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NRSE_4580_M2_A5_RUBRIC: WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT: Organizational Culture Assessment (40 pts)

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Criteria Levels of Achievement

Accomplished Needs Improvement Not Acceptable Introduction 6 to 6 Points

• Clearly states the purpose of the paper. • Provides a comprehensive overview of

topic or questions. • Engages the reader. • Organized and has easy follow.

2 to 5 Points • Overview is provided, but key

points/ideas are missing. • Purpose statement is not clear. • Does not engage the reader. • Somewhat disorganized but still

comprehensible

0 to 1 Points • Does not provide an

overview of the paper or is absent.

• No purpose statement.

Body

Key Requirement 1 Organization’s culture and gap between current and future culture

7 to 7 Points • Clear depiction of organization’s culture

including gap between current and future culture.

• Examples are included that demonstrate understanding.

2 to 6 Points • Clear depiction of culture

including gap between current and future culture.

• Examples are vague and do not demonstrate understanding.

0 to 1 Points • No depiction of

organization’s culture and gap between current and future state

• No examples

Key Requirement 2 Organizational changes needed and what areas need increased or decreased emphasis

7 to 7 Points • Clear depiction of the organizational

changes needed including areas that need to be improved and areas that should have a decreased emphasis.

• Examples are included the demonstrate understanding

2 to 6 Points • Organizational changes needed

including areas that need to be improved and areas that should have a decreased emphasis. is not clear.

• Examples are vague and do not demonstrate understanding.

0 to 1 Points • Explanation of

organizational change is missing.

• No examples provided

Key Requirement 3 What will be the impact of change on the organization? What is the change does not happen?

7 to 7 Points • Clearly describes the impact of culture

change on the organization, and what will happen in the organization if change does not occur.

• Identifies change as substantial, incremental or evolutionary with supporting rationale

• Provides (2) specific, actionable strategies with (2) short-term and (2) short-term goals and measures of success

2 to 6 Points • Description of the impact of

culture change on the organization and the impact if change does not occur is vague.

• Partial description of required strategies, short- and long-term goals and measures of success.

0 to 1 Points • No description of impact of

culture change • No examples to support the

type of change. • Does not provide strategies

with short- and long-term goals and measures of success

NRSE_4580_M2_A5_RUBRIC: WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT: Organizational Culture Assessment (40 pts)

Last updated: 3/23/2020 © 2020 School of Nursing - Ohio University Page 2 of 2

Criteria Levels of Achievement

Accomplished Needs Improvement Not Acceptable Conclusion 7 to 7 Points

• Summarizes paper and reflects on what the reader has learned from the paper.

• Demonstrates persuasive thought and is well organized.

2 to 6 Points • Merely summarizes the introduction

or contains new ideas not present in the paper contents.

• Somewhat disorganized but still comprehensible

0 to 1 Points • Simply restates the

introduction or is absent. • Disorganized to the point of

distraction.

Stylistics 6 to 6 Points • APA Citations are appropriate. • Formatted correctly. • Reference page is complete and correctly

formatted. • At least 4 references provided: Two (2)

references from required course materials and two (2) peer-reviewed references. *References not older than five years.

• More than 600 words excluding title and reference pages.

2 to 5 Points • APA Citations are appropriate and

formatted correctly. • Reference page is formatted

correctly. • References are not professional or is

not formatted correctly. • Missing 1 professional reference. • At least 600 words or more

excluding title and reference pages.

0 to 1 Points • No citations are used, or

citations are made but not formatted correctly

• Reference page is missing. • Less than 600 words

excluding title and reference pages.

Peer-reviewed references include professional journals (i.e. Nursing Education Perspectives, Journal of Professional Nursing, etc. –), professional organizations (NLN, CDC, AACN, ADA, etc.) applicable to population and practice area, along with clinical practice guidelines (CPGs - National Guideline Clearinghouse). References not acceptable (not inclusive) are UpToDate, Epocrates, Medscape, WebMD, hospital organizations, insurance recommendations, & secondary clinical databases.

*All references must be no older than five years (unless making a specific point using a seminal piece of information)

Note: You will have three (3) attempts to submit a written assignment, only the final attempt will be graded. For each attempt you will receive a SafeAssign originality report. This will give you a chance to correct the assignment based on the SafeAssign score. Click here to view instructions on how to interpret SafeAssign originality report.