| Course Code | Class Code | Assignment Title | Total Points |
| HCA-545 | HCA-545-O500 | Benchmark - Role of Governance in Health Care Organizations | 150.0 |
| Criteria | Percentage | 1: Unsatisfactory (0.00%) | 2: Less Than Satisfactory (74.00%) | 3: Satisfactory (79.00%) | 4: Good (87.00%) | 5: Excellent (100.00%) | Comments | Points Earned |
| Content | 75.0% |
| Corporate Structure and Effectiveness of Governance | 15.0% | Discussion of the corporate structure within a health care organization and how it impacts the effectiveness of governance is not included. | Discussion of the corporate structure within a health care organization and how it impacts the effectiveness of governance is incomplete or incorrect. | Discussion of the corporate structure within a health care organization and how it impacts the effectiveness of governance is included but lacks explanation and relevant supporting details. | Discussion of the corporate structure within a health care organization and how it impacts the effectiveness of governance is complete and includes explanation and relevant supporting details. | Discussion of the corporate structure within a health care organization and how it impacts the effectiveness of governance is thorough and includes substantial explanation and relevant supporting details. |
| Various Roles of Governance Within Organizations (C1.2) | 15.0% | Determination of the various roles of governance within a health care organization is not included. | Determination of the various roles of governance within a health care organization, including how they should interact within a team setting, is incomplete or incorrect. | Determination of the various roles of governance within a health care organization, including how they should interact within a team setting, is included but lacks explanation and relevant supporting details. | Determination of the various roles of governance within a health care organization, including how they should interact within a team setting, is complete and includes explanation and relevant supporting details. | Determination of the various roles of governance within a health care organization, including how they should interact within a team setting, is thorough and includes substantial explanation and relevant supporting details. |
| Concerns to Consider When Developing Team Culture | 15.0% | Description of the concerns to consider when developing and strengthening a team culture is not included. | Description of the concerns to consider when developing and strengthening a team culture, including team interactions that can be perceived as negative, is incomplete or incorrect. | Description of the concerns to consider when developing and strengthening a team culture, including team interactions that can be perceived as negative, is included but lacks explanation and relevant supporting details. | Description of the concerns to consider when developing and strengthening a team culture, including team interactions that can be perceived as negative, is complete and includes explanation and relevant supporting details. | Description of the concerns to consider when developing and strengthening a team culture, including team interactions that can be perceived as negative, is thorough and includes substantial explanation and relevant supporting details. |
| Federal/State Compliance Issues: Failure to Apply Governance Concepts | 15.0% | Discussion of a current federal or state compliance issue is not included. | Discussion of a current federal or state compliance issue, including an example of an organization that failed to properly apply governance concepts, is incomplete or incorrect. | Discussion of a current federal or state compliance issue, including an example of an organization that failed to properly apply governance concepts, is included but lacks explanation and relevant supporting details. | Discussion of a current federal or state compliance issue, including an example of an organization that failed to properly apply governance concepts, is complete and includes explanation and relevant supporting details. | Discussion of a current federal or state compliance issue, including an example of an organization that failed to properly apply governance concepts, is thorough and includes substantial explanation and relevant supporting details. |
| Integration of Principles of Servant and Values-Based Leadership Skills to Improve Health Care Operations | 15.0% | Description of how the application of principles of servant and values-based leadership skills (when integrating governance concepts and strategies) can improve health care operations is not included. | Description of how the application of principles of servant and values-based leadership skills (when integrating governance concepts and strategies) can improve health care operations is incomplete or incorrect. | Description of how the application of principles of servant and values-based leadership skills (when integrating governance concepts and strategies) can improve health care operations is included but lacks explanation and relevant supporting details. | Description of how the application of principles of servant and values-based leadership skills (when integrating governance concepts and strategies) can improve health care operations is complete and includes explanation and relevant supporting details. | Description of how the application of principles of servant and values-based leadership skills (when integrating governance concepts and strategies) can improve health care operations is thorough and includes substantial explanation and relevant supporting details. |
| Organization and Effectiveness | 15.0% |
| Thesis Development and Purpose | 5.0% | Paper lacks any discernible overall purpose or organizing claim. | Thesis is insufficiently developed or vague. Purpose is not clear. | Thesis is apparent and appropriate to purpose. | Thesis is clear and forecasts the development of the paper. Thesis is descriptive and reflective of the arguments and appropriate to the purpose. | Thesis is comprehensive and contains the essence of the paper. Thesis statement makes the purpose of the paper clear. |
| Argument Logic and Construction | 5.0% | Statement of purpose is not justified by the conclusion. The conclusion does not support the claim made. Argument is incoherent and uses noncredible sources. | Sufficient justification of claims is lacking. Argument lacks consistent unity. There are obvious flaws in the logic. Some sources have questionable credibility. | Argument is orderly, but may have a few inconsistencies. The argument presents minimal justification of claims. Argument logically, but not thoroughly, supports the purpose. Sources used are credible. Introduction and conclusion bracket the thesis. | Argument shows logical progressions. Techniques of argumentation are evident. There is a smooth progression of claims from introduction to conclusion. Most sources are authoritative. | Clear and convincing argument that presents a persuasive claim in a distinctive and compelling manner. All sources are authoritative. |
| Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use) | 5.0% | Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. Inappropriate word choice or sentence construction is used. | Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in language choice (register) or word choice are present. Sentence structure is correct but not varied. | Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but they are not overly distracting to the reader. Correct and varied sentence structure and audience-appropriate language are employed. | Prose is largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. The writer uses a variety of effective sentence structures and figures of speech. | Writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English. |
| Format | 10.0% |
| Paper Format (Use of appropriate style for the major and assignment) | 5.0% | Template is not used appropriately or documentation format is rarely followed correctly. | Template is used, but some elements are missing or mistaken; lack of control with formatting is apparent. | Template is used, and formatting is correct, although some minor errors may be present. | Template is fully used; There are virtually no errors in formatting style. | All format elements are correct. |
| Documentation of Sources (citations, footnotes, references, bibliography, etc., as appropriate to assignment and style) | 5.0% | Sources are not documented. | Documentation of sources is inconsistent or incorrect, as appropriate to assignment and style, with numerous formatting errors. | Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, although some formatting errors may be present. | Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is mostly correct. | Sources are completely and correctly documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is free of error. |
| Total Weightage | 100% |