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Your first "Final Project" for OGL 360 is to compile a heavily annotated (thoroughly explained) list of 24 questions, made up of 12 qualitative questions AND 12 quantitative (Likert scale) questions. These are intended to be lists of questions that you could actually propose to a coworker or manager in the future, as part of your organization's 360-Degree Process (or, at least, as part of a performance appraisal). I hope you enjoy this as a review of some of the concepts that have meant the most to you.

QUESTIONS (REQUIREMENTS, PART ONE):

The list of 12 Qualitative 360-Degree questions will be entirely open-ended questions for respondents to answer about colleagues or leaders---accompanied by annotations. First, you will need to re-incorporate the 10 questions you wrote for your "4.2 Journal / Business Memo" assignment, with significant revisions/edits according to the feedback that I gave you on the assignment. (The revisions you need to make might also involve the annotations, in addition to the questions themselves.) YOU CANNOT EARN CREDIT ON THIS ASSIGNMENT UNLESS YOU MAKE THOSE REVISIONS, with attention to "opening up" your questions and making them more focused, among other notes I might provide you with.None should be just "yes or no" kinds of responses (e.g., Don't just ask "Does this employee show respect...?" but instead, ask "To what extent does this employee show respect...?") (You are NOT being asked to write sample responses---but imagine, for a moment, the kinds of responses that WOULD BE provided to each of your questions. This will also help you write the annotations, as I discuss below.)

The list of 12 Quantitative questionswill be "LikertScale" questions, such as the type you have seen in both the "LPI Observer" and inSurveyMonkey. The questions you use shouldinclude at least three you saw in SurveyMonkey---but you must cite _specifically_ where you copied these questions from withinSurveyMonkey. If you wish to use _more_ than three fromSurveyMonkey, however, you will need to _change_ them (edit them, to use more of your own words), despite the fact thatSurveyMonkeyclaims that their questions are scientifically verified and "objective." (Some of them may very well be more "objective"---freed from bias---than other questions, but in this project it is vital for you to use your _own_judgement_ rather than just relying on them. Thus, you will add your own thoughts in the form of annotations with each question. At leastsix (6) of these Quantitative questions must be drawn from (loosely copied from) the "LPI Observer" questions.But again, if you wish to use any more, you need to make some changes/edits of your own to make these truly _your_ quantitative questions. Focus on the kinds of issues that you can imagine being of practical use to you and your colleagues, either now (in your current job) or in the kind of job you anticipate securing after graduation.

ANNOTATIONS (REQUIREMENTS, PART TWO):
In your Final Project annotations, the main focus will be on your opinion---your critique and reasoning regarding the usefulness of each question. You shouldinclude this commentary for at least 12 of the questions (at least half). In addition to your own words, please include:
---At least 6 Quotes (in at least 6 different annotations) from the Kouzesand Posner textbook. These should be meaningful quotes from within each chapter, not merely "surface-level" or superficial quotes naming one of the five practices; also, add YOUR THOUGHTS and discussions of those quotes---i.e., don't just letKouzesand Posner speak for you; use your own voice here as well.

---At least 6 quotes from our other readingsin the course, including Arnold vanGennep'sThe Rites of Passage, MarcelMauss'sThe Gift,Horwitz'sBlue Latitudes, Homer's Odyssey, Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own, the philosophy ofUbuntu, and various other course materials. Higher grades will result from due attention to writing open-ended, qualitative questions, as well as including a greater the variety of themes/concerns in your questions and in your quotes and annotations. The quotes you include in the annotations can be short---designed to reinforce and explain the need for a particular question.

ALTHOUGH YOU CAN COPY SOME OF THESE QUOTES from your earlier work in the course, these same quotes _cannot_ be used in your second Final Project. (Each Final Project must be unique.)

To complete this project you may need to refer again to the lengthy "360-Degree Process" document, which you utilized in Module 4. (This document can also be found in the "Resources Module".) Also, as you take another look at the work you completed previously on your "LPI Observer," don't be concerned about sharing with me any feedback you have received from colleagues or friends. (That is for YOUR use only; I will not invade your privacy on that.) But hopefully the LPI Observer will provide you with valuable perspective, now that it has been filled out by some of youraquaintances.

Additional resources can be found near the top of the "Resources Module" if you need them.
ADVICE ON ANNOTATIONS:
Some of your rationales could be explained in two or three sentences. All should show that careful thought has gone into each question choice. Don't merely restate the meaning of the question or say that it is important; instead, do two or more of these in each annotation:

(A) Provide a rationale for including the question (but NOT just an obvious reason that simply restates the question)---and don't give me throwaway phrases such as "This question is obviously important." Blech.;

(B) In addition to the quotes and other comments, you can consider inserting an interesting (but short) vignette from your own experience that highlights the value of that question (even if you have previously given that vignette elsewhere in our course---this is, after all, a review exercise); also

(C) Discuss any "gray areas" or concerns about problems or limitations with that particular question; might it be misunderstood? How so? Might it be asking for too much---e.g., trying to gauge two different behaviors rather than just focusing on one behavior?

As you work on this, PACE YOURSELF, and allow time to enjoy the work. Please don't sit down and do all this at once. Take your time and go back to this list on a couple of different occasions. This is actually a FUN AND EASY REVIEW PROJECT, as long as you don't rush through it or wear yourself out with it. Wait until the following day to give this another read through. We want a quality product, since the work itself is fairly straightforward.

TECHNICAL STUFF: Use a word processesor (such as Microsoft Word) with "Spell-Check" and "Grammar-Check" turned on while you write up your annotated list. If I have previously warned you about writing quality before, you should also consult an ASU Writing Tutor or proofreader before submitting this work.

When it is complete, save your document in a standard format such as Word (.doc) or even plain text (.txt) format and upload it here. PLEASE DO NOT submit work in a format that is not compatible with SafeAssign. If SafeAssign does not accept your work, copy and paste it into a new document as "text only" and try again. Please do not risk losing substantial numbers of points by submitting a problematic file or document.