Signature Assignment: Critical Thinking, Reinforced Level

In this assignment, your critical-thinking skills will be assessed. The critical-thinking rubric will be useful for this purpose. In HRM401, critical-thinking skills were assessed at the “introduced” level. In HRM402, they will be assessed at the “reinforced” level. Finally, in HRM403, your skills will be assessed at the “emphasized” level. The grading rubric for critical thinking at the undergraduate level has been developed to measure student success in meeting the HRM402 Case 2 expectations. Rubrics for the other two courses are included in their respective assignments.

Overview of the Case Project that spans four modules:

As you complete the four Case assignments in this class, you are preparing, section by section, one large project. You will practice what you have learned by planning a training program following the ADDIE model.

Section 2—Development.Include Section 1 above your Section 2 before you submit your assignment to the Case 2 dropbox. One way to do this is to first open your Case 1 paper, rename the file to Case 2. This is the file you should work on to add your Section 2. Remember to change the cover page to indicate that it is your Case 2 paper. Another way that would work well, is to cut and paste your Section 1 from your Case 1 paper, and place it in a new document, and then work on your Section 2 from there. Be sure to name your file to indicate it is your Case 2.

Having the prior sections all in one paper will show how the phases build upon each other and will also make the paper easier to write and review. Only the section due for a specific module will be graded in that module, since the prior sections were graded previously in their respective dropboxes.

CASE ASSIGNMENT

Continue with the training topic you selected for your Case 1 paper. Walk through, step by step, the Development phase of the ADDIE model, covering everything in detail. Be as specific as possible. If there is unknown information, make logical assumptions to fill in the information needed and include a section in your paper showing the assumptions you made. Bring in at least one high-quality peer-reviewed academic source found outside of your course materials to help build your paper (be sure to cite sources).

Phase: Development

1. Create a sample (Have a friend act as a client to review your work)
2. Develop course materials (a sample of each)
3. Conduct a run-thru (with a friend and assess their feedback)

Once you have completed the Development phase of the ADDIE Model, submit your paper to the Case 2 dropbox by the assignment due date.

Citation and reference style instructions are available at https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/10/.Also see Trident University’s Student Guide to Writing a High-Quality Academic Paper.

You will find the following useful as you critique sources:

Cornell University. (2015). Critically analyzing information sources: Critical appraisal and analysis. Retrieved from http://olinuris.library.cornell.edu/ref/research/skill26.htm

Cornell University. (2014). Evaluating Web sites: Criteria and tools. Retrieved from http://olinuris.library.cornell.edu/ref/research/webeval.html

The Case grading rubric for this HRM402 assignment has been developed with a critical-thinking criterion to measure student success in meeting Case 2 expectations related to critical thinking at the reinforced level. The same criterion is used to measure critical thinking in the other two courses with critical-thinking signature assignments.

Your 4-page paper will be evaluated using the criteria as stated in the Case rubric. The following is a review of the rubric criteria:

Assignment-Driven: Does the paper fully address all aspects of the assignment? Is the assignment addressed accurately and precisely using sound logic? Does the paper meet minimum length requirements?

Critical Thinking: Does the paper demonstrate graduate-level analysis, in which information derived from multiple sources, expert opinions, and assumptions has been critically evaluated and synthesized in the formulation of a logical set of conclusions? Does the paper address the topic with sufficient depth of discussion and analysis?

Business Writing: Is the essay logical, well organized, and well written? Are the grammar, spelling, and vocabulary appropriate for graduate-level work? Are section headings included? Are paraphrasing and synthesis of concepts the primary means of responding, or is justification/support instead conveyed through excessive use of direct quotations?

Effective Use of Information:Does the submission demonstrate that the student has read, understood, and can apply the background materials for the module? If required, has the student demonstrated effective research, as evidenced by student’s use of relevant and quality sources? Do additional sources used provide strong support for conclusions drawn, and do they help in shaping the overall paper?

Citing Sources: Does the student demonstrate understanding of APA Style of referencing by inclusion of proper citations (for paraphrased text and direct quotations) as appropriate? Have all sources (e.g., references used from the Background page, the assignment readings, and outside research) been included, and are these properly cited? Have all sources cited in the paper been included on the References page?

Timeliness: Has the assignment been submitted to TLC (Trident’s learning management system) on or before the module’s due date?

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