Health Sciences Division of Health Care Management - Health Law

CASE BRIEF GRADING RUBRIC

Student:

Exemplary

5 pts

Satisfactory

4 pts

Average

3 pts

Poor

2 pts

Not Done

0 pts

Score

Citation -

Heading

Identifies case

name and

citation in the

correct format

Identifies case

name and

citation in

incorrect format

Does not

include one of

either the

name or

citation, or

citation is not

in the correct

format.

Incomplete/Not

provided

Facts Includes all relevant facts

and the

reasoning

logically

connects the

facts to the

rule in accord

with the

opinion

Includes all key

facts and the

reasoning may

contain

weaknesses, but

is basically

cogent and

accords with the

opinion.

Does not

include all key

facts and

reasoning

Does not

include all key

facts and

reasoning is

absent or

incoherent or

is not in

accord with

the opinion.

Incomplete/Not

Provided

Issue/Legal

Question

Issue correctly

identified and

is stated in the

form of a

question.

Issue correctly

identified, but

may contain

extraneous

information and

is not stated in

the form of a

question.

Issue is not

completely

identified.

Incorrect issue

is identified

Incomplete/Not

Provided

Rule/Relevant

Law

Rule is

correctly

identified and

is in the form

of a statement.

Rule correctly

identified, but

may contain

extraneous info

and is not in the

form of a

statement.

Rule is not

completely

identified

Incorrect rule

is identified

Incomplete/Not

Provided

Analysis/Opinion Properly identified the

official

opinion of the

court and

relevant

information in

formulation of

opinion, and

quoted the

Justice of

record for the

opinion

Properly

identified the

official opinion

of the court and

relevant

information in

formulation of

opinion.

Properly

identified the

official

opinion of the

court

Failed to

properly

identify the

opinion of the

court

Incomplete/Not

Provided

Conclusion Summation complete with

correct

restatement of

the issue and

rule.

Summation

mainly

complete and

correct.

Summation

incomplete or

incorrect.

Summation

lacks clarity

and was not

consistent

with the case.

Incomplete/Not

Provided

Grading Scale 27 – 30 = A

24 – 26.7 = B

21 – 23.7 = C

18 – 20.7 = D

<18 = F