09 Dec When you are gathering data for strategic management activities, including data that aid in evaluating the effectiveness of strategic management activities, you are likely the use the web,

Rubric

Description: 

Total Possible Score: 14.00

Creates a Social Media Permitted Use Policy for Employees and Develops a Description of Permitted-Use Policy 

Total: 3.00

Distinguished – Creates a thorough social media permitted use policy for employees, and develops a comprehensive description of a permitted-use policy.

Proficient – Creates a social media permitted use policy for employees, and  develops a description of a permitted-use policy. Minor details are missing.

Basic – Creates a limited social media permitted use policy for employees, and develops a minimal description of a permitted-use policy. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations – Attempts to create a social media permitted use policy for employees, and develop a description of a permitted-use policy; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance – The social media permitted use policy for employees, and development of a description of a permitted-use policy are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Explains Support or Denial of Usage and Supports Reasoning

Total: 3.00

Distinguished – Thoroughly explains support or denial of usage, and clearly supports reasoning.

Proficient – Explains support or denial of usage and supports reasoning. Minor details are missing or slightly unclear. 

Basic – Minimally explains support or denial of usage and vaguely supports reasoning. Relevant details are missing and/or unclear. 

Below Expectations – Attempts to explain support or denial of usage and support reasoning; however, significant details are missing and unclear. 

Non-Performance – The explanation of support or denial of usage and support with reasoning are either nonexistent or lack the components as described in the assignment instructions. 

Defines at Least One Action to Measure Compliance, and Describes How Compliance with the Policy is Measured

Total: 4.00

Distinguished – Clearly defines at least one action to measure compliance, and thoroughly describes how compliance with the policy is measured.

Proficient – Defines at least one action to measure compliance, and describes how compliance with the policy is measured. Minor details are missing or slightly unclear. 

Basic – Vaguely defines at least one action to measure compliance, and minimally describes how compliance with the policy is measured. Relevant details are missing and/or unclear.

Below Expectations – Attempts to define at least one action to measure compliance, and describe how compliance with the policy is measured; however, significant details are missing and unclear.

Non-Performance – The definition of at least one action to measure compliance, and description of how compliance with the policy is measured are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Written Communication: Control of Syntax and Mechanics

Total: 1.00

Distinguished - Displays meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains no errors and is very easy to understand.

Proficient - Displays comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains only a few minor errors and is mostly easy to understand.

Basic - Displays basic comprehension of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains a few errors which may slightly distract the reader.

Below Expectations - Fails to display basic comprehension of syntax or mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains major errors which distract the reader.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Written Communication: APA Formatting

Total: 1.00

Distinguished - Accurately uses APA formatting consistently throughout the paper, title page, and reference page.

Proficient - Exhibits APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout contains a few minor errors. 

Basic – Exhibits limited knowledge of APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout does not meet all APA requirements. 

Below Expectations - Fails to exhibit basic knowledge of APA formatting. There are frequent errors, making the layout difficult to distinguish as APA.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Written Communication: Page Requirement

Total: 1.00

Distinguished - The length of the paper is equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages. 

Proficient - The length of the paper is nearly equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages. 

Basic - The length of the paper is equivalent to at least three quarters of the required number of correctly formatted pages.

Below Expectations - The length of the paper is equivalent to at least one half of the required number of correctly formatted pages.   

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Written Communication: Resource Requirement

Total: 1.00

Distinguished - Uses more than the required number of scholarly sources, providing compelling evidence to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.

Proficient - Uses the required number of scholarly sources to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.

Basic - Uses less than the required number of sources to support ideas. Some sources may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference page are used within the body of the assignment. Citations may not be formatted correctly.

Below Expectations - Uses an inadequate number of sources that provide little or no support for ideas. Sources used may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference page are not used within the body of the assignment. Citations are not formatted correctly.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

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Week 4 Assignment (OUTLINE)

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review Chapter 9 in the text. Specifically, read questions 7 through 9 on page 231.

When you are gathering data for strategic management activities, including data that aid in evaluating the effectiveness of strategic management activities, you are likely the use the web, and you undoubtedly will seek information from social media channels including Facebook, Twitter, and other sources. As such, you must consider if you will permit employees to spend time on their personal social media accounts, perhaps as a break from labor-intensive research activities. For your assignment this week, your team will create a policy outlining these considerations.

Your team paper must include the following:

· Create a social media permitted-use policy for employees.

· Develop a description of the permitted-use policy for employee use of electronic equipment to access personal social media accounts.

· You need to offer at least two credible sources to support your policy statement. Effectively, you are formulating a strategy statement.

· State reasons why if you  do not permit any access.

· Support your reasons with at least two credible resources in addition to the text.

· Explain when access is permitted if you  do permit access and what restrictions are placed on the access.

· Support your position with at least two credible resources in addition to the text.

· Define at least one specific management action designed to ensure and measure employee compliance.

· Describe how you will measure compliance with your policy.

· This is equivalent to describing how you will measure the effectiveness of your strategy. The emphasis is on specific things you will do to measure compliance. At least one specific measurement activity must be described.

· References for this section are optional.

The Employee Social Media Policy paper

· Must be two to three double-spaced in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA

· Must include a separate title page with the following:

· Title of paper in bold font

· Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.

· Names of all students on the team

· Name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)

· Course name and number

· Instructor’s name

· Due date

· Must utilize academic voice.

· Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.

· Must use at least six credible sources in addition to the course text.

· The  Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources  Links to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types.

· Must document any information used from sources in APA Style

· Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style