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AHLT 310 Healthcare Manager/Leader Portfolio Project
Course Objectives Relevant to this Portfolio Project
Upon successful completion of AHLT 310, you will be able to:
1. Identify and explain the challenges of transitioning from working as a clinician to a
supervisory/managerial position.
2. Identify and explain the basic managerial functions of planning, organizing, coordinating,
controlling, and policy development and their applications in healthcare organizations.
3. Describe the effective use and challenges of delegation, empowerment, decisionmaking, problem-solving, and budgeting in high-performing healthcare organizations.
4. Describe the value and effective use of communication skills and customer service
principles in healthcare organizations.
Portfolio Project Objective
By the end of this portfolio project, you will have created a comprehensive body of work
designed to enhance your skills and understanding in healthcare management and leadership.
This project specifically targets the first four objectives of the course, aiming to:
• Equip you with a solid grounding in various healthcare leadership styles through
academic research.
• Enable you to identify and analyze your personal leadership strengths using the Clifton
Strengths assessment.
• Provide you with the opportunity to synthesize academic and personal insights into a
research paper that explores leadership in healthcare settings.
The portfolio is segmented into three main parts:
1. Article Summaries and Critiques: This section is focused on leadership styles, allowing
you to explore scholarly perspectives on healthcare leadership.
2. Clifton Strengths Self-Assessment and Leadership Styles Paper: In this part, you will
identify your individual strengths and explore leadership styles that resonate with you.
3. Research Paper on Leadership: This final segment encourages you to meld academic
theories with your own strengths, providing a comprehensive perspective on leadership
in healthcare.
Through active engagement in each part of this portfolio, you will gain essential knowledge and
skills directly aligned with the course’s first four objectives, preparing you for effective
managerial roles in healthcare settings.
Part I: Article Summaries and Critiques on Leadership Styles (5%)
Due: End of Week 6
Course Objectives Covered: #1, #2
Brief Overview:
In this part, you will focus on understanding various leadership styles in healthcare by reviewing
three articles from peer-reviewed journals.
Instructions:
• Choose three articles related to various leadership styles/theories in healthcare from
peer-reviewed journals.
• For each article, use the APA citation as the heading.
• Include the following headings for each article:
• Summary
• Professional Critique
• Personal Critique
• Questions for Research Paper – what question(s) about your leadership paper
does this article answer? Try to aim to have 3 questions per article
Grading Rubric:
Criteria
Excellent (5)
Good (4)
Satisfactory (3) Needs
Improvement (1-2)
Article
Selection
Peer-reviewed
and highly
relevant
Peer-reviewed
and relevant
Peer-reviewed
but less
relevant
Summary
Concise, insightful Adequate
Vague or
summary for each summaries with incomplete
article
minor omissions summaries
Missing or
irrelevant
summaries
Critique
Balanced, wellargued critique
for each article
Mostly balanced One-sided or
but lacks depth lacks clarity
Missing or
irrelevant critiques
Grammar
& Style
No errors; clear
and professional
Few minor
errors; mostly
clear
Poor grammar and
style affecting
comprehension
Several errors
affecting
readability
Not peer-reviewed
or irrelevant
Part II: Clifton Strengths Self-Assessment and Leadership Styles Paper (15%)
Due: End of Week 8
Course Objectives Covered: #1, #2, #3
Brief Overview:
In this part, you will conduct a Clifton Strengths self-assessment to better understand your
leadership strengths. You will also choose three leadership styles that you are interested in and
reflect on how your strengths align with these styles.
Instructions for Self-Assessment (Clifton Strengths) (5%):
• Complete the Clifton Strengths self-assessment.
• Write a one-page reflection on your top strengths and their relation to leadership.
Instructions for Leadership Styles Paper (10%):
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•
•
Choose three leadership styles you’re interested in.
Write a 3-4 page paper discussing these styles and their relevance to healthcare.
Discuss how your Clifton Strengths align with these leadership styles.
Grading Rubric:
Criteria
Excellent (15)
Good (12)
SelfAssessment
Insightful
Adequate
reflection; well- reflection;
integrated results some
integration
Leadership
Styles Paper
Excellent
synthesis;
insightful
Good synthesis; Satisfactory
somewhat
synthesis;
insightful
limited insight
Poor synthesis;
lacks insight
Grammar &
Style
No errors; clear
and professional
Few minor
errors; mostly
clear
Poor grammar and
style affecting
comprehension
Part III: Research Paper on Leadership (10%)
Due: By the end of Week 14
Course Objectives Covered: #1, #2, #3, #4
Brief Overview:
Satisfactory (9)
Needs
Improvement (1-8)
Vague
Missing or
reflection; lacks irrelevant
integration
reflection
Several errors
affecting
readability
For this part, you will write a research paper focused on leadership. The paper should discuss
three leadership styles you feel you resemble, based on the Clifton Strengths assessment and
articles you’ve read.
Instructions:
• Write a 10-12 page research paper discussing three leadership styles you feel you
resemble, supported by at least 2 of the articles reviewed in Part I and 5 additional
articles.
• Reflect on the Clifton Strengths assessment results, discussing what seems accurate and
what doesn’t.
• Final submission must include the following:
• Cover page to include the title of your portfolio, name of the course, Fall 2023,
your name
• Table of Contents – should be formatted in APA
• Executive Summary
• Article Reviews and Critiques (modified based on feedback)
• Clifton Strengths Reflection Paper
• Leadership Paper
• Reference page
• Appendix – anything you would like to include (Optional). If you include
something here, you have to cite it.
Grading Rubric:
Criteria
Excellent (10)
Good (8)
Satisfactory (6)
Content
Comprehensive;
well-researched
Thorough;
mostly wellresearched
General; limited Shallow; poorly
research
researched
Organization Well-organized;
logical flow
Mostly
organized;
minor issues
Somewhat
disorganized;
lacks flow
Poorly organized;
lacks coherence
Grammar &
Style
Few minor
errors; mostly
clear
Several errors
affecting
readability
Poor grammar and
style affecting
comprehension
No errors; clear
and professional
Needs
Improvement (1-5)
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