Individual Analysis Report (Self-Reflection Paper)
Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate your understanding of effective teamwork, your
ability/skill to work effectively in a team, as well as personal growth and learning.
Instructions
• Reflect on your team project experience in this course as follows:
1. The Team Process 2. Your Individual Contribution
(Not individuals working in a group) (to the Team Process, Focus on you!)
• The Team’s Effectiveness • Your Effectiveness in Contributing to the
• The Team’s Ineffectiveness Success of the TEAM
• Recommendations (What the TEAM • Your Ineffectiveness in Contributing to the
should continue, stop and start doing next Success of the TEAM
time) • Recommendations (What YOU can
continue, stop and start doing next time)
• Consider a minimum of 3 of the following topics/theories in your reflection above:
o Perception & Perceptual Errors o Communication & Communication Barriers
o Personality o Power
o Values o Conflict & Negotiation
o Culture & Cultural Dimensions o Team Culture
o Motivation (Self-Efficacy, Goal- o Norms, Roles
Setting, Maslow’s, Expectancy, o Decision-making
Equity Theory, Justice Theory…) o Creativity
o 5 Stage Team Development Model o Leadership
• The self-reflection paper should demonstrate:
o Application of theory to understand your personal experiences
o Examples to support understanding, insights and arguments
o Thoughtful, in-depth reflection
o Evidence of personal growth and learning
o Original ideas, content, thoughts and perspectives based on your own experience
• The parameters include:
o 1,000 to 2000 words in length (this is approximately 2 to 4 pages single-spaced)
(excluding title page and bibliography)
o Chicago-style citations, if applicable
o Professional formatting, including headings, title page and bibliography, if applicable
o Correct grammar, spelling and punctuation
o Marks will be deducted for unprofessional language and formatting, as well as grammar,
spelling and punctuation errors
• Evaluation criteria: See rubrics on the following page for detailed breakdown.
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OB Teamwork Self-reflection Paper Rubrics
Pts Criteria
Comprehensive and in-depth reflection on and personalization of OB theories and concepts; reflection
demonstrates meaningful insight and growth from team project experience; all key points are thoughtfully
10
and thoroughly addressed; reflections are profound, and are fully supported with clear, detailed and
meaningful examples as applicable.
Thorough and in-depth reflection on and personalization of OB theories and concepts; reflection
9 demonstrates meaningful insight and growth from team project experience; all key points are fully
addressed; reflections are insightful and well supported with clear, meaningful examples as applicable.
Thorough reflection on and personalization of OB theories and concepts; reflection demonstrates valuable
8 insight and growth from team project experience; all key points are addressed; reflections are meaningful
and supported with clear, detailed examples as applicable.
Appropriate reflection on and personalization of OB theories and concepts; reflection shows some insight
7 and learning from team project experience; all key points are addressed; reflections are supported with
clear, detailed examples as applicable.
General reflection on and personalization of OB theories and concepts; some insight and growth from
6 team project experience may be demonstrated; key points are addressed but all may not be fully
developed; reflections are supported with examples as applicable.
Very basic reflection on and personalization of OB theories and concepts; minimal demonstration of
5 growth and learning; key points are addressed but some may be superficially or minimally analyzed; some
reflections are supported with examples but others are not.
Inadequate reflection on and personalization of OB theories, concepts; minimal or no growth from team
project experience demonstrated; not all key points are considered; viewpoints and interpretations may be
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unsupported or supported with flawed arguments; examples, when applicable, may not be provided or are
irrelevant to the assignment.
Minimal reflection on and personalization of OB theories and concepts; no demonstrated learning from
team project experience; key points are missing; viewpoints and interpretations are unsupported or
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supported with flawed arguments; examples, when applicable, are not provided or are irrelevant to the
assignment.
Lack of reflection on or personalization of OB theories and concepts; reflection and insights are missing,
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inappropriate, and/or unsupported; examples, when applicable, are not provided.
Response demonstrates a lack of understanding of assignment requirements; key points are not
1 discussed; reflection and insights are missing, inappropriate, and/or unsupported; examples, when
applicable, are not provided
Section 1: The Team Process Score Out of 10
The Team’s Effectiveness, Ineffectiveness, & Recommendations
Section 2: Your Individual Contribution (to the Team Process, Focus on you!)
Your Individual Effectiveness, Ineffectiveness and Recommendations for Contributing to the
Success of the TEAM
Total Score 20 Points (Worth 7%)
Note: Unprofessional language and formatting, as well as incorrect English grammar, spelling
and punctuation will result in a point penalty of max. 5 points.
