Text Message

Week 3 Assignment 2: Text Messages
Due Week 3 10/25/17

Your internet was down last night and you weren’t able to turn in your last assignment. Your professor is away from her office, so you know the quickest way to reach her is via text message. Compose and send a text to your professor notifying her of this situation.

Create a text message in which you:

1. Construct a text message in two to three (2-3) complete      sentences.
2. Target the appropriate professional audience. Use      appropriate language for professional audience.
3. Follow appropriate netiquette rules for electronic      communication.
4. Meet fifty (50) word minimum requirement.
5. Use correct sentence mechanics, grammar, spelling,      punctuation, and style.

Your assignment must follow these APA formatting requirements:

• Include a cover page containing the title of the      assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title,      and the date. The cover page is not included in the required length.
• The specific course learning outcomes associated with      this assignment are:Demonstrate understanding of the basic fundamentals of      communication.
• Develop and practice communication skills, including      verbal, nonverbal, listening, writing, interpersonal, perception, and      critical thinking.
• Use various electronic communication platforms in      academic and professional work.
• Relate to the interpersonal and organizational dynamics      that affect effective communication in organizations.
• Analyze and assess effective communication. Use correct      sentence mechanics, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and style.
• Use technology and information resources to research      issues in communications.
• Write clearly and concisely about communications using      proper writing mechanics.

· Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

 

 

 

Criteria

Unacceptable   Below 60% F

Meets   Minimum Expectations 60-69% D

Fair
70-79% C

Proficient
80-89% B

Exemplary
90-100% A

 

1. Construct a text message in two   to three (2-3) complete sentences.

Weight:  25%

Did not submit or incompletely   constructed a two to three (2-3) complete sentence text message.

Insufficiently constructed a two   to three (2-3) complete sentence text message.

Partially constructed a two to   three (2-3) complete sentence text message.

Satisfactorily constructed a two   to three (2-3) complete sentence text message.

Thoroughly constructed a two to   three (2-3) complete sentence text message.

 

2. Target the appropriate   professional audience.

Weight: 10%

Did not submit or incompletely   targeted the appropriate professional audience.

Insufficiently targeted the   appropriate professional audience.

Partially targeted the appropriate   professional audience.

Satisfactorily targeted the   appropriate professional audience.

Thoroughly targeted the   appropriate professional audience.

 

3. Use appropriate language for   professional audience.
Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely   used appropriate language for professional audience.

Insufficiently used appropriate   language for professional audience.

Partially used appropriate   language for professional audience.

Satisfactorily used appropriate   language for professional audience.

Thoroughly used appropriate   language for professional audience.

 

4. Follow appropriate netiquette   rules for electronic communication.
Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely   followed appropriate netiquette rules for electronic communication.

Insufficiently followed   appropriate netiquette rules for electronic communication.

Partially followed appropriate   netiquette rules for electronic communication.

Satisfactorily followed   appropriate netiquette rules for electronic communication.

Thoroughly followed appropriate   netiquette rules for electronic communication.

 

5. Meet fifty (50) word minimum   requirement.
Weight: 10%

Did not submit or incompletely met   the assignment word count of fifty (50) words.

Insufficiently met the assignment   word count of fifty (50) words.

Partially met the assignment word   count of fifty (50) words.

Satisfactorily met the assignment   word count of fifty (50) words.

Thoroughly met the assignment word   count of fifty (50) words.

 

6. Use correct sentence mechanics,   grammar, spelling, punctuation, and style.
Weight: 10%

Did not submit or had more than 8   errors present.

7-8 errors present

5-6 errors present

3-4 errors present

0-2 errors present

 

7. Follow APA formatting rules for   cover page.
Weight: 5%

Did not submit or incompletely   followed APA formatting rules.

Insufficiently followed APA   formatting rules.

Partially followed APA formatting   rules.

Satisfactorily followed APA   formatting rules.

Thoroughly followed APA formatting   rules.