Group Project$-$ Informal Proposal: $20\%$ of Course Grade

GRADING MATRIX

Prepare a presentation for the Executive team of your company in which you are pitching why they should implement an education$/$college tuition benefit program for employees. Please note that your presentation should include the following:

$1.$ Title page: Use of catchy hook for your title $(5\%)$

$2.$ Introduction. Why is this a good idea for the company? $(20\%)$

a$.$

i$.$ What is the recruitment budget at your company? $($include cost per vacancy$/$openings$)$

ii$.$ What are your company$$s employee retention numbers? $($attrition rate$/$# who leave$)$

iii. What are the retention and loyalty benefits of competitors in the industry?

$3.$ Background, Problem, and Purpose $(20\%)$

b$.$

iv$.$ Identify any obstacles to implementation $($Example: Budget$)$

v$.$ Provide solution sets for implementation $($Example: Years of service requirement$)$

vi$.$ How would that impact the company$$s corporate image? $($look to industry examples$)$

$4.$ Cost benefits analysis for the company $(25\%)$

c$.$

vii. Dividends for the company $/$Use industry or benchmark data to see cost of recruitment

viii. Include any deliverables your new program will produce to customers

ix$.$ Specify how the program will be managed and audited $($Deadlines$,$ requirements, etc.$)$

x$.$ Implementation costs:

$1.$ Benefit Budget: Projected cost based on participant ceiling

$2.$ Human Resource component$/$staffing$/$oversight

$5.$ Conclusion and Authorization $(20\%)$

d$.$

xi$.$ Restate benefits with emphasis on short term and long term benefits to the company Example: Decrease in recruitment cost, higher productivity, better service to clients$/$customers due to employee expertise, more creative goods and services for clients$/$customers$,$ limit brain drain to competitors, etc...

xii. Include a deadline for implementation

$6.$ Other Assessment Criteria $(10\%)$

e$.$

xiii. Visual Appeal and Flow: Are you appealing to emotions?

xiv. Incorporation of Statistics: Are you appealing to the rational mind?

xv$.$ Verbal delivery$/$Narrative: Are you appealing to the primitive$/$reptilian mind?

Criteria for evaluation: Your assignment will be evaluated based on content, depth of research, evidence that demonstrate knowledge of the subject.