Ashley Claire-Financial Report

Criteria

Exemplary - 100%

Satisfactory - 80-99%

Partially Met - 40-79%

Attempted - 1-39%

Not Evident - 0%

Accuracy of calculations / Consistency of terminology

See “Satisfactory,” with the exception that there are no errors and all terminology is accurately applied.  

The report is consistent mathematically, terminologically, and with the sources it cites. There may be one or two minor errors, either in misapplication of terminology or VERY small errors in calculation. All ideas/data are supported by sources.

Terminology is mostly correct, with some errors. The report is supported by sources, but there are recurring errors in calculation. Maybe could use some additional support from sources.

There are regular errors in the calculation, or report goes largely unsupported by evidence, or terminology is regularly misapplied, or evidence that IS used goes unattributed.  

The report doesn’t appear to be getting evidence from any sources, or makes no attempt to attribute them. No attempt to use correct terminology.

Organization

The report is comprehensive and clear. Nothing is misplaced.

The report is organized so that the details of each organization can be easily referenced, understood and compared. One or two data points are out of place or missing.

Some elements are organized in a way that makes it difficult to find them, or they would make more sense organized differently.

The report is jumbled and lacks the organization necessary to make it useable.

The report has no organization whatsoever.

Completeness

The report thoroughly and thoughtfully addresses each of the required elements as laid out in the instructions. The reader comes away with a complete, if succinct, picture of the finances of the org.

The report addresses each of the required listed elements for each of the financial situations of both target organizations.

The report fails to address one or two of the listed elements for each of the target organizations.

The report is missing three or more of the elements listed as required in the assignment instructions.

The report makes little or no attempt to cover what has been asked.

Mechanics / Grammar

There are no errors in grammar or mechanics.

There are a few errors in grammar and/or mechanics, but they are minor.

There are enough errors in grammar and/or mechanics to distract, sometimes, from the document’s intention.

There are regular, serious errors in grammar and/or mechanics.

The grammar and/or mechanics contain enough errors to regularly confuse the document’s meaning.

AMA Citation

The paper is formatted correctly, all sources cited correctly, with no errors.

Paper is formatted correctly and all sources used are cited correctly with one or two minor errors.

Several errors in citation or AMA style formatting.

Recurring errors in the AMA formatting suggest a lack of fluency with AMA style.

No sources cited, or document not formatted using AMA style.