| STUDENT CODE | | Argosy University | | | | | Notes: |
| | | DOCTORAL QUALIFYING EXAM RUBRIC | | Reader | | | Complete everything in yellow, follow instructions |
| Session | | Doctor of Business Administration | | | | | If a question was not submitted, ALL outcomes for that sepcific question should be scored a 0 |
| | | | | | Question 1 | Question 2 | Question 3 |
| DBA Core Learning Outcome | 1 - Unsatisfactory | 2 - Emerging | 3 - Proficient | 4 - Exemplary | Score (0 to 4 or NA) | Score (0 to 4 or NA) | Score (0 to 4 or NA) |
| 1. Strategic Thinking:
Evaluate business issues and trends brought forth by economic globalization, to generate strategies that sustain long-term business success.
| Unable to identify trends or determine issues that could be a result of economic globalization. Proposed strategies are weak or incomplete. | Able to identify and discuss issues and trends related to economic globalization. Related strategies are outlined, but represent short-term, not strategic solutions. | Presents a clear evaluation of specific issues and trends caused by economic globalization. Provides an overview of financial and business impacts and specific strategic recommendations | Provides a comprehensive evaluation of key issues and trends caused by economic globalization. Analyzes the business and financial impacts and recommends feasible and strategic solutions that leverage the trends to meet sustained business success. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2. Divergent Thinking:
Analyze and prioritize the needs of diverse stakeholders in business situations to recommend innovative, feasible, ethical, and legal actions.
| Unable to prioritize needs of diverse stakeholders or recommend appropriate actions based on the specific business situation . | Identifies and discusses needs of diverse stakeholders based on the specific business situation. Recommendations may not cover all aspects of the situation. | Analyzes and prioritizes needs of diverse stakeholders and recommends appropriate legal and ethical actions based on the specific business situation. | Analyzes and prioritizes needs of diverse stakeholders from a personal, social and corporate perspective. Evaluates business situations to recommend feasible, ethical, and legal actions. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3. Professional Communication:
Synthesize and communicate in a professional manner complex information that is concise, clear, organized and well supported, appropriate to each business situation.
| Unable to synthesize and express the complexities in a given business problem in a clear and simple manner. Arguments are not supported by literature; comprehension of content is superficial. | Is able to discuss the complexities in a given business problem and convey ideas logically. Most arguments are well supported by literature. Minor content omissions and/or communication structure problems. | Synthesizes aspects of a given business problem clearly and logically. Reflection on business concepts are presented in succinct and thorough fashion and are supported by evidence, with only minor omissions. | Synthesizes and clearly expresses the complexities in a given business problem in a clear, concise, and logical manner. Reflection, application, and analysis of business concepts are presented in a succinct, systematic, and thorough manner well supported by sound evidence and current research | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4. Informed Decision-Making
Evaluate and apply relevant academic and professional literature to make evidence-based decisions in cross-cultural business environments.
| Relies solely on subjective/personal experience, popular press reports of business, and/or anecdotal evidence. Bases solutions on opinion without support of appropriate research. Does not exhibit cultural sensitivity. | Relies on some secondary sources. Some gaps exist with respect to selecting or applying pertinent information in addressing the business problem. Decisions are based on facts and supported by relevant literature, with some omissions. Understands cultural differences. | Few gaps exist with respect to evaluating or applying pertinent information in addressing the business problem. Analyzes a business problem by gathering and assessing relevant information, considering and evaluating possible alternatives, and determining and defending an appropriate solution or course of action. Addresses cultural differences appropriately. | Comprehensive and extensive review of the literature from a variety of appropriate sources, extracting the important information and applying it in an in-depth response to the business problem. Comprehensively analyzes a business problem by gathering and assessing relevant information, diagnosing underlying causes, considering and evaluating possible alternatives, and determining and defending an appropriate, well-reasoned solution or course of action. Decisions show a high level of cultural sensitivity. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| | | | Results/Reader | Outcome 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | | Outcome 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | | Outcome 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | | Outcome 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | | Final result/question | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
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