Writing Assignment 3: Developing Your Team

Assignment 3: Developing Your Team
Due Week 9 and worth 200 points
Imagine you’ve been promoted to a management position and you are tasked with developing your new team. In this assignment you will create a writeup that depicts the different elements that need to be addressed as you assemble your team.
Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you:
Explain how you could create a diverse team of employees with different strengths. Use scenarios to convey your idea.
Discuss methods you would adopt to improve team dynamics and employee behaviors.
Describe two (2) management techniques you would implement to ensure that your new team aligns to your company’s mission.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
This course requires use of new Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Explain the principal theories of leadership and motivation, and describe the fundamental considerations in managing and motivating individual and group behavior.
Analyze the role of the HRM function, and its importance to the management of employee and labor relations.
Explain the decision-making process management uses to develop viable courses of action to a variety of management situations.
Explain the multiple aspects of the managerial planning process and the application of various business- and corporate-level strategies.
Describe control systems that can improve a firm’s operations and facilitate change.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in management concepts.
Write clearly and concisely about management concepts using proper writing mechanics.
GRADING RUBIC
*****Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.
Points: 200
Assignment 3: Developing Your Team
Criteria

Unacceptable
Below 60% F
Meets Minimum Expectations
60-69% D

Fair
70-79% C

Proficient
80-89% B

Exemplary
90-100% A
1. Explain how you could create a diverse team of employees with different strengths. Use scenarios to convey your idea.
Weight: 25%
Did not submit or incompletely explained how you could create a diverse team of employees with different strengths Did not or incompletely used scenarios to convey your idea.
Insufficiently explained how you could create a diverse team of employees with different strengths Did not or incompletely used scenarios to convey your idea.
Partially explained how you could create a diverse team of employees with different strengths Did not or incompletely used scenarios to convey your idea.
Satisfactorily explained how you could create a diverse team of employees with different strengths Did not or incompletely used scenarios to convey your idea.
Thoroughly explained how you could create a diverse team of employees with different strengths Did not or incompletely used scenarios to convey your idea.
2. Discuss methods you would adopt to improve team dynamics and employee behaviors.
Weight: 20%
Did not submit or incompletely discussed methods you would adopt to improve team dynamics and employee behaviors.
Insufficiently discussed methods you would adopt to improve team dynamics and employee behaviors.
Partially discussed methods you would adopt to improve team dynamics and employee behaviors.
Satisfactorily discussed methods you would adopt to improve team dynamics and employee behaviors.
Thoroughly discussed methods you would adopt to improve team dynamics and employee behaviors.
3. Describe two (2) management techniques you would implement to ensure that your new team aligns to your company’s mission.
Weight: 25%
Did not submit or incompletely described two (2) management techniques you would implement to ensure that your new team aligns to your company’s mission.
Insufficiently described two (2) management techniques you would implement to ensure that your new team aligns to your company’s mission.
Partially described two (2) management techniques you would implement to ensure that your new team aligns to your company’s mission.
Satisfactorily described two (2) management techniques you would implement to ensure that your new team aligns to your company’s mission.
Thoroughly described two (2) management techniques you would implement to ensure that your new team aligns to your company’s mission.
4. Follow Strayer Writing Standards (SWS) requirements for format, in-text citation of quotes and paraphrases, and references page.
Weight: 10%
Did not complete the assignment or had more than 9 errors in following SWS requirements.
Had 8-9 errors in following SWS requirements.
Had 6-7 different errors in following SWS requirements.
Had 4-5 different errors in following SWS requirements.
Had 0-3 different errors in following SWS requirements.
5. Follow guidelines for clear and organized writing: include an introductory and concluding paragraph; address main ideas in body paragraphs with a topic sentence and supporting sentences.
Weight: 10%
Did not submit or incompletely followed guidelines for clear and organized writing.
Insufficiently followed guidelines for clear and organized writing: did not include an introductory and / or concluding paragraph; did not address main ideas in body paragraphs with a topic sentence and supporting sentences.
Partially followed guidelines for clear and organized writing: included a partially developed introductory and / or concluding paragraph; partially addressed main ideas in body paragraphs with a topic sentence and supporting sentences.
Sufficiently followed guidelines for clear and organized writing: included an introductory and concluding paragraph; sufficiently addressed main ideas in body paragraphs with a topic sentence and supporting sentences.
Fully followed guidelines for clear and organized writing: included an engaging introductory and thoughtful concluding paragraph; fully addressed main ideas in body paragraphs with a topic sentence and detailed supporting sentences.
6. Adhere to standard rules of English grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and spelling.
Weight: 10%
Did not complete the assignment or had more than 9 errors in grammar, punctuation, mechanics, spelling.
Had 8-9 errors in grammar, grammar, punctuation, mechanics, spelling.
Had 6-7 different errors in grammar, punctuation, mechanics, spelling.
Had 4-5 different errors in grammar, grammar, punctuation, mechanics, spelling.
Had 0-3 different errors in grammar, punctuation, mechanics, spelling.