| Ethics Paper | Performance |
| | Below Expectations | Average | Exceeds Expectations |
| 1. Demonstrates knowledge of professional codes of ethics. | Lists no professional codes of ethics. | Lists the ACM or IEEE code of ethics and can access this code when needed. | Lists both the ACM and IEEE Codes of Ethics and is able to state their similarities and differences. Cites these works properly |
| 2. Applies ethical principles, morals and laws in analysis of issues. | Lists no professional ethical codes of conduct; presents only personal opinion with no relevance to the ethical issue to be discussed. | Applies a known ethical code to the analysis of a technical issue. | Applies a known ethical code to the analysis of a technical issue and can also state his/her own ethical opinion and if this aligns with the professional code. |
| 3. Evaluates the impact of choices made and their impact on society. | Lists no ethical impact of technical choices. | Lists 1-2 impacts that a technical choice may have on society. | Lists 1-2 impacts that a technical choice may have on society and is able to determine if these are in conflict with the professional code of ethics. |
| 4. Able to choose or recommend a responsible course of action to follow. | Unable to recommend a responsible course of action for a particular example case. | Recommends a course of action consistent with the ACM or IEEE professional code of ethics. | Recommends a course of action consistent with a professional code of ethics. Evaluates other courses of action and explains why these do/do not follow the professional code of ethics. |
| 5. Written Communication : Clarity | Has no thesis sentence or main focus to the paper. Paper is off topic and the writer's ideas are hard to understand. | Has thesis sentence and most sentences back up that main idea. | Has a clear thesis sentence and focus for paper. All sentences clearly relate to the thesis and focus of the paper. |
| 6: Written Communciation: Grammar | Mulitple grammatical errors such asmisspellings, capitalization, sentence fragments, punctation. | Few grammatical errors. | One or two typos but no major grammatical errors. |
| 7. Written Commnunication: Works Cited | No works cited page or list of sources used. No attribution to other sources within the paper. | Works cited page and sources used properly in paper. One or two errors in attribution. | Works cited page and properly attributed in the paper. |
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