Research

30 pts

Level 5

Grabs the reader’s attention; provides a complete and concise introduction/conclusion to the paper; a purpose statement relevant to the paper is included.

27 pts

Level 4

Interesting & might get the reader’s attention; provides a complete introduction/conclusion; purpose statement is included, but is vaguely worded.

24 pts

Level 3

Relevant but does not engage the reader’s attention; provides an introduction/conclusion, but it is incomplete, lengthy, or too short; purpose statement is included, but is vaguely worded.

21 pts

Level 2

Relevant but does not engage the reader’s attention; provides an introduction/conclusion, but it is incomplete, lengthy, and/or too short; purpose statement not included

18 pts

Level 1

Dull or trite introduction/conclusion; incomplete or rambling; no purpose statement included.

0 pts

Level 0

No paper was submitted.

30 pts

Level 5

Includes a summary of the patient problem project chosen and the rationale for choosing it; support is provided for chosen topic from the healthcare literature showing that this is a patient problem; the summary is well-developed and provides sufficient detail.

27 pts

Level 4

Includes a summary of the patient problem project chosen and the rationale for choosing it; support is provided for chosen topic from the healthcare literature showing that this is a patient problem; the summary is developed, but lacks depth.

24 pts

Level 3

Includes a summary of the patient problem project chosen; rationale included, but not well-defined; the topic was not supported by literature as a patient problem; the summary is partially developed.

21 pts

Level 2

Includes an incomplete summary of the patient problem project chosen; rationale, if included, was not well-defined or supported by literature.

18 pts

Level 1

The summary did not discuss the patient problem; no rationale included; rambling or incoherent ideas.

0 pts

Level 0

No paper was submitted.

30 pts

Level 5

3-5 relevant, scholarly, peer-reviewed articles related to patient problem/proposed intervention are synthesized; Summary of what is known/not known about the problem is included.

27 pts

Level 4

3-5 relevant, scholarly, peer-reviewed articles related to patient problem/proposed intervention are included, but findings are not synthesized; Summary of what is known/not known about the problem is included.

24 pts

Level 3

3-5 articles related to patient problem/proposed intervention are included, but they are either not relevant, not scholarly, or not peer-reviewed; Summary of what is known/not known about the problem is included.

21 pts

Level 2

Less than 3 articles included OR articles included are not related to the chosen topic; Summary of what is known/not known about the problem is not included.

18 pts

Level 1

Less than 3 articles included; no summary of what is known/not known about the problem not included; rambling or incoherent ideas.

0 pts

Level 0

No paper was submitted.

30 pts

Level 5

The proposed change is discussed in sufficient detail; analysis of implementation is well-developed; potential affected parties are discussed.

27 pts

Level 4

The proposed change is discussed; analysis of implementation is somewhat developed; potential affected parties are discussed.

24 pts

Level 3

The proposed change is discussed, but lacks details; analysis of implementation is partially developed; potential affected parties are identified.

21 pts

Level 2

The proposed change is not discussed sufficiently; analysis of implementation is poorly developed; potential affected parties are identified.

18 pts

Level 1

The proposed change is not discussed in a coherent manner; analysis of implementation is not included; potential affected parties are not identified.

0 pts

Level 0

No paper was submitted.

30 pts

Level 5

Mostly free of grammatical and spelling errors. APA format was used correctly. Thoughts flow cohesively throughout the paper.

27 pts

Level 4

Minimal grammatical and spelling errors. APA format was followed with minimal mistakes. Thoughts flow cohesively throughout the paper.

24 pts

Level 3

Moderate amounts of grammatical and spelling errors. APA format was followed but inconsistently; paper does not flow and does not tie the information together.

21 pts

Level 2

Major grammatical and spelling errors. APA was used incorrectly. Paper does not flow and does not tie the information together.

18 pts

Level 1

An unacceptable number of spelling, and grammar. APA format was not followed. Rambling or incoherent ideas throughout the paper.

0 pts

Level 0

No paper was submitted.