Assignment

A persuasive essay requires you to develop a perspective or position on a topic and then defend it. Usually there is no right or wrong answer to the topic statement or question, so the ability to argue your viewpoint becomes critical to your overall mark or grade.

Students are required to write a persuasive essay addressing one of the following questions:

1. How does leadership impact organisational outcomes?

2. What should leadership look like in the future?

3. What are three common pitfalls of leadership?

4. Which leadership theories or styles of leadership best suit our current Tasmanian context?

Using relevant theory, concepts, and academic sources relating to leadership and/or leadership development, write a persuasive essay arguing your answer to one of the above questions.

For this assessment task, you are required to use research to define your thesis statement and present the facts in an orderly fashion as you see them – all of which lead to an inevitable conclusion (i.e. the conclusion you want the reader to come to). A thesis statement is about taking a position. It means you do not ‘sit on the fence’. However, in arguing your position, you should show you are aware of counter positions.