Assignment Details
As an employer and employee, it is important to understand how a person is hired and how that impacts your relationship together. Employment at-will was devised by American judges in the 19th century. The purpose of employment at-will was to make it easier and more economical for free enterprise to expand and prosper. Why would this be important to you? Some are hired as at-will employees, whereas others have a contract and are term-employed.
Prepare a minimum 8-slide PowerPoint presentation analyzing the importance of knowing how you are employed. In doing so, include the following:
What is at-will employment?
What are the benefits to the employer in hiring you as employment at-will?
What are the benefits from the point of view of an employee to be employed as an at-will employee?
What are the exceptions to being an employee at-will?
Does at-will employment favor the employer, the employee, or both? Why?
Would you want to be hired as an at-will employee or an employee who has a contract?
Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at a minimum, you will need the following:
Title slide: Remember the running head. The title should be in all capitals.
Length: 8 slides minimum
Body slides: This begins on the slide following the title slide and must be double-spaced (be careful not to triple- or quadruple-space between paragraphs). The typeface should be 12-pt. Times Roman or 12-pt. Courier in regular black type. Do not use color, bold type, or italics, except as required for APA-level headings and references. The deliverable length of the body of your presentation for this assignment is 8 slides. In-body academic citations to support your decisions and analysis are required. A variety of academic sources is encouraged.
Reference slide: References that align with your in-body academic sources are listed on the final slide of your presentation. The references must be in APA format using appropriate spacing, hanging indent, italics, and uppercase and lowercase usage as appropriate for the type of resource used. Remember, the Reference slide is not a bibliography but a further listing of the abbreviated in-body citations used in the paper. Every referenced item must have a corresponding in-body citation.
Please submit your assignment.
Grading Rubric: Maximum 175 Points
Grading Criteria Points
Deliverable requirements addressed; understanding of material and presenter’s message and intent are clear 70 points Followed assignment guidelines and criteria 35 pts Yes/Complete Mostly Not at all
Overall quality 35 pts Excellent Satisfactory Needs Improvement
Scholarly research that supports the presenter’s position is properly acknowledged and cited, and direct quotations may not exceed 10% of the word count of the body of the assignment deliverable 45
points Title slide, agenda, tables, exhibits, appendices or reference slides included 25 pts Yes Partially Not at all
Content is original with less than 35% match 20 pts Yes 36–50% 51% or over
Critical thinking: Position is well-justified; there is logical flow and examples 20 points Position is justified with examples 10 pts Excellent Satisfactory Needs Improvement
Presentation flows logically 10 pts Excellent Satisfactory Needs Improvement
Structure: Includes introduction and conclusion slides, proper slide format, and reads as a polished, academic or professional presentation, as appropriate for the required assignment deliverable 10 points Includes introduction and conclusion slides 3.5 pts Excellent Satisfactory Needs Improvement
Slides are formatted properly with 5 lines of text 3.5 pts Excellent Satisfactory Needs Improvement
Reads as polished academic or professional presentation 3 pts Excellent Satisfactory Needs Improvement
Mechanical: No spelling, grammatical, or punctuation errors 20 points Spelling and grammar are accurate 10 pts Yes Partially Not at all
Punctuation is accurate 10 pts Yes Partially Not at all
APA: Deliverable is cited properly according to the APA Publication Manual 10 points References are cited in accordance with APA formatting 5 pts Yes Partially Not at all
Reference slide is included 5 pts Yes Partially Not at all
