EHS

Write a 2-3 page paper providing your answers to the following questions:

1. What criteria does EHS Today use to rate company safety programs?

2. Read the profile on each winning company. Discuss the programs that gained them recognition as one of America’s Safety Companies.

3. What ideas did you learn that are most important to your learning as a future safety professional?

Good writing is a core competency for safety professionals and is a skill that is highly valued by employers. The importance of clear, thoughtful writing will be stressed in the course. Good writing will be rewarded and poor writing will be penalized. Throughout the term, you will be expected to make your best effort in expressing yourself in a professional manner in writing.

Note: When you turn in your first written assignment, if it is apparent that your work does not meet professional standards, you will be encouraged to use the Indiana State University Writing Center to help you revise your paper for resubmission and re-grading.

The Indiana State University Writing Center strives to help students become strong, independent writers through a variety of programs and services. The services are available to both on campus and distance students. The consultations between students and Center staff, either face-to-face or online, work to enable students to learn productive habits in pre-writing activities, drafting, revising, editing, and incorporating research. 

You can find the Indiana State University Writing Center on campus in the Cunningham Memorial Library.

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Written Communication Skills Rubric

Intended Outcome: this written communication will demonstrate professional level writing skill which meets the following basic criteria:

· No writing errors (spelling, punctuation, capitalization, sentence structure, word choice)

· Clear

· Concise

· Follows assignment instructions

Performance Area	Rating = 4	Rating = 3	Rating = 2	Rating = 1	Score
Structure	Written work has clear and appropriate beginning, development and conclusion. Paragraphing and transitions are also clear and appropriate.	Written work has adequate beginning, development and conclusion. Paragraphing and transitions are also adequate.	Written work has weak beginning, development and conclusion. Paragraphing and transitions are also deficient.	Organizational structure and paragraphing have serious and persistent errors.
Content	The length of the written work provides in-depth coverage of the topic, and assertions are clearly supported by strong evidence.	The length of the written work is sufficient to cover the topic, and assertions are supported by evidence.	Written work does not do an adequate job of covering the assigned topic, and assertions are weakly supported by evidence.	Written work does not cover the assigned topic, and assertions are not supported by evidence.
Mechanics	Written work has no major errors in word selection and use, sentence structure, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.	Written work is relatively free of errors in word selection and use, sentence structure, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.	Written work has several major errors in word selection and use, sentence structure, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.	Written work has serious and persistent errors in word selection and use, sentence structure, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.
Follows Assignment Instructions	The written work followed all instructions.	Missed one of the instructions	Missed more than one instruction	Missed so many instructions that it does not appear that the student read them.
Column Totals
Overall Total
If I was screening you for employment in an entry level safety professional position in my department and using this written work as part of the screening process, would you be given further consideration for employment?
Yes	Provisional	No
Instructor’s Comments

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