Q Due Date: 11:59 pm EST Wednesday of Unit 8 Points: 100 Overview: One of the primary purposes of this course is to allow students who are about to complete their programs of study at the Malcolm Baldrige School of Business to demonstrate their familiarity with the Baldrige Core Values. Instructions: Write a reflective paper summarizing your experience of the BUS411 course. Refer to the Baldrige Core Values in this reflective exercise and discuss how these Core Values were exhibited in your work in this course and throughout your program of studies in the Malcolm Baldrige School of Business. • Refer back to the Baldrige Core Values PowerPoint. • Discuss how these Core Values were exhibited in your work throughout this course and your program of study in the Malcolm Baldrige School of Business. • What are your key takeaways from your study of the Baldrige Core Values? • What will you utilize in your career that you have learned through these Core Values? Requirements: • Submit a four page, minimum, Word document covering the elements of the assignment. • Develop a clear introduction, body, and conclusion. Use paragraph format and transitions. • Focus on the quality of writing and content. • Use elements of APA formatting (title, references, and in-text citations). Abstract is not required. The title page, reference page, and appendices are excluded in page length requirement. • Two or more academic references are present and formatted properly. Be sure to read the criteria below by which your work will be evaluated before you write and again after you write. BUS411 – Business Policy Seminar Baldridge Reflective Paper Evaluation Rubric for Baldridge Reflective Paper Assignment CRITERIA Deficient Needs Improvement Proficient Exemplary 0-11 points 12-15 points 16-17 points 18-20 points Introduction Unclear or incomplete. Introduction with a partially developed thesis. Introduction with a mostly developed thesis. Clear, welldeveloped, introduction and thesis. 0-17 points 18-23 points 24-26 points 27-30 points Reflection Lacks specific, credible, and relevant reflection. Discussion of Baldridge Core Values is inadequate or missing. Not adequately supported with a limited spectrum of specific, credible, and relevant reflection. Discussion of Baldridge Core Values is somewhat thoughtful and persuasive but lacks detail. Adequately supported with a limited spectrum of specific, credible, and relevant reflection. Discussion of Baldridge Core Values is thoughtful and persuasive but lacks some detail. Well-supported with a broad spectrum of specific, credible, and relevant reflection. Discussion of Baldridge Core Values is welldeveloped, very thoughtful, and persuasive. 0-11 points 12-15 points 16-17 points 18-20 points Conclusion Conclusion not included. Some attempt at a conclusion, but it is not well written. Good attempt at a conclusion, but more development needed. Well written and fully developed conclusion. 0-8 points 9-11 points 12-13 points 14-15 points Clear and Professional Writing Writing is frequently difficult to understand because of several errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Word choice is sometimes Writing is somewhat difficult to understand with errors in punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Appropriate word choice is somewhat Writing is easy to understand despite minor errors in punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Appropriate word choice is used for an academic Writing is free of almost all punctuation, spelling, and grammar errors. Appropriate word choice is used for an academic setting. inappropriate for an academic setting. Sentence structure is unclear. used for an academic setting. Sentence structure is somewhat clear. setting. Sentence structure is mostly clear. Sentence structure is clear. 0-8 points 9-11 points 12-13 points 14-15 points APA Formatting and References Paper has no APA formatting, or paper has an APA title, but no references or in-text citations. No academic references present or reference formatting has significant errors. Paper lacks multiple elements of APA (title, references, or in-text citations). One academic reference present but errors in formatting. Paper lacks one element of APA (title, references, or in-text citations). Two academic references present but may have a few errors in formatting. Paper has all elements of APA formatting (title, references, and in-text citations). Two or more academic references are present and formatted properly.