Week 1 Writing Assignment
Scenario: Your good friends, Jack and Tom, have just met with their company’s accountant. They have received bleak news about their profits for last year. Jack and Tom have needed to upgrade their equipment but haven’t had the money. They have recently had a small fire in their warehouse. In reviewing the documents, they realize that their insurance company will pay for the replacement of many of the operational tools even though they weren’t damaged. Jack and Tom realize that the forms completed by their warehouse supervisor were not completely accurate although the forms contain no outright lies. Jack and Tom’s insurance company has sent them a letter that has scheduled an arbitration to set the insurance payment that will be made to them.
Jack and Tom are your best friends and invite you to lunch to discuss these issues and get your advice.
- Take a position on what you whether you would revise the forms – explain why or why not.
- Define arbitration and explain how it would work.
- Research and identify a case, company or situation that used arbitration to successfully resolve this situation.
- Explain what ethical theories the warehouse manager is likely to use to support his/her actions.
- Explain what ethical theories Jack and Tom should consider to refute the warehouse manager’s actions.
Be sure to provide in text citation and source information in APA format including a working URL.
Review the rubric
before submitting the assignment. This assignment will be submitted using the Turnitin originality check.
Writing Assignments Rubric
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EVALUATION CRITERIA |
0-12 points Unsatisfactory (Below 60%) |
13-14 points Emerging (65%-70%) |
15-16 points Satisfactory (75%-80%) |
17-18 points Proficient (85%-90%) |
19-20 points Distinguished (95%-100%) |
SCORE |
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Analysis |
Does not present an analysis of the issues identified or demonstrate an understanding of the topic(s) and issue(s). |
Presents an incomplete analysis of the issues identified and demonstrates an inadequate understanding of the topic(s) and issue(s). |
Presents a superficial analysis of some of the issues identified and demonstrates a somewhat acceptable understanding of the topic(s) and issue(s). |
Presents a thorough analysis of most issues identified and demonstrates an accomplished understanding of the topic(s) and issue(s). |
Presents an insightful and thorough analysis of all issues identified and demonstrates a sophisticated understanding of the topic(s) and issue(s). |
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Evaluation |
Makes no connection between the issues identified and the strategic concepts studied in the reading. Does not Support diagnosis and opinions with reasons and evidence; argument is one-sided and not objective. |
Makes little or no connection between the issues identified and the strategic concepts studied in the reading. Supports diagnosis and opinions with few reasons and little evidence; argument is one-sided and not objective. |
Makes appropriate but somewhat vague connections between the issues and concepts studied in the reading; Demonstrates limited command of the strategic concepts and analytical tools studied. Supports diagnosis and opinions with limited reasons and evidence; presents a somewhat one-sided argument. |
Makes appropriate connections between the issues identified and the strategic concepts studied in the reading; Demonstrates good command of the strategic concepts and analytical tools studied. Supports diagnosis and opinions with reasons and evidence; presents a fairly balanced view; interpretation is both reasonable and objective. |
Makes appropriate and powerful connections between the issues identified and the strategic concepts studied in the reading; Demonstrates complete command of the strategic concepts and analytical tools studied. Supports diagnosis and opinions with strong arguments and evidence; presents a balanced and critical view; interpretation is both reasonable and objective. |
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Recommendations |
Does not present realistic or appropriate recommendations and offers no support from the information presented and concepts from the reading. |
Presents realistic or appropriate recommendations with little, if any, support from the information presented and concepts from the reading. |
Presents realistic or appropriate recommendations supported by the information presented and concepts from the reading. |
Presents specific, realistic, and appropriate recommendations supported by the information presented and concepts from the reading. |
Presents detailed, realistic, and appropriate recommendations clearly supported by the information presented and concepts from the reading. |
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Research |
Does not supplement case study with research and documentation. |
Supplements case study, if at all, with incomplete research and documentation |
Supplements case study with limited research into the present situation of the company; provides limited documentation of sources consulted. |
Supplements case study with relevant research into the present situation of the company; documents all sources of information. |
Supplements case study with relevant and extensive research into the present situation of the company; clearly and thoroughly documents all sources of information. |
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Writing Mechanics |
Writing is extremely unfocused, rambling, or contains major errors; lacks detail and relevant data and information; extremely disorganized. Does not use APA guidelines. |
Writing is unfocused, rambling, or contains serious errors; lacks detail and relevant data and information; poorly organized. Uses APA guidelines with major violations to cite sources. |
Writing lacks clarity or conciseness and contains numerous errors; gives insufficient detail and relevant data and information; lacks organization. Reflects incomplete knowledge of APA guidelines. |
Writing is accomplished in terms of clarity and conciseness and contains only a few errors; includes sufficient details and relevant data and information; well-organized. Uses APA guidelines with minor violations to cite sources. |
Writing demonstrates a sophisticated clarity, conciseness, and correctness; includes thorough details and relevant data and information; extremely well-organized. Uses APA guidelines accurately and consistently to cite sources.. |
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Additional Comments: |
Total Rubric Score = 100 points |