Every business report, white paper, and article over a certain length requires some sort of summary, that is, an executive summary or abstract. Quite often, busy executives rely heavily on the executi

QSO 680 Executive Summary Guidelines and Rubric Overview: Every business report, white paper, and article over a certain length requires some sort of summary, that is, an executive summary or abstract. Quite often, busy executives rely heavily on the executive summary of a long report to give them the information they need. The pur pose of a summary is to highlight the main points of the report, the findings, and the recomm endations. Prompt: Write a one -page executive summary of your program report. Specifically , the following critical elements must be addressed:  The executive summary highlights the main points, key findings, and recommendations of the program report.  The executive summary uses tone and language appropriate for the specified audience .  The executive summary is clear and concise .  The executive summary uses visual cues (graphs, tables, charts, bullet points, headings) appropriately to communicat e the message. Guidelines for Submission: Your paper must be submitted as a one -page Microsoft Word document with double -spacing, 12 -point Times New Roman font, and one -inch margins. Instructor Feedback: This activity uses an integrated rubric in Blackboard. Students can view instructor feedback in the Grade Center. For more information, review these instructions . Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value Main Points, Key Findings, and Recommendations Executive summary highlights main points, key findings, and recommendations of the program report Executive summary highlights some but not all main points, key findings, and recommendations of the program report Executive summary does not highlight main points, key findings, and recommendations of the program report 20 Audience Executive summary uses tone and language appropriate for specified audience Executive summary mostly uses tone and language appropriate for specified audience but reflects some gaps in judgment Executive summary does not use tone and language appropriate for specified audie nce 20 Clear and Concise Executive summary is clear and concise Executive summary has areas that are not clear and/or concise Executive summary is not clear or concise 20 Visual Cues Executive summary uses graphs, charts, tables, bullet points, headings, and other visual cues to help communicate ideas Executive summary uses graphs, charts, tables, bullet points, headings, and other visual cues , but they are used inappropriately or inaccurately Executive summary does not use visual cues 20 Articulation of Response 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 ma in ideas Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas 20 Total 100%