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Week 5 Assignment 3: Email Based on Listening Skills Scenario
Due Week 5 11/8/17

Your supervisor has asked to you write a brief email on the vacation policy changes to be distributed to staff. You will need to listen to a voice mail from your supervisor with instructions on how to create the email to announce the new vacation policy. The voice mail will include specific details that must be followed in creating the email. This audio voice mail can be found in your course shell.

Create an email message in which you:

1. Listen to your supervisor’s voice mail here.
2. Create a one to two (1-2) paragraph email with five to      seven (5-7) sentences that follows your supervisor’s      instructions.  
3. Target the appropriate professional audience.
4. Use appropriate language for professional audience.
5. Use correct email formatting.
6. Follow appropriate netiquette rules for electronic      communication.
7. Meet the 250-to-500-word minimum requirement.
8. Use correct sentence mechanics, grammar, spelling,      punctuation, and style.

Your assignment must follow these APA formatting requirements:

• Be typed, single-spaced, using Times New Roman font      (size 12), with 1-inch margins on all sides. Check with your professor for      any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the      assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title,      and the date. The cover page is not included in the required length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Demonstrate understanding of the basic fundamentals of      communication.
• Develop and practice communication skills, including      skills in verbal, nonverbal, listening, writing, interpersonal,      perception, and critical thinking as appropriate for the audience.
• Use various electronic communication platforms in their      academic and professional work.
• Relate to the interpersonal and organizational dynamics      that affect communication in organizations.
• Analyze and assess effective communication.
• Use correct sentence mechanics, grammar, spelling,      punctuation, and style.
• Use technology and information resources to research      issues in communications.
• Write clearly and concisely about communications using      proper writing mechanics.

· Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

  

 Points: 150

Week   5 Assignment 3: Email Based on Listening Skills Scenario

 

Criteria

Unacceptable   Below 60% F

Meets   Minimum Expectations 60-69% D

Fair
70-79% C

Proficient
80-89% B

Exemplary
90-100% A

 

1. Create a one to two (1-2)   paragraph email with five to seven (5-7) sentences that follows your   supervisor’s instructions.
 

  Weight:  25%

Did not submit or incompletely   created a one   to two (1-2) paragraph email with five to seven   (5-7) sentences that follows your supervisor’s instructions. 

Insufficiently created a one to   two (1-2) paragraph email with five to seven (5-7) sentences that follows   your supervisor’s instructions. 

Partially created a one to two   (1-2) paragraph email with five to seven (5-7) sentences that follows your   supervisor’s instructions. 

Satisfactorily created a one to   two (1-2) paragraph email with five to seven (5-7) sentences that follows   your supervisor’s instructions. 

Thoroughly created a one to two   (1-2) paragraph email with five to seven (5-7) sentences that follows your   supervisor’s instructions. 

 

2. Target the appropriate   professional audience.

Weight: 10%

Did not submit or incompletely the   targeted the professional audience.

Insufficiently targeted the   professional audience.

Partially targeted the   professional audience.

Satisfactorily targeted the   professional audience.

Thoroughly targeted the   professional audience.

 

3. Use appropriate language for   professional audience.
 

  Weight: 10%

Did not submit or incompletely   used appropriate language for professional audience.

Insufficiently used appropriate   language for professional audience.

Partially used appropriate   language for professional audience.

Satisfactorily used appropriate language   for professional audience.

Thoroughly used appropriate   language for professional audience.

 

4. Use correct email formatting.
 

  Weight: 10%

Did not submit or incompletely   used correct email formatting.

Insufficiently used correct email   formatting.

Partially used correct email   formatting.

Satisfactorily used correct email   formatting

Thoroughly used correct email   formatting.

 

5. Follow appropriate netiquette   rules for electronic communication.
 

  Weight: 10%

Did not submit or incompletely   followed appropriate netiquette rules for electronic communication.

Insufficiently followed   appropriate netiquette rules for electronic communication.

Partially followed appropriate   netiquette rules for electronic communication.

Satisfactorily met followed   appropriate netiquette rules for electronic communication.

Thoroughly met followed   appropriate netiquette rules for electronic communication.

 

6. Meet 250-to-500- word minimum   requirement.
 

  Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely met   250-to-500-word minimum requirement.

Insufficiently met 250-to-500-word   minimum requirement.

Partially met 250-to-500- word   minimum requirement.

Satisfactorily met 250-to-500-word   minimum requirement.

Thoroughly met 250-to-500-word   minimum requirement.

 

7. Use correct sentence mechanics,   grammar, spelling, punctuation, and style.
  Weight: 10%

Did not submit or had more than 8   errors present.

7-8 errors present

5-6 errors present

3-4 errors present

0-2 errors present

 

8. Follow APA formatting rules for   cover page.
 

  Weight: 10%

Did not submit or incompletely   followed APA formatting rules.

Insufficiently followed APA   formatting rules.

Partially followed APA formatting   rules.

Satisfactorily followed APA   formatting rules.

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