COM-JOUR08

COM 600 Module Eight Journal Guidelines and Rubric

A journal entry is designed as an opportunity for students to synthesize what they have learned about a particular course element. In this assignment, the student is showing the ability to make distinctions between effective and ineffective ways for leaders to interact with their employees. Review this tutorial for information on creating a Blackboard journal entry. Journals are private between the student and the instructor. Specifically, the entry should address the importance of effective communication from leader to employee. What impact can ineffective communication in this area have on an organization?

Students should look for opportunities for critical analysis of the communications process as well as how systems theory frames those arguments.

The journal entry should be drawn from the specific readings in the module resources and must include the following:

 The strengths and weaknesses of the communications process between employee and manager

 The impact of ineffective communications by company leaders to subordinates and the resulting impact of those communications on overall company goals and strategies

 Recommendations for company leaders to create best practices for effective organizational communications decisions involving subordinates

Guidelines for Submission: Your entry should be 400 to 500 words in length with sources cited in APA format.

Instructor Feedback: This activity uses an integrated rubric in Blackboard. Students can view instructor feedback in the Grade Center. For more information, review these instructions.

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Strengths and Weaknesses

Discusses both the strengths and weaknesses of the communications process between employee and manager

Discusses either the strengths or weaknesses of the communications process between employee and manager

Does not discuss the strengths or weaknesses of the communications process between employee and manager

30

Impact of Ineffective Communications

Examines the impact of ineffective communication by company leaders to subordinates and the resulting impact of those communications on overall company goals and strategies

Examines the impact of ineffective communication by company leaders to subordinates but does not examine the resulting impact of those communications on overall company goals and strategies

Does not examine the impact of ineffective communication by company leaders to subordinates and the resulting impact of those communications on overall company goals and strategies

30

Recommendations Makes recommendations for best practices based on solid reasoning and uses examples from course readings

Makes recommendations for best practices but does not use examples from course readings

Does not make recommendations for best practices

30

Articulation of Response Submission has no major errors

related to citations, grammar, spelling, or syntax

Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, or syntax that negatively impact understanding of ideas

Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, or syntax that prevent understanding of ideas

10

Total 100%