Week6AssignmentandRubric1
Persuasive Position Paper
HRCU 630 Week 6 Assignment and Rubric
Length: 6 – 8 double-spaced pages (excluding title and references pages)
Due: Week 6 by Sunday Midnight
Value: 200 Points for 20% of the grade
Post: Week 6 Assignments through Turnitin
Research a current controversial human resource management issue for which you will argue and defend
a specific position as approved by the instructor in Week 2. Examples of issues include arguing for (or
against) Affirmative Action, Affordable Care Act, Pension Reform, and Executive Pay Limits.
In a 6 – 8 page paper that cites and references 4 or more sources and adheres to APA standards:
Identify the issue being addressed clearly identifying the position you are arguing
Discuss valid research supporting your position analyzing and discussing the importance of the
research
Persuasively argue your position with convincing and strong evidence
Effectively integrate 4 course concepts into arguments which may include strategies for resolving
disputes; negotiation and conflict management strategies, ethics; and/or persuasion methods
Evaluation Criteria: Grading Rubric
Criteria Exemplary Proficient Developing Emerging
Issue 25 – 23
Identifies the issue
clearly and concisely
stating the position
being argued.
22 – 20
Identifies the issue
fairly clearly stating
the position being
argued.
19 – 16
Somewhat identifies
the issue but may
not clearly state the
position being
argued.
15 – 0
Limited if any
description of the
issue or position
being argued
Research
45 – 41
Comprehensively
researches the issue
identifying valid
studies supporting
the position being
argued. Clearly and
concisely analyzes
and discusses the
importance of the
research.
40 – 36
Researches the
issue identifying
fairly valid studies
supporting the
position being
argued. Fairly
clearly discusses the
importance of the
research.
35 – 31
Somewhat
researches the issue
although evidence
supporting the
position being
argued is lacking.
May not discuss the
importance of any
research provided.
30 – 0
Limited if any valid
research providing
evidence supporting
the position being
taken.
Persuasive
Arguments
45 – 41
Persuasively argues
the position;
presenting
convincing and
strong evidence
supporting the
position being
argued
40 – 36
Fairly persuasively
argues the position;
presenting fairly
convincing evidence
supporting the
position being
argued
35 – 31
Somewhat argues
the position but may
not present
convincing evidence
supporting the
position being
argued
30 – 0
Limited if any
persuasive
arguments
presented
Course Concepts
45 – 41
Effectively integrates
4 course concepts
into analysis which
may include
strategies for
resolving disputes;
negotiation and
40 – 36
Fairly accurately
includes 3 course
concepts into
analysis such as
strategies for
resolving disputes;
negotiation and
35 – 31
– 0Includes 2 course
concepts into
analysis such as
strategies for
resolving disputes;
negotiation and
conflict strategies,
30 – 0
Limited if any
inclusion of course
concepts into
analysis
conflict strategies,
ethics; and/or
persuasion methods
conflict strategies,
ethics; and/or
persuasion methods
ethics; and/or
persuasion methods
APA and Sources 15 – 14
Uses 4 or more
academic sources.
Uses headers to
organize paper, and
accurately adheres
to APA standards;
reference page and
citations are correct.
All sources listed in
References are cited
in paper
13 – 12
Uses 3 – 4 academic
sources. Uses
headers to organize
paper, and adheres
to APA standards;
reference page and
citations are correct
with minor (1-3)
errors. All sources
listed in References
are cited in paper
11 – 10
Uses 2 – 4 academic
sources. May not
use headers. APA
standards are
somewhat followed;
the work of others is
cited but with
numerous (4 – 10)
errors. Sources
listed in References
and citations may
not match
9 – 0
Uses 0 – 3
academic sources.
Limited adherence
to APA standards in
the paper and
Reference page;
work of others may
be cited but with
multiple (11+) errors.
Sources listed in
References and
citations do not
match
Writing Mechanics 25 – 23
The paper is logical
and well organized;
spelling, grammar
and punctuation are
accurate. Paper is
the required length
of 6 – 8 pages of
content.
22 – 20
The paper is mostly
logical and
organized but with
minor (1 – 3) errors
in spelling, grammar
and/or punctuation.
The content may be
5% too long or short.
19 – 16
The paper is
somewhat logical
but may lack
organization. May
have several (4 –
10) errors in
spelling, grammar
and/or punctuation.
The content may be
10% too long or
short
15 – 0
The paper lacks
clarity and may be
confusing with
numerous (11+)
errors in spelling,
grammar and/or
punctuation. The
content may be 15%
too long or short
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