Filene's Basement case

Week Seven – Group Paper

GRADING RUBRIC BUOL 643 – Sales & CRM WEEK Seven – GROUP PAPER - Grading Rubric	Points Possible	Points Earned
Post 1.5 page minimum response to the questions from Filene’s Basement case. ATTACH in a Microsoft Word Document (using template provided exactly). Follow all Written Assignment Expectations. Due by SUNDAY of the week assigned.	60
SIX authored references – at least one must be a peer-reviewed Marketing journal.	30
APA format (1” margins, Times New Roman 12 font, double-spaced, and more)	10
Total	100

Written Assignment Expectations:

· References MUST be cited within your paper in APA format. Your reference page and citations must match 100%.

· Always include a cover page

· Provide the EXACT web link for all online sources – do not provide just the home page, but the EXACT LINK – I check all sources

· No abbreviations – write formally

· Always include a reference page with multiple outside references (at least two that are authored).

· Write MORE than the minimum requirement of the word count assigned.

· As always, the word count is ONLY for the BODY of the paper – the cover page, Abstract, reference page, and / or Appendix (if included) do not count towards the word count for the paper.

· Indent the first line of each new paragraph five spaces

· NO PDF FILES! Use the templates in Microsoft Word I provided you.

· No extra blank lines between the sections – deliver a tight paper

· Use authored outside references. Zero points given for non-authored web sources. You may use a brand web page too, but you still need an authored source too. Recap your reference in APA format only at the bottom of your posting . Your reference must be clearly cited within your posting to count. Always provide the exact web site address for this course in your recap of references for full credit. An authored source is simply one that is associated with a human(s) NAME.   For example, your textbook is an authored source.  The United States Census Bureau is not an authored source.  But it is fine to use as long as you ALSO use an authored reference source. No videos, blogs, tweets, wikis, interviews, podcasts, encyclopedias, or dictionaries allowed – use an authored reference.

After reviewing the Filene's Basement case, a collective response to the following questions should be uploaded by a member of the group.

1) Should Filene's Basement have fired Norma?  Why or why not?  If yes, on which grounds?  If no, what else could Filene's Basement have done?

The group's response to the case questions are due Friday, midnight.