Students sometimes lose sight of the fact that critical thinking, research, and writing skills are skills for effective and informed communication, wherever they are expressed. This assignment offers you the opportunity to hone these skills. Write a Reflective Brief based on an issue you choose, based on class content, but supplemented by some ancillary research on the topic. Choose your topic by identifying an issue connected to this course: it might be a subject that came up in the course which resonated with you (e.g. a eureka moment), or a current and developing issue (e.g. a resource management issue that is specifically being addressed in the media). Broaden and deepen your understanding of the issue from an interdisciplinary perspective by conducting additional fact-finding or research about your topic. Write a maximum five hundred word Reflective Brief, as if presenting the material to a government department Minister or senior business executive. Examples of a brief are provided for guidance: http://writingforresults.net/classic.pdf http://www.publicsectorwriting.com/?page_id=6 You are expected to incorporate credible peer-reviewed sources in your Reflective Brief. It is expected that a minimum of two credible sources will be included. For example, credible sources would be peer-reviewed articles (e.g., journals from, but not necessarily limited to, the following publishers Elsevier, Springer, Wiley, Taylor & Francis etc.). The properly formatted apa-style citations do not count toward your word limit. Weekly, the professors will mention topical issues or general areas that could be eligible for this assignment, however the final responsibility for selecting the issue lay with the student. The Reflective Brief can be submitted anytime during term but we encourage you to tackle it before final deadline starts to loom. Grading Rubrics Criteria You can do better! Competent Distinguished Identifies a relevant issue (worth 2) Fails to explain issue/topic as discussed in class (0) Properly explains issue/topic (1) Properly explains issue/topic with exceptional thoroughness, literary support and clarity (2) Reflects on issues/topic based on external readings (worth 4) Fails to identify specific lessons learned (0) Properly reflects/interprets issues/topic using external sources as support. (2) Properly reflects/interprets issues/topic using two external sources with exceptional thoroughness, literary support and clarity (4) Properly uses a minimum of two credible sources (worth 2) Fails to properly incorporate information from two credible sources (0) Incorporates minimal information from sources but fails to reflect or support their ideas (1) Properly uses a minimum of two credible sources to support their reflection. (2) Communicates in a manner expected of an undergraduate-level student, including full APA compliance and demonstration of critical thinking skills (worth 2) Fails to communicate in a manner expected of an undergraduate-level student, including full APA compliance and demonstration of critical thinking skills (0) Communicates at a basic level in a manner expected of an undergraduate-level student, including full APA compliance and demonstration of critical thinking (1) Communicates in a manner expected of an undergraduate-level student, including full APA compliance and demonstration of critical thinking skills. Communication is exceptionally polished and impressive at a superior lev