Week 8 - Case Study
Instructions
Assignment Directions:You may want to review the Rubric to determine how this assignment will be graded.
Late assignments are not accepted in the last week of class.
Review Case 5.1: Microsoft Corporation Communicating Layoffs to 18,000 Employees in Communication and Strategy.
While not required, you want to review the material at the start of Chapter 3, which complements your readings on the topic.
Use these to help you complete your assignment:
- Case 5.1: Microsoft Corporation Communicating Layoffs to 18,000 Employees
- Appendix A: Analyzing a Case Study
- Appendix B: Sample Business Letter in Communication and Strategy
- Appendix C: Sample Strategy Memo in Communication and Strategy
- O’Rourke, J. S. (2023). Communication and Strategy. In Management Communication (7th ed., Vol. 1, pp. 41–52). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003331490-5
Note: You will still need to cite and list any sources you may use in APA format, as well as adhere to the policies regarding the use of AI.
Submission Instructions:
Complete the Writing Assignment found at the end of the case, where you will prepare two documents.
You do not need to respond to the question listed – only complete the Writing Assignment.
The first document will be a memorandum communicating the strategy to address the situation.
The second document will be a professional business letter.
You may submit both documents as one file.
Information on the content requirements is provided in the writing assignment instructions.
If you have sources, include a Reference page for them and be sure to cite them correctly in your documents.
You may want to review the Citation and Reference guide that is posted in Content in the APA folder.
Submit your assignments in MS Word as an attachment in either a .doc or .docx format.
The file name of your paper should be named in the following manner: Last name–truncated Week Number-Assignment name (abbreviated if necessary)
For example: Smith-Wk08-HRMT 101
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- Assignment Rubric
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This assignment aligns with the following:
- Course Objectives 7
- Learning Objectives 7.3
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