| 1 Unsatisfactory 0.00% | 2 Less than Satisfactory 65.00% | 3 Satisfactory 75.00% | 4 Good 85.00% | 5 Excellent 100.00% |
80.0 %Content | |
16.0 %Describes Function, Mission, and Scope of Work of Selected Federal Agency | No description of function, mission, and scope of work of selected federal agency is offered. | Description of function, mission, and scope of work of selected federal agency is offered but is incomplete, missing relevant information. | Description of function, mission, and scope of work of selected federal agency meets the basic assignment requirements as described in the assignment instructions. | Description of function, mission, and scope of work of selected federal agency is offered in a detailed manner. | Description of function, mission, and scope of work of selected federal agency is offered in a detailed manner, while demonstrating insightful understanding. | |
16.0 %Discussion on Issues Addressed by Agency | Discussion on issues addressed by agency is not offered. | Discussion on issues addressed by agency is offered but is incomplete, missing relevant information. | Discussion on issues addressed by agency meets the basic assignment requirements as described in the assignment instructions. | Discussion on issues addressed by agency is offered in a detailed manner. | Discussion on issues addressed by agency is offered in a detailed manner, while demonstrating insightful understanding. | |
16.0 %Agency's Impact on the Health Care Policy and Delivery | Agency's impact on the health care policy and delivery is not offered. | Agency's impact on the health care policy and delivery is offered but is incomplete, missing relevant information. | Agency's impact on the health care policy and delivery meets the basic assignment requirements as described in the assignment instructions. | Agency's impact on the health care policy and delivery is offered in a detailed manner. | Agency's impact on the health care policy and delivery is offered in a detailed manner, while demonstrating insightful understanding. | |
16.0 %Identification and Summary of a Current Initiative Considered an Agency Priority | Identification and summary of a current initiative considered an agency priority are not offered. | Identification and summary of a current initiative considered an agency priority are offered but is incomplete, missing relevant information. | Identification and summary of a current initiative considered an agency priority meet the basic assignment requirements as described in the assignment instructions. | Identification and summary of a current initiative considered an agency priority are offered in a detailed manner. | Identification and summary of a current initiative considered an agency priority are offered in a detailed manner, while demonstrating insightful understanding. | |
16.0 %Describes How and Why a Health Policy Analyst Needs to Consider Policy Problems Using Political and Legal Analysis | Description of how and why a health policy analyst needs to consider policy problems using political and legal analysis is not offered. | Description of how and why a health policy analyst needs to consider policy problems using political and legal analysis is offered but is incomplete, missing relevant information. | Description of how and why a health policy analyst needs to consider policy problems using political and legal analysis meet the basic assignment requirements as described in the assignment instructions. | Description of how and why a health policy analyst needs to consider policy problems using political and legal analysis is offered in a detailed manner. | Description of how and why a health policy analyst needs to consider policy problems using political and legal analysis is offered in a detailed manner, while demonstrating insightful understanding. | |
17.0 %Organization and Effectiveness | |
6.0 %Paper Development and Purpose | Paper lacks any discernible overall purpose or organizing claim. | Thesis and or main claim are insufficiently developed and or vague, purpose is not clear. | Thesis and or main claim are apparent and appropriate to purpose. | Thesis and or main claim are clear and forecast the development of the paper. It is descriptive and reflective of the arguments and appropriate to the purpose. | Thesis and or main claim are comprehensive, contained within the thesis is the essence of the paper. Thesis statement makes the purpose of the paper clear. | |
17.0 %Organization and Effectiveness | |
6.0 %Paragraph Development and Transitions | Paragraphs and transitions consistently lack unity and coherence. No apparent connections between paragraphs are established. Transitions are inappropriate to purpose and scope. Organization is disjointed. | Some paragraphs and transitions may lack logical progression of ideas, unity, coherence, and or cohesiveness. Some degree of organization is evident. | Paragraphs are generally competent, but ideas may show some inconsistency in organization and or in their relationships to each other. | A logical progression of ideas between paragraphs is apparent. Paragraphs exhibit a unity, coherence, and cohesiveness. Topic sentences and concluding remarks are appropriate to purpose. | There is a sophisticated construction of paragraphs and transitions. Ideas progress and relate to each other. Paragraph and transition construction guide the reader. Paragraph structure is seamless. | |
17.0 %Organization and Effectiveness | |
5.0 %Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, and language use) | Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. Inappropriate word choice and or sentence construction are used. | Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in language choice, sentence structure, and or word choice are present. | Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but are not overly distracting to the reader. Correct sentence structure and audience-appropriate language are used. | Prose is largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. A variety of sentence structures and effective figures of speech are used. | Writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English. | |
3.0 %Format | |
1.0 %Paper Format (use of appropriate style for the major and assignment) | GCU template is not used appropriately or documentation format is rarely followed correctly. | GCU template is used, but some elements are missing or mistaken, lack of control with formatting is apparent. | GCU template is used, and formatting is correct, although some minor errors may be present. | GCU template is fully used. There are virtually no errors in formatting style. | All format elements are correct. | |
2.0 %Research Citations (In-text citations for paraphrasing and direct quotes, and reference page listing and formatting, as appropriate to assignment) | No reference page is included. No citations are used. | Reference page is present. Citations are inconsistently used. | Reference page is included and lists sources used in the paper. Sources are appropriately documented, although some errors may be present. | Reference page is present and fully inclusive of all cited sources. Documentation is appropriate and GCU style is usually correct. | In-text citations and a reference page are complete. The documentation of cited sources is free of error. | |