Your Business Portfolio
Throughout your journey in the program, you will build a professional business portfolio to share with future employers. You will add one core assignment to the business portfolio in each course within the program. These assignments will demonstrate your strategic thinking in each area, and they will also reflect your growth and development.
Overview
For this assignment, imagine again that you work for the global company you chose in your first assignment. You are in charge of improving the training and development of employees who are selected for international assignments.
Instructions
Please review the information posted in the Instructor Insights for resources to assist you.
Develop a 3–4 page (plus the cover page and reference page) outline of pre-departure training with a thorough description and explanation of the training programs that you suggest for improving expatriate performance.
Your assignment must address the following:
- Describe the specific training needs of new expatriate employees.
- Describe each component of pre-departure training and how it will address the needs of the new expatriate employees
- Provide a detailed overview of the training with rationale for each area of emphasis.
- Explain how the training will improve the expatriate experience for the new assignment.
Integrate at least three supporting resources, one from the textbook and the others from the Strayer University Library databases.
INSTRUCTIONS
Format
- ting. Please refer to the Library site for all support. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Help Resources
- Check out the Week 8 Assignment Template Download Week 8 Assignment Template[DOCX].
- Check out the Week 8 Assignment Help Video PlaylistLinks to an external site. [Video].
- Check out the Week 8 Assignment Sample Paper Download Week 8 Assignment Sample Paper[PDF].
- Check out the BUS325 Library Guide.
- Check out the SWS - Citation Generator Tools.
- Check out the Assignment Planner – Online Time Management ToolLinks to an external site..
The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:
- Recommend training programs to improve performance throughout a multinational corporation comprised of a diverse workforce.
| Week 8 Assignment Training | ||
|---|---|---|
| Criteria | Ratings | Pts |
| Describe the specific training needs of new expatriate employees using specific examples. | 30 to >27 pts Exemplary Described the specific training needs of new expatriate employees using specific examples.27 to >24 pts Competent Described the specific training needs of new expatriate employees but did not use specific examples.24 to >18 pts Satisfactory Listed the specific training needs of new expatriate employees.18 pts Needs Improvement Provided general training ideas but did not address the specific needs of new expatriate employees.18 to >0 pts Unacceptable Did not describe the specific training needs of new expatriate employees. | / 30 pts |
Describe each component of pre-departure training and how it will address the needs of the new expatriate employees. | 30 to >27 pts Exemplary Described each component of pre-departure training and how it will address the needs of the new expatriate employees27 to >24 pts Competent Described each component of pre-departure training but not how it will address the needs of the new expatriate employees24 to >18 pts Satisfactory Identified all components of pre-departure training but did not describe each component18 pts Needs Improvement Listed some pre-departure components but did not provide a complete list and did not describe any of the components.18 to >0 pts Unacceptable Did not describe each component of pre-departure training and how it will address the needs of the new expatriate employees | / 30 pts |
Provide a detailed overview of the training with rationale for each area of emphasis. | 37.5 to >33.75 pts Exemplary Provided a detailed overview of the training with rationale for each area of emphasis.33.75 to >30 pts Competent Provided a detailed overview of the training but did not provide rationale for each area of emphasis.30 to >22.5 pts Satisfactory Provided a general overview of the training with no rationale for any area of emphasis.22.5 pts Needs Improvement Attempted to provide an overview of the training but the overview was incomplete and lacked detail. Student did not address the areas of emphasis.22.5 to >0 pts Unacceptable Did not provide a detailed overview of the training with rationale for each area of emphasis. | / 37.5 pts |
Explain how the training will improve the expatriate experience for the new assignment. | 30 to >27 pts Exemplary Explained how the training will improve the expatriate experience for the new assignment.27 to >24 pts Competent Explained how the training will improve the expatriate experience but did not connect it to the new assignment.24 to >18 pts Satisfactory Provided a list of the benefits of the new training program for expatriates, but did not explain how it will improve the expatriate experience for the new assignment.18 pts Needs Improvement Attempted to explain how the training program will improve the expatriate experience but the response was incomplete, lacked any detail, and did not address how the training will improve the expatriate experience.18 to >0 pts Unacceptable Did not explain how the training will improve the expatriate experience for the new assignment. | / 30 pts |
Utilize three quality sources. Sources are credible, relevant, appropriate, and cited correctly. | 15 to >13.5 pts Exemplary Utilized three quality sources that are credible, relevant, appropriate, and are cited correctly.13.5 to >12 pts Competent Utilized three quality sources that are credible, relevant, and appropriate but have 1 error in the citations.12 to >9 pts Satisfactory Utilized three quality sources that are credible, relevant, and appropriate but have 2 errors in the citations.9 pts Needs Improvement Utilized fewer than three sources, or sources are not credible, relevant, or appropriate. More than 2 errors in the citations.9 to >0 pts Unacceptable Did not utilize or did not cite resources used in the assignment. | / 15 pts |
Clarity, writing mechanics, and SWS formatting requirements | 7.5 to >6.75 pts Exemplary 0–2 errors present.6.75 to >6 pts Competent 3–4 errors present.6 to >4.5 pts Satisfactory 5–6 errors present.4.5 pts Needs Improvement 7–8 errors present.4.5 to >0 pts Unacceptable More than eight errors present. | / 7.5 pts |
| Total Points: 0 |