Criterion

Weight

Award

Departmental Criteria

  Responsibility – states measurable managerial goals

  Doing – reports on accomplishment of goals

  Observing – describes what happened without UVJs

  Understanding - applies theory to experience

20

Conceptual - applies theory to experience

20

Clear

5

Interesting

5

Personal – Is it your story?

5

Relates work experience.

15

Well-written – A first draft or edited?

15

Grammatical

10

Succinct

5

Shows evidence of research.

Extra

Discusses supplementary reading

Extra

Criterion

Weight

Award

Are goals & objectives behaviorally stated?

5

Are goals challenging and realistic?

5

Does the writer’s actions in order to accomplish his/her goals benefit the organization?

5

Does the writer describe what happened without unnecessary value judgments?

5

Does the writer apply theory to experience?

10

Does the writer think conceptually?  Is what is being learned worthwhile? 

15

Does the writer stick to memo format? (i.e. page 135 –138)

8

Is the memo straightforward?

5

Is the memo personal?

5

Is the memo interesting?

5

Is the memo well-written w/ good grammar– A first draft or edited?

12

Is the memo getting to the real issue(s)? 

5

Does the memo show evidence of research within the XB manual?

5

Dose the memo discuss supplementary reading?

Extra