Unit 8 Assignment: Reflections in Time – Considering What You Have Learned (FIN401 Insurance and Risk Management)

Due Date: 11:59 pm EST Friday of Unit 8 Points: 100 Overview: The final Reflective Paper is an opportunity for you to consider what you have learned in the Course over the past 7 units. It is an opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of the major concepts associated with risk management and insurance. Instructions: As a way of preparing to write the paper, it may be helpful to read through the syllabus, course textbook, homework assignments and the postings on Blackboard to give some thought to the ‘Ahas’ you had, or moments of discovery and/or inspiration that occurred during this Course. In your response, describe a few examples of what you have learned, discuss how you are helped by this learning and consider the future implications of what you’ve learned for your effectiveness at work, school, with your family or in your community. Be specific and use examples. This is also an opportunity to synthesize elements of the class (e.g., what risk, perils or hazards have you overlooked or minimized in your daily life or business? Can you develop a contingency and budget to protect against those risks? What new knowledge and information did you learn from the video and digital content, and how does that knowledge integrate into your daily or professional life (think about the role of a risk manager). Then, think about in what way(s) you will utilize that new knowledge to protect the assets of your family, employer/business, and personal finances. Requirements:

• 3-5 pages, typed, double-spaced with 12 inch font. • Submit a Word document in APA format. • At least three resources.

Be sure to read the criteria below by which your work will be evaluated before you write and again after you write.

FIN401 – Insurance and Risk Management

Unit 8 Assignment – Reflections in Time – Considering What You Have Learned

Evaluation Rubric for Assignment

CRITERIA Deficient Needs Improvement Proficient Exemplary

0 – 38 points 39 – 51 points 52 – 64 points 65 points

Content

Does not cover the assigned

topic; assertions are not supported by evidence;

paper is seriously lacking in

content and detail.

Does not do an adequate job of

covering the assigned topic; assertions are

weakly supported by

evidence.

Sufficient coverage of the

topics; most assertions are supported by

evidence.

Provides in- depth coverage

of the topics, assertions are

clearly supported by

evidence.

0 – 5 points 6 – 7 points 8 – 9 points 10 points

Resources No resources were used as

requested

Resources were used but

not reliable ones

Not enough resources were

used

Proper amount of resources were used

0 – 2 points 3 points 4 points 5 points

Paper Length The assigned did not meet the proper

length

The assignment didn’t have

enough length

The assignment

almost met the paper length

The assignment

had the proper length

0 – 11 points 12 – 15 points 16 – 19 points 20 points

Clear and Professional Writing and APA Format

Errors impede professional presentation; guidelines not

followed.

Significant erro rs that do not

impede professional presentation.

Few errors that do not impede professional presentation.

Writing and format are

clear, professional,

APA compliant, and error free.