Assignment 1 Leadership and Organizational

Exemplary 100% - A

Proficient 85% - B

Fair 75% - C

Unacceptable 0% - F

BUS520-A1-1 1. Describe the Organization and the Issue to Resolve.

Points:

48 (20%)

Fully describes the organization by providing a relevant and robust but concise overview of the company (e.g. when they were established, what service(s) or products they provide, and other relevant information). Additionally, the author fully describes the issue he/she has identified; what he/she knows about it and how it has impacted the company.

Points:

40.8 (17%)

Sufficiently describes the organization and provides details about the company. The issue is identified and the author sufficiently describes what he/she knows about it and its impact on the company.

Points:

36 (15%)

Partially describes the organization and provides some details about the company, but additional details would improve the description. The issue and its impact on the company are not clearly articulated.

Points:

0 (0%)

Does not describe the organization or provide details about the company. The issue and its impact on the company are not provided.

BUS520-A1-2 2. Analyze Current Corporate Culture

Points:

48 (20%)

Completely describes the company’s culture by detailing how the company positions itself from internal and external perspectives. Draws strong, logical connections about how the culture did or could have supported/facilitated the challenge. Makes direct connections and supports points with source material.

Points:

40.8 (17%)

Satisfactorily describes the company culture by drawing on and synthesizing corporate information about the company. Makes logical and realistic connections that are supported by source material.

Points:

36 (15%)

Partially describes the company’s culture. Lacks details and/or multiple sources are not utilized to provide a well-rounded perspective. Makes loose connections that were not supported by sources or that were not fully articulated.

Points:

0 (0%)

The culture is not described or the company is not differentiated completely from others. Poses unsupported connections or connections are not included.

BUS520-A1-3 3. Identify Areas of Weakness

Points:

48 (20%)

Completely identifies areas of weakness and provides strong details with logical connections and supporting source material.

Points:

40.8 (17%)

Satisfactorily identifies areas of weakness and provides valid details supported by source material.

Points:

36 (15%)

Partially identifies areas of weakness and makes loose connections between the weaknesses and supporting material.

Points:

0 (0%)

Does not identify areas of weakness or does not provide supporting source material.

BUS520-A1-4 4. Propose Solutions

Points:

60 (25%)

Completely describes modifications to organizational practices and provides solutions with strong connections and supporting source material. Logically details how the solutions will resolve issue.

Points:

51 (21.25%)

Satisfactorily describes modifications to organizational practices. Provides solutions that make some connections with supporting source material to indicate how the solutions will resolve the issue.

Points:

45 (18.75%)

Partially describes modifications to organizational practices and solutions to resolve the issues. Lacks supporting details and source material.

Points:

0 (0%)

Does not describe modifications to organizational practices, or does not identify solutions that would resolve the issue. No source material is provided.

BUS520-A1-5 5. Reference minimums; Reference quality

Points:

12 (5%)

Meets or exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.

Points:

10.2 (4.25%)

Meets number of required references; some references may be poor quality choices.

Points:

9 (3.75%)

Does not meet the required number of references; some references may be poor quality choices.

Points:

0 (0%)

No references provided or all references poor quality choices.

BUS520-A1-6 6. Follows writing standards; Meets page minimums

Points:

24 (10%)

Followed all writing standards. Met page minimums.

Points:

20.4 (8.5%)

Followed most writing standards. Met page minimums.

Points:

18 (7.5%)

Followed few writing standards. May not have met page minimums.

Points:

0 (0%)

Followed few to no writing standards. Did not meet page minimums.