Leadership Reflective Journal

7775 Assignment #2 Marking Rubric
Reflective Diary (30%)

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Assessment Criteria Fail
less than 50 Pass
50-64 Credit
65-74 Distinction
75-84 High Distinction
85 plus

Critical reflection/ analysis of leadership theories/models/ research in relation to contemporary organisational practice
(30%) Poor or no understanding of leadership concepts/theories/models/research relating to contemporary organisational practice was demonstrated. Inadequate ability to reflect on, contrast and evaluate applicability of alternative leadership theories/models to contemporary organisational practice was evident. Adequate understanding of leadership concepts/theories/models/research relating to contemporary organisational practice was demonstrated. Some ability to reflect on, contrast and evaluate applicability of alternative leadership theories/models to contemporary organisational practice was evident. Competent understanding of leadership concepts/theories/models/research relating to contemporary organisational practice was demonstrated. Competent ability to reflect on, contrast and evaluate applicability of alternative leadership theories/models to contemporary organisational practice was evident. Comprehensive understanding of leadership concepts/theories/models/research relating to contemporary organisational practice was demonstrated. Very good ability to reflect on, contrast and evaluate applicability of alternative leadership theories/models to contemporary organisational practice was evident. Superior understanding of leadership concepts/theories/models/research relating to contemporary organisational practice was demonstrated. An outstanding ability to reflect on, contrast and evaluate applicability of alternative leadership theories/models to contemporary organisational practice was evident.
0-14 15-19 20-22 23-25 26-30

Application of leadership theories/models to personal role/job/ organisation/ profession
(30%) Argument was unclear and/or lacked logic. Critical evaluation and analysis of the literature in relation to the essay question was not evident or lacked depth. Argument was not well developed and was not supported with evidence.
Demonstrated little or no insight.
Adequate discussion of application of leadership theories/models to personal role/job/ organisation/ profession. Some use of evidence to support arguments and propositions. Demonstrated some insight.
Good discussion of application of leadership theories/models to personal role/job/ organisation/ profession. Good use of evidence to support arguments and propositions. Demonstrated a good insight.
Very good discussion of application of leadership theories/models to personal role/job/ organisation/ profession. Very good use of evidence to support arguments and propositions. Demonstrated very good insight.
Outstanding discussion of application of leadership theories/models to personal role/job/ organisation/ profession. Superior use of evidence to support arguments and propositions. Demonstrated excellent insight.

0-14 15-19 20-22 23-25 26-30

Personal Learnings
(25%) Inadequate. lacked relevance and/or clarity. Poor ability to reflect on the implications from the critical reflection/ analysis. Lack of evidence of learning. Adequate. Some relevance and/or some clarity.
Competent ability to reflect on the implications from the critical reflection/ analysis.
Some evidence of learning. Relevant and clear. Competent ability to reflect on the implications from the critical reflection/ analysis. Clear evidence of learning. Relevant, clear, and in-depth. Very good ability to reflect on the implications from the critical reflection/ analysis. Very clear evidence of enhanced learning.
Relevant, clear, and superior. Outstanding ability to reflect on the implications from the critical reflection/ analysis. Very clear and comprehensive evidence of enhanced learning.

0-12 13-16 17-18 19-21 22-25

Academic writing, document structure and formatting, referencing
(15%) Inadequate ability to express ideas in appropriately formal (impersonal), concise, and clear language. Inadequate ability to use accurate sentence structure, consistent and appropriate tense choice and correct punctuation. Structure was unclear. Formatting lacked attention to detail. Inadequate ability to acknowledge source material with consistent and accurate referencing format.
Adequate ability to express ideas in appropriately formal (impersonal), concise, and clear language. Adequate ability to use accurate sentence structure, consistent and appropriate tense choice and correct punctuation. Structure was mostly clear. Formatting was acceptable but included inaccuracies. Adequate ability to acknowledge source material with consistent and accurate referencing format.
Competent ability to express ideas in appropriately formal (impersonal), concise, and clear language. Competent ability to use accurate sentence structure, consistent and appropriate tense choice and correct punctuation. Structure was clear. Formatting was mostly accurate. Competent ability to acknowledge source material with consistent and accurate referencing format.
Very good ability to express ideas in appropriately formal (impersonal), concise, and clear language. Very good ability to use accurate sentence structure, consistent and appropriate tense choice and correct punctuation. Structure was very clear. Formatting was very accurate. Very good ability to acknowledge source material with consistent and accurate referencing format.
Outstanding ability to express ideas in appropriately formal (impersonal), concise, and clear language. Outstanding ability to use accurate sentence structure, consistent and appropriate tense choice and correct punctuation. Superior structure evident. Formatting was faultless. Superior ability to acknowledge source material with consistent and accurate referencing format.

0-7 8-9 10-11 12 13-15

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