Brainstorming

HCM 415 Alternatives Journal Guidelines and Rubric

After reading the Module Three reading materials, discuss in your own words how your case study’s organizational mission, vision, and values impact how the organization addresses its directional strategies and strategic alternatives. Submit a journal assignment that evaluates how the organization incorporates directional strategies and strategic alternatives based on its mission and vision statements. In the evaluation, be sure to address the following:

A. Summarize the directional strategies and strategic alternatives that the healthcare organization has available to it. Provide examples from the case study.

B. Discuss how the organization connected its selected directional strategies and strategic alternatives to its mission, vision, and values. Provide examples from the case study.

C. Evaluate the implementation of the directional strategies and strategic alternatives in light of the organization’s mission, vision, and values. Guidelines for Submission: Submit assignment as a Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins.

Critical Element Exemplary (100%) Proficient (90%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Summary: Directional Strategies and

Strategic Alternatives

Meets “Proficient” criteria, and summary is exceptionally clear and concise

Briefly summarizes the directional strategies and strategic alternatives the healthcare organization has available to it, using examples from the case study

Summarizes the directional strategies and strategic alternatives the healthcare organization has available to it, but does not use examples from the case study, does not provide details that are relevant, or the summary is too wordy

Does not summarize the directional strategies and strategic alternatives the healthcare organization has available to it

35

Selected Strategies Meets “Proficient” criteria and clearly describes the connection between selected strategies and mission, vision, and values

Discusses how the organization connected its selected directional strategies and strategic alternatives to its mission, vision, and values using examples from the case study

Discusses how the organization connected its selected directional strategies and strategic alternatives to its mission, vision, and values, using examples from the case study, but the connection is not clear, is illogical, or is incorrect

Does not discuss how the organization connected its selected directional strategies and strategic alternatives to its mission, vision, and values

30

Implementation Meets “Proficient” criteria, and evaluation is particularly insightful

Evaluates the implementation of the directional strategies and strategic alternatives in light of its mission, vision, and values

Evaluates the implementation of the directional strategies and strategic alternatives in light of its mission, vision, and values, but evaluation is cursory, lacks detail, or is illogical

Does not evaluate the implementation of the directional strategies and strategic alternatives

30

Articulation of Response

Submission is free of errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, and organization and is presented in a professional and easy-to- read format

Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization

Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas

Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas

5

Total 100%