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

CriteriaExceeds Expectations (100%)Meets Expectations (85%)Partially Meets Expectations (55%)Does Not Meet Expectations (0%)ValueSocially Responsible EffortsExceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative mannerDescribes each company’s efforts to promote ethical and social goodShows 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 accurateDoes not attempt criterion30BenefitsExceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative mannerDescribes the organizational benefits from adopting socially conscious policies and practicesShows 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 accurateDoes not attempt criterion30Socially Responsible PolicyExceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative mannerSuggests one socially responsible policy that the SNHU Pet Supply Company could put into place, and explains how this would benefit the company and its consumersShows 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 accurateDoes not attempt criterion30Clear CommunicationExceeds expectations with an intentional use of language that promotes a thorough understandingConsistently and effectively communicates in an organized way to a specific audienceShows progress toward meeting expectations, but communication is inconsistent or ineffective in a way that negatively impacts understandingShows no evidence of consistent, effective, or organized communication5Citations and AttributionsUses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with few or no minor errorsUses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with consistent minor errorsUses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with major errorsDoes not use citations for ideas requiring attribution5Total:100%