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At the mid-way point in this course, you are required to submit a rough draft of your research paper. You will need to use MS-Word to write up your rough draft.

You are required to keep written status reports on your project. Each status report will keep track of everything you did with the project for a given week (what you did, problems, planning, etc).

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FORMAL WRITING ASSESSMENT RUBRIC
	Exceptional (1.5 Points)	Meets Expectation (1.0 Point)	Needs Improvement (.5 Points)	Failure (0 Points)
Develop an unplagiarized focus / thesis / idea / viewpoint	Writing is very clear and focused on a central idea; well developed with relevant details	Writing suitably focused on a central idea; developed with acceptable details	Writing is unclear; ideas are not developed nor connected	Fails to fulfill requirement
Support the focus / thesis / idea / viewpoint with materials appropriate to discipline, purpose, and audience	Very effective use of appropriate materials to address the original focus / thesis / idea / viewpoint	Acceptable use of appropriate materials to address the original focus / thesis / idea / viewpoint	Did not use appropriate materials to address the original focus / thesis / idea / viewpoint	Fails to fulfill requirement
Write formally	Formal writing very clear with no (or minimal) errors	Formal writing acceptable with few errors	Errors make the formal writing difficult to understand	Fails to fulfill requirement
Use Standard Academic English	Very effective use of Standard Academic English with no (or minimal) errors	Acceptable use of Standard Academic English with few errors	Poor use of Standard Academic English with many errors	Fails to fulfill requirement
Employ American Psychological Association (APA) conventions	Very effective use of APA conventions with no (or minimal) errors	Acceptable use of APA conventions with few errors	Poor use of APA conventions with many errors	Fails to fulfill requirement
Communicate learning through writing	Writing displays excellent comprehension of subject matter	Writing displays acceptable comprehension of subject matter	Writing indicates minimal comprehension of subject matter	Fails to fulfill requirement
Use appropriate skills and tools to revise writing	Very effective use of multiple skills and tools such as drafts, revision, and editing	Acceptable use of multiple skills and tools such as drafts, revision, and editing	Poor use of multiple skills and tools such as drafts, revision, and editing	Fails to fulfill requirement
Reflect on work through writing	Writing indicates clear reflection on work	Writing indicates acceptable reflection on work	Writing indicates little reflection on work	Fails to fulfill requirement

INFORMAL WRITING ASSESSMENT RUBRIC
	Exceptional (.5 Points)	Meets Expectation (.375 Points)	Needs Improvement (.25 Points)	Failure (0 Points)
Communicate Comprehension of Content	Excellent comprehension of subject matter	Acceptable comprehension of subject matter	Minimal comprehension of subject matter	Fails to fulfill requirement
Write Informally using Standard Academic English	Very clear informal writing and very effective use of Standard Academic English with no (or minimal) errors	Informal writing and use of Standard Academic English are both acceptable with few errors	Many errors and poor use of Standard Academic English make the informal writing difficult to understand	Fails to fulfill requirement

CAPSTONE PROJECT ASSESSMENT RUBRIC
	Superior (4.0 Points)	Good (3.0 Points)	Fair (2.0 Points)	Minimal (1.0 Point)	Inadequate (0 Points)
Solves the Problem	And more!	Fulfills requirements	Not completely	Minimal progress	Fails to fulfill requirement
Identify, Integrate, and Apply Knowledge	Optimal selection and creative adaptation of concepts from CSIT courses	Integrates concepts from CSIT courses	Limited integration of CSIT concepts	No integration of CSIT concepts; Doesn’t correlate CSIT concepts to project	Fails to fulfill requirement
Adaptability	Systematically researches, designs, makes progress, and masters the new stimuli	Relates to similar concepts; Does initial research on unfamiliar concepts; Explores and experiments with new stimuli	“Don’t know where to start” “I am lost” Initially needs to be told where to look for information; Unable to identify similar concepts	“Tell me what next”	Fails to fulfill requirement
Self Management	Keeps concentration instructor informed; Forward thinking/planning; Thinks of extensions	Little guidance; Independent; Knows (when, where, who, what) to ask; Manages timeline; Steady progress	Considerable guidance; Handed information; Must be given milestones (assignments); Doesn’t seek guidance when necessary	Unable to progress independently	Fails to fulfill requirement
Robust/Useable	Fully reliable; Helpful, consistent, “production quality” interface	Mostly reliable; Understandable interface	Minimally reliable; Inadequate interface	Unreliable; Confusing interface	Fails to fulfill requireme