Write a reflective paper summarizing your experience of the BUS411 course. Refer to the Baldrige Core Values in this reflective exercise and discuss how these Core Values were exhibited in your work in this course
Points: 100
Overview:
One of the primary purposes of this course is to allow students who are about to complete their programs of study at the Malcolm Baldrige School of Business to demonstrate their familiarity with the Baldrige Core Values.
Instructions:
Write a reflective paper summarizing your experience of the BUS411 course. Refer to the Baldrige Core Values in this reflective exercise and discuss how these Core Values were exhibited in your work in this course and throughout your program of studies in the Malcolm Baldrige School of Business.
• Refer back to the Baldrige Core Values PowerPoint.
• Discuss how these Core Values were exhibited in your work throughout this course and your program of study in the Malcolm Baldrige School of Business.
• What are your key takeaways from your study of the Baldrige Core Values?
• What will you utilize in your career that you have learned through these Core Values?
Requirements:
• Submit a four page, minimum, Word document covering the elements of the assignment.
• Develop a clear introduction, body, and conclusion. Use paragraph format and transitions.
• Focus on the quality of writing and content.
• Use elements of APA formatting (title, references, and in-text citations). Abstract is not required. The title page, reference page, and appendices are excluded in page length requirement.
• Two or more academic references are present and formatted properly.
Be sure to read the criteria below by which your work will be evaluated before you write and again after you write.
Evaluation Rubric for Baldridge Reflective Paper Assignment
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CRITERIA |
Deficient |
Needs Improvement |
Proficient |
Exemplary |
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0-11 points |
12-15 points |
16-17 points |
18-20 points |
|
Introduction |
Unclear
or incomplete. |
Introduction
with a partially developed thesis. |
Introduction
with a mostly developed thesis. |
Clear, welldeveloped, introduction and thesis. |
|
|
0-17 points |
18-23 points |
24-26 points |
27-30 points |
|
Reflection |
Lacks
specific, credible, and relevant reflection. Discussion
of Baldridge
Core Values is inadequate or missing. |
Not
adequately supported with a limited spectrum of specific, credible, and
relevant reflection. Discussion
of Baldridge
Core Values is somewhat thoughtful
and persuasive but lacks detail. |
Adequately
supported with a limited spectrum of specific, credible, and relevant
reflection. Discussion
of Baldridge
Core Values is thoughtful and persuasive but lacks some detail. |
Well-supported with a broad spectrum of specific, credible,
and relevant reflection. Discussion of Baldridge Core Values is welldeveloped, very thoughtful, and
persuasive. |
|
|
0-11 points |
12-15 points |
16-17 points |
18-20 points |
|
Conclusion |
Conclusion
not included. |
Some
attempt at a
conclusion, but it is not well written.
|
Good
attempt at a conclusion,
but more development needed. |
Well written and fully developed conclusion. |
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|
0-8 points |
9-11 points |
12-13 points |
14-15 points |
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Clear and Professional Writing
|
Writing
is frequently difficult to understand
because of several errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Word choice
is sometimes |
Writing
is somewhat
difficult
to understand
with errors in punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Appropriate word choice is
somewhat |
Writing
is easy to understand despite minor errors in punctuation, spelling, and
grammar. Appropriate word choice is used for an academic |
Writing is free of almost all punctuation, spelling, and
grammar errors. Appropriate word choice is used for an academic setting. |
|
|
inappropriate
for an academic setting. Sentence structure
is unclear. |
used
for an academic setting. Sentence structure
is somewhat clear. |
setting.
Sentence structure
is mostly clear. |
Sentence structure is clear. |
|
|
0-8 points |
9-11 points |
12-13 points |
14-15 points |
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APA Formatting and References |
Paper
has no APA formatting,
or paper has an APA title, but no references or in-text citations. No
academic references present or reference formatting has significant errors. |
Paper
lacks multiple elements of APA (title, references, or in-text
citations). One
academic reference present but errors in formatting. |
Paper
lacks one element of APA (title, references, or in-text
citations). Two
academic references present but may have a few errors in formatting. |
Paper has all elements of APA formatting (title, references, and in-text citations). Two or more academic references are present and formatted
properly. |