Module 3 Written Assignment – Mickey Mouse and the Public Domain

BUSN 201 Writing Assignment Rubric

NO ABSTRACTS PLEASE

Credit Given to Information in the Body of Assignment Only

CRITERIA Not Demonstrated Deficient Competent Proficient

Content

60 Possible

Points

Little or no analysis

(IRAC) used in

assignment.

20 points

Some analysis (some

indication of IRAC

used) and more

recitation of facts.

40-45 points

Adequate analysis

(more than enough

indication IRAC used)

in assignment and at

least one original

example included in

analysis.

46-57 points

Excellent analysis

(IRAC used

throughout). Clear

and original thoughts

(at least two original

examples included) in

response. 58-60

points

Outside

Source(s)

20 Possible

Points

Little to no outside

source provided.

8-0 points

Provides some

reference to outside

source information. 9

points

Provides at least one

external quality

resource.

10-17 points

Provides at least two

external quality

resources.

20 points

Grammar

10 Possible

Points

More than 10

proofreading errors

(e.g., spelling,

grammar,

punctuation, word

choice, syntax),

which makes it

difficult to read.

6 points

Less than 10 but more

than 4 proofreading

errors (e.g., spelling,

grammar, punctuation,

word choice, syntax).

7 points

Four or fewer

proofreading errors

(e.g., spelling,

grammar, punctuation,

word choice, syntax).

8 points

Fewer than four

proofreading errors

(e.g., spelling,

grammar,

punctuation, word

choice, syntax).

9-10 points

APA

Documentation

10 Possible

Points

Little or no APA

citation of sources.

Only reference

page/bibliography

provided.

2 points

Some attempt at APA

citation, but

assignment contains

errors (more than four)

in citation and or

reference page/

bibliography.

6-5 points

APA citation of sources

and APA reference

page/bibliography with

a few errors (less than

four)

8-7 points

Excellent in text

citations and APA

reference

page/bibliography

10 points