BUS340Unit7Assignment.pdf

Due Date: 11:59 pm EST Sunday of Unit 7
Points: 150

Overview:

Post University is proud to have its business school named the Malcolm Baldrige
School of Business. Baldrige was a business and government leader known for
embracing and practicing the highest ethical standards. Self-assessment is a critical
component of the Baldrige Quality process. This assignment requires you to engage in
a reflective process to develop and articulate your thoughts on key concepts covered in
this course.

Instructions:

In a reflective essay, share your observations of your experience learning about
business ethics and ethical principles using the following concepts:

o Business ethics.
o Ethical principles.
o Organizational issues.
o Personal and organizational learning.
o Other important features discussed in the course.
o Your learning experience in the course.
o Your areas of greatest or least development or understanding of these

concepts.

Requirements:

• A Word document, written in first-person “I.”
• Minimum of 5, maximum of 7 pages, excluding the Title and Reference page.
• APA format, including in-text citations for referenced works.
• One resource cited, the textbook by Weiss.

Be sure to read the criteria by which your work will be evaluated before you write
and again after you write.

BUS340 – Business Ethics

Reflective Paper

Evaluation Rubric for Reflective Essay Assignment

CRITERIA Deficient Needs
Improvement

Proficient Exemplary

(0-41 Points) (42-55 Points) (56-69 Points) (70 Points)
Content Does not

respond to the
writing prompt,
addressing
each of the
required
elements in an
academic
voice.

Somewhat
responds to the
writing prompt,
addressing each
of the required
elements in an
academic voice.

Mostly
responds to the
writing prompt,
addressing
each of the
required
elements in an
academic
voice.

Responds fully
to the writing
prompt,
addressing
each of the
required
elements in an
academic
voice.

(0-8 points) (9-11 points) (12-14 points) (15 points)
Summary and
Paraphrase

Does not rely
on summary
and
paraphrase to
demonstrate
understanding;
significantly
more than 10%
is direct quote.

Somewhat relies
on summary and
paraphrase to
demonstrate
understanding;
more than 10%
is direct quote.

Mostly relies on
summary and
paraphrase to
demonstrate
understanding;
slightly more
than 10% is
direct quote.

Relies on
summary and
paraphrase to
demonstrate
understanding;
no more than
10% of the
submission is
direct quote.

Resources 0-1 resource. 1-2 resources. 2-3 resources,
including
Weiss.

3 resources,
including
Weiss.

(0 points) (10 points)
Page Count Less than 5

pages.
No more than 7

pages.

(0-23 points) (24-31 points) (32-39 points) (40 points)
Clear and
Professional
Writing and
APA Format

Errors impede
professional
presentation;
guidelines not
followed.

Significant errors
that do not
impede
professional
presentation.

Few errors that
do not impede
professional
presentation.

Writing and
format are
clear,
professional,
APA compliant,
and error free.