1. COMPETENCIES
1013.1.1
:
Self-Discovery and Mindfulness
The graduate evaluates and displays behaviors consistent with
the process of self-discovery and mindfulness.
1013.1.2
:
Working Styles and Leadership Skills
The graduate demonstrates the ability to apply the concept of
working styles to leadership skills.
1013.1.3
:
Effective Communication
The graduate demonstrates appropriate patterns of effective
communication.
1013.1.4
:
Communicating in a Community of Peers
The graduate identifies and applies appropriate communication
strategies to develop a supportive community of peers.
INTRODUCTION
At the end of the Leadership and Communication course, you
will write a four-part reflection paper. This paper will help you
focus on your experience and insights from the course. This

2. includes what you have experienced about your working style;
how you work with others; insights you have gained regarding
conversations and interactions you have with friends, family,
coworkers, and others; and strategies you will use to improve
your chances for success.
REQUIREMENTS
Your submission must be your original work. No more than a
combined total of 30% of the submission and no more than a
10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted
or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. An
originality report is provided when you submit your task that
can be used as a guide.
You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your
submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be
used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be
evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect
titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.
A. Reflect on your experience in the Leadership and
Communication course by doing the following:
1. Provide a brief overview of your understanding of your
Energy Graph from the Learning Report, including
two
personal strengths and
two
personal challenges that relate to your working style.
Note: Consider discussing your intensity level (Extreme,
Effortless, Deliberate, Stress) in your main dynamics—Explore,
Excite, Examine, and Execute—and how they relate to your

3. strengths and challenges.
2. Describe your experience(s) of conversations as they relate
to the laws of conversation and the four levels of the
conversation meter.
3. Discuss your strategies for being a successful student,
including how you will incorporate your strengths and address
your challenges.
4. Reflect on your overall experience in the course and how it
applies to
two
of the following: academic activities, professional career, or
personal life.
B. Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references,
for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
C. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and
presentation of your submission.
File Restrictions
File name may contain only letters, numbers, spaces, and these
symbols: ! - _ . * ' ( )
File size limit: 200 MB
File types allowed: doc, docx, rtf, xls, xlsx, ppt, pptx, odt, pdf,
txt, qt, mov, mpg, avi, mp3, wav, mp4, wma, flv, asf, mpeg,
wmv, m4v, svg, tif, tiff, jpeg, jpg, gif, png, zip, rar, tar, 7z
RUBRIC

4. A1. WORKING STYLE:
NOT EVIDENT
A discussion of 2 personal strengths and 2 personal challenges
is not provided.
APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The response includes an impractical or poorly detailed
overview of the candidate’s understanding of the Energy Graph,
or the response is missing or provides unclear descriptions of 2
personal strengths and 2 personal challenges that relate to the
candidate’s working style.
COMPETENT
The response includes a brief overview of the candidate’s
understanding of the Energy Graph, including a description of 2
personal strengths and 2 personal challenges as they relate to
the candidate’s working style.
A2. COMMUNICATION:
NOT EVIDENT
A description of the candidate’s experiences as they relate to
the laws of conversation and the four levels of the conversation
meter is not provided.
APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The description of the candidate’s experience(s) is missing a
connection or includes an unclear connection to the laws of
conversation and the four levels of the conversation meter.

5. COMPETENT
The description of the candidate’s conversation experience(s)
demonstrates a thoughtful, reflective, and detailed connection to
the laws of conversation and the four levels of the conversation
meter.
A3. STRATEGIES:
NOT EVIDENT
A discussion of the strategies for being a successful student is
not provided.
APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The discussion includes unfeasible strategies for being a
successful student, or the discussion includes a missing or
unclear understanding of how to incorporate personal strengths
and address challenges to support success.
COMPETENT
The discussion includes feasible, applicable strategies for being
a successful student. The discussion includes a thorough
understanding of how to incorporate personal strengths and
address challenges to support success.
A4. REFLECTION:
NOT EVIDENT
A reflection of the candidate’s overall experience in the course
or how the candidate’s experience applies to academic
activities, professional career, or personal life is not provided.

6. APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The reflection on the candidate’s overall experience in the
course does not identify how specific course concepts apply to 2
of the following: academic activities, professional career, or
personal life.
COMPETENT
The reflection on the candidate’s overall experience in the
course is thoughtful, insightful, and identifies how specific
course concepts apply to 2 of the following: academic activities,
professional career, and personal life.
B. SOURCES:
NOT EVIDENT
The submission does not include both in-text citations and a
reference list for sources that are quoted, paraphrased, or
summarized.
APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The submission includes in-text citations for sources that are
quoted, paraphrased, or summarized and a reference list;
however, the citations or reference list is incomplete or
inaccurate.
COMPETENT
The submission includes in-text citations for sources that are
properly quoted, paraphrased, or summarized and a reference
list that accurately identifies the author, date, title, and source
location as available.

7. C. PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION:
NOT EVIDENT
Content is unstructured, is disjointed, or contains pervasive
errors in mechanics, usage, or grammar. Vocabulary or tone is
unprofessional or distracts from the topic.
APPROACHING COMPETENCE
Content is poorly organized, is difficult to follow, or contains
errors in mechanics, usage, or grammar that cause confusion.
Terminology is misused or ineffective.
COMPETENT
Content reflects attention to detail, is organized, and focuses on
the main ideas as prescribed in the task or chosen by the
candidate. Terminology is pertinent, is used correctly, and
effectively conveys the intended meaning. Mechanics, usage,
and grammar promote accurate interpretation and
understanding.