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Unsatisfactory
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Needs Work
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Good
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Excellent
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Report Title
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No title or title not relevant to the topic of the paper
(0 points)
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Major issues with title clarity, completeness or accuracy
(1 point)
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Minor issues with title clarity, completeness or accuracy
(1.5 points)
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Report title is clear, complete and accurate
(2 points)
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Title Page
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Title page is missing
(0 points)
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Major appearance or error issues on title page
(1 point)
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Minor appearance or error issues on title page
(1.5 points)
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Title page has a professional appearance and is error free
(2 points)
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Table of Contents
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Table of Contents is missing
(0 points)
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Major errors in table of contents
(1 point)
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Minor errors in table of contents
(1.5 points)
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A correct table of contents in the appropriate format is present
(2 points)
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Formatting
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The paper is not double spaced. The font used is incorrect. Margins and spacing is inconsistent.
(0 points)
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Major issues in formatting
(1-2 points)
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Minor issues in formatting
(3-4 points)
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The paper is double spaced. Times New Roman 12 point font is used. Appropriate margins and spacing are used throughout the paper.
(5 points)
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Headings
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No headings are used in the paper
(0 points)
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Major issues with headings
(1-2 points)
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Minor issues with headings
(3-4 points)
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Headings are descriptive, parallel and used appropriately
(5 points)
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Length
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The paper length is inappropriate—less than 1200 words
(0 points)
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The paper is very short—more than 1200 words but less than 1700 words
(1-2 points)
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The paper is a little short--more than 1700 words but less than 2000 words
(3 points)
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The paper is a minimum of 2000 words
(4 points)
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Content
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The paper reflects little to no understanding on the topic of choice
(0-11 points)
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Major issues with understanding or presenting information on the topic of choice
(12-17 points)
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Minor issues with understanding or presenting information on the topic of choice
(18-23 points)
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The paper reflects understanding on the topic of choice
(24-25 points)
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Quality of Information
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The information in the paper is not based on careful research, is not appropriately presented, is not technically sound and does not fulfill the report’s purpose.
(0-11 points)
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Major issues with the quality of research, presentation or fulfilling the report’s purpose.
(12-17 points)
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Minor issues with the quality of research, presentation or fulfilling the report’s purpose.
(18-23 points)
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The information in the paper is based on careful research, appropriately presented, technically sound and fulfills the report’s purpose.
(24-25 points)
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Clarity
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The paper is not clear, easy to read or understand. Significant information in the paper does not directly relate to the topic.
(0-7 points)
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Major issues with coherency or readability.
Some information in paper that does not relate to the topic.
(8-10 points)
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Minor issues with coherency or readability.
(11-13 points)
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The paper is clear, coherent, easy to read and understand. All information in the paper directly relates to the topic.
(14-15 points)
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Flow
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The paper does not flow well. Transitions largely absent.
(0-7 points)
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Major issues with paper flow or transition use.
(8-10 points)
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Minor issues with paper flow or transition use.
(11-13 points)
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The paper flows naturally and uses transitions appropriately.
(14-15 points)
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Number of References
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The paper uses less than four references.
(0-1 point)
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The paper uses four or five references.
(2-3 points)
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The paper only uses six references.
(4 points)
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The paper uses a minimum of seven references.
(5 points)
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Unsatisfactory
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Needs Work
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Good
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Excellent
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Quality of References
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Most references are of low quality (e.g. blogs, Wikipedia, etc.)
(0-9 points)
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Three or four references are not high quality.
(10-13 points)
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One or two references are not high quality.
(14-17 points)
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All references are peer-reviewed or from high quality practitioner journals.
(18-20 points)
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In-text references
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References are not cited correctly and APA format is not used.
(0-4 points)
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Major issues with in-text citations.
(5-6 points)
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Minor issues with in-text citations.
(7-8 points)
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In-text references are cited correctly in APA style.
(9-10 points)
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Reference section
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No reference section or APA style not used in reference section
(0-1 points)
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Major issues with reference section (e.g. several references missing, APA style used sporadically)
(2-3 points)
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Minor issues with reference section (e.g. a reference is missing, etc.)
(4 points)
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All references are cited correctly in the reference section. APA style is used.
(5 points)
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Style: Words
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Words used make it difficult to understand paper.
(0-3 points)
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Frequent use of long, complicated words
(4-5 points)
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Occasional use of long, complicated words
(6-7 points)
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Short, simple concrete words are used.
(7.5 points)
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Style: Sentences
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Sentences used make it difficult to understand paper.
(0-3 points)
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Frequent use of long or passive sentences.
(4-5 points)
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Occasional use of long or passive sentences.
(6-7 points)
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Short, active, varied sentences are used.
(7.5 points)
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Style: Engaging
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Writing style makes it difficult to understand the paper.
(0-3 points)
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Writing style frequently causes issues for the reader
(4-5 points)
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Writing style occasionally causes issues for the reader
(6-7 points)
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Writing style used engages the reader
(7.5 points)
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Style: Formality
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Paper written in informal style (may include heavy use of personal pronouns, acronyms or abbreviations.
(0-3 points)
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Major issues with formality (e.g. frequent use of personal pronouns).
(4-5 points)
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Minor issues with formality (e.g. occasional use of personal pronouns).
(6-7 points)
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An appropriate degree of formality is used.
(7.5 points)
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Spelling
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Ten or more spelling errors in paper.
(0-5 points)
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Less than ten but more than five spelling errors in paper.
(6-7 points)
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Five or less spelling errors in paper.
(8-9 points)
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No spelling errors in paper.
(10 points)
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Punctuation
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Ten or more punctuation errors in paper.
(0-5 points)
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Less than ten but more than five punctuation errors in paper.
(6-7 points)
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Five or less punctuation errors in paper.
(8-9 points)
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No punctuation errors in paper.
(10 points)
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Grammar
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Ten or more grammar errors in paper.
(0-5 points)
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Less than ten but more than five grammar errors in paper.
(6-7 points)
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Five or less grammar errors in paper.
(8-9 points)
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No grammar errors in paper.
(10 points)
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