LDRS 321: Data Driven Leadership
Memorandum (Memo) on How to Make Good Leadership Decisions using Data
Assignment: Students will write a memo addressed to their organization’s leadership or subordinates (depending on your position in
organization) on how data should be used within the organization to make better strategic decisions. Students should pay attention to the
details in the table below for how this memo will be graded. There are 10 points possible and this assignment is 10% of course grade. Good
luck!
Instructor Grading Rubric and Comments
Element Criteria for Highest Grade Rating (points) Instructor Feedback/Comments
Appearance
● Professional looking and appropriate
for the student’s organization and the
recipient.
● Good (2)
● Fair (1)
● Poor (0)
Spelling & Grammar
● No spelling errors, and
● No grammar errors per: Strunk and
White’s Elementary Rules of Usage or
Grammarly.com.
● Good (2)
● Fair (1)
● Poor (0)
Readability
● Sub-topics / ideas are logically
organized into sentences and
paragraphs.
● Paragraphs are between 5-10 lines
long. The first and last may be shorter.
● Good (2)
● Fair (1)
Poor (0)
Use of Course Material
● Student’s writing indicates his/her
understanding of course material and
applicability to the workplace.
.
● Good (2)
● Fair (1)
● Poor (0)
Persuasiveness
● The memo is convincing. It makes
sense from a business standpoint to
follow the advice presented by the
student.
● Good (2)
● Fair (1)
● Poor (0)
**Extra Credit** ● Able to conceptually describe (outline)
a plan for collecting and using data in
your PLP.
● Up to 5 pt
