Understanding Business Performance and Organizational Capabilities

MBA 620 Multiweek Discussion Guidelines and Rubric
Overview
Your active participation in the discussions is essential to your overall success this term. Discussion questions will help you make meaningful connections between the course content and the larger concepts of the course. Conducted over a two-week time period, these discussions give you a chance to express your thoughts, ask questions, and gain insight from your peers and instructor. Compared to traditional discussions, multiweek discussions allow for more flexibility around submission due dates and encourage a deeper evolution of conversation around specific course concepts.
Directions
For each discussion, you must create one initial post and follow it up with at least two response posts.
For your initial post, do the following:
Write a post of one to two paragraphs.
Consider content from other parts of the course, where appropriate. Use proper citation methods for your discipline when referencing scholarly or popular sources.
For your response posts, do the following:
Reply to at least two classmates outside of your own initial post thread.
When responding to at least two of your peers’ postings, your responses should show that you have given thought to what the original post said. They should also push the conversation forward, offering insights or asking clarifying questions if necessary.
Consider the following questions:
Does your response push the conversation forward?
Does your response offer your perspective?
What about your peers’ stories can you relate to?
What can you learn from your peers’ stories?
Are your responses clear?
Have you considered the viewpoints or insights of the original posts?