| Course Code | Class Code | Assignment Title | Total Points |
| MGT-660 | MGT-660-O500 | SWOT, BCG, and IE Matrices Analysis | 40.0 |
| Criteria | Percentage | Unsatisfactory (0.00%) | Less Than Satisfactory (74.00%) | Satisfactory (79.00%) | Good (87.00%) | Excellent (100.00%) | Comments | Points Earned |
| Content | 70.0% |
| Write a 500-750-word analysis of the significance of the three Matrices regarding their relevance for strategic planning. Describe the key information for each of the three matrices. | 25.0% | A description of the key information for each of the three Matrices is not present. | Description of the key information for each of the three matrices is inadequate. Explanation is weak and missing many important details. | Description of the key information for each of the three matrices is adequate. Explanation is somewhat limited and lacks some essential details or clarity. | Description of the key information for each of the three matrices is clear and coherent. Explanation is strong with sound details. | Description of the key information for each of the three matrices is expertly presented. Explanation is comprehensive and insightful with exceptional details. |
| Explain how information from each will influence recommendations for Strategic plans to improve the position of the company. | 30.0% | An explanation of how information from each will influence recommendations for Strategic plans to improve the position of the company is not present. | Explanation of how information from each will influence recommendations for Strategic plans to improve the position of the company is inadequate. Explanation is weak and missing many important details. | Explanation of how information from each will influence recommendations for Strategic plans to improve the position of the company is adequate. Explanation is somewhat limited and lacks some essential details or clarity. | Explanation of how information from each will influence recommendations for Strategic plans to improve the position of the company is clear and coherent. Explanation is strong with sound details. | Explanation of how information from each will influence recommendations for Strategic plans to improve the position of the company is expertly presented. Explanation is comprehensive and insightful with exceptional details. |
| Be sure to cite three to five relevant and credible sources in support of your content. Use only sources found at the GCU Library, corporate websites, or those provided in Topic Materials. | 15.0% | No outside sources are cited. | Some sources may be cited but they are not credible and/or relevant. | At least three relevant, credible sources are cited in a loosely connected, vague way. | At least three relevant, credible sources are cited in a well-connected way. | At least three relevant, credible sources are cited and are flawlessly integrated into the essay to support the claims made therein. |
| Organization and Effectiveness | 20.0% |
| Paragraph Development and Transitions | 10.0% | Paragraphs and transitions consistently lack unity and coherence. No apparent connections between paragraphs are established. Transitions are inappropriate to purpose and scope. Organization is disjointed. | Some paragraphs and transitions may lack logical progression of ideas, unity, coherence, and/or cohesiveness. Some degree of organization is evident. | Paragraphs are generally competent, but ideas may show some inconsistency in organization and/or in their relationships to each other. | A logical progression of ideas between paragraphs is apparent. Paragraphs exhibit a unity, coherence, and cohesiveness. Topic sentences and concluding remarks are appropriate to purpose. | There is a sophisticated construction of paragraphs and transitions. Ideas progress and relate to each other. Paragraph and transition construction guide the reader. Paragraph structure is seamless. |
| Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use) | 10.0% | Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. Inappropriate word choice and/or sentence construction are used. | Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in language choice (register) and/or word choice are present. Sentence structure is correct but not varied. | Some mechanical errors or typos are present but are not overly distracting to the reader. Correct and varied sentence structure and audience-appropriate language are employed. | Prose is largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. The writer uses a variety of effective sentence structures and figures of speech. | Writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English. |
| Format | 10.0% |
| Paper Format (use of appropriate style for the major and assignment) | 5.0% | Template is not used appropriately, or documentation format is rarely followed correctly. | Appropriate template is used, but some elements are missing or mistaken. A lack of control with formatting is apparent. | Appropriate template is used. Formatting is correct, although some minor errors may be present. | Appropriate template is fully used. There are virtually no errors in formatting style. | All format elements are correct. |
| Documentation of Sources (citations, footnotes, references, bibliography, etc., as appropriate to assignment and style) | 5.0% | Sources are not documented. | Documentation of sources is inconsistent and/or incorrect, as appropriate to assignment and style, with numerous formatting errors. | Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, although some formatting errors may be present. | Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is mostly correct. | Sources are completely and correctly documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is free of error. |
| Total Weightage | 100% |