Unit 4 Assignment - Midterm Reflective Essay (BUS340 Business Ethics)

Due Date: 11:59 pm EST Sunday of Unit 4 Points: 50 Overview: At this halfway point in the course and textbook, reflect on the material we have covered and considered in your response to the content. Instructions: Consider the first four chapters of our course text.

• Select one key idea from each chapter that you found particularly interesting, engaging, surprising, or noteworthy.

• Write an essay of 2-3 pages in which you briefly describe the four key ideas you selected, citing Weiss.

• Explain why the key ideas are compelling, engaging, or otherwise appealing.

• Draw connections between these key ideas and your current business experiences, either as an employee, a manager, or a consumer.

Requirements:

• A Word document, written in third person with no use of first-person “I.” • 2-3 pages, excluding the Title and Reference page. • APA format, including in-text citations for referenced works. • At least one resource cited, the textbook by Weiss.

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

BUS340 – Business Ethics

Midterm Reflective Essay

Evaluation Rubric for Midterm Reflective Essay Assignment

CRITERIA Deficient Needs Improvement

Proficient Exemplary

(0-11 Points) (12-15 Points) (16-19 Points) (20 Points) Content Does not

respond to the writing prompt, addressing each of the required elements in an academic voice.

Somewhat responds to the writing prompt, addressing each of the required elements in an academic voice.

Mostly responds to the writing prompt, addressing each of the required elements in an academic voice.

Responds fully to the writing prompt, addressing each of the required elements in an academic voice.

(0-5 points) (6-7 points) (8-9 points) (10 points) Summary and Paraphrase

Does not rely on summary and paraphrase to demonstrate understanding; significantly more than 10% is direct quote.

Somewhat relies on summary and paraphrase to demonstrate understanding; more than 10% is direct quote.

Mostly relies on summary and paraphrase to demonstrate understanding; slightly more than 10% is direct quote.

Relies on summary and paraphrase to demonstrate understanding; no more than 10% of the submission is direct quote.

Clear and Professional Writing and APA Format

Errors impede professional presentation; guidelines not followed.

Significant errors 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.

(0-2 points) (3 points) (4 points) (5 points) Resources 0 resources. 0-1 resource,

does not include Weiss.

1 resource, including Weiss.

1 or more resources, including Weiss.

(0-2 points) (3 points) (4 points) (5 points) Page Count Less than 1

page. 1 page. 2 pages. 3 pages.