Week 8 lessons 3

Assignment

Lesson Three Assignment Instructions: Objective Update and Journal Critical Analysis review

Instructions:

Lesson Three is due at the end of week nine. The Lesson Report assignment is generally submitted every two weeks Lessons One through Five. The Report contains three graded activities:

1. Overall format (do not overuse: page breaks, excess line returns, or increased margins size), readable of your assignment, and citations. Include page footers and page numbers on all assignments.


2. A unique Business Journal Article Critique Essay.


3. Internship update summary of internship site activities: 
   
   
   
   • Hours (containing a statement of activities).
   
   
   • Hours worked or volunteered.
   
   
   • Submit the status of the three Internship SMART Objectives with supporting raw data. Additionally, submit a current analysis (a state where you are in completing the objective and what you have learned so far) of collected raw data. If the objective is complete, state so.
   
   
   • To assist...review the SMART Objective Update Requirements Item found in the Lesson Tools.
   
   
   
   

The report includes the following components in this order (use a bold section header for each critical report element):

TRANSMITTAL LETTER: to the decision-maker (for this purpose that is the Professor) ---watch the video found in Lesson Tools for more information.

TITLE PAGE: assignment title, plagiarism statement, and course information.

SECTION I: a short executive summary (ES) of the entire report ---not to exceed (NTE) a half-page followed by a page break and NTE three paragraphs/single-spaced.

Executive Summary (ES) should answer this…if the decision-maker only reads your ES would decision-maker want to move on through your report, or could they make a decision based on your ES?

SECTION II: the unique business journal critique essay (the article provided as part of the assignment)---watch the video found in Lesson Tools for more information.

SECTION III: The Internship Site update.

• A current update of three internship objectives.


• Raw data proof of internship objective's current status (analyze and graphically present raw data).


• Performance hours for the period and to date.

SECTION IV: Reference page, with references listed in APA format.

• Any appendices, if needed (outside sources must be referenced in the main report to be valid to report).

Length:

• Journal Critique 4 to 5 pages


• Site and Objectives update 4 to 5 pages


• Transmittal memorandum, cover page, and references are not in the page count

Sources:

The completed report cites three outside sources. Two sources should be from reviewed business journals.

JOURNAL ARTICLE: "Managing the High-Intensity Workplace" by Erin Reid.  Sign in to the CTC Library database to obtain the Article.

Resource Material critique deck v.2

Assignment RubricReport Assignment BMGT 2488 Requirements & CriteriaTransmittal Letter and Administrative Format (5%)Title Page (5%)Section I (10%)Section II (35%)Section III (40%)Section IV (5%)Total of 100 points (100%)Total (late assignments NTE 5 days - 15% reduction based on approval)