{"id":33666,"date":"2023-09-13T22:59:38","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T22:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/what-do-slack-and-wise-argue-is-the-problem-with-using-numeric-measures-of-progress-provide-examples-from-the-readings-or-lecture\/"},"modified":"2023-09-13T22:59:38","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T22:59:38","slug":"what-do-slack-and-wise-argue-is-the-problem-with-using-numeric-measures-of-progress-provide-examples-from-the-readings-or-lecture","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/what-do-slack-and-wise-argue-is-the-problem-with-using-numeric-measures-of-progress-provide-examples-from-the-readings-or-lecture\/","title":{"rendered":"What do Slack and Wise argue is the problem with using numeric measures of progress? Provide examples from the readings or lecture."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Purpose<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">and Learning Objectives<\/strong>: The purpose of the memos and responses is for you to:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">demonstrate your understanding of the course material and connection between the given questions and relevant course themes<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">develop and grow your skills in carefully thinking through some main lines of reasoning in course readings<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">develop and grow your abilities to distill and convey complex ideas in a clear and consistent way<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Specifics<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">: The memos will be approximately 1 double-spaced page of text (300-400 words). The goal is to answer the question posed thoroughly and efficiently.<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 5px; font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">S23 Memo Draft Rubric<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<table style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<thead style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<tr style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<th style=\"padding: 7px 10px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Criteria<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 7px 10px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Ratings<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 7px 10px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Pts<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<tr style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 0.85rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span style=\"margin: -1px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Does the memo address the question posed?<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<table style=\"margin-left: -1px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<tbody style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<tr style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 0.85em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 5px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">1<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>pts<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Excellent<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0px; font-weight: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 0.85em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 5px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">0.8<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>pts<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Very Good<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0px; font-weight: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 0.85em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 5px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">0.6<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>pts<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Good<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0px; font-weight: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 0.85em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 5px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">0.4<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>pts<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Okay<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0px; font-weight: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 0.85em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 5px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">0.2<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>pts<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Poor<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0px; font-weight: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">1<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>pts<br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 0.85rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Does the memo accurately and conscientiously reflect the readings?<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<table style=\"margin-left: -1px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<tbody style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<tr style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 0.85em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 5px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">1<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>pts<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Excellent<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0px; font-weight: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 0.85em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 5px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">0.8<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>pts<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Very Good<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0px; font-weight: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 0.85em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 5px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">0.6<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>pts<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Good<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0px; font-weight: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 0.85em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 5px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">0.4<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>pts<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Okay<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0px; font-weight: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 0.85em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 5px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">0.2<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>pts<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Poor<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0px; font-weight: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">1<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>pts<br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 0.85rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Is the memo written in clear, efficient language (without mistakes in citation and grammar), and does it focus on the key writing skill?<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<table style=\"margin-left: -1px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<tbody style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<tr style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 0.85em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 5px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">1<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>pts<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Excellent<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0px; font-weight: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 0.85em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 5px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">0.8<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>pts<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Very Good<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0px; font-weight: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 0.85em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 5px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">0.6<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>pts<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Good<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0px; font-weight: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 0.85em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 5px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">0.4<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>pts<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Okay<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0px; font-weight: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 0.85em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 5px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">0.2<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>pts<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Poor<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0px; font-weight: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">1<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>pts<br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Total Points:<span style=\"cursor: auto; 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