ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION
This assignment is focused on writing a 2-3 page paper that identifies and assesses an important workplace communication where the communication lacked effectiveness. The communication situation must be rich enough to evaluate the breadth of all elements of a complete communication strategy. In the paper you will please:
Clearly describe the situation that prompted the communication and why the communication was important
Describe and assess the effectiveness/ineffectiveness of your approach, including awareness of the audience, channel(s) used, persuasive approach, and style in terms of content and tone. Include any relevant insights regarding your DiSC style and other personality traits and characteristics
Design an improved approach based on the analysis of your communication and make specific recommendations for improvement.
Integrate the course materials and develop an emphasis on explanation and reasoning in your paper that demonstrates application of your learning from the course in your writing.
Your assignment should adhere to these guidelines:
Please include a cover page (see the Style Guide for information)
Please use section headings for the overall organizational flow of your work including an introduction and a conclusion
Write in a logical and well-organized conventional business style. Please use Times New Roman font size 12 and double-space your paper with 1 margins.
All in-text citations and references must follow the JWMI Style Guide. Check with your professor for any additional instructions on citations.
On the first page or in a header, include the title of the assignment, the students name, the professors name, the course title, and the date. Reference pages are not included in the assignment page length.
Faculty has the discretion to penalize for assignments over or under the assignment guidelines. Check with your individual professor if you feel the assignment requires a much longer or shorter treatment than that stated above.
Grading for this assignment will be based both on the substantive quality of the actual content of the paper as it pertains to the focus of the assignment as well as the composition, logical and progressive organizational flow, formatting, grammar, syntax, punctuation and other evidences of writing skill using the following rubric.