| Course Code | Class Code | Assignment Title | Total Points |
| BIO-317V | BIO-317V-O500 | The Research Paper: First Draft | 100.0 |
| Criteria | Percentage | Unsatisfactory (0.00%) | Less than Satisfactory (65.00%) | Satisfactory (75.00%) | Good (85.00%) | Excellent (100.00%) | Comments | Points Earned |
| First Draft | 100.0% |
| Content and Comprehension | 50.0% | Reveals inaccurate comprehension of material and lacks the ability to apply information. Subject matter is absent, inappropriate, and/or irrelevant. | Displays a lack of comprehension but attempts to apply information. Weak, marginal coverage of subject matter with large gaps in presentation. | Exhibits comprehension of the material and attempts to integrate cohesively the information from all the outside material. Information presented serves to address the topic statement. | Demonstrates integrative comprehension. Comprehensive coverage related to the topic statement with solid use of resources to validate or reject hypothesis. Demonstrates critical analysis of resources. | Demonstrate integrative comprehension and thoughtful application of academic material to real world situations. Coverage extends beyond what is needed to support the topic statement. Exhibits excellent critical analysis of the data and resulting conclusions. |
| Presentation | 40.0% | Does not follow directions. Inappropriate quantity and quality of work. Demonstrates superficial thinking and poor research. Insufficient quality of work. Plagiarism; rarely follows any documentation format correctly; uses non-credible sources. Paragraphs and transitions consistently lack unity and coherence. Organization is disjointed. | Partially follows directions task not completed as assigned. Shows little effort at critical thinking or merely repeats what has been presented in other?s work. Uses documentation, but frequent formatting/citation errors are present; some sources have questionable credibility. Some paragraphs and transitions may lack logical progression of ideas, unity, coherence, and/or cohesiveness. Some degree of organization is evident. | Follows directions and adequately meets guidelines for length and complexity. Demonstrates critical thinking. Sources used are credible and documented; formatting /citation is usually correct. Paragraphs are generally competent, but ideas may show some inconsistency in organization and/or in their relationship to each other. | Follows directions and more than adequately completes the assignment. Reveals thoughtful expression of personal critical thinking. Documentation is appropriate and formatting /citation is correct (a few errors/typos may be present); most sources are authoritative. Paragraphs exhibit a unity, coherence, and cohesiveness. Topic sentences and concluding remarks are used appropriately. | Follows directions and resonates quality in the completeness of the assignment. Well crafted demonstration of deep critical thinking. There are no errors in documentation format or citation; all sources are authoritative. There is a sophisticated construction of paragraphs and transitions. Individually and collectively, paragraphs are coherent and cohesive -- they sparkle. |
| Writing Skills: (spelling, punctuation, grammar, sentence structure, word choice.) | 10.0% | Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. Inappropriate word choice and /or sentence structure, lack of variety in language use. Unaware of audience. | Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors that distract the reader. Some distracting and/or inconsistencies in language choice, sentence structure, and or word choice are present. | Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but are not overly distracting to the reader. Sentence structure is correct and occasionally varies. Word choices and language are appropriate to the targeted audience. | Document is largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. Clearly aware of audience; uses a variety of sentence structures and appropriate vocabulary; uses figures of speech to communicate clearly. | Writer is clearly in control of standard, written American English. No errors present. Uses a variety of sentence constructions, figures of speech, and word choices in unique and creative ways that are appropriate to purpose, discipline, and scope. |
| Total Weightage | 100% |
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