Leadership Assessment: What Defines a Successful Leader?

Assessment Criteria

Fail 0 - 39%

Poor Quality

D 40 - 49%

Pass Quality

C 50 – 59%

Fair Quality

B 60 – 69%

Good Quality

A 70 -100%

Excellent Quality

KNOWLEDGE

 

 

Ability to explain key leadership and management concepts

Key concepts are misunderstood. Explanations are confusing.

The work does not meet the assignment brief.

Mostly adequate explanations and coverage of the key questions. Some minor misunderstandings or confusing explanations.

Demonstrates a sound grasp of all themes implied by the key questions. Fair understanding of the literature read.

Clearly explains the concepts implied by the key questions. Very good understanding of the literature read.

Authoritative grasp of all the concepts implied by the key questions.

Excellent understanding of the literature read; ability to digest complex ideas and arguments.

ANALYSIS

 

 

Ability to critically evaluate key leadership and management concepts

No critical evaluation

– for example, all authors’ ideas and opinions are taken at face value and are simply described.

There may be some attempt at analysis, but it displays major misunderstandings of key concepts.

Some attempts at critical evaluation although the arguments may be unclear.

Some of the critical evaluation in the work is derived from other sources

– it is not the student’s own thinking.

The work appears as a collection of separate pieces –

obvious connections

Evidence of critical judgement in selecting, ordering and analysing content and tries to construct a sound argument. The work attempts to

integrate all the

key questions as part of a whole

Clear evidence of critical judgement in selecting, ordering and analysing content to construct a sound argument which reveals occasional insight and/or originality.

There is a flow

to the work and discussion of all

There is clear evidence of originality and insight and an ability to sustain an argument based on critical analysis and/or evaluation.

The ability to synthesise material effectively and the potential for skilled innovation

in thinking and

Assessment Criteria

Fail 0 - 39%

Poor Quality

D 40 - 49%

Pass Quality

C 50 – 59%

Fair Quality

B 60 – 69%

Good Quality

A 70 -100%

Excellent Quality

 

 

are missed.

piece

the key

questions fits together.

practice will be evident.

RESEARCH

 

 

Amount of research and range of sources used

No or little evidence of reading.

Inappropriate sources used.

Evidence of reading from the articles provided.

Some additional reading, but there may be some limitations in ability to select appropriate material. Little evidence of using real life examples to illustrate concepts.

Clear evidence of reading from the articles provided, and it is appropriately used.

Additional reading is also appropriately used.

Some evidence of using real life examples to illustrate concepts.

Clear evidence of thorough reading from articles provided, appropriately used. Very good breadth and depth of reading from outside those sources provided. Uses real life examples to illustrate

concepts.

As for B, but total range of research is more extensive

- from Leadership Forums, trade press, work, TV and newspapers.

REFERENCING

Major errors in

A number of errors

Referencing is

Referencing is

Referencing is

 

referencing.

in referencing.

mostly accurate,

accurate and

accurate and is

 

 

 

assists

supports text

skilfully and

 

 

 

arguments.

well.

appropriately

 

 

 

 

 

used.

STRUCTURE AND

The work is poorly

The structure is

The structure is

The structure is

The structure is

APPEARANCE

organised. The

fairly clear.

fairly clear.

clear. Care and

very clear. The

 

structure is

There are some

The work is

thought has

work is

 

confusing. The visual

problems with the

fairly well

gone into visual

beautifully

 

appearance is poor.

visual appearance.

presented.

presentation of

presented - real

 

 

 

 

the work.

care and thought

 

 

 

 

 

has gone into it.

WRITTEN COMMUNICATION

 

Spelling, punctuation, grammar and paragraphing

Major improvement needed in more than one of the following: spelling, grammar, punctuation & paragraphing. High number of errors.

Major improvement needed to be made to one of these 4 areas: spelling, grammar, punctuation or paragraphing.

There are a small number of minor errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation and paragraphing.

There are hardly any errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation and paragraphing.

There are no noticeable errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation and paragraphing.

REFLECTION

 

 

Ability to reflect on effectiveness of personal leadership/management

There is no or only a very limited amount of reflective writing.

The student shows very limited attempts to analyse some experiences and to consider

some of: ‘What

The student has made fair attempts to analyse their experiences and

has considered

The student has analysed their experiences and has thoughtfully considered:

‘What

As for B, AND the quality of reflection is particularly thoughtful and

informed by

Assessment Criteria

Fail 0 - 39%

Poor Quality

D 40 - 49%

Pass Quality

C 50 – 59%

Fair Quality

B 60 – 69%

Good Quality

A 70 -100%

Excellent Quality

 

 

happened?’ ‘Why

much of the

happened?’

module

did it happen?’

following: ‘What

‘Why did it

knowledge. The

‘What did it do to

happened?’

happen?’ ‘What

writing is

me?’ Reflective

‘Why did it

did it do to me?’

convincingly

writing may lack

happen?’ ‘What

‘What does it

authentic.

depth and any

did it do to me?’

mean for me?’

 

academic

‘What does it

The student has

 

engagement.

mean for me?’

shown good

 

 

The student

evidence of

 

 

shows evidence

applying

 

 

of applying

module

 

 

module

knowledge to

 

 

knowledge to

this.

 

 

this.