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Assignment 2: Case study (20%)

Task description:
Choose a crisis case that was discussed during the class (or you can choose your own):
- Analyze its organizational crisis, discuss how the firm responded to the crisis, and analyze whether its crisis management is effective
or not.
- Analyze its stakeholder before and after the crisis to demonstrate how crisis communication management of the firm work.
- Evaluate the whole process of CCM including pre-crisis, crisis events, and post-crisis.
- Recommendation
You should use a mix of scholarly references, media coverage, and organizational materials.
You will write a 3000 words (± 10%) case study which includes key findings for the organization’s crisis that you have analyzed
Requirements:
The format must be Times New Roman font, 13 size, double-spaced. You need to submit both soft copy (via LMS) and hard copy (in
class). The layout must be clear, well-organized, and neat.
You need to have your name and student ID on the cover page or on the top of your paper.
Deadline: Week 8 - Sunday 23:59 02/072023
Please follow page 2 for the marking criteria
Marking Rubric:
Criteria Fail Pass Credit Distinction HD
(0-4.9) (5-6.4) (6.5-7.4) (7.5-8.4) (8.5-10)
Critical analysis Lack of representation of Somewhat have a Presentation of a comprehensive Very clear and comprehensive Excellent clear and
organization’s comprehensive, and critical comprehensive and critical integrated and critical analysis of integrated and critical comprehensive integrated and
crisis, discuss its analysis of relevant sources analysis of relevant sources relevant sources and evidence. analysis of relevant literature critical analysis of relevant
impact (including and evidence. Lack of an in- and evidence. Somewhat have Somewhat have an in-depth and sources. Somewhat have literature and sources.
fame, and depth understanding of the an in-depth understanding of understanding of the an in-depth understanding of Somewhat have an in-depth
stakeholders..) organization’s crisis the organization’s crisis organization’s crisis management. crisis management. A very understanding of crisis
(must be logical) management. Lack of management. Somewhat A clear and comprehensive clear and comprehensive on management. A very clear and
(40%) discussion on the impact on comprehensive discussion on discussion on its impact on the its impact on the firm comprehensive on its impact on
the firm reputation, and the impact on the firm firm reputation, and stakeholders reputation, and stakeholders the firm reputation, and
stakeholders reputation, and stakeholders stakeholders
Investigate and Inadequate investigation of Somewhat adequate A comprehensive investigation of An excellent comprehensive An excellent comprehensive
analyze the firm crisis, response, investigation of the firm the firm crisis, response, and investigation of the firm investigation of the firm crisis,
crisis response and and action plan. Lack of crisis, response, and action action plan. Verry efficient crisis, response, and action response, and action plan.
action plan (20%) discussion on the way the plan. Efficient discussion on discussion on the way the firm plan. Cover all aspects of the Cover all aspects of the way the
firm action and response the way the firm action and action and response way the firm action and firm action and response
response response
Critical evaluation Lack of knowledge of the Somewhat have Incredible comprehensive Incredible comprehensive Incredible comprehensive
of 3 stages (logic, concepts of crisis comprehensive knowledge of knowledge of the concepts of knowledge of the concepts of knowledge of the concepts of
critical thinking-), communication the concepts of crisis crisis communication crisis communication crisis communication
recommendation management and its related communication management management and its related issues management and its related management and its related
(25%) issues and its related issues issues issues
Formatting and Format, Spelling, Grammar Format, Spelling, Grammar & Direct quotations are used Paraphrased key comments Superior skill demonstrated
expression and & Row is below the Row meet the requirement. sparingly, skillful use of and used direct quotations proficiency in paraphrasing key
layout, grammar, requirement. Expressing Expressing language is close language, evidence of proofing. very sparingly. The use of comments and use of direct
vocabulary language is not academic to academic langue. Clear, Very clear, well-organized, and language, mechanics, and quotations. Excellent use of
(10%) langue. Unclear layout organized layout neat layout evidence of proofing. language, and evidence of
Excellent clear, organized, proofing. Superior clear,
and neat layout organized, and neat layout.
Referencing (5%) Significant inaccurate Some inaccurate referencing Reasonable skill in use of correct Skill demonstrated in use of Superior skill demonstrated in
referencing refercencing style correct referencing style use of correct referencing style
End of the document.

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