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Assignment 2

Cultivating Confidence
Due week 7 and worth 175 points

Purpose:
Queen Latifah knows it takes hard work and CONFIDENCE to take control of your future. That’s why she’s sharing her
Laws of Confidence throughout this course. For this assignment, you’ll get a chance to demonstrate everything you’re
learning about cultivating career confidence by providing advice to a fictional coworker, Cheryl, who could use a boost of
confidence at work.”

You’ll read more about Cheryl in the Webtext. Then, each week, you’ll use the Webtext templates to explain how to use
what you’ve learned from one of the Laws of Confidence to help Cheryl cultivate her confidence in the areas she needs it
and reach career success!

In this assignment, you will…

● Explain how to use what you’ve learned from Queen Latifah’s Laws of Confidence to cultivate confidence in
someone else.

● Suggest confidence building strategies outlined in the course that address Cheryl’s areas of need.
● Explain your rationale as to why you’ve suggested those strategies.
● Summarize all your advice for Cheryl.

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Instructions:

Step 1:

Complete the activities in your Webtext for Weeks 4, 5, 6, and 7.
● Use the Webtext to answer interview questions for weeks 4-7.

Step 2:

Download and edit your work
● Download

○ After completing all the activities and templates in your Webtext, download your Cultivating Confidence
Assignment from the Webtext.

○ (*** You will need to finish all writing templates before you are able to download the packet)
● Edit Your Work

○ Use the Strayer University Writing Standards (SWS) to ensure your writing is clear, professional and
ethical. For more information on the SWS, refer to the SWS link in the left side menu of Blackboard.

Step 3:

Submit to Blackboard
Wait! Before you submit your assignment, did you…

❏ Review the scoring guide? The scoring guide will give you a clear understanding of the assignment’s
expectations. If you are unclear on what is expected of you, please reach out to your instructor for support.

❏ Check your assignment for grammatical errors?
❏ Review what you’ve written for clarity?
❏ Reach out to your instructor if you have any questions?

Now that you’re ready…

● Go to week 7 in Blackboard and click on “Submit” to upload your Cultivating Confidence Assignment.
● Congratulations, you have successfully submitted your second assignment! One more to go!

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Scoring Guide Assignment 2: Cultivating Confidence

Criteria Exemplary
100% A

Proficient
85% B

Fair
75% C

Meets
Minimum

Expectations
65% D

Unacceptable
0% F

1. Describes 4
confidence
building
strategies
outlined in the
course that
address Cheryl’s
areas of need.

Weight: 35%

Thoroughly
describes 4
confidence building
strategies outlined in
the course that
address Cheryl’s
areas of need.

Suggests 4
confidence
building
strategies
outlined in the
course that
address Cheryl’s
areas of need but
does not provide
a thorough
description for
each strategy.

Suggests 3
confidence
building
strategies
outlined in the
course that
address
Cheryl’s areas
of need but
does not
provide a clear
description.

Suggest 0-2
confidence
building
strategies
outlined in the
course that
address
Cheryl’s areas
of need.

Did not submit
a response to
the question.

2. Explains the
rationale for the
confidence
building actions.

Weight: 35%

Thoroughly
explains the
rationale for each
action in a clear
and logical way,
using critical
thinking.

Satisfactorily
explains the
rationale for
each action in a
clear and logical
way, using
critical thinking.

Partially
explains the
rationale in a
clear and
logical way,
using critical
thinking.

Insufficiently
provides a
rationale.

Did not submit
a response to
the question.

3. Summarizes
confidence
building advice
for Cheryl.

Weight: 25%

Thoroughly
summarizes
confidence building
advice for Cheryl in
opening and
concluding
paragraphs.

Satisfactorily
summarizes
confidence
building advice
for Cheryl in
opening and
concluding
paragraphs.

Partially
summarizes
confidence
building advice
for Cheryl in
opening and
concluding
paragraphs.

Insufficiently
summarizes
confidence
building advice
for Cheryl in
opening and
concluding
paragraphs.

Did not submit
a response to
the question

4. Write in a
professional
manner using
proper grammar
and spelling.

Weight: 5%

Writing is excellent.
Tone is
professional and
sophisticated.
Shows logic, clarity,
and consistent
formatting.
Contains no
spelling or
grammatical errors.

Writing is mostly
good.
Tone is
professional.
Shows logic,
clarity, and
consistent
formatting.
May contain few
or no spelling
and/or
grammatical
errors.

Writing is
satisfactory.
Tone is
somewhat
professional.
Shows
moderate logic,
clarity, and/or
consistent
formatting.
May contain 2-
4 spelling
and/or
grammatical
errors.

Writing meets
minimal
standards.
Tone is not
professional.
Lacks one or
more of logic,
clarity, and/or
consistent
formatting.
May contain
more than 4
spelling and/or
grammatical
errors.

Writing does
not meet
minimal
standards.
Tone is not
professional.
Wholly lacking
in logic, clarity,
and/or
consistent
formatting.
Contains many
spelling and/or
grammatical
errors.