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Change Project

This rubric is for grading student's written assignments in GE3010 Organizations as Systems & Structures (Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA). Alan E. Nelson, Lecturer of Management

Rubric Code: RA377B

By aenelson

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Subject: Business

Type: Project

Grade Levels: Graduate

Criterion
	Strong Growth Opportunities (N/A)	Room for Improvement (N/A)	Strong (N/A)	Very Strong (N/A)	Comments (N/A)
Org Basics 10 % Introduction and overview of the org analyzed; stats; name; type of org; employees/staff; demographics, etc.	Strong Growth Opportunities Little to nothing introducing a stranger to the org; assumes the reader knows the org you're discussing	Room for Improvement Haphazard and/or disjointed facts; reader doesn't get a sense of what the org does or how it is structured	Strong Overall good sense of what the orgs does, how it functions, and sufficient stats to understand what it is the org does and to what extent	Very Strong Same qualities as "Strong" criteria; well organized in writing and/or graphics	Comments
Proposed Innovation 30 % Offers a background leading up to the recommended change, what innovation is needed and why, pertinent issues related to the transition	Strong Growth Opportunities Note clear what the innovative idea is and/or why it is needed; lack of clarity as to how issues presented are related to the need for change	Room for Improvement Good attempt at presenting the innovation clearly; some lack of clarity as to how it will improve the org and what challenges it may face	Strong Overall strong and succinct presentation of a clear innovation and how the org needs to face it to improve; presentation is pithy and seems appropriate	Very Strong The same qualities of the "Strong" criteria, plus several connections between understanding the org and class readings and discussions	Comments
Transition Plan 30 % Provide a clear and distinct metaphor that represents each org	Strong Growth Opportunities Comments on change issues with suggestions, but failure to implement the Nelson Model or provide a visual of the influence constellation	Room for Improvement Inaccurate or incomplete application of the Nelson Model; transition plans don't seem complete; holes in logic or large blind spots	Strong Clear and succinct overview of how the innovation can be implemented; addressed potential challenges; executive brief of Nelson Model results and installation graphic	Very Strong The same qualities of the "Strong" criteria, but with the addition of other readings and class discussion, plus visually presented so outsiders can grasp quickly; publishable	Comments
Transition Advice 10 % Based on the situation and proposed innovation, what is the estimated transition pain and gain	Strong Growth Opportunities Confused an innovation plan with a transition plan; failure to implement the Nelson Model and/or an influence constellation graphic	Room for Improvement Logical comments on what might happen along with plausible rationale; some missing challenges that could hamstring the process	Strong Clearly addresses a logical commentary on the level of pain of the transition, along with suggested adjustments, problem solving and pre-mortem	Very Strong The same qualities of the "Strong" criteria, but presented in such a fashion that it could mistaken as an expert transition consulting team	Comments
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling 10 % The ability to analyze org culture and then convey it effectively in writing	Strong Growth Opportunities Writing style is high school caliber; sentence and paragraph structures contain errors and do not reflect grad level professionalism	Room for Improvement Writing style is undergrad caliber, with generally good writing but some errors; a bit muddy and fails to reflect high impact/bottom line writing	Strong Quality grad level writing; few errors; good sentence and paragraph structure; clear flow and easy to read; well organized cognitively and visually.	Very Strong Same qualities as "Strong" criteria, but with the addition of active verb use, crisp and compelling word choice, and professional (bottom line/high impact); publishable	Comments
Presentation 10 % The min-presentation was clear, well organized and succinct	Strong Growth Opportunities Class presentation seems disjointed; team members stepped on each other; not a strong sense of preparation	Room for Improvement Good verbal presentation; no visuals; some lack of clarity in the minds of the listeners; ran overtime	Strong Clear and succinct presentations; provided appropriate visuals; audience "got it;" stayed within time parameters.	Very Strong Same qualities of "Strong" criteria; Q&A that was succinct and informative;presenters seem like transition experts	Comments

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