645

Ranges

90 – 100%

80 – 89%

79 – 0%

Criteria

Exceeds Performance Expectations 15 points

Meets Performance Expectations 13.35 points

Does Not Meet Performance Expectations 11.85 points

Critical Thinking / Originality

Always identifies the correct issue, collects and evaluates information, and applies logical, step-by-step decision-making processes to articulate clear, defensible ideas.

Clear evidence of originality.  Quoted content includes quotation marks and correct APA in-text citation including the page or paragraph number depending on the format of the source. Non-quoted content that needs to be cited provides correct APA in-text citation.  The reference list includes cited sources only.  There is no evidence of copying and pasting or other types of plagiarism.

Indicates an exceptional understanding of the topic (connecting it with our readings or other sources).

Usually identifies the correct issue, collects and evaluates information, and applies logical, step-by-step decision-making processes to articulate clear, defensible ideas.

Clear evidence of originality.  Quoted content includes quotation marks and an in-text citation that may contain errors or fail to include the page or paragraph number. Non-quoted content that needs to be cited, provides a mostly-accurate APA in-text citation.  The reference list includes cited sources and may erroneously include sources that were not cited.  There is no evidence of copying and pasting and or other types of plagiarism.

Indicates a satisfactory understanding of the topic.

Rarely identifies the correct issue, collects insufficient information, and does not apply a logical step-by-step decision-making process to articulate clear, defensible ideas.

Lacks clear evidence of original thoughts.  May contain too many quotations thus rendering the paper a series of quotes and not a reflection of what the student thought about and wrote.  May include inaccurate in-text citations.  The reference list may erroneously include sources that were not cited, contain APA formatting errors, and or failed to provide the source for cited content. May contain evidence of copying and pasting and or other types of plagiarism. 

Identification of the Interviewees

Correctly identifies the correct persons to interview & provides full explanations and detailed descriptions as to why they chose the person.  Provides a focused rationale for the choice & justifies that choice using evidence. 

Correctly identifies some of the correct persons to interview & provides some explanation and descriptions as to why they chose the person.  Provides a somewhat focused diagnosis rationale for the choice & somewhat justifies that choice using some evidence.

Does not correctly identify the persons to interview & does not provide an explanation and description as to why. Does not provides a focused diagnosis rationale for the choice &  does not  justifies that choice using evidence. Or, did not submit.

Analysis of Red Flags

Does not waste space reiterating information provided in the case. Chooses relevant facts & figures for the analysis, and excludes irrelevant, immaterial, & extraneous information. Examines financial and non-financial data, performs data analysis, and evaluates alternatives.

Wastes some space reiterating information presented in the case. Chooses some of the relevant facts & figures for the analysis, and excludes some of the irrelevant, immaterial, and extraneous information. Examines financial and non-financial data, but does not performs sufficient data analysis to determine and evaluate alternatives.

Wastes a significant amount of space reiterating information presented in the case. Chooses only a few relevant facts & figures for the analysis, and includes irrelevant, immaterial, and extraneous information. Examines financial and non-financial data, but does not performs sufficient data analysis to determine and evaluate alternatives. Or, did not submit.

Skills, Knowledge & Technical Expertise

Properly identifies the correct investigative skills needed to solve the case. Develops and explains effective knowledge and/or technical expertise that specifically can solve the case. Supports findings with convincing evidence.

Properly identifies some of the correct investigative skills needed to solve the case. Develops and explains some knowledge and/or technical expertise that specifically can solve the case. Supports findings with some convincing evidence.

Does not properly identifies the correct investigative skills needed to solve the case. Does not develop and explain the effective knowledge and/or technical expertise that specifically can solve the case. Does not support findings with convincing evidence. Or, did not submit.

Question Development

Properly identifies multiple questions and follow up questions for one of the persons identified.  The questions presented provide evidence to help determine who committed the fraud. The questions presented help identify how the fraud was committed. Supports the identification of the questions with evidence. 

Properly identifies a few questions and a few follow up questions for one of the persons identified.  The questions presented provide some evidence to help determine who committed the fraud. The questions presented somewhat help identify how the fraud was committed. Supports the identification of the questions with some evidence. 

Does not properly identify questions or follow up questions for one of the persons identified.  The questions presented do not provide evidence to help determine who committed the fraud. The questions presented do not help identify how the fraud was committed. Does not support the identification of the questions with evidence.  Or, did not submit. 

Writing Competencies

Clear, correct, and concise use of English grammar with no spelling or punctuation errors. Employs professional writing without colloquial language. Organization is easy to follow and congruent with graduate level writing skills.

Clear, correct, and concise use of English grammar with some spelling and/or punctuation errors. Employs professional writing with some colloquial language. Organization is not easy to follow but the submission is written at the graduate level.

Confusing, incorrect, and or wordy use of English grammar with many spelling and or punctuation errors. Employs unprofessional writing with a significant amount of colloquial language. Organization is not easy to follow and the submission is not written at the graduate level. Or did not submit.

Criteria

Exceeds Performance Expectations 10 points

Meets Performance Expectations 8.9 points

Does Not Meet Performance Expectations 7.9 points

APA Style

Includes sufficient credible sources from peer reviewed journals, academic, and/or professional resources. All sources are cited per APA style, including properly cited in-text citations. The reference list is complete and accurate. Wikipedia and other non-academic resources were not used.

Includes some credible sources from peer reviewed journals, academic, and/or professional resources. Some of the sources are cited per APA style, including properly cited in-text citations. The reference list is complete and mostly accurate. Wikipedia and other non-academic resources were not used.

Includes few credible sources from peer reviewed journals, academic, and/or professional resources. Many sources are not cited or incorrectly cited per APA style, including properly cited in-text citations. The reference list is incomplete and inaccurate. Wikipedia and other non-academic resources were used. Or, did not submit.

Overall Score

Exceeds Expectations 90 or more

Meets Expectations 80 or more

Does Not Meet Expectations 0 or more