Discussion Board Activity (business communication)

Discussion Board Rubric

Discussion Board Excellent (5) Acceptable (5) Unacceptable (0)

Organization (5pts) The post advances further discussion by stimulating at least one substantial follow-up post.

The post advances further discussion but analysis is not fully developed.

Short post, which does not develop idea for further discussion.

Content/Connection (5pts)

Author makes meaningful connection to the week’s readings and personal reflection.

Somewhat meaningful connections but they are not clearly presented.

Lacks insight and does not make connection to this week’s readings.

Grammar/Spelling (5pts)

Free of grammatical/spelling errors.

Some grammatical/spelling errors.

Poor spelling and many grammatical errors.

Response to Another Student (5pts)

Response is thoughtful, analytical and original.

Response is not fully developed or clearly presented.

No response to another student’s post.