Consulting Firms

Name and logo of your company (your consulting firm) A portfolio A file for each member of the group A Minutes Book for each company

1. A logo must be simple A simple logo design allows for easy recognition and allows the logo to be versatile & memorable. Good logos feature something unexpected or unique without being overdrawn

2. A logo must be memorable Following closely behind the principle of simplicity, is that of memorability. An effective logo design should be memorable and this is achieved by having a simple, yet, appropriate logo

3. A logo must be timeless An effective logo should be timeless – that is, it will stand the test of time. Will the logo still be effective in 10, 20, 50 years?

4. A logo must be versatile An effective logo should be able to work across a variety of mediums and applications (could be any colour, could be black and white, painted, pencil-crayoned, etc)

5. A logo must be appropriate How you position the logo should be appropriate for its intended purpose. For example, if you are designing a a logo for children’s toys store, it would be appropriate to use a childish font & color scheme

Examples of Bad Logos

Rubric for Portfolio and Minutes Book

Group Work Rubric Group Participation Assessment Rubric Apprentice Basic Learned Exemplary * Rarely contributed to the group’s project; often needed to be begged to focus and produce; frequently off task; distracted group. * Rarely completed his or her share; almost always needed to be prodded. * Contributed good effort to the group’s project. * Was helpful and cooperative in completing his or her share. * Contributed great effort to the group’s project. * Did a good job of organizing group efforts and keeping people on track. * Completed his or her share with great effort. * Contributed exceptional effort to the group’s project. * Did a fantastic job in organizing group efforts and keeping people on track. * Went above and beyond the call of duty to further group’s work.

Rubric for Group Evaluation 4 3 2 1 Contributions Provides useful ideas when doing group work. A real leader who contributes a lot of effort. Usually provides ideas in group work. A strong member who tries hard. Sometimes provides ideas in group work. A satisfactory group member who does what is required. Rarely provides ideas to the group. May even refuse to participate Quality of Work Provides excellent quality of work Provides high quality work Provides work that needs to be rechecked by group members or teacher. Provides work that usually needs to be redone or rechecked by others. Time Management Uses time well and has things completed on time. Deadlines and responsibilities are followed. Uses time well but may have procrastinated on an item but deadlines were still met. Tends to procrastinate but still meets deadlines. Rarely gets things done by deadlines and had to change responsibilities in the group to ensure time management Attitude Never is publicly critical of anyone’s ideas, opinions or work. Always has a positive attitude about the task Rarely is publicly critical and usually has a positive attitude. Occasionally is publicly critical and usually has a positive attitude Often is critical publicly and often has a negative attitude toward the task Focus to Task Continuously stays focused to the task. Very self-motivated. Focuses to the task most of the time. Can be depended on to complete a task. Focuses to the task some of the time. Others need to encourage, prod and remind this person to stay on task Rarely focuses on the task. Lets others do the work. Rubric for Group Evaluations

Minute Book Entry #1: Write about your first group’s experience, what you accomplished, your ideas for names, etc. Entry #2: Define faith as a group.

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