Pharmacology Discussion Question

Discussion Rubric

Threaded Discussion 4 3 2 1 0 Total

Original Post Discussion is

150 words minimum and has logical flow.

Body of work is 150 words (minimum) and has logical flow.

The original post is less than 150 words and/or does not have logical flow.

No post

Original Post: Discuss at least

2 key points from the assignment

Two key points are discussed

One key point is discussed

No key points are discussed

No key points are discussed.

No post

Original Post References:

Two scholarly, peer-reviewed sources in-text and on reference list.

Two source are peer-viewed, scholarly, published within the last five years, and no APA errors

Two sources are peer- viewed, scholarly, published within the last five years, and with 1-2 APA errors

One source is peer-viewed, scholarly, published within the last five years, and/or has 3-4- 2 APA errors

No peer- reviewed, scholarly sources, published within the last five years, and / or multiple (more than four) APA errors

No post

Reply Post: Reply to at least

one peer’s original post. Discuss one point you agree with or one point you disagree with and explain why

Reply to one peer post is present with agree/disagree point discussed with explanation

Reply to one peer post is present, with agree/disagree point discussed, no explanation

Reply to one peer post is present, no point is discussed, explanation is lacking

Posting is unorganized- no comparison /contrast discussed

No post

Reply Post: 100 word minimum

response and logical flow Reply is 100 words (minimum) and has logical flow.

The reply is less than is 100 words (minimum) and/or does not have logical flow.

No post

Reply Reference: One scholarly, peer-reviewed reference in-text and on reference list in APA format.

Source is peer- viewed, scholarly, published within the last five years, and in APA format

Peer-reviewed, scholarly source, published within the last five years, and has 1-2 APA errors

Peer-reviewed, scholarly, published within the last five years, and has 3-4 APA errors

No peer- reviewed, scholarly source, published within the last five years, and / or multiple (more than four) APA errors

No post

Additional:

Organization errors (difficult to follow, and/or ineffective paragraph structure) Word choice (consistent use of incorrect words) Sentence fluency (run-on sentences, missing words, sentence fragments, and / or ineffective sentence structures) Parts of speech – (subject/verb agreement, tense shifts or inconsistences, errors with prepositions or article usage, and / or incorrect form usage) Conventions (spelling, punctuation, and / or capitalization)

There are 0 errors noted

2-3 errors noted 3-4 errors noted

5-6 errors noted

7 or more