OL 211 Milestone Four Guidelines and Rubric
Overview: This milestone focuses on the topic of this week’s lessons: compensating employees. Using the material on compensation provided in this week’s
lesson and the case study, write a short paper in which you:
Describe the compensation philosophy of Maersk and how the market influences this philosophy.
Determine the value of salary surveys to an organization.
Describe the advantages of discretionary benefits to Maersk.
Guidelines for Submission: Your submission should be two pages in length and double-spaced using 12-point Times New Roman font. Be sure to list your
references at the end of your paper.
Instructor Feedback: This activity uses an integrated rubric in Blackboard. Students can view instructor feedback in the Grade Center. For more information,
review these instructions.
Critical Elements
Compensation:
Compensation
Exemplary (100%)
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
description is clear and detailed
Proficient (85%)
Describes the compensation
philosophy and describes how
the market influences this
philosophy
Compensation:
Salary Surveys
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
uses evidence to substantiate
claims
Articulation of
Response
Submission is free of errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, and
organization and is presented in
a professional and easy-to-read
format
Determines the value of salary
surveys, and describes the
advantages of discretionary
benefits
Submission has no major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
Needs Improvement (55%)
Describes the compensation
philosophy and describes how
the market influences this
philosophy, but description is
cursory or inaccurate
Determines the value of salary
surveys but does not describe
the advantages of discretionary
benefits
Submission has major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that negatively impact
readability and articulation of
main ideas
Not Evident (0%)
Does not describe compensation
philosophy
Value
46
Does not determine the value of
salary surveys
46
Submission has critical errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that prevent understanding of
ideas
8
Earned Total
100%
