and Change Through Leadership paper. This current assignment will provide support for the larger assignment and the content constructed for this assignment is to serve as a foundation for the information you will embed in the larger assignment A#5b. Please review the detailed instructions for specifics regarding the assignment. Please review the Rubric for grading criterion. Rubric
- 2. Assignment #5a: Organizational Assessment and Change Through Leadership Paper Category Maximum Moderate Minimum Points Content · Content meets and or exceeds assignment requirements. All required elements met. · Discussion reflects in-depth understanding of the nurse leader role. · Content meets assignment requirements. All major elements met. · Discussion reflects basic understanding of the purpose and significance of the nurse leader role. · Content does not meet assignment requirements. One or more major elements not met. · Discussion reflects lack of understanding of the nurse leader
- 3. role. ___/2 2 1 0 Organization · Organization is evident as ideas flow logically from one idea to the next. · Introductory paragraph provides reader with an overview of the main idea or topic of the discussion and the writer's purpose. · Organization of the discussion body is thoughtful and logical. Paragraph organization and structure are logical and promote reader comprehension. · Summary/conclusion segues from the body reinforcing key/final thoughts/insights. · Appropriate transitioning between paragraphs and sections. · Introduction, body, and summary elements of assignment are identifiable and reasonably well sequenced/organized. ·
- 4. Introductory paragraph included but may need further development or focus. · Summary/conclusion included but may need further development or focus. · Transitional statements are included but not consistently used effectively. · Little or no organization and difficult to follow. · Introduction and/or summary not included or identifiable. · Organization and sequencing of information impedes reader understanding of the ideas/thoughts being communicated. · Transition statements absent resulting in fragmentation of discussion into unrelated parts. ____1 1 0.5 0 Grammar, syntax, sentence structure, punctuation · Effective use of language without errors in grammar and
- 5. spelling. Words are precise, descriptive, and unambiguous. Correct punctuation. · Rules of grammar are followed with minor/few errors; few spelling errors; few errors in punctuation. · Multiple errors in grammar, syntax, spelling and/or punctuation that impede reader comprehension. ____/1 1 0.5 0 Use of APA 6 th edition format and references · No errors in APA formatting. Use of references is effective, appropriate and consistent with assignment guidelines (or as required). · Use of references consistent with assignment guidelines. Minor errors in APA formatting. · Many errors in APA formatting. References not included and/or used when indicated/necessary. ____/1 1 0.5