Discussion Responses Required - 10 to 12 Hours at the Maximum

Criteria

Points Possible

Points

Earned

Part 1

0 to 10 points

· A preliminary discussion board thread indicating the key term that you wish to reserve for your thread for that module/week has been submitted by the deadline.

· No one else has reserved the key term you have chosen. (Duplicate key terms will not earn credit under any circumstance—this includes work submitted in a previous course.)

Part 2

0 to 50 points

· A minimum of 5 recent scholarly articles that relate to the key term concept you wish to focus your research on have been consulted.

· A thread of a minimum of 800 words has been submitted by the deadline, and 1 of the 5 articles has been selected and is discussed.The thread is placed in the Discussion Board Forum textbox (not as an attachment) and adheres precisely to the required headings and format.

Part 3

0 to 40 points

· A minimum of 2 written responses are submitted that address 2 classmates’ discussion board threads.

· Exceeding the threshold requirement of 2 responses will result in earning a higher score (up to an A), while posting the minimum number of required substantive postings (2) will result in a minimal passing score (B-).

· All replies have been submitted by the deadline.

Total

Important Note: The Discussion Board Forum is 1 unified assignment; thus, if only Part 1 or Part 2 is submitted no credit will be earned. Likewise, if only Part 3 is submitted, no credit will be earned. All 3 parts must be submitted in order to earn credit. Assignments submitted after the due date will not earn credit.

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