Grading criteria for briefing note report final paper

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Briefing Note / Report - Final Paper (5 pages)

  • A proposed direction / solution for a specific audience to a well-defined problem, supported by primary and secondary research.
  • Use the Memo provided in Class - with the following changes:
  • In the Header, provide your name, cell phone number (w/code) and email address.
    • Remove Memo Details (Instructions provided in Class + Memo Formatting - Instead:
Briefing Note
Insert: Workplace Challenge
Organization / Unit / Location - City, State / Today's Date

Sections

Introductory / Context - 1/2 page

Stakeholder Groups - 2 pages

  • Identify and analyze impact of all stakeholder groups

Training Recommendation, Design & Plan for Implementation - 1 page

Financial - Budget Explained (which includes Anticipated Cost / Expenditures) - 1/2 page + Table - 1/2 page

  • Costs / Expenses
  • Highest Expenses first - in descending order

Communications & Reporting Results - 1/2 page

  1. What messages must be communicated regarding the purpose of the training - to your organization / leadership?
    1. How will you report results of the training?
  2. What messages must be communicated regarding the purpose of the training - to participants & supervisors?
    1. How will you report results of the training?

Evaluating Success - 1/4 page

  • How will you know if what you are training for will be successful?
  • How will you gather data from participants?
  • What formats (i.e., text, audio, video, 1-1, pairs, groups) will you use & why?

Continuous Improvement - 1/4 page

  • Now that you have established a baseline of performance for your training. how will you improve it?
  • (Comment.gif: Use different media, modes of delivery, content for different languages, cultures, learning styles; pedagogy and more.)

Tips for Better Grades

  • 5 pages (single-spaced), approx 500 words per page
  • avoid descriptions; instead be specific and drill down with details. You might give an example of what you mean - and explain it with 1 or 2 lines of extra detail.
  • tighten up previous writing - I want to see improvements on your initial Memo drafts
  • consistent professional tone - clarity, no run-on sentences / stream of consciousness; rambling
  • specifics, details and logical flow
  • clearly numbered pages
  • clearly distinguished headings and subheads - to guide the reader - easy comprehension
  • list items with bullets or numbers
  • label and number all graphics and figures
  • consistent typography, style
  • excellent punctuation
  • no orphan sentences (i.e., 1-3 words at the beginning of a line); or orphans on a single page (i.e., the majority of the page blank with 1 or 2 sentences at the top.)

Old Structure / Headings - FOR INSTRUCTOR USE ONLY

  1. Title Page / Image / Your Name (First, Last), Major, Email and Phone Number Information (1 page)
  2. Environmental Scan - Internal / External Context - (1 page)
  3. Recommended Change, Cost / Budget, Innovation/Originality & Rationale (1 page)
  4. Research / Evidence - Why Do You Think This Will Work? - (1 page)
    1. Change Impact: & Pros + Cons (5 bullet points each)
  5. Change / Risk Mitigation, Communications & M&E (1 page)
  6. Close - Call to Action / Invitation to Presentation (1-2 sentences)
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