PC fundamentals

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Content

Points Range:0 (0%) - 35 (35%)

Missing required content or content requires significant rework. Presentation repeats other people's ideas and/or graphics and shows very little attempt at original thought. Topic of presentation may be mostly unclear and/or undeveloped.

Points Range:36 (36%) - 41 (41%)

All required content is present but not adequately represented. Presentation shows an attempt at originality and inventiveness on a few slides. Analysis and development of topic may sometimes be confusing or unclear.

Points Range:42 (42%) - 47 (47%)

All required content is present and adequately represented. Presentation shows some originality and inventiveness. The content and ideas are presented in an interesting way. Demonstrates a fairly clear analysis and development of topic.

Points Range:48 (48%) - 53 (53%)

All required content is present and well represented. Presentation is mostly original and inventive. Much of the content and ideas are presented in a unique and interesting way. Demonstrates clear analysis and development of topic.

Points Range:54 (54%) - 60 (60%)

All required content is present and very well represented. Presentation shows originality and inventiveness. The content and ideas are presented in a unique and interesting way. Demonstrates thorough analysis and development of topic.

Organization

Points Range:0 (0%) - 5 (5%)

The organization is hard to follow; ideas are not linked together and/or may be fragmented. Lacking any logical grouping of ideas or transitions from one idea to the next. No speaker notes are included in the presentation.

Points Range:6 (6%) - 6 (6%)

The organization is mostly unclear and could be arranged in a more logical way. Some ideas are linked together, but some ideas are fragmented. There is little to no grouping of ideas or use of transitions. Some slides include speaker notes.

Points Range:7 (7%) - 7 (7%)

The organization is fairly clear, but it could be arranged more logically to better support the proposed solution. Ideas are somewhat grouped together with a few transitions between groups. Half of the slides include speaker notes.

Points Range:8 (8%) - 8 (8%)

The organization results in clarity and presents mostly logically arranged points to support the proposed solution. Ideas are grouped fairly well, and there are transitions throughout the document. The majority of the slides include speaker notes.

Points Range:9 (9%) - 10 (10%)

The organization results in clarity and presents logically arranged points to support the proposed solution. Related ideas are well grouped, and transitions between ideas flow smoothly. All slides include speaker notes.

Quality of Presentation

Points Range:0 (0%) - 5 (5%)

Several graphics and/or texts are inappropriate and/or unattractive, and they may often detract from the content of the presentation. Background often makes seeing text difficult and may visually compete with graphics on the page.

Points Range:6 (6%) - 6 (6%)

A few graphics and/or texts may be unattractive and a few may not seem to support the theme and content of the presentation. Background use is somewhat consistent, appropriate to topic, and generally not distracting.

Points Range:7 (7%) - 7 (7%)

All of the graphics and/or texts are attractive but some do not seem to support the theme and content of the presentation. Background use is somewhat consistent, appropriate to topic, and generally not distracting.

Points Range:8 (8%) - 8 (8%)

Most of the graphics and/or texts are appropriate and attractive and support the theme and content of the presentation. Background use is fairly consistent, appropriate to topic, and not distracting.

Points Range:9 (9%) - 10 (10%)

All graphics and/or texts are appropriate and attractive and support the theme and content of the presentation. Background use is consistent, appropriate to topic, and not distracting.

Citations and Formatting

Points Range:0 (0%) - 5 (5%)

APA guidelines are barely followed if at all. The majority of sources used are not academically reliable. If in-text citations and references are included, they contain major errors to APA formatting guidelines and several in-text citations are missing references and vice versa.

Points Range:6 (6%) - 6 (6%)

APA guidelines are loosely followed. Some peer-reviewed papers are used along with non-academically reliable sources. Reference entries and in-text citations may somewhat follow APA formatting guidelines; several major errors in in-text citations or references may be present. Some in-text citations are missing references and vice versa.

Points Range:7 (7%) - 7 (7%)

APA guidelines are somewhat followed. Most sources used are peer-reviewed papers, though two or more sources are not academically reliable. Reference entries and in-text citations show effort to follow APA formatting guidelines; several errors in in-text citations or references may be present. Most in-text citations are referenced and vice versa.

Points Range:8 (8%) - 8 (8%)

APA guidelines are mostly followed correctly. The number of sources meets any expressed assignment requirements, and all but one source is a peer-reviewed paper. Reference entries and in-text citations follow APA formatting guidelines and are usually correct. All in-text citations are referenced and vice versa.

Points Range:9 (9%) - 10 (10%)

APA guidelines are correctly followed. The number of sources meets or exceeds any expressed assignment requirements. Every source used is peer-reviewed or academic in nature. Reference entries and in-text citations follow APA formatting guidelines and are free of errors. All in-text citations are referenced and vice versa.

Writing Mechanics

Points Range:0 (0%) - 5 (5%)

Writing lacks clarity and conciseness. Serious problems with sentence structure and grammar. Numerous major or minor errors in punctuation and/or spelling.

Points Range:6 (6%) - 6 (6%)

Writing lacks clarity or conciseness. Minor problems with sentence structure and some grammatical errors. Several minor errors in punctuation and/or spelling.

Points Range:7 (7%) - 7 (7%)

Writing is somewhat clear and concise. Sentence structure and grammar are adequate and mostly correct. Few minor errors in punctuation and/or spelling.

Points Range:8 (8%) - 8 (8%)

Writing is mostly clear and concise. Sentence structure and grammar are strong and mostly correct. Few minor errors in punctuation and/or spelling.

Points Range:9 (9%) - 10 (10%)

Writing is clear and concise. Sentence structure and grammar are excellent. Correct use of punctuation. No spelling errors.