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Structured External Assignment: Project
Purpose: The Structured External Assignment promotes understanding of the course material. Collecting, organizing, and analyzing data using statistical methods is the cornerstone of this course.
Process: There are four milestones for this project: topic selection, proposal, data collection, and final draft. The rough draft and the final draft are polished, written reports in APA format. Since each milestone is used to complete remaining milestones, each milestone must be completed prior to completing the next milestone.
1. Final draft – 100 points
Each student will submit a word document to Canvas, where it will be checked by Turnitin for plagiarism. Final drafts must include the sections indicated in the rubric.
Rubric for Final Draft:
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Category |
Exemplary |
Accomplished |
Developing |
Beginning |
Missing |
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Question and relevance |
Question and relevance thoroughly stated.(10) |
Question and relevance stated. (8.6) |
Question stated. Relevance is vaguely stated. (7.7) |
Question stated. No relevance. (6.8) |
Missing (0) |
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Data description |
Population and variables thoroughly defined. Proper terminology used. (10)
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Population and variables defined. (8.6) |
Either population or variables no clearly defined. (7.7) |
Population and variables not clearly defined. (6.8) |
Missing (0) |
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Data collection |
Data collection methods, sampling techniques, and limitations, such as bias and confounding variables, thoroughly discussed (10) |
One of the elements need clarification. (8.6) |
Two elements need clarification. (7.7) |
All three elements need clarification. (6.8) |
Missing (0) |
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Data organization |
Data skillfully converted into well-labeled tables and graphs that accurately reveal relationships among variables. Excellent attention to detail. Original data is provided. (20) |
Data converted into well-labeled tables and graphs that accurately reveal relationships among variables. Original data is provided. (17.2) |
Data converted into tables and graphs that reveal relationships among variables. Original data is provided. (15.4) |
Data converted into tables and graphs that are partially labeled and may contain errors.(13.6) |
Missing, or simply copied from a website. (0) |
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Data analysis |
1. Hypotheses, 2. p-value and level of significance, 3. test statistic and critical value, 4. and descriptive statistics accurate and thoroughly discussed (20) |
One group missing or inaccurately discussed. (17.2) |
Two groups missing or inaccurately discussed. (15.4) |
Three groups missing or inaccurately discussed. (13.6) |
Missing or completely incorrect. (0) |
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Conclusions |
Thoughtful judgments and contextual conclusions logically flowed from work. Excellent attention to detail. (20) |
Logical judgments and conclusions were made, but were not adequately applied to context. (17.2) |
Judgments and conclusions were made, but unclear as to how they related to the work provided. (15.4) |
Judgments and conclusions were inaccurate. (13.6) |
Missing (0 |
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Word flow |
Exceptionally well-written with attention to spelling and grammar using APA formatting. Includes cover page. (5) |
Well-written with less than 6 grammatical, spelling, or APA errors. (4.3) |
Read is readable, and has between 6 and 10 grammatical, spelling, or APA errors. (3.85) |
Read is difficult to read, with more than 10 grammatical, spelling, or APA errors. (3.4) |
Report is not readable due to errors. (0) |
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References |
Proper citations provided as necessary on a separate page. (5) |
Citations need minor revision. (4.3) |
Citations need revision. Not on a separate page. (3.85) |
Citations not in APA format. (3.4) |
Missing (0) |