Bad News message Written assignment Activity brief BCO113 — Written Communication Skills Online campus Professor: Brian Reedy: brian.reedy@euruni.edu Description Write one of the two bad news emails below: This activity must meet the following formatting requirements: Option 1: Your company has occurred a large debt due to poor profits during the pandemic and you need to let some employees go (make them redundant). You will be dismissing 100 employees of your 1000-strong workforce before the end of the year. Workers made redundant will receive 2 months’ salary, as well as one year of placement services with HRC Recruitment, Inc. Write an email to inform your employees of the bad news. Option 2: Your mobile phone company Blue Net normally contributes to food expenses for business trips. Unfortunately, this year the covid-19 pandemic has meant that the company’s profits have dropped sharply. Because of this, you will not be able to pay food expenses for your staff attending the Mobile World Congress. Write an email to inform your employees of the bad news. Font Arial or Calibri; size 12 Left aligned 250-300 words (Body of the letter) Use indirect approach Word format only Use positive language and the you viewpoint Email format Option 3: A member of staff’s application for a promotion in the company to Team Leader has not been successful as there were other applicants with more experience. Write an email to inform your employee of your bad news. Option 4: Your company has struggled financially due to Covid-19 and profits have dramatically decreased so they cannot afford any pay rise until early 2022. Write an email to inform your employees of your bad news. Goal(s) To be able to write an appropriate bad news email message. Due date Date: Tuesday, 6th July 2021 Time: 14:00 CEST To use adequate tone and format for effectively communicating negative news. Weight towards final grade This activity has a weight of 20% towards the final grade. Assessment criteria See rubric below To show effective writing skills to achieve the purpose. Learning outcomes Demonstrate familiarity with different writing formats in business communication and apply this in practice. Understand the difference between academic and business writing. To show knowledge of correct email writing. Rubric: Bad news message Criteria/Level Content 30% Accomplished (A) The message covers The message covers all almost all the points of the points of the task. The task. The writer has made writer has clearly followed a good attempt to follow the instructions. the instructions. The structure and format of the message is optimum and the writing Structure/Format/Organization is of the required length. 20% All elements of the chosen format are evident and appropriate. Language 20% Proficient (B) Uses precise language which is adequate for the audience and purpose. Writer shows superior Proficient (C) The message covers most points from the task. The writer has attempted to follow the given instructions. The structure of the The structure of the message message is is appropriate and the generally fine and the word message is well-organized. length has been met. All The word length has been elements are present met. All elements of the although some may be chosen format are evident inappropriate. and appropriate. The language used is very accurate and appropriate for the audience and purpose. Borderline (D) Fail (F) The message does The message only fulfils a not fulfill the task small part of the task. The requirements. The writer has writer has not followed the not made an attempt to majority of the instructions. follow the instructions. The message is not written using the required format. The structure is very weak The structure is unclear and and makes the message in general the writing I difficult to follow. Several disorganized. The message elements of the format are does not meet the required lacking or inappropriate. word length. Most elements are lacking or inappropriate. The language used is The language used is The language used is correct and generally mostly inappropriate for the inappropriate for the appropriate for the audience audience and purpose. audience and purposeand purpose. understanding of the language. Spelling /Grammar/Punctuation Spelling, grammar and 20% punctuation are correct. Purpose achieved 10% The purpose of the message would be successfully achieved, given the above. Spelling, grammar and Spelling, grammar and punctuation are mostly punctuation have some Spelling, grammar and correct, with some minor errors, but these do not punctuation have many errors which do not impede impede the main meaning of inaccuracies. meaning. the message. Spelling, grammar and punctuation are inaccurate The message would likely The message may achieve The message is unlikely to The message would not achieve its purpose, given its purpose, given the achieve its purpose, given achieve its purpose. the above. above. the above. Purchase answer to see full attachment Explanation & Answer: 250 words Tags: Financial Constraints Pay Rise coronavirus pandemic food stores foreseeable future User generated content is uploaded by users for the purposes of learning and should be used following our company’shonor code & terms of service.
