Assessing and Analyzing your Personality with the Indigo/TriMetrix DNA Assessment (20%)
Individual assignment
Please read the guidelines thoroughly else it will cost you grades.
Due: Week 3 – 11:59 pm (PST)
For this assignment, refer to your own personal Indigo TriMetrix DNA assessment report.
Write a paper starting with an introduction and then for part one, comment on your DISC style and on your top two or three Skills, Driving Forces and Motivators (refer to these sections of the assessment report). Explain what your awareness of these results means for you. What will you do differently? What do you want to improve upon or work on? Describe what you believe to be the two strongest and weakest areas of your personality, with reference to the assessment results?
If you have work experience, please use your past professional experience to provide examples of those skills, motivators and driving forces in action. If you do not have work experience, then refer to examples from school or family interactions.
In part two, explore how those traits of yours may impact your career and work performance based on your current or aspirational career path. Which traits are likely to be key to your success? Which traits will you have to be careful to work on, improve upon or regulate? How will you do this?
Finally, in part three, develop a written action plan (with actual concrete steps you’ll take) to improve in those areas you identified above as needing your attention.
At the end of the paper include a short conclusion.
Organise your paper with proper APA headings.
No abstract nor table of contents is necessary.
Support your paper with 6-8 scholarly research sources, with one being your textbook.
The paper should be between 1,600 and 1,800 words (not including cover page and references) and written using APA format. Adhering as closely as possible to the word count target is part of the exercise, requiring you to be selective with the information you include and ensuring everything you include adds value.
Submit your paper to the Turnitin dropbox on the course Moodle page.
Before you get started, please carefully review the marking rubric below.
Appendix – A
Assessment Rubric for TriMetrix DNA Assessment
1-4 Scale 1 2 3 4
Percentage Score 0-59 60-67 68-71 72-75 76-79 80-84 85-89 90-100
Grades F C B- B B+ A- A A+
Mastery Level Weigh
t Studen
t Score Beginning Developing Competent Mastery
Standard Level Below Standard Approaching Standard At Standard Exceeds Standard
Subject Matter
Answering questions and results of research 50 Key elements are not adequately covered. Content is not comprehensive, has inaccuracies and is not persuasive. Displays lack of understanding of relevant theory. Points not adequately supported by references. Research is lacking in content and quality. No use of TriMetrix results. Key elements are mostly covered. Content is mostly accurate but lacks persuasiveness. Displays some understanding of relevant theory. Points mostly supported by references. Research is lacking in content and quality. Some use of TriMetrix results. Key elements are adequately covered. Content is accurate and persuasive. Displays adequate understanding of relevant theory. Points supported by references. Research is adequate in content and quality. Fair use of TriMetrix results. Key elements are completely covered. Content is comprehensive, accurate and persuasive. Displays superior understanding of relevant theory. Points fully supported by specific references. Research is superior in content and quality. Substantial use of TriMetrix results.
Organization & Critical Thinking
Demonstration of thought process and analysis of problem and resolution using own thoughts and ideas 20 Introduction provides poor level of background of paper
Structure of paper is not clear and is difficult to follow train of thought process
Conclusion does not follow logically from body of paper
Critical Thinking is lacking: missing logical
argumentation & reasoning, concrete examples & valid inferences Introduction provides background of paper missing some key elements
Structure of paper is not clear and it is not easy to follow train of thought process Conclusion follows from body of paper but misses key points
Critical Thinking is not fully present: missing key points of logical
argumentation & reasoning, concrete examples & valid inferences Introduction provides good level of background of paper
Structure of paper is clear and train of thought process is understandable Conclusion mostly follows logically from body of paper
Critical Thinking is present: logical argumentation & reasoning shows, reasonable examples & valid inferences are made Introduction provides superior level of background of paper
Structure of paper is very clear and easy to follow train of thought process
Conclusion follows logically from body of paper
Critical Thinking is present through: logical
argumentation & reasoning, concrete examples & valid inferences
Style & Mechanics
APA
Application of the requirements of the 7th APA manual to create a standardized formatted report 10 7th Ed. APA Manual is not followed or there are significant errors in: title page & references pages. In-text citations, paraphrasing and direct quotes are quite inadequate but do not rise to the level of plagiarism 7th Ed. APA Manual is followed with significant errors in: title page & references pages. In-text citations, paraphrasing and direct quotes are lacking but do not rise to the level of plagiarism 7th Ed. APA Manual is followed with minor errors in:
formatted title page, formatted references pages, in-text citations, paraphrasing and direct quotes are adequately used in the correct context 7th Ed. APA Manual is followed with no errors including: properly formatted title page, properly formatted references pages, in-text citations are correctly used, paraphrasing and direct quotes are properly used in the correct context
Grammar/Punctuat
ion/ Spelling
Use of proper English language grammar, spelling and punctuation to create a readable paper. 10 Grammar and sentence structure has major problems following standard English rules and reads with difficulty with major errors in punctuation and spelling Grammar and sentence structure has problems following standard English rules and reads with some difficulty with errors in punctuation and spelling Grammar and sentence structure mostly follows standard English rules and reads reasonably well with few errors in punctuation and spelling Grammar and sentence structure follows standard English rules and reads well with excellent punctuation and spelling
Readability & Style
Clarity of thought and appropriate level of language use that brings the author's thoughts and ideas to the reader. 10 Sentences are lacking in completeness, clearness, conciseness and are not wellstructured. Transitions do not maintain flow of thought. Words are ambiguous. Tone is inappropriate to audience/assessm ent. Colloquial language or inappropriate use of paraphrasing is used.
Sentences need to be more complete, clear, concise and well-constructed. Transitions do not maintain flow of thought well. Words are not precise and have some ambiguity. Tone is not appropriate to audience/assessm ent. Colloquial language or inappropriate use of paraphrasing is used too much. Sentences are mostly complete, clear, concise and well-constructed. Transitions mostly maintain flow of thought.
Words are mostly precise with little ambiguity. Tone is mostly appropriate to audience/assessm ent. Colloquial language or inappropriate use of paraphrasing is used sparingly. Sentences are consistently complete, clear, concise and wellconstructed with strong, varied structure. Transitions consistently maintain flow of thought. Words are quite precise and unambiguous. Tone is completely appropriate to audience/assessm ent. No colloquial language or inappropriate use of paraphrasing used.
Marks 100