Care Transitions for Elderly

HUS 522 Course Rubrics

Discussion Statement Student Rubric

Criteria Points Comments

Quality of initial posting:  Addressed each

component of the discussion statement criteria.

 Utilized a minimum of two scholarly sources to support response.

14

Quality of response to classmates:

 Responded to a minimum of two peers.

 Utilized one sources to support peer response. Adhered to peer response criterial

8

Reference to supporting readings

 Appropriate scholarly support was incorporated into the discussion responses.

 APA formatting was fully demonstrated.

4

Language and grammar

 Excellent grammar was utilized throughout the discussion board.

 No spelling, structure, or grammatical errors in

4

any posting. Contributes to discussion with clear, concise comments in an organized manner.

Total 30

Short Essay (#1 and #2) Assignment Student Rubric

Criteria Points Earned Comments

Relevance of answer to essay criteria: (maximum 35 points): Answer is complete; sufficient detail provided to support assertions; answer focuses only on issues related to the question; factually correct

Organization (maximum 20 points): Student demonstrated excellent attention to paragraph organization, logical transition of points, with a clear introduction and summary.

Grammar & Mechanics (maximum 25 points): Graduate level writing was demonstrated. The essay is free from grammar, spelling and punctuation errors. Student appropriately utilized 3rd person point of view.

APA (maximum 20 points): Student demonstrated

excellent APA usage. The title page and reference pages were properly formatted. Each citation had a corresponding reference.

Total Points

Midterm Exam Student Rubric

Criteria Points Earned Comments

Content (maximum 16 points): Each exam question was thoroughly answered with clarity, accuracy, and attention to detail.

Organization (maximum 10 points): Student demonstrated excellent attention to paragraph organization, logical transition of points, with a clear introduction and summary.

Grammar & Mechanics (maximum 12 points): Graduate level writing was demonstrated. The essay is free from grammar, spelling and punctuation errors. Student appropriately utilized 3rd person point of view.

APA (maximum 12 points): Student demonstrated excellent APA usage. The title page and reference pages were properly formatted. Each citation had a corresponding reference.

Total Points

Course Project Assignment Student Rubric

Criteria

Points

Novice Basic Proficient Exceptional

Content: The paper thoroughly addresses all required components.

40

Thorough identification and discussion of ethical standards and the course Saint Leo core values.

15

Organization: The paper is well organized with a title page, abstract, subheadings, and paragraph formation.

10

Correct grammar, punctuation, sentence structure is evident.

20

References are appropriately cited using APA Style with accompanying Reference page at the end of the paper.

15

PowerPoint Presentation Student Rubric

Criteria Total Points

Content (up to 40 points)

Student completely and thoroughly addressed the major components of the assignment. All of the presented information was well presented. Excellent audio was included in the PowerPoint presentation.

Student provided significant content with average support. Limited audio was included in the PowerPoint presentation

Serious lack of content. Did not grasp the assignment requirements. No audio was included in the PowerPoint presentation.

Organization (up to 30 points)

Extremely well organized with appropriate headings and flow throughout the entire project. Clearly addresses all aspects of the required components.

Adequately organized with good focus on flow and headings. Addresses the majority of the assignment components with average clarity.

Serious lack of organizational skills. Well below the expectations of a graduate level student.

Grammar/ Sentence Structure (up to 20 points)

Has zero errors in the entire work

Has a few errors in the work; but, they are not overly disruptive to the overall quality

Serious and persistent errors throughout the entire work. It is difficult to gain an understanding of the presented information.

APA documentation (up to 10 points)

Clearly adhered to the required APA format as indicated by appropriate title page, citations and references (as needed).

Some APA formatting issues with minor APA source documentation errors.

APA documentation is not found in this assignment. APA format and appropriate source documentation are absent.

Total Points 100

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