Essay On Pro Vaccinations

Leone, 2009

Comments/Grade (See Back of the Sheet)

Student EXCELLENT

WORK GOOD WORK PASSING WORK POOR WORK

9-10 points 7-8 points 4-6 points 3 or less points

INTRODUCTION

Clearly presents a historical account/background on the

disease/condition; presents & discusses vital statistics, emergence &

surveillance.

For the most part, inlcudes major points about the disease/condition;

presents limited vital statistics; mentions some issues related to

emergence & surveillance.

Background on the disease/conditon is weak & not

well-supported from references or vital statistics; no discussion of

emergence or surveillance.

Main points are much too general in nature or lacking all together; no

statistics or trends are mentioned for emergence or surveillance.

MAJOR EPIDEMIOLOGY

Clearly presents & discusses Person, Place & Time factors as they relate to surveillance of the disease/condition.

Presents & discusses some aspects of Person, Place & Time factors as

they relate to surveillance of the disease/condition, but only in a

superficial way; lacks depth.

Very weak presentation of Person, Place & Time factors as they relate

to surveillance of the disease/condition. Limited to no

discussion of these topics; does not relate to surveillance.

Limited to no presentation or discussion of Person, Place & Time

factors as they relate to the disease/condition; No mention of surveillance efforts or initiatives.

IMPACT Clearly and concisely discusses how

the disease/condition affects (impacts) public health & public health policy.

Presents most major aspects of public health impact & policy; lacks

depth of discussion.

Impact in public health is superficially mentioned & not

presented in detail; limited to no discussion of public health policy.

Impact in public health and public health policy is not discussed or only

provides little attention.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

Presents data/trends on public health initiatives addressing this issue.

Appropriately presents and discusses rates, prevalence, populations,

treatment & biotechnology considerations.

Presents data/trends on public health initiatives but discussion is somewhat limited; Addresses, but does not describe (in detail) rates,

prevalence, populations, treatments or biotechnology considerations.

Presentation & discussion of public health initatives is limited;

only mentions major points & does not adequately discuss them.

Does not offer any substantial public health initiatives concerning this

disease/condition.

CONCLUSIONS Student effectively summarizes what they learned through this assignment

by citing their understanding of major objectives of epidemiology.

Summarizes major points of what was learned; limited

discussion/connection to the major points of epidemiology.

Presents only a cursory understanding of how

epidemiologic principles relate to their topic; weak to no connections

of understanding cited.

Conclusions are inadequate & do not relate well to objectives consistent with

epidemiology; summary is more opinionated & not based on measurable epidemiologic

criteria/foundations.

CLARITY Writing style is well-thoughout & clearly explained; major points are

presented, discussed & summarized.

Writing style is presented in a comprehensive manner, but lacks a good "flow" between presentation, discussion & summary of major

points/ideas.

Writing style is fragmented & only addreses limited details; obvious

deficits in what was presented, how (if) it was discussed & summarized.

Writing style is not well-planned; major topics are random, haphazardly

presented & not discussed appropriately.

COHESIVENESS

Ties together information from all sources. Paper flows from one issue

to the next without the need for headings. Author's writing

demonstrates an understanding of the relationship among material obtained

from all sources.

For the most part, ties together information from all sources. Paper flows with only some

disjointedness. Author's writing demonstrates an understanding of the relationship among material

obtained from all sources.

Sometimes ties together information from all sources.

Paper does not flow - disjointedness is apparent. Author's writing does not

demonstrates an understanding of the relationship among material

obtained from all sources.

Does not tie together information. Paper does not flow and appears to be

created from disparate issues. Headings are necessary to link concepts. Writing does not

demonstrates an understanding any relationships

PAGE LENGTH

5+ or more pages long (not including title page and references) without being long winded or redundant.

Normal font. Double spaced 1-inch margins.

3-4 pages long and/or some redundancy. Normal font. Double

spaced 1-inch margins.

2-3 pages long and obvious redundancy. Abnormally large font

size and/or margins.

2 or less pages long. Abnormally large font size and/or margins.

SPELLING & GRAMMAR

No spelling &/or grammar mistakes. Minimal (1-3) spelling &/or

grammar mistakes. Noticeable (4-8) spelling &

grammar mistakes. Unacceptable (9+) number of spelling

and/or grammar mistakes.

APPEARANCE Includes a cover page. Clean, neat &

well organized. Standard format, typeset & font. Extra effort taken to

look professional.

Clean, neat & well organized. Standard font, typeset & format.

Different fonts, typesets & formats throughout the paper. Suspiciously

formatted to "look" longer.

Unorganized, different fonts, unprofessional looking, clearly

formatted to make the paper "look" longer.

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