Everest College – Colorado Springs Alignment & Its Role in Strategy Journal Instructions
In your journal assignment, address the following:
Alignment
What is alignment in an organization?
How do the mission, vision, values, goals, objectives, activities, practices, and behavior produce results in a public safety organization?
Realignment and Change Management
When an organization has to realign itself, how are the change management principles applied?
Does alignment lead to better results?
For help, reference the textbook and resources for this module. This assignment will help prepare you for Milestone Two: Draft of Crisis Response Plan.
For additional details, please refer to the Module Six Journal Guidelines and Rubric document. CJ 650 Module Six Journal Guidelines and Rubric
Overview: In this journal assignment, you will be asked to answer questions about organizational alignment.
The journal assignments in this course are private between each student and the instructor. Approach these activities as (a) an opportunity to reflect upon and
apply what you learn each week based on any assigned readings, discussions, and activities, and (b) an opportunity to share your knowledge and expertise based
on your educational and professional experiences in the past. As a successful professional, you will need good reflective and writing skills, and journal
assignments offer you the opportunity to further develop these skills.
Prompt: In your journal assignment, address the following critical elements:
I.
Alignment
a) What is alignment in an organization?
b) How do the mission, vision, values, goals, objectives, activities, practices, and behavior produce results in a public safety organization?
II.
Realignment and Change Management
a) When an organization has to realign itself, how are the change management principles applied?
b) Does alignment lead to better results?
For help, reference the textbook and resources for this module. This assignment will help prepare you for Milestone Two: Draft of Crisis Response Plan.
Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Submit assignment as a Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Articulate
your insights and ideas in a professional manner. Use language appropriate to the industry and company, providing annotations to clarify as necessary (e.g., use
of company-specific acronyms). Include citations and references in APA format where appropriate.
Critical Elements
Alignment
Realignment and Change
Management
Writing Mechanics
Evident (100%)
Defines alignment in an organization and how the
components of alignment produce results
Describes how change management principles are applied to
realignment and utilizes specific examples to illustrate points
Assignment is free of major errors of grammar and
organization; errors are marginal and rarely interrupt the flow
Not Evident (0%)
Does not define alignment in an organization and how the
components of alignment produce results
Does not describe how change management principles are
applied to realignment and utilize specific examples to
illustrate points
Assignment is not free of major errors of grammar and
organization
Total
Value
40
40
20
100%
Discussion Rubric: Graduate
Your active participation in the discussion forums is essential to your overall success this term. Discussion questions are designed to help you make meaningful
connections between the course content and the larger concepts and goals of the course. These discussions offer you the opportunity to express your own
thoughts, ask questions for clarification, and gain insight from your classmates’ responses and instructor’s guidance.
Requirements for Discussion Board Assignments
Students are required to post one initial post and to follow up with at least two response posts for each discussion board assignment.
For your initial post (1), you must do the following:
Compose a post of one to two paragraphs.
In Module One, complete the initial post by Thursday at 11:59 p.m.
Eastern Time.
In Modules Two through Ten, complete the initial post by Thursday at
11:59 p.m. of your local time zone.
Take into consideration material such as course content and other
discussion boards from the current module and previous modules, when
appropriate.
Reference scholarly or peer-reviewed sources to support your discussion
points, as appropriate (using proper citation methods for your discipline).
Critical Elements
Comprehension
Exemplary
Develops an initial post with an
organized, clear point of view or
idea using rich and significant
detail (100%)
Timeliness
Engagement
Critical Thinking
Provides relevant and
meaningful response posts with
clarifying explanation and detail
(100%)
Draws insightful conclusions that
are thoroughly defended with
evidence and examples (100%)
Proficient
Develops an initial post with a
point of view or idea using
appropriate detail (90%)
Submits initial post on time
(100%)
Provides relevant response posts
with some explanation and
detail (90%)
Draws informed conclusions that
are justified with evidence (90%)
For your response posts (2), you must do the following:
Reply to at least two different classmates outside of your own initial post
thread.
In Module One, complete the two response posts by Sunday at 11:59
p.m. Eastern Time.
In Modules Two through Ten, complete the response posts by Sunday at
11:59 p.m. of your local time zone.
Demonstrate more depth and thought than simply stating “I agree” or
“You are wrong.” Guidance is provided for you in each discussion prompt.
Needs Improvement
Develops an initial post with a
point of view or idea but with
some gaps in organization and
detail (70%)
Submits initial post one day late
(70%)
Provides somewhat relevant
response posts with some
explanation and detail (70%)
Not Evident
Does not develop an initial post
with an organized point of view
or idea (0%)
Value
20
Submits initial post two or more
days late (0%)
Provides response posts that are
generic with little explanation or
detail (0%)
10
Draws logical conclusions (70%)
Does not draw logical
conclusions (0%)
30
20
Writing
(Mechanics)
Initial post and responses are
easily understood, clear, and
concise using proper citation
methods where applicable with
no errors in citations (100%)
Initial post and responses are
easily understood using proper
citation methods where
applicable with few errors in
citations (90%)
Initial post and responses are
understandable using proper
citation methods where
applicable with a number of
errors in citations (70%)
Initial post and responses are not
understandable and do not use
proper citation methods where
applicable (0%)
Total
20
100%
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