BUS311 – Managerial
Communications
Unit 1 Assignment: Communicating Character
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Due Date: 11:59 pm EST Sunday of Unit 1
Points: 100
Overview:
This section allows students to use the Framework for Ethical Decision Making and the
character, audience, message (CAM) model.
Instructions:
Using the Framework for Ethical Decision Making, describe coming to a decision on
whether to do this activity:
Downloading/streaming copyrighted content — books, music, movies, etc. — through
free, unauthorized sources. OR Plagiarizing another person’s work, school assignment,
etc. Provide a two to three sentence answer for each of the five questions in the
framework.
1. “Is the action legal?”
2. “Does the action comply with your company’s policies and guidelines?” In this case, it
may be personal guidelines. Explain why it does or does not.
3. “Who will be affected by your decision and how?” Identify at least two types of
stakeholders.
4. “Does the action comply with the company values?” In this case, it may be personal
values. Explain why it does or does not.
5. “How will you feel after the decision is known?”
Source: Amy Newman, Business Communication & Character
Using the CAM model, consider how to respond to an employer. Provide at least two or
three sentences to answer each section of the CAM model.
Scenario: You received a job offer at the NICE Company and accepted it. You plan to
start the job in a week. Two days after you accepted the job, you receive a job offer
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from THE BEST EVER Company with a better offer. You had interviewed months ago
and had heard nothing, so you began applying to other jobs. That’s how you received
the NICE Company offer. Whose offer are you turning down? – This is based off an
example of page 25 in Chapter 1.
Note: Remember the goal is use the CAM model to think about how to respond. There
is no need to craft an actual response email.
You can use this
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PaEJdWz1rDx79nYEvm6GQlyJxfmkjyMxmQRXT
LD85t4/edit to walk you through the questions.
Requirements:
Create short answer responses, at least two to three sentences. Please use proper
grammar, spelling and syntax.
Be sure to read the criteria below by which your work will be evaluated before
you write and again after you write.
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Evaluation Rubric Assignment
CRITERIA Deficient Needs
Improvement
Proficient Exemplary
(0-5 points) (6-12 points) (13-20
points)
(21-25 points)
Meets
Assignment
Criteria —
Framework
for Ethical
Decision
Making
Does not use
the Framework
for Ethical
Decision
Making.
Uses the
Framework for
Ethical Decision
Making but is
deficient in three
or four of the
questions.
Uses the
Framework
for Ethical
Decision
Making but is
deficient in
one or two
areas.
Uses the
Framework for
Ethical Decision
Making,
answering each of
the questions
posed.
Meets
Assignment
Criteria —
CAM Model
Does not use
the CAM Model.
Uses the CAM
Model but is
deficient in two
or three
sections.
Uses the CAM
Model but is
deficient in
one section or
in a few
questions
within a
section.
Uses the CAM
Model, answering
each of the
questions posed.
(0-5 points) (6-10 points) (11-15
points)
(16-20 points)
Quality of
information
Does not
answer the
questions or
answers with
explanation.
Includes some
essential
information,
details are
somewhat
unclear.
Includes
essential
information,
some includes
supporting
details.
Covers topics
thoroughly,
includes details
that support the
topic.
Grammar
and Spelling
Very frequent
grammar
and/or spelling
errors.
More than two
errors.
Only one or
two errors.
All grammar and
spelling are
correct.
(0-3 points) (4-5 points) (6-8 points) (9-10 points)
Tone Professional
tone/style is not
employed.
Professional
tone/style is
inconsistent.
Professional
tone/style is
consistent.
Professional
tone/style is
carefully crafted
and enhances the
message.
