Discussion Forum 2 – Economic and Social Impact of Construction Accidents (5%)

This assignment relates to the following Course Learning Requirement:

CLR 1 - Interpret safety legislation and corporate safety policies.

Objective of this Assignment: To identify and discuss Research Economic and Social Impact of Construction
Accidents.

Instructions:
Research and report on the economic or social impact of construction accidents in the construction industry. Discussion
Forum 2 requires you to pick one of the two options below and provide additional research and information on this
topic. The document should be done in APA format and cite all references used in the paper.

Option 1. Research and report the economic impact/consequences of accidents as they relate to the construction
industry.

Option 2. Research and report the social impact/consequences of accidents as they relate to the construction industry.

Your substantive posting, of approximately 500 words, must be a thoughtful posting and must be checked for grammar
and spelling.

In addition to your discussion posting, you are expected to comment on two other colleagues' postings, as well as
respond to comments on your posting contributed by others. When commenting on your colleagues’ posts, please
ensure that the posts add value to the conversation. Provide interesting facts and add to the information that was not
posted. Remember, just agreeing to the post does not add value to the conversation.

Your referencing format must follow the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
(APA): http://www.apastyle.org/learn/tutorials/

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Grading Rubric (5%):
Criteria Excellent
80-100%
Content All information offered is accurate
All relevant course and topic links
are made
All views are clearly expressed and
are well explained
All postings contain original ideas,
connections or applications
Comments
Participation Always contributes postings and
responses in good time
All postings are meaningful and
encourage others’ understanding
Always makes linkages, and moves
discussion to conclusion or
synthesis
Comments
Mechanics Postings use clear language and
are easy to understand
Correct grammar and spelling are
consistently used
Comments
Total Points
Good
50-79%
Most information offered is accurate
Most relevant course and topic links
are made
Most views are clearly expressed and
explained
Most postings contain original ideas,
connections or applications
Often contributes postings and
responses in good time
Most postings are meaningful and
encourage others’ understanding
Sometimes makes linkages but
does not always help the discussion
along
Postings mostly use clear language
and are easy to understand
Few or no spelling and/or
grammatical errors
Requires Improvement Points
<50%
Some or no accurate information offered /2
Some or no relevant course links are
made
Views are rarely or never clear and
require further explanation
Postings rarely or never contain original
ideas, connections or applications
Rarely or never contributes postings and /2
responses, often posts late
Responses are limited in scope, rarely or
never encouraging others’ understanding
Impedes the flow of discussion with
comments
Language used is often unclear and /1
postings are often difficult to understand
Many spelling and grammatical errors
/5