Create an essay, between 500 and 1,000 words, that illustrates your perspective on learning by telling a true story from your experience. Your learning narrative should be aimed at a general audience. Assume that your readers are interested in your ideas about learning, and are hoping to read an engaging, personal, thought-provoking essay.

You may choose from many acceptable approaches to this assignment, including:

• Telling a story about a particular time that you learned an important lesson
• Describing a relationship you had with an important teacher or mentor
• Discussing an experience in which you overcame significant challenges to learning
• Developing an analogy, metaphor, or allegory that illustrates your beliefs about learning

Whatever approach you choose, remember that your goal is to teach your readers about your experiences with learning. Keep the focus on your own experiences and ideas, while also telling a story. If you would like, you may emulate some of the development strategies used by David Sedaris, Malcolm X, and Plato. In addition to development, your assignment should show signs of revision, editing, and proofreading.

Remember that you may use any of the material from your Writer’s Journal as a starting point for this assignment. 

Cover Letter

When you submit this assignment, include a brief cover letter (no more than 300 words) that answers the following questions:

• What is your purpose in this assignment? What is it you are trying to do or say in this piece of writing?
• What are you proud of about this assignment?
• What challenges did you face while completing this assignment?
• What sorts of feedback do you want from your instructor on this assignment?

We’ve learned how big of an advantage that technology can be in today’s business environment. Every major strategic management goal will make use of multiple types of technology during implementation. In this assignment, you will need to create a presentation for the upper management at your chosen course project business. The presentation will focus on suggesting two pieces of technology that you feel are essential to the implementation of your chosen strategic management goal. This presentation will be in PowerPoint and requires the recording of audio. Below is a detailed breakdown of what should be included in the presentation. Remember that presentations need to engage the audience through visual and auditory means. Use PowerPoint’s features to accomplish this.

• Create a title slide.
• Summarize the goal you are trying to accomplish and the value it will bring to the business.
• Identify two pieces of technology that you believe are essential to you accomplishing your chosen strategic management goal.
  • What are the strengths and weaknesses of each technology?
  • Why is each of these pieces of technology important to the implementation and execution of your chosen goal?
• Provide research that supports your technology choices.
  • Cite a minimum of 1 scholarly source.
    • Include a final APA works cited slide.
• Format the presentation so that it’s engaging and employs advanced formatting features such as templates, transitions, charts, or video.
• Use the “Audio” feature under the “Insert” tab in PowerPoint to record the audio for the presentation.
  • It’s important to be informative while still being persuasive. Focus on explaining the use of the technology and the value that the technology will bring to the business if used correctly.

*A note about scholarly and credible sources: Scholarly sources are peer reviewed or published in a recognized scholarly source, like a journal or a university publisher. You will find these through the Rasmussen Online Library. Credible sources are reliable, accurate, and trustworthy. These sources are written by authors respected in their fields of study (all scholarly sources are credible sources). You want to identify sources where the author of the article is listed, if they’ve referenced other information, the sources should be cited so that you can check for accuracy and support for what they have written. Wikipedia is not considered a credible source. For more information on credible sources, please visit the Rasmussen Online Library.

Assignment Rubrics

Module 04 Course Project – Presenting your Technology Choices

Total Points Possible

100

Insufficient/Not Evident

Progressing

Competent

Exemplary

Earned Points

Identifies goal and explains its’ overall value to the business. (5 Max Point Value)

(0pts.)

Content was not included or incomplete, and/or extremely inaccurate

(1-2pts.)

Content shows a basic understanding of key ideas, yet includes some inaccuracies.

(3-4pts.)

Content meets criteria with minimal errors, is accurate and shows a clear understanding through appropriate examples and explanations.

(5 pts.)

Content meets or exceeds criteria, is accurate and shows an extraordinary understanding through rich examples and explanations.

Created title slide. Writing is free from spelling and grammar errors.

(5Max Point Value)

(0pts.)

Slides are not submitted or more than 10 errors in English grammar and mechanics observed and/or not title slide.

(1-2 pts.)

6-10 errors in English grammar and mechanics and/or missing title slide.

(3-4 pts.)

3-5 errors in English grammar and mechanics, Title slide included.

(5 pts.)

0-2 errors in English grammar and mechanics. Title slide included.

Transferable Skills

Digital Fluency:

Identifies two pieces of technology that fit the chosen the strategic management goal. Provides strengths and weaknesses of each technology and why each piece is important for goal implementation and execution. (30 Max Point Value)

(0-9pts.)

Content was not included or incomplete, and/or extremely inaccurate

(10-20pts.)

Content shows a basic understanding of key ideas, yet includes some inaccuracies.

(21-25pts.)

Content meets criteria with minimal errors, is accurate and shows a clear understanding through appropriate examples and explanations.

(26-30 pts.)

Content meets or exceeds criteria, is accurate and shows an extraordinary understanding through rich examples and explanations.

Digital Fluency:

Utilizes advanced formatting features features such as templates, transitions, charts, or videos (20 Max Point Value)

(0-9pts.)

Content was not included or incomplete, and/or extremely inaccurate

(10-13pts.)

Content shows a basic understanding of key ideas, yet includes some inaccuracies.

(14-17pts.)

Content meets criteria with minimal errors, is accurate and shows a clear understanding through appropriate examples and explanations.

(18-20 pts.)

Content meets or exceeds criteria, is accurate and shows an extraordinary understanding through rich examples and explanations.

Digital Fluency:

Utilizes built in audio option to record actual presentation. (20 Max Point Value)

(0-9pts.)

Content was not included or incomplete, and/or extremely inaccurate

(10-13pts.)

Content shows a basic understanding of key ideas, yet includes some inaccuracies.

(14-17pts.)

Content meets criteria with minimal errors, is accurate and shows a clear understanding through appropriate examples and explanations.

(18-20 pts.)

Content meets or exceeds criteria, is accurate and shows an extraordinary understanding through rich examples and explanations.

Communication:

Audio tone uses effective and persuasive vocal techniques. (10 Max Point Value)

(0-3 pts.)

Content was not included or incomplete, and/or extremely inaccurate

(4-6 pts.)

Content shows a basic understanding of key ideas, yet includes some inaccuracies.

(7-8 pts.)

Content meets criteria with minimal errors, is accurate and shows a clear understanding through appropriate examples and explanations.

(9-10 pts.)

Content meets or exceeds criteria, is accurate and shows an extraordinary understanding through rich examples and explanations.

Information Literacy:

Utilizes at least one scholarly/credible high qualitysource. Includes APA formatted reference slide(10 Max Point Value)

(0-3 pts.)

No sources used.No elements of APA formatting used.

(4-6 pts.)

More than one of the required sources is missing from the research. Some elements of APA formatting used. Did not include at least one scholarly source. No reference slide included.

(7-8 pts.)

Included reference sources, but none of them were scholarly. Included reference slide and most elements of APA formatting used.

(9-10pts.)

Included proper APA formatted reference slide, with at least one scholarly source.

The Assignment focuses on strategic collaboration with a health care organization.  The company in question is Allianz Life Insurance Company.  Let me know if you have questions?.