MUST Choose one of the topics I provided. must use the resources from school's website

CRITERIA/ SCALE

(180-200 points)

Exceeds Expectations

(160 -179 points )

Meets Expectations

(140 -159 points)

Needs Improvement

(120 -139 points)

Inadequate

(less than 120 points)

The paper idea

· According to the requirements

· According to the requirements

· Not directly related to the requirements

· Not related to the requirement

The student did not submit any work or totally inadequate in all aspects

Structure

• Organization

• Flow of thought

• Transitions

• Format

· Paper is logically organized

· Easily followed

· Effective, smooth, and logical transitions

· Professional format

· Information/articles well synthesized

· Paper has a clear organizational structure with some digressions, ambiguities or irrelevances

· Easily followed

· Basic transitions

· Structured format

· Information fairly well synthesized

· There is some level of organization though digressions, ambiguities, irrelevances are too many

· Difficult to follow

· Ineffective transitions

· Rambling format

· Information/articles somewhat okay synthesized

· There is no apparent organization to the paper.

· Difficult to follow

· No or poor transitions

· No format

· No synthesis, only confusing summary of articles

Grammar/mechanics

• sentence structure

•punctuation/mechanics

· Manipulates complex sentences for effect/impact

· No punctuation or mechanical errors

· Uses complex sentences

· Few punctuation or mechanical errors

· Uses compound sentences

· Too many punctuation and/or mechanical errors

· Uses simple sentences

Content/Information

· Central idea is well developed and clarity of purpose is exhibited throughout the paper

· Abundance of evidence of critical, careful thought and analysis and/or insight.

· Evidence and examples are vivid and specific, while focus remains tight

· Top tourism journals have been used as source of information

· Excellent synthesis of relevant literature-at least 10-12 journal papers

· Central idea and clarity of purpose are generally evident throughout the paper

· Evidence of critical, careful thought and analysis and/or insight

· There are good, relevant supporting examples and evidence

· Top tourism journals have been used as source of information

· Summary of literature but no or little synthesis-at least 8-10 journal papers

· The central idea is expressed though it may be vague or too broad; some sense of purpose is maintained throughout the paper

· Some evidence of critical, careful thought and /or insight

· There are some examples and evidence, though general

· Some top tourism journals have been used as source of information, absence of synthesis of literature, at least 7-8 journal papers

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· Central idea and clarity of purpose are absent or incompletely expressed and maintained

· Little or no evidence of critical, careful thought or analysis and/or insight

· There are too few, no examples and evidence or they are mostly irrelevant

· No scientific research sources have been used or very little (4-5 journal papers)

Length of paper

8 pages

6-8 pages

5-6 pages

Less than 5 pages

Referencing

Use APA style

Less than optimum use of APA style

Inconsistent use of APA style

No APA style

Paper Format

Font type: Times new roman, or Arial Narrow, Font size: 12, Spacing: double

Font type: Font size: 12 Spacing: double

Use different format

Use different format