Individual Journal Entry Assignment

Individual Journal Entry Assignment

1. Go to the website: https://www.forbes.com/powerful-people/list/
2. Use the filters to select a luminary of your choice. Decide what you want to focus on and why. Remember, you have to justify your choice of the person in the final write-up.
3. For richness of data and your experience, try to find someone who has a resourceful website and publishes stories online.

Step 2: Journal Entry

After completion of specific topics (refer to the course calendar for exact due dates), you will find topic-relevant information (e.g. published stories or statements about the person’s race and ethnicity, personality) of your icon’s personal website or any other credible and publicly available source. The specific materials should be attached and analysed (each journal entry not more than two pages, depending on the content) in the journal folder available in Moodle.

Journal Entry 1 content:

1. Find published stories about the demographic profile and prominent personality profile about your selected luminary. Post the link in the Moodle folder either separately or as bibliography in the journal
2. Write a short note (maximum one page) about your selection criteria and the published stories. Reflect on your learning from the textbook while you are writing the note.

Journal Entry 2 content:

1. Find published stories about your chosen personality reflecting on any topic pertaining to their attitude and behaviour. Post the link in the Moodle folder either separately or as bibliography in the journal
2. Write a short note analysing the publications. Reflect on your learning from the textbook while you are writing the note.

Journal Entry 3 content:

1. Find published stories about your chosen personality reflecting on any topic pertaining to their own motivation or what approaches they utilized to motivate their followers. Post the link in the Moodle folder either separately or as bibliography in the journal
2. Write a short note analysing the publications. Reflect on your learning from the textbook while you are writing the note

Journal Entry 4 content:

1. Find published stories about your chosen personality reflecting on any topic pertaining to stress and stress management practices and leadership style. Post the link in the Moodle folder either separately or as bibliography in the journal
2. Write a short note analysing the publications. Reflect on your learning from the textbook while you are writing the note

Total points: 10

Step 3: Presentation: (Oct 29, 2020 to Nov 05, 2020)

We shall have discussion sessions (refer to course calendar at the last page of the course outline). In these sessions, each student will present their findings in a 5-7-minute-long presentation for their class.

Total point: 10

Step 4: Write-up Due: November 17, 2020

Students will sum up the findings from steps 1-3 in a write-up and post it in Moodle (Maximum 7 pages except title page and reference materials, 12 font, 1.5 spacing, 1-inch margin, APA format for referencing)

Total point: 15