Assignment 4: Communication Methods

Choose five (5) different communication methods. Draft a form of communication for each of the four (4) scenarios listed below based on one or more of the different communication methods.

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper that addresses the following scenarios:

· One of your employees is constantly late, leaving food and drinks at the work station, and you are forced to address the situation. 

· You need to let all employees know about a company special event. 

· You hear from a friend that a client is about to sign a contract with one of your present competitors. 

· You have three bids on a piece of equipment and you need to get a management decision on purchasing. 

The format of the paper is to be as follows:

· Typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman font (size 12), one-inch margins on all sides, APA format, a Microsoft Word document.

· Use headers for each of the subjects being covered, followed by your response.

· In addition to the three to four (3–4) pages required, a title page is to be included. The title page is to contain the title of the assignment, your name, the instructor’s name, the course title, and the date.

Note: You will be graded on the quality of your answers, the logic/organization of the report, your language skills, and your writing skills.

The assignment will be graded using the following rubric:

Outcomes   Assessed

· Evaluate the importance of effective communication   in the workplace to employees.

· Use technology and information resources to   research issues in business communications.

Points: 280

Assignment 4: Communication Methods
 

Criteria

Unacceptable

Below   70% F

Fair

70-79%   C

Proficient

80-89%   B

Exemplary

90-100%   A

1. Draft a form of communication   for the scenario and justify your answer:
 

  One of your employees is constantly late, leaving food and drinks at the work   station, and you are forced to address the situation.

Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely   drafted a form of communication for the scenario and did not submit or   incompletely justified the answer.

Partially drafted a form of   communication for the scenario and partially justified the answer.

Satisfactorily drafted a form of   communication for the scenario and satisfactorily justified the answer.

Thoroughly drafted a form of   communication for the scenario and thoroughly justified the answer.

2. Draft a form of communication   for the scenario and justify your answer:
 

  You need to let all employees know about a company special event.

Weight: 20%
Did not submit or incompletely   drafted a form of communication for the scenario and did not submit or   incompletely justified the answer.
Partially drafted a form of   communication for the scenario and partially justified the answer.
Satisfactorily drafted a form of   communication for the scenario and satisfactorily justified the answer.
Thoroughly drafted a form of   communication for the scenario and thoroughly justified the answer.
 

3.   Draft a form of communication for the scenario and justify your answer:
 

  You hear from a friend that a client is about to sign a contract with one of   your present competitors.

Weight: 20%
Did not submit or incompletely   drafted a form of communication for the scenario and did not submit or   incompletely justified the answer.
Partially drafted a form of   communication for the scenario and partially justified the answer.
Satisfactorily drafted a form of   communication for the scenario and satisfactorily justified the answer.
Thoroughly drafted a form of   communication for the scenario and thoroughly justified the answer.
 

4. Draft a form of communication   for the scenario and justify your answer:
 

  You have three bids on a piece of equipment and you need to get a management   decision on purchasing.

Weight: 20%
Did not submit or incompletely   drafted a form of communication for the scenario and did not submit or   incompletely justified the answer.
Partially drafted a form of   communication for the scenario and partially justified the answer.
Satisfactorily drafted a form of   communication for the scenario and satisfactorily justified the answer.
Thoroughly drafted a form of   communication for the scenario and thoroughly justified the answer.
 

5. Clarity

Weight: 10%

Did not complete the assignment or   explanations are unclear and not organized.

(Major issues)

Explanations generally unclear and   not well organized.

(Many issues)

Explanations generally clear   and/or organized. (Minor issues)

Explanations very clear and well   organized.

(Added helpful details.)

6. Writing – Grammar, sentence   structure, paragraph structure, spelling, punctuation, APA usage.

Weight: 10%

Did not complete the assignment or   had 8 or more different errors in grammar, sentence structure, paragraph   structure, and spelling, punctuation, or APA usage. (Major issues)

Had 6 – 7 different errors in   grammar, sentence structure, paragraph structure, and spelling, punctuation,   or APA usage. (Many issues)

Had 4 – 5 different errors in   grammar, sentence structure, paragraph structure, and spelling, punctuation,   or APA usage. (Minor issues)

Had 0 – 3 different errors in   grammar, sentence structure, paragraph structure, spelling, punctuation, or   APA usage.