Points: 200 | Assignment 1: Company Information, Market Segmentation, and Product Positioning |
Criteria | Unacceptable Below 70% F | Fair 70-79% C | Proficient 80-89% B | Exemplary 90-100% A |
1. Write a detailed company background. Weight: 10% | Did not submit or incompletely wrote a detailed company background. | Partially wrote a detailed company background. | Satisfactorily wrote a detailed company background. | Thoroughly wrote a detailed company background. |
2. Create a strategic mission statement. Weight: 15% | Did not submit or incompletely created a strategic mission statement. | Partially created a strategic mission statement. | Satisfactorily created a strategic mission statement. | Thoroughly created a strategic mission statement. |
3.
Determine and decide upon at least one (1) foreign market for the
product and service. Provide your rationale for this market. Weight: 10% | Did
not submit or incompletely determined and decided upon at least one (1)
foreign market for the product and service; did not submit or
incompletely provided your rationale for this market. | Partially
determined and decided upon at least one (1) foreign market for the
product and service. Partially provided your rationale for this market. | Satisfactorily
determined and decided upon at least one (1) foreign market for the
product and service. Satisfactorily provided your rationale for this
market. | Thoroughly
determined and decided upon at least one (1) foreign market for the
product and service. Thoroughly provided your rationale for this market. |
4. Discuss the potential audiences for a marketing plan and the needs of those potential audiences. Weight: 10% | Did
not submit or incompletely discussed the potential audiences for a
marketing plan and the needs of those potential audiences. | Partially discussed the potential audiences for a marketing plan and the needs of those potential audiences. | Satisfactorily discussed the potential audiences for a marketing plan and the needs of those potential audiences. | Thoroughly discussed the potential audiences for a marketing plan and the needs of those potential audiences. |
5. Identify the marketing segment for the product and provide a rationale for this segment. Weight: 10% | Did
not submit or incompletely identified the marketing segment for the
product; did not submit or incompletely provided a rationale for this
segment. | Partially identified the marketing segment for the product and partially provided a rationale for this segment. | Satisfactorilyidentified the marketing segment for the product and satisfactorily provided a rationale for this segment. | Thoroughlyidentified the marketing segment for the product and thoroughly provided a rationale for this segment. |
6. Discuss the target market and provide a rationale for this target market. Weight: 10% | Did not submit or incompletelydiscussed the target market; did not submit or incompletely provided a rationale for this target market. | Partiallydiscussed the target market and partially provided a rationale for this target market. | Satisfactorily discussed the target market and satisfactorily provided a rationale for this target market. | Thoroughly discussed the target market and thoroughly provided a rationale for this target market. |
7. Perform a SWOT analysis (strengths, weakness, opportunities, and threats) for the company. Weight: 10% | Did not submit or incompletely perform a SWOT analysis (strengths, weakness, opportunities, and threats) for the company. | Partially performed a SWOT analysis (strengths, weakness, opportunities, and threats) for the company. | Satisfactorily performed a SWOT analysis (strengths, weakness, opportunities, and threats) for the company. | Thoroughly performed a SWOT analysis (strengths, weakness, opportunities, and threats) for the company. |
8. Describe the market position for your product and service.Explain your rationale. Weight: 10% | Did
not submit or incompletely described the market position for your
product and service; did not submit or incompletely explained your
rationale. | Partially described the market position for your product and service; partially explained your rationale. | Satisfactorily described the market position for your product and service; satisfactorily explained your rationale. | Thoroughly described the market position for your product and service; thoroughly explained your rationale. |
9. 2 references Weight: 5% | No references provided | Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices. | Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices. | Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices. |
10. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements Weight: 10% | More than 6 errors present | 5-6 errors present | 3-4 errors present | 0-2 errors present |