Affirmative Action

Persuasive Position Paper HRCU 630 Week 6 Assignment and Rubric

Length: 6 - 8 double-spaced pages (excluding title and references pages) Due: Week 6 by Sunday Midnight Value: 200 Points for 20% of the grade Post: Week 6 Assignments through Turnitin Research a current controversial human resource management issue for which you will argue and defend a specific position as approved by the instructor in Week 2. Examples of issues include arguing for (or against) Affirmative Action, Affordable Care Act, Pension Reform, and Executive Pay Limits. In a 6 – 8 page paper that cites and references 4 or more sources and adheres to APA standards:

 Identify the issue being addressed clearly identifying the position you are arguing  Discuss valid research supporting your position analyzing and discussing the importance of the

research  Persuasively argue your position with convincing and strong evidence  Effectively integrate 4 course concepts into arguments which may include strategies for resolving

disputes; negotiation and conflict management strategies, ethics; and/or persuasion methods  

Evaluation Criteria: Grading Rubric

Criteria Exemplary Proficient Developing Emerging

Issue 25 - 23 Identifies the issue clearly and concisely stating the position being argued.

22 - 20 Identifies the issue fairly clearly stating the position being argued.

19 - 16 Somewhat identifies the issue but may not clearly state the position being argued.

15 - 0 Limited if any description of the issue or position being argued

Research

45 - 41 Comprehensively researches the issue identifying valid studies supporting the position being argued. Clearly and concisely analyzes and discusses the importance of the research.

40 - 36 Researches the issue identifying fairly valid studies supporting the position being argued. Fairly clearly discusses the importance of the research.

35 - 31 Somewhat researches the issue although evidence supporting the position being argued is lacking. May not discuss the importance of any research provided.

30 - 0 Limited if any valid research providing evidence supporting the position being taken.

Persuasive Arguments

45 - 41 Persuasively argues the position; presenting convincing and strong evidence supporting the position being argued

40 - 36 Fairly persuasively argues the position; presenting fairly convincing evidence supporting the position being argued

35 - 31 Somewhat argues the position but may not present convincing evidence supporting the position being argued

30 - 0 Limited if any persuasive arguments presented

Course Concepts

45 - 41 Effectively integrates 4 course concepts into analysis which may include strategies for resolving disputes; negotiation and

40 - 36 Fairly accurately includes 3 course concepts into analysis such as strategies for resolving disputes; negotiation and

35 - 31 - 0Includes 2 course concepts into analysis such as strategies for resolving disputes; negotiation and conflict strategies,

30 - 0 Limited if any inclusion of course concepts into analysis

conflict strategies, ethics; and/or persuasion methods

conflict strategies, ethics; and/or persuasion methods

ethics; and/or persuasion methods

APA and Sources 15 - 14 Uses 4 or more academic sources. Uses headers to organize paper, and accurately adheres to APA standards; reference page and citations are correct. All sources listed in References are cited in paper

13 - 12 Uses 3 - 4 academic sources. Uses headers to organize paper, and adheres to APA standards; reference page and citations are correct with minor (1-3) errors. All sources listed in References are cited in paper

11 - 10 Uses 2 - 4 academic sources. May not use headers. APA standards are somewhat followed; the work of others is cited but with numerous (4 – 10) errors. Sources listed in References and citations may not match

9 - 0 Uses 0 – 3 academic sources. Limited adherence to APA standards in the paper and Reference page; work of others may be cited but with multiple (11+) errors. Sources listed in References and citations do not match

Writing Mechanics 25 - 23 The paper is logical and well organized; spelling, grammar and punctuation are accurate. Paper is the required length of 6 - 8 pages of content.

22 - 20 The paper is mostly logical and organized but with minor (1 – 3) errors in spelling, grammar and/or punctuation. The content may be 5% too long or short.

19 - 16 The paper is somewhat logical but may lack organization. May have several (4 – 10) errors in spelling, grammar and/or punctuation. The content may be 10% too long or short

15 - 0 The paper lacks clarity and may be confusing with numerous (11+) errors in spelling, grammar and/or punctuation. The content may be 15% too long or short