Business complexity

Category

Above Standard

Meets Standards

Approaching Standards

Below Standards

Not Evident

Assignment requirements (70%)

Goes well above the requirements of the assignment.

Provides new information, tools, and/or techniques

Goes above the minimum requirements of the assignment

Meets minimum assignment requirements

Meets some assignment requirements

Does not meet the requirements of the assignment.

Critical Thinking

Professional insights

Comprehensive

Includes an explanation

Includes a general

Does not explain the

(15%)

into depth and breadth

of assignment - goes

explanation of the

issue; exploration of

of the issue;

exploration of expert

explanation of the issue

but is vague or is not

issue; does not explore

expert viewpoints or

WELL beyond

expert viewpoints and

viewpoints and use of

clearly linked to the

use evidence to inform

assignment

use of evidence to

evidence to inform

identified risks;

interpretation and

requirements to

explore risks and/or

inform interpretation

and analysis; thorough

interpretation and

analysis; includes an

includes some

exploration of expert

analysis; does not

provide an evaluation

relevant new

evaluation of the

evaluation of the

viewpoints and use of

of the context

techniques.

context (historical,

ethical, cultural,

context (historical,

ethical, cultural,

evidence to inform

interpretation and

(historical, ethical,

cultural, environmental

environmental or

environmental or

analysis; includes a

or circumstantial

circumstantial

circumstantial

general evaluation of

settings), and self and

settings), and self and

others’ assumptions

settings), and self and

others’ assumptions

the context (historical,

ethical, cultural,

others’ assumptions

and perspectives when

and perspectives when

and perspectives when

environmental or

stating a position;

stating a position; well-

informed conclusions

stating a position;

conclusions are based

circumstantial

settings), and self and

conclusions are not

based on prioritized

based on methodically

on methodically

others’ assumptions

evidence and

and perspectives when

perspectives.

prioritized evidence and perspectives.

prioritized evidence and perspectives.

stating a position, but lack specificity; conclusions are based on prioritized evidence and perspectives.

Communication (10%) (includes grammar and clarity)

Goes well beyond assignment requirements to communicate information in a precise, insightful and professional manner.

Assignment is well organized, and the format can be followed. It is evident to reader what is contained in each section of the report. High quality grammar. No misspellings.

Assignment is organized, and the format can be followed. It is evident to reader what is contained in each section of the report. High quality grammar. No misspellings.

Assignment is well organized, and the format can be followed. It is evident to reader what is contained in each section of the report. Good quality grammar. Minor misspellings.

Assignment is not organized. It is not evident to reader what is contained in each section of report. Low quality grammar, misspellings.

Formatting (5%)

NOTE: Gross failure to provide PROPER

citations and references – particularly with regard to direct quotes – will result in sanctions as

outlined in the

Virtually no errors in formatting, citations, or references.

Rare errors in formatting, citations, or references.

Some errors in formatting, citations, or references.

Multiple errors in formatting, citations, or references.

Does not submit assignment materials in APA 6 format.

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honesty policy