Leadership

LDRS 321: Data Driven Leadership Memorandum (Memo) on How to Make Good Leadership Decisions using Data

Assignment: Students will write a memo addressed to their organization’s leadership or subordinates (depending on your position in organization) on how data should be used within the organization to make better strategic decisions. Students should pay attention to the details in the table below for how this memo will be graded. There are 10 points possible and this assignment is 10% of course grade. Good luck!

Instructor Grading Rubric and Comments

Element Criteria for Highest Grade Rating (points) Instructor Feedback/Comments

Appearance ● Professional looking and appropriate

for the student’s organization and the recipient.

● Good (2) ● Fair (1) ● Poor (0)

Spelling & Grammar ● No spelling errors, and ● No grammar errors per: Strunk and

White’s Elementary Rules of Usage or Grammarly.com.

● Good (2) ● Fair (1) ● Poor (0)

Readability ● Sub-topics / ideas are logically

organized into sentences and paragraphs.

● Paragraphs are between 5-10 lines long. The first and last may be shorter.

● Good (2) ● Fair (1)

Poor (0)

Use of Course Material ● Student’s writing indicates his/her

understanding of course material and applicability to the workplace. .

● Good (2) ● Fair (1) ● Poor (0)

Persuasiveness ● The memo is convincing. It makes

sense from a business standpoint to follow the advice presented by the student.

● Good (2) ● Fair (1) ● Poor (0)

**Extra Credit** ● Able to conceptually describe (outline) a plan for collecting and using data in your PLP.

● Up to 5 pts