6-2 Short Paper: Interview Report

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OL 665 Module Six Short Paper Guidelines and Rubric

Overview

Meeting with someone from an organization you’re researching is incredibly valuable. This is because people like to tell their stories. You will learn more by asking follow-up questions than by

reviewing a website or reading an article. This interview is an opportunity for you to learn from real-world examples that aren’t in your textbook.

Prompt

Write a short paper that summarizes your interview experience with a person from a not-for-pro�t organization.

Speci�cally, address the following critical elements:

I. Introduction: Provide the following:

a. The name and position of the person you interviewed (If you were able to meet and interview additional people, provide their names and positions too.)

b. The name of the not-for-pro�t organization that the person works for

c. The date, time, and location of the interview

II. Interview Summary:

a. List the questions you asked and the answers you received.

b. What did you learn about the organization’s leadership that can contribute to your �nal project?

c. What did you learn about the organization’s communication that can contribute to your �nal project?

d. What did you learn about the organization’s �nancial management that can contribute to your �nal project?

e. What did you learn about the organization’s ethics that can contribute to your �nal project?

III. Analysis: What are the organization’s strengths and weaknesses? How do they impact organizational success? Support your claims.

IV. Conclusion: Summarize how you feel about your experience. Do you feel it went well? Why, or why not?

V. Interview Consent Form: During your interview, ask for the interviewee’s signature on the interview consent form (linked in the What to Submit section). This form gives permission to

mention the name of the organization in your short paper. It also gives permission to quote the person or people anonymously in the assignment. Scan the interview consent form as a

PDF, or take a picture of it and save it as a JPEG. Upload it with your short paper.

What to Submit

Submit a 3- to 5-page Microsoft Word document (not including title page or references) with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and APA formatting. Submit

your signed interview consent form as either a PDF or JPEG.

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Module Six Short Paper Rubric

Criteria Exemplary (100%) Pro�cient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Introduction Meets “Pro�cient” criteria and

describes the interview setting

with interesting and vivid detail

Includes an introduction that

answers the questions in the

prompt to a satisfactory level of

detail

Includes an introduction but it

is either incomplete or cursory

Does not include an

introduction

5

Interview Summary:

Responses to Questions

Meets “Pro�cient” criteria and

provides answers that show an

attempt to go beyond the

surface of the conversation to

gain an in-depth understanding

of the organization

Includes interview questions

and provides answers to

questions with a satisfactory

level of detail

Includes interview questions,

but answers are cursory

Does not include responses to

interview questions

10

Interview Summary:

Learning About Leadership

Meets “Pro�cient” criteria and

demonstrates a synthesized

understanding of leadership

within the organization

Summarizes learning about

leadership and provides

examples from the interview

Includes a discussion of

leadership, but it is cursory

Does not discuss learning

related to leadership

15

Interview Summary:

Learning About

Communication

Meets “Pro�cient” criteria and

demonstrates a synthesized

understanding of

communication within the

organization

Summarizes learning about

communication and provides

examples from the interview

Includes a discussion of

communication, but it is

cursory

Does not discuss learning

related to communication

15

Interview Summary:

Learning About Financial

Management

Meets “Pro�cient” criteria and

demonstrates a synthesized

understanding of �nancial

management within the

organization

Summarizes learning about

�nancial management and

provides examples from the

interview

Includes a discussion of

�nancial management, but it is

cursory

Does not discuss learning

related to �nancial

management

15

Interview Summary:

Learning About Ethics

Meets “Pro�cient” criteria and

demonstrates a synthesized

understanding of ethics within

the organization

Summarizes learning about

ethics and provides examples

from the interview

Includes a discussion of ethics,

but it is cursory

Does not discuss learning

related to ethics

15

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Criteria Exemplary (100%) Pro�cient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Analysis Meets “Pro�cient” criteria and

demonstrates insight into how

a strength or a weakness

impacts the organization’s

success

Identi�es strengths and

weaknesses and provides an

explanation of why they are

either a strength or weakness

Identi�es strengths and

weaknesses, but the discussion

is cursory

Does not include an analysis 10

Conclusion Meets “Pro�cient” criteria and

includes a conclusion that

re�ects personal growth and

insight

Includes a conclusion that

answers the questions in the

prompt to a satisfactory level of

detail

Includes a conclusion, but it is

cursory

Does not include a conclusion 5

Interview Consent Form Form is uploaded with the short

paper as a PDF or JPEG

N/A N/A Form is not present with the

upload of the short paper

5

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%