Labor Relations at Amazon
The purpose of this assignment is to strengthen your research skills, enhance your presentation skills, and expand your knowledge. You will need to research material beyond the class readings to investigate labor/employee relations at a specific organization. You will report your findings to the class in a briefing paper (5 or 6 double-spaced pages, not including the title page and reference list).
You’ll need between 15-20 sources. Scholarly sources from academic libraries should dominate your research. Wikipedia is not an acceptable source. Of course, you may use online libraries, such as the one at UMGC. Given much of the information available via the web is not screened for accuracy, you should be careful in selecting information from this source. In other words, website information should be used appropriately (i.e., to describe a specific company’s program or report a governmental policy). Please cite and reference your sources.
Please submit your Research Briefing Paper into UMGC’s AI Writing Review tool:
Labor Relations at Amazon
You simply copy and paste your text into the online tool. You can use this writing tool to improve your emails, memos, reports, and any other business documents.
Please add 1-2 paragraphs on what you learned from UMGC’s AI Writing Review tool and any plans to improve your writing. Post the entire paper in your assignment folder. Your faculty will give you feedback on the content
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What are the required elements and sources for the research briefing paper?,
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What criteria will be used to grade the paper?,
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What labor/employee relations issue at the selected organization will be investigated?,
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How will you use UMGC’s AI Writing Review tool in this assignment?,
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What did you learn from using the AI Writing Review tool, and how will you improve your writing?
| Criteria | Excellent | Good | Satisfactory | Needs Improvement | Unsatisfactory | Criterion Score |
| Required elements | 40 points
Student thoroughly addresses all required elements of the assignment. |
32 points
Student addresses most required elements of the assignment. |
28 points
Student addresses some of the required elements of the assignment. |
24 points
Student addresses a few of the required elements in the assignment. |
0 points
Does not meet minimum requirements for assignment |
Score of Required elements,
/ 40 |
| Quality of discussion and analysis | 40 points
The depth of discussion is excellent. All concepts are accurately described and employed. The analysis is very logical and well-supported. |
32 points
The depth of discussion is adequate. Most concepts are accurately described and employed. The analysis is mostly logical and adequately supported. |
28 points
The depth of discussion needs improvement. Some concepts are accurately described and employed. The analysis needs improvement and more support. |
24 points
The depth of discussion needs significant improvement. Few concepts are accurately described and employed. The analysis needs significant improvement and much more support. |
0 points
Does not meet minimum requirements for assignment |
Score of Quality of discussion and analysis,
/ 40 |
| Knowledge of topic and readings | 40 points
Overall, the student demonstrates an advanced understanding of the topic and the readings. |
32 points
Overall, the student demonstrates a competent understanding of the topic and the readings. |
28 points
Overall, the student demonstrates some knowledge of the topic and the readings. |
24 points
Overall, the student demonstrates a very limited knowledge of the topic and the readings. |
0 points
Does not meet minimum requirements for assignment |
Score of Knowledge of topic and readings,
/ 40 |
| Clarity of Introduction and Logical Flow of Ideas | 40 points
The introduction and/or summary frame the analysis very well. The flow of ideas in the body of the response is logically organized. A clear argument is presented. |
32 points
The introduction and/or summary adequately frame the analysis.The flow of ideas in the body of the response is mostly logically organized. A clear argument is presented. |
28 points
The introduction and/or summary adds some value to the analysis. The flow of ideas in the body of the response is sometimes difficult to follow. There is not a clear argument. |
24 points
The introduction and/or summary either do not help the reader understand what was intended or do not exist.The flow of ideas in the body of the response is very hard to follow. There is not a clear argument. |
0 points
Does not meet minimum requirements for assignment |
Score of Clarity of Introduction and Logical Flow of Ideas,
/ 40 |
| Grammar, Spelling, and Sentence Structure APA Style | 40 points
The brief contains very few, if any, minor errors related to grammar, spelling, and sentence structure. Content is easy to understand. AND Student properly uses and cites resources |
32 points
The brief contains minor errors related to grammar, spelling, and sentence structure; but, they do not distract the reader from the content. AND/OR Student mostly uses and cites resources properly |
28 points
The brief contains many minor errors related to grammar, spelling, and sentence structure. They do distract the reader from the content. AND/OR Student sometimes cites uses or cites resources |
24 points
The brief contains major errors related to grammar, spelling, and sentence structure. They do distract the reader from the content. AND/OR Student rarely cites resources |
0 points
Does not meet minimum requirements for assignment |
Score of Grammar, Spelling, and Sentence Structure APA Style,
/ 40 |
Total
Labor Relations at Amazon
Score of Research Brief Rubric,