Business Finance - Management MBA Assignment

Rubric Criteria

Does Not Meet Expectations

Meets Expectations

Exceeds Expectations

Part 1: Coaching for Performance

Develop a strategy for how you will approach the coaching session with the employee, including what you plan to discuss and any questions you may have when you debrief.

Learning Objective 1.1: Develop a coaching strategy to support professional development

Development of a strategy for how to approach the coaching session with the employee, including what to discuss and any questions for the debrief, is vague, inaccurate, or incomplete, or response is not present.

Response provides an adequate development of a

strategy for how to approach the coaching session with the employee, including what to discuss and any questions for the debrief.

Response provides a thorough and detailed development of a strategy for how to approach the coaching session with the employee, including what to discuss and any questions for the debrief.

Evaluate if you accomplished the objectives you set out to accomplish, including an explain why or why not.

Learning Objective 1.2.1: Evaluate the effect of preparation on a coaching experience

Evaluation of whether you accomplished the objectives you set out to accomplish, including an explanation of why or why not, is vague, inaccurate, or incomplete, or response is not present.

Response provides an adequate evaluation of whether you accomplished the objectives you set out to accomplish, including an explanation of why or why not.

Response provides a thorough and detailed evaluation of whether you accomplished the objectives you set out to accomplish, including an explanation of why or why not.

Rubric Criteria

Does Not Meet Expectations

Meets Expectations

Exceeds Expectations

Evaluate what effects (positive and negative, if applicable) your preparation had on the outcome, including a rationale to support your assessment.

Learning Objective 1.2.2: Evaluate the effect of preparation on a coaching experience

Evaluation of what effects (positive and negative, if applicable) your preparation had on the outcome, including a rationale to support your assessment, is vague, inaccurate, or incomplete, or response is not present.

Response provides an adequate Evaluation of what effects (positive and negative, if applicable) your preparation had on the outcome, including a rationale to support your assessment.

Response provides a thorough and detailed Evaluation of what effects (positive and negative, if applicable) your preparation had on the outcome, including a rationale to support your assessment.

Assess what you felt you did particularly well in your coaching session, including what you might have done differently or what improvements you would make.

Learning Objective 1.3: Assess strengths and areas of improvement of a coaching experience

Assessment of what you

felt you did particularly well in your coaching session, including what you might have done differently or what improvements you would make, is vague, inaccurate, or incomplete, or response is not present.

Response provides an adequate assessment of what you felt you did particularly well in your coaching session, including what you might have done differently or what improvements you would make.

Response provides a thorough, detailed, and cohesive assessment of what you felt you did particularly well in your coaching session, including what you might have done differently or what improvements you would make.

Assess how the employee responded within the coaching session, including insights you gained that would be helpful

Assessment of how the employee responded within the coaching session, including insights you gained for future coaching sessions and your

Response provides an adequate assessment of how the employee responded within the coaching session, including insights you gained for

Response provides a thorough, detailed, and cohesive assessment of how the employee responded within the coaching session, including

Rubric Criteria

Does Not Meet Expectations

Meets Expectations

Exceeds Expectations

for future coaching sessions with the employee and your prediction for how the employee’s behavior will change (or not) as

a result of this coaching session.

Learning Objective 1.4: Assess the impact of coaching on employees

prediction for how the employee’s behavior will change (or not), is vague, inaccurate, or incomplete, or response is not present.

future coaching sessions and your prediction for how the employee’s behavior will change (or not).

insights you gained for future coaching sessions and your prediction for how the employee’s behavior will change (or not).

Evaluate at least one specific action you will take as a result of this experience to aid you further in your development as a manager and as a coach.

Learning Objective 1.5: Evaluate actions that can be taken to improve

managing and coaching

abilities

Evaluation of at least one specific action you will take as a result of this experience to aid in your development as a manager and as a coach is vague, inaccurate, or incomplete, or response is not present.

Response provides an adequate evaluation of at least one specific action you will take as a result of this experience to aid in your development as a manager and as a coach.

Response provides a thorough and detailed evaluation of at least one specific action you will take as a result of this experience to aid in your development as a manager and as a coach.

Part 2: Developing Your Team

Analyze the effectiveness of two team charters in helping a team

Analysis of the effectiveness of two team charters in helping a team organize quickly for

Response provides an adequate analysis of the effectiveness of two team charters in helping a team

Response provides a thorough, detailed, and cohesive analysis of the effectiveness of two team

Rubric Criteria

Does Not Meet Expectations

Meets Expectations

Exceeds Expectations

organize quickly for success and avoid derailment, including details on how the charters would contribute to a team’s success and copies of the team charters.

Learning Objective 2.1: Analyze the effectiveness of team charters in achieving success and avoiding impediments

success and avoid derailment, including details on how the charters would contribute to a team’s success and copies of the team charters, is vague, inaccurate, or incomplete, or response is not present.

organize quickly for success and avoid derailment, including details on how the charters would contribute to a team’s success and copies of the team charters.

charters in helping a team organize quickly for success and avoid derailment, including details on how the charters would contribute to a team’s success and copies of the team charters.

Describe the mission or purpose of the team in your team charter.

Learning Objective 2.2.1: Design a team charter for an organization

Description of the mission or purpose of the team is vague, inaccurate, or incomplete, or response is not present.

Response provides an adequate description of the mission or purpose of the team.

Response provides a thorough and detailed description of the mission or purpose of the team.

Identify three to five specific and measurable goals or outcomes that collectively define success for the team in terms of fulfilling its mission.

Identification of three to five specific and measurable goals or outcomes that collectively define success for the team in terms of fulfilling its mission is vague, inaccurate, or incomplete, or response is not present.

Response provides an adequate design of a team charter, including identification of three to five specific and measurable goals or outcomes that collectively define success for the team in terms of fulfilling its mission.

Response provides a thorough and detailed identification of three to five specific and measurable goals or outcomes that collectively define success for the team in terms of fulfilling its mission.

Rubric Criteria

Does Not Meet Expectations

Meets Expectations

Exceeds Expectations

Learning Objective 2.2.2: Design a team charter for an organization

Describe the names (disguised) of team members, their official team roles (if any), and their key strengths in terms of their functional skills and knowledge, as well as their work style and approach.

Learning Objective 2.2.3: Design a team charter for an organization

Description of the names (disguised) of team members, their official team roles (if any), and their key strengths in terms of their functional skills and knowledge, as well as their work style and approach, is vague, inaccurate, or incomplete, or response is not present.

Response provides an adequate description of the names (disguised) of team members, their official team roles (if any), and their key strengths in terms of their functional skills and knowledge, as well as their work style and approach.

Response provides a thorough and detailed description of the names (disguised) of team members, their official team roles (if any), and their key strengths in terms of their functional skills and knowledge, as well as their work style and approach.

Explain specific and behavioral ground rules that team members are expected to abide by and how violations will be handled within the team.

Learning Objective 2.2.4: Design a team charter for an organization

Explanation of specific and behavioral ground rules that team members are expected to abide by and how violations will be handled within the team is vague, inaccurate, or incomplete, or response is not present.

Response provides an adequate explanation of specific and behavioral ground rules that team members are expected to abide by and how violations will be handled within the team.

Response provides a thorough and detailed explanation of specific and behavioral ground rules that team members are expected to abide by and how violations will be handled within the team.

Outline the team’s approach to resolving

Outline of the team’s approach to resolving

Response provides an adequate outline of the

Response provides a thorough and detailed

Rubric Criteria

Does Not Meet Expectations

Meets Expectations

Exceeds Expectations

conflicts that may arise as the team works together.

Learning Objective 2.2.5: Design a team charter for an organization

conflicts that may arise as the team works together is vague, inaccurate, or incomplete, or response is not present.

team’s approach to resolving conflicts that may arise as the team works together.

outline of the team’s approach to resolving conflicts that may arise as the team works together.

Explain two or three strategies you plan to use to further develop the team and its members based on your assessment of them.

Learning Objective 2.3: Assess members of a team to promote their development

Explanation of two or three strategies you plan to use to further develop the team and its members based on your assessment of them is vague, inaccurate, or incomplete, or response is not present.

Response provides an adequate explanation of two or three strategies you plan to use to further develop the team and its members based on your assessment of them.

Response provides a thorough and detailed explanation of two or three strategies you plan to use to further develop the team and its members based on your assessment of them.

Explain two or three strategies you plan to use to further develop the team and its members based on your assessment of them.

Learning Objective 2.4: Develop managerial strategies to promote team development

Explanation of two or three strategies you plan to use to further develop the team and its members based on your assessment of them is vague, inaccurate, or incomplete, or response is not present.

Response provides an adequate explanation of two or three strategies you plan to use to further develop the team and its members based on your assessment of them.

Response provides a thorough and detailed explanation of two or three strategies you plan to use to further develop the team and its members based on your assessment of them.

Rubric Criteria

Does Not Meet Expectations

Meets Expectations

Exceeds Expectations

Propose three specific actions you will take in the next 2–3 months as first steps in choosing and mentoring your successor as leader of this team.

Learning Objective 2.5: Propose managerial action steps for mentorship and succession planning

Proposal of three specific actions you will take in the next 2–3 months as first steps in choosing and mentoring your successor as leader of this team is vague, inaccurate, or incomplete, or response is not present.

Response provides an adequate proposal of three specific actions you will take in the next 2–3 months as first steps in choosing and mentoring your successor as leader of this team.

Response provides a thorough and detailed proposal of three specific actions you will take in the next 2–3 months as first steps in choosing and mentoring your successor as leader of this team.

Evaluate your rationale for selecting the specific goals, ground rules, and approaches to conflict resolution you drafted for the team, including how these guidelines will help the team develop and meet those goals.

Learning Objective 2.6.1: Evaluate the effectiveness of team charters in promoting development

Evaluation of your rational for selecting the specific goals, ground rules, and approaches to conflict resolution you drafted for the team, including how these guidelines will help the team develop and meet those goals, is vague, inaccurate, or incomplete, or response is not present.

Response provides an adequate evaluation of your rational for selecting the specific goals, ground rules, and approaches to conflict resolution you drafted for the team, including how these guidelines will help the team develop and meet those goals.

Response provides a thorough and detailed evaluation of your rational for selecting the specific goals, ground rules, and approaches to conflict resolution you drafted for the team, including how these guidelines will help the team develop and meet those goals.

Evaluate any potential risks or challenges you

Evaluation of any potential risks or challenges you

Response provides an adequate evaluation of any

Response provides a thorough and detailed

Rubric Criteria

Does Not Meet Expectations

Meets Expectations

Exceeds Expectations

may face as you implement the team charter, as well as what approach you will take to manage those challenges.

Learning Objective 2.6.2: Evaluate the effectiveness of team charters in promoting development

may face as you implement the team charter, as well as what approach you will take to manage those challenges, is vague, inaccurate, or incomplete, or response is not present.

potential risks or challenges you may face as you implement the team charter, as well as what approach you will take to manage those challenges.

evaluation of any potential risks or challenges you may face as you implement the team charter, as well as what approach you will take to manage those challenges.

Professional Writing

Professional Writing:

Presentation of

Content

Key sections of content lack clarity, logical flow, and/or organization. Writing contains significant spelling, punctuation, and/or grammar/syntax errors and requires additional proofreading. Professional/scholarly tone and style reflect the need for additional editing.

Content is mostly clear, logical and organized. Writing contains few, if any, spelling, punctuation, and/or grammar/syntax errors and may require minor editing. Tone is mostly professional, scholarly, and free from bias, and the style is mostly consistent with the appropriate professional setting/workplace context.

Content is clear, logical, and well-organized. Writing

is free from spelling, punctuation, and grammar/syntax errors. Tone is professional, scholarly, and free from bias. Content presented reflects original writing and proper paraphrasing and a style consistent with the appropriate professional setting/workplace context.

Professional Writing:

Source Credibility &

Attribution of Ideas

Writing demonstrates inconsistent adherence to reference requirements, including the use of credible evidence to

Writing demonstrates adherence to reference requirements, including the use of credible evidence to support a claim, with

Writing demonstrates full adherence to reference requirements, including the use of credible evidence to support a claim, with

Rubric Criteria

Does Not Meet Expectations

Meets Expectations

Exceeds Expectations

support a claim, with appropriate source attribution (when applicable) and references. There are numerous and/or significant errors.

appropriate source attribution (when applicable) and references. There are one or two minor errors in formatting and/or a missing source attribution to support a claim.

appropriate source attribution (when applicable) and references. There are no errors in formatting and no missing source attributions or references.