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IND501 M1.5 Assignment Rubric

Criteria Exceeds Expectations Meets Expectations Progressing toward Expectations

Needs Improvement Unacceptable

35-32 points 31-28 points 27-21 points 21-1 points

Personal code of ethics

You clearly and fully describe your values and personal code; you provide a list and an explanation of your ethical principles.

You describe your values and personal code; you provide a list and summary of your ethical principles.

You briefly describe your values; you provide a brief list of your ethical principles. Additional details are needed to help explain your principles.

You provide a minimum description of your values and principles. Major points are missing or are unclear.

Criterion not addressed.

No submission.

Does not adhere to Academic Honesty Policy.

25 – 23 points 22-20 19-17 points 16-1 points 0 points

Application of ethical principles to make sound ethical decisions

You use your ethical code and principles to provide a detailed and insightful explanation of how your code will help you to make sound ethical decisions.

You provide specific examples to explain your code and how you would apply it.

You use your ethical code and principles to provide an explanation of how your code will help you to make sound ethical decisions.

You provide examples to explain your code and how you would apply it.

Minor points require further development.

You use your ethical code and principles to explain how your code will help you to make sound ethical decisions.

Your explanation is incomplete. Examples only indirectly explain your code and how you would apply it.

You use your ethical code and principles to explain how your code will help you to make sound ethical decisions.

Your explanation is oversimplified or demonstrates misconceptions between ethical principles and practice.

Examples, if provided, do not clearly support your code and how you would apply it

Criterion not addressed. No submission. Does not adhere to Academic Honesty Policy.

15– 14 points 13-12 points 11-9 points 8-1 points 0 points

Connection of course materials to code

You clearly and thoroughly describe the benefits of learning about your own discipline’s code of ethics and those of the panelists and how it helped you create your own ethical code.

You describe the benefits of learning about your own discipline’s code of ethics and those of the panelists and how it helped you create your own ethical code. Minor points need further development.

You provide a general description of the benefits of learning about your own discipline’s code of ethics and those of the panelists and how it helped you create your own ethical code. Your description is not fully developed, and more information is needed for the reader.

You provide a brief description of the benefits of learning about your own discipline’s code of ethics and those of the panelists. Information about how it helped you create your own ethical code is missing or unclear.

Criterion not addressed. No submission. Does not adhere to Academic Honesty Policy.

10 points 3 points 0 points

Writing Organization

Written work progresses logically and ideas are well-developed and cohesive. There is a clear introduction, body, and conclusion.

Paragraphs are well- developed; transitions are seamless.

Written work usually progresses logically and ideas are fairly complete. Transitions between paragraphs and ideas are occasionally missing or incomplete. Introduction, body, and/or conclusion is difficult to discriminate between.

Paragraphs are not consistently cohesive; however, reader can follow the paper’s flow.

No submission.

Does not adhere to Academic Honesty Policy.

10-9 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 0 points

Syntax & Mechanics

Clearly and consistently uses proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

Uses proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation. There are a few minor errors, which do not interfere with meaning.

Generally, uses proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation. There are a few errors that interfere with meaning.

There are many grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors that interfere with meaning.

No submission.

Does not adhere to Academic Honesty Policy.

5 points 4-1 points 0 points

Source citation in APA format *Requirements are assignment specific. Check assignment directions.

Your sources are present and cited correctly using APA formatting, and you have acted ethically in crediting all of your sources.

Your sources may be cited or used incorrectly in APA (e.g. in-text citations, reference page); you have acted ethically in crediting your sources.

No sources provided.

No submission.

Does not adhere to Academic Honesty Policy.