Due: 11:59 pm (EST), Sunday, end of Unit 8
This week, let’s reflect on the materials covered and define how you can use them to
help both yourself, and an organization, thrive.
Length and format: 800 words.
Instructions:
Review and reflect back; then answer the following questions:
a. What things have you learned from the course content or activities, your classmates,
the instructor, etc., that will make you more effective in your current or future
organization?
b. How will you put these items to work for you, and the organization?
Students: Be sure to read the criteria (last page), by which your paper/project
will be evaluated, before you write, and again after you write.
Grading Criteria for Weekly Assignments
Elements of Organizations
Unit 8 Assignment
| Criteria | Deficient | Needs Improvement | Proficient | Exemplary |
| Assignment Length | Deduct 40 points | Deduct 30 points | Deduct 20 points | Full credit |
| Less than 400 words | 400-599 words | 600-799 words | 800 words or more | |
| Assignment Complete On-Time | Assignment not accepted. Zero total score. | Deduct 20 points | Deduct 10 points | FullCredit |
| More than two days late. | Two days late. | One day late. | Complete On-Time | |
| Professional communication | 0 points | 1-4 points | 5-9 points | 10 points |
| More than 10 grammatical, capitalization, spelling or punctuation errors. | 5-9 grammatical, capitalization, spelling or punctuation errors. | 1-4 grammatical, capitalization, spelling or punctuation errors. | No grammatical, capitalization, spelling or punctuation errors. | |
| References to weekly course materials | 0 points | 1 point | 5 points | 10 points |
| No references made. | 1 relevant reference made. | 2 relevant references made. | 3 or more relevant references made. | |
| Complete addressing of questions/topics | 0-10 points | 11-25 points | 26-39 points | 40-50 points |
| Questions are not addressed, missing many parts, irrelevant, or off-topic. | Questions somewhat addressed, but may be missing some parts. | Questions are mostly addressed, with few parts missing. | All questions are addressed. | |
| Content: Reflective and Critical thinking | 0-5 points | 6-15 points | 16-24 points | 25-30 points |
| Little to no reflective or critical thinking about questions/topics. Share little to no experience or insights about the topic and own experience. Limited or no weekly course concepts addressed. | Some reflective or critical thinking about questions/topics. Share some experience or insights about organization and own experience, but may not all be relevant. Addresses limited number of concepts and/or only some aspects of course. | Experience and insights shared are relevant and well thought out/reasoned; Addresses most relevant course concepts. | Experience and insights shared are relevant, well reasoned, and demonstrate depth of thinking about the concepts/topics. Addresses all relevant course concepts. | |
| Totals: | /100 |