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7 | BUS 415: The Inclusive Workplace | Fall 2020 Syllabus | Kuklenski 
Grade Components
Course requirements will be weighted in the following manner:
 
Participation
70 points (approx. 20% of final grade) 
Application Discussions 
90 points (approx. 25% of final grade) 
Topic Reflections
90 points (approx. 25% of final grade) 
Organizational Case Study 100 points (approx. 30% of final grade) 
=
350 total points
 
Overview of Assignments 
Note: Further instructions and grading criteria may be provided in-class for each assignment.
 
Class Participation: 
Students are expected to demonstrate their knowledge of course concepts 
during in-class discussion (either in-person or virtually), in addition to any outside knowledge 
that is relevant to course content, and are expected to remain engaged throughout the class 
period. Students are encouraged to pose questions to the instructor and peers that add value to 
discussions. Students are expected to demonstrate curtesy to fellow classmates, which includes 
allowing others the chance to participate. Use of cell phones during class or inappropriate use of 
laptops/tablets will be considered in the final participation grade. Each class period is worth 5 
points and students will be evaluated on a scale of 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) for their participation 
effort. Students who miss class for an unexcused reason will earn 0 points for that session.
Application Discussions:
Students will participate in web-based threaded application 
discussions to demonstrate their ability to comprehend and coherently analyze, explain, and 
apply course concepts. For each unit, the instructor will post discussion prompts relevant to the 
assigned reading and lecture material. Students will be assigned an initial question to answer 
from one of the unit’s chapters (students will be divided into groups). Students’ initial responses 
should be approximately 200 – 300 words in length. Student will then respond to two (2) of their 
classmates’ posts, from a different group. Students will NOT respond to a classmate’s post who 
was assigned the same initial question. Response posts should also be 200-300 words in length. 
In total, students will have three posts for each forum. The application discussions are meant to 
spawn healthy debate between students. Thus, students should bring up new points while 
respectfully challenging their classmates. Content should include material from the course, not 
just opinions. Writing should reflect academic grammar, punctuations, and citations (citations 
should be in APA format). Some general grading guidelines for discussion posts are as follows:
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Poor
(0-5 points): the student entered a response, but it is irrelevant or not considered to 
be a gradable contribution. For example, the initial post does not answer the posed 
question and/or does not reference the assigned lecture or reading materials. This may 
also represent a “me too” response to another student’s initial post. Generally, a poor post 
adds nothing valuable to the discussion.
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Average
(6-7 points): the student shows effort to say something relevant (i.e. make 
connections to the reading material) but may not add anything original to the discussion 
or does not provide support for the position expressed, showing minimal comprehension 
of course concepts.

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8 | BUS 415: The Inclusive Workplace | Fall 2020 Syllabus | Kuklenski 
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Good 
(8-9 points): the response is well-written and adds value to the discussion (by 
raising new point(s) to consider). The expressed position/argument is articulated with 
support from assigned reading material. Demonstrates comprehension of course concepts.
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