Due October 6 via Blackboard Turnitin
This assignment is part of a larger project designed to help students understand the project management process. Throughout the semester you will have assignments due that will cumulate with the final team presentation at the end of the semester.
This assignment will be the only part you will work on individually. The remaining parts will be team-based. The purpose of the topic summary is for each group member to independently research the topic, so that everyone can make meaningful contributions on the subsequent parts.
For this assignment write a one page summary about the topic assigned to your team. This summary should include a brief description of the topic and important terminology. As a student studying business, describe why it is important to know and understand this topic.
You should use a minimum of three sources cited using APA. The sources must be from professional magazine articles including:
Visit the library as many sources are not fully available for free online. Avoid using fee online sources.
The audience for the summary is an educated professional who is not familiar with your topic.
| Item | Fair | Good | Excellent |
|---|---|---|---|
| TurnitIn score (originality of work submitted) |
4 Major issues were raised. |
8 Minor issues were raised |
10 |
| In-text citations properly formatted |
6 None of the citations met requirements |
8 Some of the citations met requirements |
10 All of the in-text citations properly formatted using APA |
| Use of three sources |
6 Fewer than 3 sources used and the sources were not from credible sources |
8 Fewer than 3 sources used or the sources were not from credible sources |
10 There at least three sources used and are they from professional and credible sources? |
| Development of ideas |
12 Response provides mostly accurate descriptions of the topic although significant elements are somewhat vague, inaccurate or confusing |
16 Response provides mostly accurate descriptions of the topic although individual elements are somewhat vague or inaccurate. |
20 Response clearly and accurately describes the topic, including important terminology appropriate for defined audience. |
| Organization |
12 A lack of organization interferes with the reader’s understanding of author’s point of view. Summary has few transitions that would help the reader. Either the introduction or the conclusion or both are ineffective. |
16 Organization helps the reader understand the respondent’s point of view. Transitions connect some concepts. Contains an appropriate introduction and conclusion. |
20 Organization is clear and helps the reader understand the respondent’s point of view. Transitions connect concepts and guide the reader. Contains an effective introduction and conclusion. |
| Conventions |
6 Response contains a substantial number of errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or word choice. Many errors interfere with the reader’s understanding. Response demonstrates little to no variety in sentence structure. |
8 Response contains a significant but not excessive number of errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or word choice. Most errors do not interfere with the reader’s understanding. Response demonstrates some variety in sentence structure. |
10 Response does not contain a significant number of errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or word choice. Errors do not interfere with the reader’s understanding. Response demonstrates variety in sentence structure. |
| Voice and Tone |
6 Response gives some sense of the writer. Tone is uninteresting. Tone may be inconsistent. Response displays limited audience awareness. Words are general. |
8 Tone is natural and appropriate. Response displays audience awareness. Conveys writer’s personality by using interesting descriptions and figurative language. |
10 Tone is appropriately sincere and engaging. Response demonstrates clear awareness of the response’s audience. Response provides a strong sense of the writer through his/her descriptive and figurative language. |
| Format |
6 Format minimally uses the assignment specifications for margins, spacing, page limit and point size. |
8 Format uses most of the assignment specifications for margins, spacing, page limit and point size. |
10 Format uses the assignment specifications for margins, spacing, page limit and point size. |