Research Paper - Final

Criteria

Levels of Achievement

Content 70%

Advanced

Proficient

Developing

Not present

Areas regarding content, analysis, synthesis, evaluation of topics, participation and timeliness

126 to 140 points

Superior work in all areas - Student consistently exceeds minimal expectations in all areas regarding content, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of topics, participation, timeliness, and writing style.

Specifically:

· Identified a relevant contemporary business ethics topic

· Thoroughly researched both secular and biblical thoughts concerning the topic

· Thoroughly compared and contrasted both secular and biblical thoughts concerning the topic

· There is a clear thesis statement

· The introduction provides a clear overview of the paper’s contents

· Headings correspond to points in the thesis statement

· Differing viewpoints considered, analyzed, and treated

· 5 - 7 scholarly sources are cited and shown in the references section

· The conclusion offers a robust summary of the issues treated in the paper and suggestions for further study

· The paper is written in an objective (3rd person) format and covers the topic to sufficient depth for an upper-class research paper

98 to 125 points

Good work in most areas - Student demonstrates minor deficiencies in some areas regarding content, analysis, writing style, and/or participation.

Specifically:

· Identified a business ethics topic but not necessarily one of a contemporary nature

· Adequately researched both secular and biblical thoughts concerning the topic

· Adequately compared and contrasted both secular and biblical thoughts concerning the topic

· There is a clear thesis statement

· The introduction provides a clear overview of the paper’s contents

· Headings correspond to points in the thesis statement

· Differing viewpoints mostly considered, analyzed, and treated

· 5 - 7 scholarly sources are cited and shown in the references section

· The conclusion offers a good summary of the issues treated in the paper and suggestions for further study

· The paper is written in an objective (3rd person) format and covers the topic to sufficient depth for an upper-class research paper

1 to 97 points

Fair work in most areas – Student exhibits need for improvement in most areas regarding content, analysis, writing style, and/or participation.

Specifically:

· Identified a topic only remotely related to business ethics

· Briefly researched both secular and biblical thoughts concerning the topic

· Briefly compared and contrasted both secular and biblical thoughts concerning the topic

· There is a somewhat clear thesis statement

· The introduction provides a somewhat clear overview of the paper’s contents

· Headings somewhat correspond to points in the thesis statement

· Differing viewpoints somewhat considered, analyzed, and treated

· Fewer than 5 - 7 scholarly sources are cited and shown in the references section

· The conclusion offers a brief summary of the issues treated in the paper and may not offer suggestions for further study

· The paper is written in an objective (3rd person) format and covers the topic to sufficient depth for an upper-class research paper

0 points

Failing – Student shows evidence of refusal or inability to meet minimum standards of work.

Specifically:

· Did not identify an appropriate business ethics related topic

· Did not research both secular and biblical thoughts concerning the topic

· Did not compare and contrasted both secular and biblical thoughts concerning the topic

· There is no thesis statement

· The introduction provides no overview of the paper’s contents

· Headings do not correspond to points in the thesis statement

· Differing viewpoints not considered, analyzed, and treated

Structure 30%

Advanced

Proficient

Developing

Not present

Writing Style (APA formatting), grammatical errors and sentence structure

54 to 60 points

· Minimal to non-existent grammatical and APA errors.

· The paper is between 8 and 10 full pages not including the title and references pages

42 to 53 points

· Limited grammatical and APA errors.

· The paper is between 8 and 10 full pages not including the title and references pages

1 to 41 points

· Contains numerous grammatical and APA errors.

· The paper is slightly less than 8 and 10 full pages not including the title and references pages

0 points

· Contains excessive grammatical and APA errors.

· The paper is far less than 8 and 10 full pages not including the title and references pages