Unit 1 – Essay
- Due Saturday by 11:59pm
- Points 100
- Submitting a file upload
- Attempts 0
- Allowed Attempts 1
- Available Aug 26 at 12:02am – Sep 7 at 11:59pm
Introduction
Topic: Project Management
What career paths are available to Project Managers and what are the relative merits of each?
Professor Tips:
You will need to look on Indeed, LinkedIn, etc. to help you with this essay. There are several different industries that need project managers. List the merits of each. Show me in this essay that you understand what a Project Manager does and what it takes to qualify for the position.
This essay is worth 100 points.
The essay will follow the grading rubric – full points or partial points.
Instructions
Please NOTE: AI Use is Prohibited in this class. The use of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools are not permitted in this class. Any use of AI tools in this class will be considered plagiarism and may be considered an academic honesty violation per the Alamo Colleges District Student Code of Conduct.
- Essay needs:
- 3-5 paragraphs
- A title
- Paragraphs should be indented; double-spaced
- Transitions between paragraphs
- First paragraph needs to tell the reader what the essay is about.
- Essay must be 300 (no more than 350 words).
- Essay must be turned in by Saturday, 9/7/24 by midnight.
- Please reference the YouTube videos and/or instructional material (PowerPoint slide deck) to enhance your alignment.
- Write this essay in a professional dialect. Grammar and punctuation are weighted in the grading.
- Type essay in a Word document to submit. NO PDF uploads! If you submit anything other than a Word document, you will receive a ZERO automatically.
- See rubric below.
Rubric
| Criteria | Ratings | Pts |
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Grammar and Punctuation (Mechanics)
Essay will be almost entirely free from mechanical errors.
Sentences are fluent. Essay will not have or at most one of the following: comma splices, fragments, fused sentences, tense and agreement errors, or other major grammatical problems. |
25 pts
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Quality of Essay
Main points well developed with quality supporting details and quantity.
Reveals critical thinking. Content indicates original thinking and develops ideas with sufficient and firm evidence. Attains college level style; tone is appropriate and rhetorical devices used to enhance content; sentence variety used effectively. |
50 pts
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Understanding of the reading material
Writing is coherent and logically organized with transitions used between ideas and paragraphs to create coherence. Overall unity of ideas is present.
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25 pts
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Total Points: 100
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