ACC 315 Module Two Short Paper Guidelines and Rubric
Prompt: Write a short paper on a process at your current (or past) place of work. This could be a department process or, if the business is small, how the business
operates as a whole. Create a system flowchart that captures the business process of your choosing. In addition, provide a one- to two-paragraph summary of
what the department or business does so that your instructor will have context for the diagram.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
Briefly describe a business process. Include enough detail to understand the process.
Create a system flowchart of the chosen business process. Ensure that it accurately reflects your description and is logical and legible.
Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Your short paper should be a 1- to 2-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and oneinch margins.
Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Describe a Business
process
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
exhibits keen insight into the
chosen process
Briefly describes a business
process with enough detail to
understand the process
Briefly describes a business process,
but description lacks sufficient detail
or is illogical
Does not briefly describe a
business process
45
System Flowchart Meets “Proficient” criteria and
shows complete understanding
of the chosen process
Creates a system flowchart of the
chosen business process
Creates a system flowchart of a
business process, but chart doesn’t
reflect written description or is
illogical or illegible
Does not create a system
flowchart of the chosen
business process
45
Writing
(Mechanics/Citations)
No errors related to organization,
grammar and style, and citations
Minor errors related to
organization, grammar and style,
and citations
Some errors related to organization,
grammar and style, and citations
Major errors related to
organization, grammar and
style, and citations
10
Total 100%
