Q Submit your completed personal position paper on sport management. In preparing your paper for submission, be sure to review and address all of your instructor's feedback from your journal assignment from Module Six. Your submission should be a complete, polished artifact containing all of the components listed in the Final Project Two Guidelines and Rubric document. To successfully complete this assignment, review and follow the Final Project Two Guidelines and Rubric document. SPT 200 Final Project Two Guidelines and Rubric Overview Throughout this program, you will be encouraged to think critically about your own personal leadership style and identity as a sport management professional. In this course, you have examined several management models and theories and discussed their various strengths and weaknesses. In particular, you have considered deeply the distinction between management and leadership, the value of diversity of thought in sport organizations, and the importance of being a systems thinker when making operational decisions. Ultimately, you should draw wider conclusions about these concepts in order to begin shaping your own personal philosophy of leadership as a sport management professional. In this assessment, you will select a scholarly article or several articles that center on management and leadership issues within the world of sport business. The number of articles you select is your choice, as long as you have enough material to fully answer the questions in the prompt below. Your task will be to compare and contrast your own viewpoints developed during the course on effective management and leadership with the perspectives and information in the article(s). You will submit your work in the form of a personal position paper on sport management. The final product will be submitted in Module Eight. In this assignment, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following course outcome: • Develop fundamental positions regarding operations management models that inform one’s own leadership style as a systems thinker and sport management professional Prompt Answer the following question in your paper: To what extent does your chosen article or articles compare or contrast with your own viewpoints on management and leadership within the world of sport business? Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed: I. Describe the theories and models of management and/or leadership described in the article(s). Provide examples of each to illustrate. II. Discuss the difference between managers and leaders in sport organizations. Be sure to explain to what extent your article(s) support your claim. III. Explain your position on diversity of thought in sport hiring practices. Be sure to explain to what extent your article(s) support your claim. IV. Clarify your opinion on why systems thinking is an important approach in organizational decision making in sport management. Be sure to explain to what extent your article(s) support your claim. V. Based on your personal experiences, your coursework and your article(s), detail the ongoing development of your personal leadership style and professional identity in the sport management industry. Submission Final Submission: Personal Position Paper on Sport Management In Module Eight, you will submit Final Project Two. It should be a complete, polished artifact containing all of the critical elements of the final product. It should reflect the incorporation of feedback gained throughout the course. This submission will be graded with the Final Project Two Rubric. Final Project Two Rubric Guidelines for Submission: Your paper should be 2 pages in length and should use 12-point Times New Roman font, double spacing, and one-inch margins. Sources should be cited according to APA style. S Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value Theories and Models Meets “Proficient” criteria and examples are especially well suited to illustrating theories and models of sport management Describes the theories and models of management and/or leadership described in the article(s), providing examples of each to illustrate Describes theories and models of management and/or leadership described in the article(s), but description is cursory, contains inaccuracies, or is not illustrated by relevant examples Does not describe theories and models of management and/or leadership described in the article(s) 19 Leaders Meets “Proficient” criteria and demonstrates a nuanced understanding of the relationship between positions on sport management models Discusses the difference between managers and leaders in sport organizations, explaining the extent to which the article(s) support claims made in discussion Discusses the difference between managers and leaders in sport organizations, but response contains inaccuracies or does not explain the extent to which the article(s) support the claims made Does not discuss the difference between managers and leaders in sport organizations 19 Diversity of Thought Meets “Proficient” criteria and demonstrates a nuanced understanding of the relationship between positions on sport management models Explains personal position on diversity of thought in sport hiring practices, explaining the extent to which the article(s) support claims Explains personal position on diversity of thought in sport hiring practices, but response contains inaccuracies or does not explain the extent to which the article(s) support claims Does not explain personal position on diversity of thought in sport hiring practices 19 Systems Thinking Meets “Proficient” criteria and shows keen insight into how systems thinking informs organizational decision making in sport management Clarifies personal opinion on why systems thinking is an important approach in sport organizational decision making, explaining the extent to which the article(s) support claims Clarifies personal opinion on why systems thinking is an important approach in sport organizational decision making, but response contains gaps in logic or does not explain the extent to which the article(s) support claims Does not clarify personal opinion on why systems thinking is an important approach in sport organizational decision making 19 Personal Leadership Style Meets “Proficient” criteria and shows keen insight into the development of a personal leadership style and professional identity Details the ongoing development of personal leadership style and professional identity in the sport management industry, and supports with relevant examples Details the ongoing development of personal leadership style and professional identity in the sport management industry, but response is cursory or is not supported with relevant examples Does not detail the ongoing development of personal leadership style and professional identity 19 Articulation of Response Submission is free of errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, and organization and is presented in a professional and easy-to-read format Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas 5 Total 100%