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Module Five Assignment Guidelines and Rubric
BUS 210 Module Five Assignment Guidelines and Rubric
Overview
Imagine that you have been hired as a consultant to investigate the social responsibility of two companies, TOMS Shoes and The Body Shop.
Your manager finds both of these companies to be inspirational. She would like the SNHU Pet Supply Company to become more socially
conscious and has asked you to investigate what Toms and The Body Shop are doing. You are responsible for researching how their socially
responsible practices impact both the companies and their customers. Your manager would like you to make some suggestions about how the
SNHU Pet Supply Company can become more socially responsible and make ethical decisions.
Prompt
You will create an opinion brief about the two companies and suggest a social change for your company. Be sure to use evidence from the
course (such as the definition of social responsibility found in your readings) to support your response and suggestions.
Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:rubric criteria:rubric criteria:rubric criteria:
Socially Responsible EffortsSocially Responsible EffortsSocially Responsible EffortsSocially Responsible Efforts: Describe each company’s efforts to promote ethical and social good.
BenefitsBenefitsBenefitsBenefits: Describe the organizational benefits from adopting socially conscious policies.
Socially Responsible PolicySocially Responsible PolicySocially Responsible PolicySocially Responsible Policy: Suggest one socially responsible policy that the SNHU Pet Supply Company could put into place, and
explain how this would benefit the company and its consumers.
What to Submit
Submit your brief as a 1-to-2-page Word document using 12-point Times New Roman, one-inch margins, and double spacing. Sources should
be cited according to APA style.
Module Five Assignment Rubric
CriteriaCriteriaCriteriaCriteria Exemplary (100%)Exemplary (100%)Exemplary (100%)Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%)Proficient (85%)Proficient (85%)Proficient (85%)
NeedsNeedsNeedsNeeds
ImprovementImprovementImprovementImprovement
(55%)(55%)(55%)(55%)
Not Evident (0%)Not Evident (0%)Not Evident (0%)Not Evident (0%) ValueValueValueValue
SociallySociallySociallySocially
ResponsibleResponsibleResponsibleResponsible
EffortsEffortsEffortsEfforts
Exceeds proficiency
in an exceptionally
clear, insightful,
sophisticated, or
creative manner
Describes each
company’s socially
responsible policies
and practices
Shows progress
toward proficiency,
but with errors or
omissions; areas for
improvement may
include adding more
detail to the
response or
ensuring that the
information is
accurate
Does not attempt
criterion
30
BenefitsBenefitsBenefitsBenefits Exceeds proficiency
in an exceptionally
clear, insightful,
sophisticated, or
creative manner
Describes the
organizational
benefits from
adopting socially
conscious policies
Shows progress
toward proficiency,
but with errors or
omissions; areas for
improvement may
include adding detail
to the response or
ensuring that the
response is accurate
Does not attempt
criterion
30
SociallySociallySociallySocially
ResponsibleResponsibleResponsibleResponsible
PolicyPolicyPolicyPolicy
Exceeds proficiency
in an exceptionally
clear, insightful,
sophisticated, or
creative manner
Suggests one ethical
policy that the
SNHU Pet Supply
Company could put
into place, and
explains how this
would benefit the
company and its
consumers
Shows progress
toward proficiency,
but with errors or
omissions; areas for
improvement may
include adding detail
to the response or
ensuring that the
explanation is logical
and accurate
Does not attempt
criterion
30
Articulation ofArticulation ofArticulation ofArticulation of
ResponseResponseResponseResponse
Exceeds proficiency
in an exceptionally
clear, insightful,
sophisticated, or
creative manner
Clearly conveys
meaning with
correct grammar,
sentence structure,
and spelling,
demonstrating an
understanding of
audience and
purpose
Shows progress
toward proficiency,
but with errors in
grammar, sentence
structure, and
spelling, negatively
impacting
readability
Submission has
critical errors in
grammar, sentence
structure, and
spelling, preventing
understanding of
ideas
5
Citations andCitations andCitations andCitations and
AttributionsAttributionsAttributionsAttributions
Uses citations for
ideas requiring
attribution, with few
or no minor errors
Uses citations for
ideas requiring
attribution, with
consistent minor
errors
Uses citations for
ideas requiring
attribution, with
major errors
Does not use
citations for ideas
requiring attribution
5
Total:Total:Total:Total: 100%
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