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- 1. Writing Assignment #2 The purpose of this assignment is to have you think about your academic motivation and engagement. Based on the 6 item- assessment on academic engagement you took in class (see the assessment below if you haven’t done already), you should 1) describe what score you made and why you think you got the score 2) choose one of the contemporary motivation theories (e.g., self-determination, goal-setting, self-efficacy, reinforcement, equity/justice theory, or expectancy theory) 3) talk about how the theory you pick seems to explain your current academic motivation and engagement 4) talk about how you can further improve your academic motivation and engagement by listing at least three specific action steps that can possibly change/increase the score. Your answer · should not exceed more than one page in Word. · must be a minimum of 350 words (excluding the instructions and questions). · can be either double-spaced or single spaced; as long as you meet the page and word requirements above, it will be fine. · Academic motivation and engagement assessment
- 2. Top of Form 1 Unsatisfactory 0.00% 2 Less Than Satisfactory 74.00% 3 Satisfactory 79.00% 4 Good 87.00% 5 Excellent 100.00% RUBRIC FOR CLC………….. 75.0 %Content 15.0 %Description of product or service Description of product or service is not developed. Key features, benefits, and uses are not adequately described. Competing products or services are not adequately addressed. Technical or unusual product or service explanation is not provided when necessary. Information provided is not presented in a way to entice investors or lenders. Description of product or service is poorly developed. Key features, benefits, and uses need significant work. Description
- 3. of competing products or services needs significant work. Technical or unusual product or service explanation is lacking. Presentation needs significant improvement in order to entice investors or lenders. Description of product or service is adequately developed. Key features, benefits, and uses needs additional work. Description of competing products or services may need additional work. Technical or unusual product or service explanation may need additional work. Presentation needs additional work in order to entice investors or lenders. Description of product or service is well developed, but could provide additional detail around its key features, benefits, and use. Comparison to competing products or services is solid, but additional detail would improve the description. It provides an explanation of technical or unusual aspects of products or services. It provides sufficient detail to entice investors. Description of product or service is thoroughly developed, highlighting key features, benefits, and use. It provides a thorough comparison to competing products or services. It provides a detailed, yet comprehensible, explanation of technical or unusual aspects of products or services, including drawings or schematics as necessary. It provides a compelling case to entice investors. 15.0 %Business and Industry Profile Industry description and market overview are not thorough and lack appropriate detail. Information provided does not provide a solid understanding of the industry and market. Industry description and market overview is provided, but lacks detail and significance of customers, competitors, growth trends, industry trends, key success factors, and strategic opportunities. Industry description and market overview is provided, but needs additional detail and significance of customers, competitors, growth trends, industry trends, key success factors, and strategic opportunities.
- 4. It provides a practical industry description and market overview. Includes information on customers, competitors, growth trends, industry trends, key success factors, and strategic opportunities; however, more significant information would improve the plan. It provides a thorough and detailed industry description and market overview, replete with interesting and relevant information. It includes significant specifics on customers, competitors, growth trends, industry trends, key success factors, and strategic opportunities. 15.0 %Marketing Components Marketing components are poorly developed. Customer-related details are severely lacking. Advertising message and budget are missing or inadequately addressed. Competitive advantage, promotion, and sales force are inadequately addressed. Marketing components are provided, but not adequately developed. Provides some customer-related details, but needs significant work. Advertising message and budget are deficient. Competitive advantage, promotion, and sales force are lacking. Marketing components are adequately developed. Customer- related details are presented, but need additional work. Advertising message and budget are addressed. Competitive advantage, promotion, and sales force are adequately addressed. Marketing components are well developed. Provides significant customer characteristics, but could use additional detail. Solidly addresses Competitive advantage and promotion are solidly addressed. Marketing components are thoroughly developed. It provides significant, detailed customer characteristics; number of potential customers; best form of advertising for identified customers; the advertising message; marketing budget; and market research. Needless data is omitted. It describes use of marketing to increase competitive advantage. It develops promotion around key features.
- 5. 15.0 %Financial Data Financial data is poorly presented. Potential sales figures and earnings are unrealistic. Accounting method is not appropriate for industry or business form. Financial data includes proper pro forma financial statements, but needs significant work. Uses appropriate accounting method for industry and form of business. Potential sales and earnings figures need to be reconsidered. Financial data includes proper pro forma financial statements, but work needs additional consideration. Uses appropriate accounting method for industry and form of business. Potential sales and earnings figures need some adjustment. Financial data includes thorough and accurate pro forma financial statements. Uses appropriate accounting method for industry and form of business. Potential sales and earnings figures could be slightly adjusted. Financial data includes thorough and accurate pro forma financial statements, including income statement, cash projection schedule, and balance sheet. Uses appropriate accounting method for industry and form of business. It provides realistic potential sales and earnings figures. 15.0 %Plan of Operation Plan is poorly developed. Does not provide a basic description of how business will be operated and managed. Integral parts of plan are not addressed. Employee policies, production plans, contingency plans, and organization chart are severely lacking. Description of how the business will be operated and managed is presented but needs significant work. Some integral parts of plan are deficient. Organization chart is underdeveloped and lacks a basic outline of important components. Plan provides a description of how the business will be operated and managed. Includes integral parts of the plan, but needs additional work. Organization chart is developed and provides a basic outline of important components. Plan provides a thorough description of how the business will
- 6. be operated and managed. Includes all parts of the plan, but could be improved with more significant details. Organization chart is well developed and provides a solid outline of important components. Plan provides thorough description of how the business will be operated and managed, including form of ownership; contracts or leases; owner and employee qualifications; employee policies, training and hiring practices; production, distribution, and customer service plans; and contingency plans for interruptions in supply or labor issues. Organization chart is well-developed, with thoroughly outlined business structure, key personnel, and important roles and responsibilities. 15.0 %Organization and Effectiveness 15.0 %Plan is cohesive, consistent, and professional Plan lacks any discernible overall purpose or organizing claim. Plan is insufficiently developed or vague; purpose is not clear. Plan is cohesive and the purpose is apparent. Plan is clear, cohesive, and organized. Plan is comprehensive and shows a cohesive purpose for the venture. 10.0 %Format 10.0 %Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use) Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. Inappropriate word choice and/or sentence construction are used. Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in language choice (register), sentence structure, and/or word choice are present. Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but are not overly distracting to the reader. Correct sentence structure and audience-appropriate language are used.
- 7. Prose is largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. A variety of sentence structures and effective figures of speech are used. Prose is entirely free of mechanical errors. Writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English. A variety of creative and engaging sentence structures make the plan a pleasure to read. 100 %Total Weightage Bottom of Form Top of Form 1 Unsatisfactory 0.00% 2 Less Than Satisfactory 74.00% 3 Satisfactory 79.00% 4 Good 87.00% 5 Excellent 100.00%
- 8. RUBRIC FOR CLC………….. 75.0 %Content 15.0 %Description of product or service Description of product or service is not developed. Key features, benefits, and uses are not adequately described. Competing products or services are not adequately addressed. Technical or unusual product or service explanation is not provided when necessary. Information provided is not presented in a way to entice investors or lenders. Description of product or service is poorly developed. Key features, benefits, and uses need significant work. Description of competing products or services needs significant work. Technical or unusual product or service explanation is lacking. Presentation needs significant improvement in order to entice investors or lenders. Description of product or service is adequately developed. Key features, benefits, and uses needs additional work. Description of competing products or services may need additional work. Technical or unusual product or service explanation may need additional work. Presentation needs additional work in order to entice investors or lenders. Description of product or service is well developed, but could provide additional detail around its key features, benefits, and use. Comparison to competing products or services is solid, but additional detail would improve the description. It provides an explanation of technical or unusual aspects of products or services. It provides sufficient detail to entice investors. Description of product or service is thoroughly developed,
- 9. highlighting key features, benefits, and use. It provides a thorough comparison to competing products or services. It provides a detailed, yet comprehensible, explanation of technical or unusual aspects of products or services, including drawings or schematics as necessary. It provides a compelling case to entice investors. 15.0 %Business and Industry Profile Industry description and market overview are not thorough and lack appropriate detail. Information provided does not provide a solid understanding of the industry and market. Industry description and market overview is provided, but lacks detail and significance of customers, competitors, growth trends, industry trends, key success factors, and strategic opportunities. Industry description and market overview is provided, but needs additional detail and significance of customers, competitors, growth trends, industry trends, key success factors, and strategic opportunities. It provides a practical industry description and market overview. Includes information on customers, competitors, growth trends, industry trends, key success factors, and strategic opportunities; however, more significant information would improve the plan. It provides a thorough and detailed industry description and market overview, replete with interesting and relevant information. It includes significant specifics on customers, competitors, growth trends, industry trends, key success factors, and strategic opportunities. 15.0 %Marketing Components Marketing components are poorly developed. Customer-related details are severely lacking. Advertising message and budget are missing or inadequately addressed. Competitive advantage, promotion, and sales force are inadequately addressed. Marketing components are provided, but not adequately
- 10. developed. Provides some customer-related details, but needs significant work. Advertising message and budget are deficient. Competitive advantage, promotion, and sales force are lacking. Marketing components are adequately developed. Customer- related details are presented, but need additional work. Advertising message and budget are addressed. Competitive advantage, promotion, and sales force are adequately addressed. Marketing components are well developed. Provides significant customer characteristics, but could use additional detail. Solidly addresses Competitive advantage and promotion are solidly addressed. Marketing components are thoroughly developed. It provides significant, detailed customer characteristics; number of potential customers; best form of advertising for identified customers; the advertising message; marketing budget; and market research. Needless data is omitted. It describes use of marketing to increase competitive advantage. It develops promotion around key features. 15.0 %Financial Data Financial data is poorly presented. Potential sales figures and earnings are unrealistic. Accounting method is not appropriate for industry or business form. Financial data includes proper pro forma financial statements, but needs significant work. Uses appropriate accounting method for industry and form of business. Potential sales and earnings figures need to be reconsidered. Financial data includes proper pro forma financial statements, but work needs additional consideration. Uses appropriate accounting method for industry and form of business. Potential sales and earnings figures need some adjustment. Financial data includes thorough and accurate pro forma financial statements. Uses appropriate accounting method for industry and form of business. Potential sales and earnings figures could be slightly adjusted. Financial data includes thorough and accurate pro forma
- 11. financial statements, including income statement, cash projection schedule, and balance sheet. Uses appropriate accounting method for industry and form of business. It provides realistic potential sales and earnings figures. 15.0 %Plan of Operation Plan is poorly developed. Does not provide a basic description of how business will be operated and managed. Integral parts of plan are not addressed. Employee policies, production plans, contingency plans, and organization chart are severely lacking. Description of how the business will be operated and managed is presented but needs significant work. Some integral parts of plan are deficient. Organization chart is underdeveloped and lacks a basic outline of important components. Plan provides a description of how the business will be operated and managed. Includes integral parts of the plan, but needs additional work. Organization chart is developed and provides a basic outline of important components. Plan provides a thorough description of how the business will be operated and managed. Includes all parts of the plan, but could be improved with more significant details. Organization chart is well developed and provides a solid outline of important components. Plan provides thorough description of how the business will be operated and managed, including form of ownership; contracts or leases; owner and employee qualifications; employee policies, training and hiring practices; production, distribution, and customer service plans; and contingency plans for interruptions in supply or labor issues. Organization chart is well-developed, with thoroughly outlined business structure, key personnel, and important roles and responsibilities. 15.0 %Organization and Effectiveness 15.0 %Plan is cohesive, consistent, and professional Plan lacks any discernible overall purpose or organizing claim.
- 12. Plan is insufficiently developed or vague; purpose is not clear. Plan is cohesive and the purpose is apparent. Plan is clear, cohesive, and organized. Plan is comprehensive and shows a cohesive purpose for the venture. 10.0 %Format 10.0 %Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use) Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. Inappropriate word choice and/or sentence construction are used. Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in language choice (register), sentence structure, and/or word choice are present. Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but are not overly distracting to the reader. Correct sentence structure and audience-appropriate language are used. Prose is largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. A variety of sentence structures and effective figures of speech are used. Prose is entirely free of mechanical errors. Writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English. A variety of creative and engaging sentence structures make the plan a pleasure to read. 100 %Total Weightage Bottom of Form