Characterizing risk and return

CRITERIA 

NON-PERFORMANCE 

BASIC 

PROFICIENT 

DISTINGUISHED 

Define the concept of risk. 

Does not define the concept of risk. 

Defines the concept of risk but omits key elements. 

Defines the concept of risk. 

Analyzes the concept of risk and connects the analysis to relevant real-world examples. 

Explain how risk is measured. 

Does not explain how risk is measured. 

Explains how risk is measured but omits key elements. 

Explains how risk is measured. 

Analyzes how risk is measured and connects the analysis to relevant real-world examples. 

Identify a source of firm-specific risk. 

Does not identify a source of firm-specific risk. 

Identifies a source of firm-specific risk but omits key elements. 

Identifies a source of firm-specific risk. 

Analyzes a source of firm-specific risk and connects the analysis to relevant real-world examples. 

Identify the total level of risk of a stock. 

Does not identify the total level of risk of a stock. 

Identifies the total level of risk of a stock but omits key elements. 

Identifies the total level of risk of a stock. 

Analyzes the total level of risk of a stock and connects the analysis to relevant real-world examples. 

Explain what the coefficient of variation measures. 

Does not explain what the coefficient of variation measures. 

Explains what the coefficient of variation measures using inaccurate or incomplete information. 

Explains what the coefficient of variation measures. 

Describes what the coefficient of variation measures and connects the description to relevant real world situations. 

Calculate the dollar return on an investment. 

Does not calculate the dollar return on an investment. 

Calculates the dollar return on an investment using inaccurate or incomplete data. 

Calculates the dollar return on an investment. 

Calculates the dollar return on an investment and explains the calculation. 

Calculate the percentage return on an investment. 

Does not calculate the percentage return on an investment. 

Calculates the percentage return on an investment using inaccurate or incomplete data. 

Calculates the percentage return on an investment. 

Calculates the percentage return on an investment and explains the calculation. 

Calculate the coefficient of variation of stocks.

Does not calculate the coefficient of variation of stocks. 

Calculates the coefficient of variation of stocks using inaccurate or incomplete data. 

Calculates the coefficient of variation of stocks. 

Calculates the coefficient of variation of stocks and explains the calculation. 

Calculate the portfolio return.

Does not calculate the portfolio return. 

Calculates the portfolio return using inaccurate or incomplete data.. 

Calculates the portfolio return. 

Calculates the portfolio return and explains the calculation.