BUS311 – Managerial Communications Unit 1 Assignment: Communicating Character

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Due Date: 11:59 pm EST Sunday of Unit 1 Points: 100 Overview: This section allows students to use the Framework for Ethical Decision Making and the character, audience, message (CAM) model. Instructions: Using the Framework for Ethical Decision Making, describe coming to a decision on whether to do this activity: Downloading/streaming copyrighted content — books, music, movies, etc. — through free, unauthorized sources. OR Plagiarizing another person’s work, school assignment, etc. Provide a two to three sentence answer for each of the five questions in the framework.

1. “Is the action legal?”

2. “Does the action comply with your company’s policies and guidelines?” In this case, it may be personal guidelines. Explain why it does or does not.

3. “Who will be affected by your decision and how?” Identify at least two types of stakeholders.

4. “Does the action comply with the company values?” In this case, it may be personal values. Explain why it does or does not.

5. “How will you feel after the decision is known?”

Source: Amy Newman, Business Communication & Character Using the CAM model, consider how to respond to an employer. Provide at least two or three sentences to answer each section of the CAM model. Scenario: You received a job offer at the NICE Company and accepted it. You plan to start the job in a week. Two days after you accepted the job, you receive a job offer

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from THE BEST EVER Company with a better offer. You had interviewed months ago and had heard nothing, so you began applying to other jobs. That’s how you received the NICE Company offer. Whose offer are you turning down? – This is based off an example of page 25 in Chapter 1. Note: Remember the goal is use the CAM model to think about how to respond. There is no need to craft an actual response email. You can use this https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PaEJdWz1rDx79nYEvm6GQlyJxfmkjyMxmQRXT LD85t4/edit to walk you through the questions. Requirements: Create short answer responses, at least two to three sentences. Please use proper grammar, spelling and syntax.

Be sure to read the criteria below by which your work will be evaluated before you write and again after you write.

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Evaluation Rubric Assignment

CRITERIA Deficient Needs Improvement

Proficient Exemplary

(0-5 points) (6-12 points) (13-20 points)

(21-25 points)

Meets Assignment Criteria — Framework for Ethical Decision Making

Does not use the Framework for Ethical Decision Making.

Uses the Framework for Ethical Decision Making but is deficient in three or four of the questions.

Uses the Framework for Ethical Decision Making but is deficient in one or two areas.

Uses the Framework for Ethical Decision Making, answering each of the questions posed.

Meets Assignment Criteria — CAM Model

Does not use the CAM Model.

Uses the CAM Model but is deficient in two or three sections.

Uses the CAM Model but is deficient in one section or in a few questions within a section.

Uses the CAM Model, answering each of the questions posed.

(0-5 points) (6-10 points) (11-15 points)

(16-20 points)

Quality of information

Does not answer the questions or answers with explanation.

Includes some essential information, details are somewhat unclear.

Includes essential information, some includes supporting details.

Covers topics thoroughly, includes details that support the topic.

Grammar and Spelling

Very frequent grammar and/or spelling errors.

More than two errors.

Only one or two errors.

All grammar and spelling are correct.

(0-3 points) (4-5 points) (6-8 points) (9-10 points)

Tone Professional tone/style is not employed.

Professional tone/style is inconsistent.

Professional tone/style is consistent.

Professional tone/style is carefully crafted and enhances the message.

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