assignment 8

HEA 540 Module Eight Short Paper Guidelines and Rubric

Eliciting Support Overview: In Modules Seven and Eight, you have worked on different parts of your communication plan, including internal and external audiences, the information these audiences would want to know, and how to deliver that information to them. In this assignment, you will bui ld on your work in these modules to consider how you will elicit support from these stakeholders. Prompt: You have done a lot of work to evaluate your academic program and make recommendations based on this evaluation. You do not w ant to see all of this work wasted because you lack support from the many different stakeholders you have identified. How will the messaging you develop create support, also known as buy-in, from these groups? In this assignment, you will consider how you can generate buy -in from at least three sets of stakeholders whose support you need to implement and evaluate your program recommendations. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

 Stakeholders: Describe at least three sets of stakeholders whose support you need to implement and evaluate your program recommendations. Who can influence the implementation and/or evaluation of your recommendations? Use headings within your document to separate you r discussion of each set of stakeholders.

 Messages: Discuss how the messaging you develop as part of your communication plan will resonate with each set of stakeholders. What does each set of stakeholders need to hear in order to support your efforts?

 Methods: Explain the different communication methods you would use in your solicitation for support from each of the sets of stakeholders. How will you deliver the messages to each stakeholder?

Rubric Guidelines for Submission: Your paper should be a minimum of 5 pages in length (including title and reference pages) and submitted as a Microsoft Word document with headings, double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and any sources cited in APA format.

Critical Elements

Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (80%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Stakeholders Des cri bes s takehol ders whos e s upport i s needed to i mpl ement and eval uate program

recommendati ons

Des cri bes s takehol ders whos e s upport i s needed to i mpl ement and eval uate program

recommendati ons , but des cri pti on l acks detai l s and/or rel evance

Does not des cri be s takehol ders whos e s upport i s needed to i mpl ement and eval uate

program recommendati ons

30

Messages Di s cus s es how mes s agi ng wi l l res onate wi th each s et of s takehol ders

Di s cus s es how mes s agi ng wi l l res onate wi th each s et of s takehol ders , but di s cus s ion l acks detai l s and/or rel evance

Does not di s cus s how mes s agi ng wi l l res onate wi th each s et of s takehol ders

30

Methods Expl ai ns the di fferent communi cati on

methods that woul d be us ed i n s ol i citing

s upport from each of the s ets of s takehol ders

Expl ai ns the di fferent communi cati on methods that woul d be us ed i n s ol i citing

s upport from each of the s ets of s takehol ders , but expl anati on l acks detai ls and/or rel evance

Does not expl ai n the di fferent communi cati on methods that woul d be us ed i n s ol i citing

s upport from each of the s ets of s takehol ders

30

Articulation of Response

Submi s s i on has no major errors rel ated to headi ngs , ci tati ons , grammar, s pel l i ng, s yntax, or organi zati on

Submi s s i on has major errors rel ated to headi ngs , ci tati ons , grammar, s pel l i ng, s yntax, or organi zati on that negati vel y i mpact readabi l ity and arti culation of mai n i deas

Submi s s i on has criti cal errors rel ated to headi ngs , ci tati ons , grammar, s pel l i ng, s yntax, or organi zati on that prevent unders tandi ng of i deas

10

Total 100%