LifespanTermPaperRubicandCriteria.docx
Term Paper
Students are required to complete a term paper which is worth 2.5% of their overall grade.
The paper should exam a condition, situation, scenario specific to a stage in the life-span (ex. Crises, aging, “failure to launch”, marriage/divorce, empty nest, sandwich generation, etc.)
The paper must be typed with 1” margins, double spacing and a 12-point Times Roman font. The paper should also include a reference list. A minimum of three credible references must be utilized. The American Psychological Association format must also be utilized for the paper. The paper should be between five and six pages in length (not including cover page, abstract, references, exhibits, etc.). The paper must be submitted through Canvas in order for the paper to be uploaded to Ouriginal®.
Unless otherwise instructed, assignments in this course must be submitted through Canvas in order for the papers to be uploaded to Ouriginal®; Ouriginal® is an automatic text-recognition system made for detecting, preventing and handling plagiarism. Students can review the Ouriginal® website to obtain additional information regarding the plagiarism-checking process --
https://www.ouriginal.com/.
The following rubric will be utilized to grade the paper:
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Term Paper
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Criteria
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Ratings
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Pts
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeContent
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65 pts
Superior
• Provides substantive and relevant development of ideas • Offers logical, accurate, and sufficient level of detail • Demonstrates an in depth understanding of the ideas • Evaluates/responds to ideas in a critical, analytical and persuasive manner
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49 pts
Satisfactory
• Provides some relevant development of ideas • Offers logical, accurate, and sufficient level of detail • Demonstrates a general understanding of the ideas • Evaluates/responds to ideas in a persuasive manner
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33 pts
Poor
• Provides limited relevant development of ideas • Offers minimal level of detail • Demonstrates a limited understanding of the ideas • Evaluates/responds to ideas with minimal analytics and with less persuasive arguments
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17 pts
Unsatisfactory
• Provides no relevant development of ideas • Offers minimal level of detail and detail is off-topic and/or unfocused • Lacks understanding of the ideas • Fails to present analytics and persuasive arguments
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0 pts
Not Completed
• Assignment Not Completed
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65 pts
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Organization
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20 pts
Superior
• Creates a clearly identifiable introduction, body, and conclusion • Provides a sophisticated paragraph structure with each paragraph developing one central idea • Utilizes APA format
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15 pts
Satisfactory
• Creates an identifiable introduction, body, and conclusion • Provides a unified paragraph structure with most paragraphs developing one central idea • Utilizes APA format
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10 pts
Poor
• Fails to develop a clear organizational structure • Demonstrates limited paragraph structure • Incorporates APA format haphazardly
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5 pts
Unsatisfactory
• Fails to have organizational structure • Lacks unified paragraph structure • Lacks APA format
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0 pts
Not Completed
• Assignment Not Completed
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20 pts
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeLanguage
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5 pts
Superior
• Incorporates sophisticated terminology • Avoids irrelevant and redundant words, phrases and other distracting information • Contains no spelling errors • Lacks errors in sentence boundaries such as fused sentences and sentence fragments • Uses paraphrase and quotes skillfully
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3 pts
Satisfactory
• Utilizes appropriate terminology • Incorporates relevant words and phrases, but contains some distracting information • Contains limited spelling errors • Utilizes appropriate sentence structure in most instances (some fused sentences and fragments) • Limits paraphrase and quotes to an acceptable level
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2 pts
Poor
• Utilizes inappropriate terminology in certain areas • Incorporates irrelevant words and phrases • Contains limited spelling errors • Utilizes inappropriate sentence structure (fused sentences and fragments) • Uses paraphrase and quotes in some instances without following APA (i.e., plagiarism)
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1 pts
Unsatisfactory
• Utilizes inappropriate terminology • Presents distracting information throughout • Contains numerous spelling errors • Utilizes inappropriate sentence structure (fused sentences and fragments) • Uses paraphrase and quotes without following APA in numerous instances (i.e., plagiarism)
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0 pts
Not Completed
• Assignment Not Completed
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5 pts
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePresentation
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10 pts
Superior
• Presents information in a clear, logical, and effective manner
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7 pts
Satisfactory
• Presents information in an effective manner
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4 pts
Poor
• Presents information in a manner which results in some confusion
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1 pts
Unsatisfactory
• Presents information in an ineffective manner with lots of confusion
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0 pts
Not Completed
• Assignment Not Completed
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10 pts
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Total Points: 100
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Term Paper
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