NUR 812 assignment: Write a reflective scholarly paper
Assignment #1 Instructions:
Write a reflective scholarly paper that answers the following prompts:
- Complete the Leadership Self-Assessment and upload report
- Reflect on your strengths and areas of further development as a leader, consider the AONL Core Competencies and literature on leadership styles that align most with your assessment.
- In a scholarly paper include the following the sections:
- Introduction
- Strengths and action plan to further develop strengths
- Support your plan with evidence from at least 2 references.
- Areas needing further development and action plan to improve them
- Support your plan with evidence from at least 2 references.
- Conclusion
- The Grading Rubic for this reflective leader assignment is attached here:
- Reminder: Follow APA format, include a title page, double-spaced, 5-page limit - not including the title page, reference list or any appendices.
- Due Date for submission is Sunday 6/15/25 at 11:59pm
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NUR812 Grading Rubric: Reflective Leadership Practice
Criteria |
Developing 71- 82 |
Developed 83-91 |
Fully Developed 92-100 |
(20%) Introduction: Complete and submit the Leadership Self-Assessment into Canvas. |
Minimal evidence is provided of reflection on identified leadership strengths and styles. Leadership Self-Assessment not completed and/or submitted. |
Evidence provided through reflection on identified leader strengths demonstrates potential for growth in leadership behaviors. Leadership Self-Assessment not completed and/or submitted. |
Evidence provided demonstrates deep reflection that masterfully illustrates meaningful insights for further advancing leadership behaviors. Completes and submits Leadership Self-Assessment. |
(20%) Strengths: Reflect on identified leader strengths in alignment with AONL Core Competencies and leadership style(s). Describe a plan with specific actions and strategies to further develop self-identified strength(s) as an effective leader. |
Shares a basic plan to enhance self-identified strengths as an effective leader, with limited actions or strategies to support plan. |
Describes an adequate plan to enhance self-identified strengths as an effective leader, aligning with at least one AONL Leader Core Competency. Provides adequate evidence to support the plan. |
Describes a thoughtful plan to enhance self-identified strengths as an effective leader aligning with at least one of the AONL Leader Core Competencies. Provides empirical evidence to support the plan. |
(20%) Areas of further development: Reflect on identified areas of further development in alignment with AONL Core Competencies and leadership style(s). Describe a plan with specific actions and strategies to further develop self-identified areas of where further development as an effective leader is needed. |
Shares a basic plan to enhance self-identified challenges as an effective leader, with limited actions or strategies to support plan. |
Describes an adequate plan to enhance self-identified challenges as an effective leader, aligning with at least one AONL Leader Core Competency. Provides adequate evidence to support the plan. |
Describes a thoughtful plan to enhance self-identified challenges as an effective leader aligning with at least one of the AONL Leader Core Competencies. Provides empirical evidence to support the plan. |
(20%) Use a scholarly voice. Use formal word choices, objective phrasing, active voice, and concise but varied sentence structure. Correct grammar & writing conventions are used. |
Requires considerable improvement with using scholarly voice. Grammar &/or writing convention issues and spelling need much improvement. |
Approaches an expected level of writing using the scholarly voice – needs improvement. Grammar & writing conventions issues apparent. Containing 3-4 spelling errors. |
Completes at an advanced level of writing using a scholarly voice. Correct grammar & writing conventions; containing no more than 2 minor spelling errors. |
(20%) Format paper according to APA 7 guidelines, including a title page and at least four evidenced-based references of support. No more than one minor APA error. Content is two pages. |
Partially follows APA paper format instructions: limited use of APA formatting of title page, font size, spacing, intext citations & references. Content exceeds two pages. Includes one or no evidence-based references of support. |
Adequately follows APA paper format instructions: page limit, title page, font size, spacing, intext citations & references. No more than two APA errors Content is two pages. Includes two -three evidence-based references of support. |
Correctly follows APA paper format instructions: title page, font size, spacing, intext citations & references. No more than one APA error. Content is two pages. Includes at least four evidence-based references of support. |