OL 125 Module Five Short Response Guidelines and Rubric
Overview: With unstable economies becoming increasingly more common, businesses look to different aspects of their company to save money, improve
performance, and boost their position amongst their competitors. One of the most important areas of focus is human relations, which directly influences
productivity, motivation, and employee retention. In order for you to succeed professionally, you will need to develop a special set of human relations skills that
includes self-awareness, strong leadership qualities, the ability to motivate, and the ability to facilitate communication.
You have learned about theories of motivation, the experience of conflict, negotiation processes, and methods for making effective decisions. This assessment
allows you to engage with the primary skills that are necessary for successful leadership and organizational relations across the business environment. Your short
response should address your own knowledge of human relations and your interpretation of the reading materials and other resources provided to you in this
course.
This assessment addresses the following course outcome:
Illustrate how the relationship between motivation, stress, and time management influences workplace dynamics
Prompt: For this short response paper, discuss the ways in which motivation, stress, and time management can influence workplace dynamics, using your own
experiences as a reference. In doing this, you will address the elements below in one paragraph each.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
I. Motivation: Describe a way in which organizations can influence workplace motivation, using an example from your own experience where this was
done effectively or ineffectively. What was the result on workplace dynamics?
II. Workplace Stress: Describe how an organization, and specifically organization leaders, can minimize workplace stress. Provide an example from your
own experience here as well, explaining how the organization’s action reduced stress in the workplace.
III. Time Management: Describe how you, as a leader, can use effective practices in time management to prioritize your time for critical issues in the
workplace. Why is prioritizing your time important?
Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Your short response paper should be 3 paragraphs (250–300 words) in length. It should use double spacing, 12-point Times New
Roman font, and one-inch margins. Sources should be cited according to APA style.
Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Motivation Meets “Proficient” criteria and
shows a nuanced
understanding of the influence
of motivation on workplace
dynamics
Describes a way in which
organizations can influence
workplace motivation,
explaining a personal example
and its result
Describes a way in which
organizations can influence
workplace motivation, but does
not clearly explain a personal
example and its result
Does not describe a way in
which organizations can
influence workplace motivation
or does not provide a personal
example
31
Workplace Stress Meets “Proficient” criteria and
shows a nuanced
understanding of the influence
of stress on workplace
dynamics
Describes how an organization,
and specifically organization
leaders, can minimize
workplace stress, explaining an
example from personal
experience
Describes how an organization,
and specifically organization
leaders, can minimize
workplace stress, but does not
clearly explain example from
personal experience
Does not describe how an
organization, and specifically
organization leaders, can
minimize workplace stress and
increase productivity or does
not provide an example from
personal experience
31
Time Management Meets “Proficient” criteria and
shows a sophisticated grasp on
how and why you use time
management to address
priorities in the workplace
Describes how you use effective
practices in time management
to prioritize time for critical
issues in the workplace,
explaining the importance of
prioritizing
Describes how you use effective
practices in time management
to prioritize time for critical
issues in the workplace,
explaining the importance of
prioritizing, but response
contains gaps in logic
Does not describe how you use
effective practices in time
management to prioritize time
for critical issues in the
workplace
31
Articulation of
Response
Submission is free of errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, and
organization and is presented in
a professional and easy-to-read
format
Submission has no major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
Submission has major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that negatively impact
readability and articulation of
main ideas
Submission has critical errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that prevent understanding of
ideas
7
Total 100%
