MBA Leadership

Critical Thinking in Action Scoring Guide

CRITERIA NON-PERFORMANCE BASIC PROFICIENT DISTINGUISHED

Provide an overview of a business situation.

Does not provide an overview of a business situation.

Provides an overview of a business situation, but it is incomplete or does not accurately depict the situation.

Provides an overview of a business situation.

Provides a concise and succinct overview of a business situation.

Apply a critical thinking framework to a business situation.

Does not apply a critical thinking framework to a business situation.

Applies a critical thinking framework to a business situation but applies it incorrectly.

Applies a critical thinking framework to a business situation.

Analyzes a business situation using a critical thinking framework and explains how each step contributes to a better understanding of the situation.

Recommend an evidence- based solution to a business situation.

Does not recommend an evidence-based solution to a business situation.

Recommends a solution but does not provide supporting evidence.

Recommends an evidence- based solution to a business situation.

Recommends an evidence-based solution to a business situation and describes the potential outcome of the solution.

Explain how VUCA can affect a business situation and a recommended solution.

Does not explain how VUCA can affect a business situation or a recommended solution.

Explains how VUCA can affect either a business situation or a recommended solution, but not both.

Explains how VUCA can affect a business situation and a recommended solution.

Explains how VUCA can affect a business situation and a recommended solution, and identifies ways to determine if elements of VUCA are present.

Develop text using organization, structure, and transitions that demonstrate understanding of the relationship between the main topic and subtopics.

Does not include all components, and organizes text inappropriately for the assessment.

Provides an unclear introductory statement and/or presents the text in paragraphs with unclear main ideas and/or transitional phrases.

Develops text using organization, structure, and transitions that demonstrate understanding of the relationship between the main topic and subtopics.

Develops a strong introductory statement and organizes text with skillful transitions into paragraphs with clear main ideas, sufficient evidence, analysis, and linking information.

Integrate appropriate use of scholarly sources, evidence, and citation style.

Includes plagiarized information.

Does not synthesize information from sources and/or the credibility of the sources is questionable, with many flaws in APA citation style.

Integrates appropriate use of scholarly sources, evidence, and citation style.

Integrates and synthesizes evidence from credible, scholarly, and professionally sound sources, with minimal flaws in APA citation style.

Convey clear meaning in text through sound grammar, usage, word choice, and mechanics.

Obstructs meaning due to errors in sentence structure, grammar, usage, word choice, or spelling.

Interrupts meaning due to errors in sentence structure, grammar, usage, word choice, or spelling.

Conveys clear meaning with minimal issues in grammar, usage, word choice, spelling, or mechanical errors.

Produces complex and concise text that conveys clear meaning, with errors in grammar, usage, word choice, spelling, or mechanics.