assignment 6

HEA 550 Module Six Short Paper: Student Handbooks Guidelines and Rubric Prompt: College and universities develop and publish student handbooks to establish expectations for student behavior and to provide a framework for a disciplinary process. Beyond this general purpose, student handbooks vary across institutions, and legal requirements differ between public and private institutions. Through a web search, locate the published code of conduct from a public university, as well as the the student handbook for SNHU. In a short paper, compare and contrast the code of conduct from the public university with the student handbook of SNHU, a private university. As you write, reference these sections that align with your short paper critical elements: (a) an overview of the institution, including specifying whether it is public or private; and (b) an evaluation of the similarities and differences between the SNHU Student Handbook and the selected public university's student handbook.

Guidelines for Submission: Short papers should be formatted to be a double-spaced Word document, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, APA format. Page length requirements: 1–2 pages, not including title page and references.

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Institution Overview

Accurately and thoroughly provides an overview of the institution

Does not sufficiently provide an overview of the institution

Does not identify the institution 15

Student Handbook Overviews

Accurately and thoroughly describes both institutions’ student handbooks

Does not sufficiently describe one or both of the institutions’ student handbooks

Does not describe either of the student handbooks

25

Student Handbook

Comparison

Provides an appropriate comparison of the two college student handbooks with support

Provides comparison of the two college student handbooks, but without sufficient detail to support

Does not include a comparison

35

Articulation of Response

Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization

Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main idea

Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas

25

Earned Total 100%