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Week 4 - Assignment

Communication in the Planning Process
Explore the functions of communication in the strategic and program planning processes for a health care organization. Consider the topics discussed thus far and clearly integrate at least five key concepts related to an effective and efficient strategic plan for organizational communication dissemination. Identify three challenges with organization-wide strategic plan communication dissemination and recommend communication strategies to ameliorate these challenges. Your paper must be three to five double-spaced pages (excluding title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Utilize a minimum of two scholarly sources that were published within the last five years. One source must be obtained from the Ashford University Library. All sources must be documented in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
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Total Possible Score: 10.00

Explains the Functions of Communication in the Strategic and Program Planning Processes for a Health Care Organization

Total: 1.50

Distinguished - Comprehensively explains the functions of communication in the strategic and program planning processes for a health care organization.

Proficient - Explains the functions of communication in the strategic and program planning processes for a health care organization. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Partially explains the functions of communication in the strategic and program planning processes for a health care organization. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to explain the functions of communication in the strategic and program planning processes for a health care organization; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The explanation of the functions of communication in the strategic and program planning processes for a health care organization is either non-existent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.


Integrates Five Key Concepts Related to an Effective and Efficient Strategic Plan for Organizational Communication Dissemination

Total: 2.50

Distinguished -Thoroughly considers the topics discussed and  accurately integrates at least five key concepts related to an effective strategic plan for organizational communication dissemination.

Proficient - Considers the topics discussed and integrates at least five key concepts related to an effective strategic plan for organizational communication dissemination. Minor details are missing or inaccurate.

Basic - Vaguely considers the topics discussed and partially  integrates at least five key concepts related to an effective strategic plan for organizational communication dissemination. Relevant details are missing and/or inaccurate.

Below Expectations - Attempts to integrate at least five key concepts related to an effective strategic plan for organizational communication dissemination; however, does not consider the topics discussed and significant details are missing and inaccurate.

Non-Performance - The identification and analysis of at least five issues related to communications in the strategic and program planning process is either non-existent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.


Identify Three Challenges With Organization-Wide Strategic Plan Communication Dissemination

Total: 2.00

Distinguished - Clearly and accurately identifies three challenges with organization-wide strategic plan communication dissemination.

Proficient - Identifies three challenges with organization-wide strategic plan communication dissemination. Minor details are inaccurate or unclear.

Basic - Partially identifies three challenges with organization-wide strategic plan communication dissemination. Relevant details are inaccurate and/or unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to identify three challenges with organization-wide strategic plan communication dissemination; however, significant details are missing and unclear.

Non-Performance - The identification of three challenges with organization-wide strategic plan communication dissemination are either non-existent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.


Recommends Communication Strategies to Ameliorate the Challenges

Total: 2.00

Distinguished - Recommends fully appropriate communication strategies to ameliorate the challenges.

Proficient - Recommends mostly appropriate communication strategies to ameliorate the challenges. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Recommends somewhat appropriate communication strategies to ameliorate the challenges. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations -Attempts to recommend communication strategies to ameliorate the challenges; however, the strategies are not appropriate or significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The recommendation of communication strategies to ameliorate the challenges is either non-existent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.


Written Communication: Grammar and Syntax

Total: 0.50

Distinguished - Displays meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains no errors, and is very easy to understand.

Proficient - Displays comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains only a few minor errors, and is mostly easy to understand.

Basic -Displays basic comprehension of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains a few errors, which may slightly distract the reader.

Below Expectations - Fails to display basic comprehension of syntax or mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains major errors, which distract the reader.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.


APA Format

Total: 0.50

Distinguished - Accurately uses APA formatting consistently throughout the paper, title and reference page.

Proficient - Exhibits APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout contains a few minor errors.

Basic - Exhibits basic knowledge of APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout does not meet all APA requirements.

Below Expectations - Fails to exhibit basic knowledge of APA formatting. There are frequent errors making the layout difficult to distinguish as APA.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.


Page Requirement

Total: 0.50

Distinguished - The paper meets the specific page requirement stipulated in the assignment description.

Proficient -The paper closely meets the page requirements stipulated in the assignment description.

Basic - The paper meets over half of the page requirement.

Below Expectations - A fraction of the page requirement is completed.

Non-Performance -The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.


Reference Requirement

Total: 0.50

Distinguished - Provides ample resources and uses the correct amount of sources from the specified search agents.

Proficient - Provides the approximate number of sources, while using some of the correct search agents specified in the assignment instructions.

Basic -Provides over half of the  sources required in the assignment instructions.

Below Expectations - Provides inadequate number of resources and does not include sources from specified search agents.

Non-Performance -The assignment is either non-existent or lacks the components described in the instructions.