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BUS 210 Module Five Assignment Guidelines and Rubric

Overview

Imagine that you have been hired as a consultant to investigate the social responsibility of two companies, TOMS Shoes and Ben & Jerry’s. Your manager finds both of these companies to be inspirational. She would like the SNHU Pet Supply Company to become more socially conscious and has asked you to investigate what TOMS and Ben & Jerry’s are doing. You are responsible for researching how their socially responsible practices impact the companies and their customers. Your manager would like you to suggest how the SNHU Pet Supply Company can become more socially responsible and make ethical decisions.

Directions

You will create an opinion brief about the two companies and suggest a social change for your company. Support your response and suggestions using evidence from the course, such as the definition of social responsibility found in your readings.

Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

1. Socially Responsible Efforts: Describe each company’s efforts to promote ethical and social good.

2. Benefits: Describe the organizational benefits from adopting socially conscious policies and practices.

3. Socially Responsible Policy: Suggest one socially responsible policy that the SNHU Pet Supply Company could put into place. Explain how this would benefit the company and its consumers.

What to Submit

Submit your brief as a 1- to 2-page Microsoft Word document using 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and double spacing. Sources should be cited according to APA style. Module Five Assignment Rubric

Criteria

Exceeds Expectations (100%)

Meets Expectations (85%)

Partially Meets Expectations (55%)

Does Not Meet Expectations (0%)

Value

Socially Responsible Efforts

Exceeds expectations in an

exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner

Describes each company’s efforts to promote ethical and social good

Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include adding more detail to the response or ensuring that the information is accurate

Does not attempt criterion

Benefits

Exceeds expectations in an

exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner

Describes the organizational benefits from adopting socially conscious policies and practices

Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include adding detail to the response or ensuring that the response is accurate

Does not attempt criterion

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Criteria	Exceeds Expectations (100%)	Meets Expectations (85%)	Partially Meets Expectations (55%)	Does Not Meet Expectations (0%)	Value
Socially Responsible Policy	Exceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner	Suggests one socially responsible policy that the SNHU Pet Supply Company could put into place, and explains how this would benefit the company and its consumers	Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include adding detail to the response or ensuring that the explanation is logical and accurate	Does not attempt criterion	30
Clear Communication	Exceeds expectations with an intentional use of language that promotes a thorough understanding	Consistently and effectively communicates in an organized way to a specific audience	Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but communication is inconsistent or ineffective in a way that negatively impacts understanding	Shows no evidence of consistent, effective, or organized communication	5
Citations and Attributions	Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with few or no minor errors	Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with consistent minor errors	Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with major errors	Does not use citations for ideas requiring attribution	5
Total:					100%

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