The Executive Summary

Points: 225

Assignment 4: The Executive Summary

Criteria

Unacceptable Below 70% F

Fair 70-79% C

Proficient 80-89% B

Exemplary 90-100% A

1. Establish the purpose(s) of the executive summary. Weight: 10%

Did not submit or incompletely established the purpose(s) of the executive summary.

Partially established the purpose(s) of the executive summary.

Satisfactorily established the purpose(s) of the executive summary.

Thoroughly established the purpose(s) of the executive summary.

2. Provide the background to the issue. Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely provided the background to the issue.

Partially provided the background to the issue.

Satisfactorily provided the background to the issue.

Thoroughly provided the background to the issue.

3. Discuss the results of the research, identifying the models used to obtain the results. Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely discussed the results of the research, identifying the models used to obtain the results.

Partially discussed the results of the research, identifying the models used to obtain the results.

Satisfactorily discussed the results of the research, identifying the models used to obtain the results.

Thoroughly discussed the results of the research, identifying the models used to obtain the results.

4. Provide available federal data. Weight: 10%

Did not submit or incompletely provided available federal data.

Partially provided available federal data.

Satisfactorily provided available federal data.

Thoroughly provided available federal data.

5. Discuss appropriate economic predictors. Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely discussed appropriate economic predictors.

Partially discussed appropriate economic predictors.

Satisfactorily discussed appropriate economic predictors.

Thoroughly discussed appropriate economic predictors.

6. Propose at least three (3) reliable, implementable recommendations. Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely proposed at least three (3) reliable, implementable recommendations.

Partially proposed at least three (3) reliable, implementable recommendations.

Satisfactorily proposed at least three (3) reliable, implementable recommendations.

Thoroughly proposed at least three (3) reliable, implementable recommendations.

7. 2 references Weight: 5%

Does not meet the required number of references

Meets the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices.

Meets number of required references; most references quality choices.

Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.

8. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements Weight: 10%

More than 6 errors present

5-6 errors present

3-4 errors present

0-2 errors present