Due: 11:59 pm (EST), Sunday, end of Unit 1 This week you will select an organization that you are (or were) actively involved in and provide some background information about it. Length and format: 800 words. Instructions: Select an organization that fits one of the criteria below and that you are (or were) actively involved in. The organization you select should be one where you perform some tasks and have some interaction with others involved in the organization, for example:  Your workplace (full, part-time, intern, paid or unpaid)  Organizations where you volunteer (for example, your kids’ school or softball team, a hospital, public library, soup kitchen, etc.)  Organization where you serve on a group or committee (for example, church committee, condo/coop board, professional association, club, etc.) Write a minimum 2 page paper that answers the following questions: a. What is your organization? (provide a link to your organization’s website, Facebook page, etc. if available) b. What is its history? c. What is the main purpose of the organization? What does it do? d. What is (or was) your role in the organization? What do (or did) you do? Students: Be sure to read the criteria (last page), by which your paper/project will be evaluated, before you write, and again after you write. LCS105 – Elements of Organizations Unit 1 Assignment Grading Criteria for Weekly Assignments Criteria Deficient Needs Improvement Proficient Exemplary Assignment Length Deduct 40 points Deduct 30 points Deduct 20 points Full credit Less than 400 words 400-599 words 600-799 words 800 words or more Assignment Complete On-Time Assignment not accepted. Zero total score. Deduct 20 points Deduct 10 points FullCredit More than two days late. Two days late. One day late. Complete On-Time Professional communication 0 points 1-4 points 5-9 points 10 points More than 10 grammatical, capitalization, spelling or punctuation errors. 5-9 grammatical, capitalization, spelling or punctuation errors. 1-4 grammatical, capitalization, spelling or punctuation errors. No grammatical, capitalization, spelling or punctuation errors. References to weekly course materials 0 points 1 point 5 points 10 points No references made. 1 relevant reference made. 2 relevant references made. 3 or more relevant references made. Complete addressing of questions/topics 0-10 points 11-25 points 26-39 points 40-50 points Questions are not addressed, missing many parts, irrelevant, or off- topic. Questions somewhat addressed, but may be missing some parts. Questions are mostly addressed, with few parts missing. All questions are addressed. Content: Reflective and Critical thinking 0-5 points 6-15 points 16-24 points 25-30 points Little to no reflective or critical thinking about questions/topics. Share little to no experience ...

1. Due: 11:59 pm (EST), Sunday, end of Unit 1
This week you will select an organization that you are (or were)
actively involved in and provide
some background information about it.
Length and format: 800 words.
Instructions:
Select an organization that fits one of the criteria below and
that you are (or were) actively
involved in. The organization you select should be one where
you perform some tasks and have
some interaction with others involved in the organization, for
example:
-time, intern, paid or unpaid)
school or softball team, a hospital,
public library, soup kitchen, etc.)
mmittee (for
example, church committee,
condo/coop board, professional association, club, etc.)

2. Write a minimum 2 page paper that answers the following
questions:
a. What is your organization? (provide a link to your
organization’s website,
Facebook page, etc. if available)
b. What is its history?
c. What is the main purpose of the organization? What does it
do?
d. What is (or was) your role in the organization? What do (or
did) you do?
Students: Be sure to read the criteria (last page), by which your
paper/project will be
evaluated, before you write, and again after you write.
LCS105 – Elements of Organizations
Unit 1 Assignment
Grading Criteria for Weekly Assignments
Criteria
Deficient Needs

3. Improvement
Proficient Exemplary
Assignment Length
Deduct 40 points Deduct 30 points Deduct 20 points Full credit
Less than 400 words 400-599 words 600-799 words 800 words
or more
Assignment Complete
On-Time
Assignment not
accepted. Zero total
score.
Deduct 20 points Deduct 10 points FullCredit
More than two days
late.
Two days late. One day late. Complete On-Time
Professional
communication
0 points 1-4 points 5-9 points 10 points
More than 10
grammatical,
capitalization,
spelling or
punctuation errors.

4. 5-9 grammatical,
capitalization,
spelling or
punctuation errors.
1-4 grammatical,
capitalization,
spelling or
punctuation errors.
No grammatical,
capitalization, spelling or
punctuation errors.
References to weekly
course materials
0 points 1 point 5 points 10 points
No references
made.
1 relevant reference
made.
2 relevant
references made.
3 or more relevant
references made.
Complete addressing of
questions/topics

5. 0-10 points 11-25 points 26-39 points 40-50 points
Questions are not
addressed, missing
many parts,
irrelevant, or off-
topic.
Questions
somewhat
addressed, but may
be missing some
parts.
Questions are
mostly addressed,
with few parts
missing.
All questions are
addressed.
Content: Reflective and
Critical thinking
0-5 points 6-15 points 16-24 points 25-30 points
Little to no reflective
or critical thinking

6. about
questions/topics.
Share little to no
experience or
insights about the
topic and own
experience. Limited
or no weekly course
concepts addressed.
Some reflective or
critical thinking
about
questions/topics.
Share some
experience or
insights about
organization and
own experience, but
may not all be
relevant. Addresses
limited number of
concepts and/or
only some aspects
of course.
Experience and
insights shared are
relevant and well
thought
out/reasoned;

7. Addresses most
relevant course
concepts.
Experience and insights
shared are relevant, well-
reasoned, and
demonstrate depth of
thinking about the
concepts/topics.
Addresses all relevant
course concepts.
Totals: /100
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where.
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