Engineering - Electrical Engineering Assignment 3: The Final Project

RAMP LD Discussion V.4 Rubric [APR 2025] Course: STEM270 D005 Fall 2025

Criteria Exemplary Accomplished Developing Beginning Did Not Attempt

Criterion Score

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Criteria Exemplary Accomplished Developing Beginning Did Not Attempt

Criterion Score

Initial

Response

to

Discussio

n Prompt

/ 4545 points

The initial re-

sponse thor-

oughly ad-

dressed all

components

of the in-

quiry, utiliz-

ing properly

applied

course mate-

rials, suffi-

ciently

demonstrat-

ing an under-

standing of

key con-

cepts, and

remaining

free from un-

supported

opinions, ex-

cept where

requested.

The student

incorporated

legitimate,

traceable ad-

ditional re-

search when

necessary to

support the

course

materials.

38.25 points

The initial re-

sponse ad-

dressed most

components

of the in-

quiry but not

all, utilizing

course mate-

rials that

demon-

strated a ba-

sic under-

standing of

key con-

cepts. Any

additional

traceable re-

search was

not clearly

described as

support for

the course

materials.

Educated

opinions

were ex-

pressed only

where

requested.

31.5 points

The initial re-

sponse ad-

dressed most

or all of the

components

of the in-

quiry but ne-

glected to

clearly incor-

porate

course mate-

rials (summa-

rize, para-

phrase,

quote).

Relied on le-

gitimate,

non-course-

related re-

sources or

relied on un-

supported

opinion.

22.5 points

The initial re-

sponse ad-

dressed

components

of the in-

quiry but ne-

glected to

clearly incor-

porate

course mate-

rials into the

response, re-

lying mostly

on illegiti-

mate* or un-

traceable re-

sources.

Evidence of

personal un-

derstanding

of the mate-

rial is

lacking.

*illegitimate

resource ex-

amples:

• Whole

books

• Articles

published in

languages

other than

English

0 points

The initial re-

sponse is

missing or

failed to

demonstrate

a basic un-

derstanding

of course

materials; it

contained

significant**

evidence of

being com-

posed by AI.

**What con-

stitutes sig-

nificant is

context-de-

pendent and

subjective.

Always be

prepared to

offer evi-

dence of

authorship.

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Criteria Exemplary Accomplished Developing Beginning Did Not Attempt

Criterion Score

Peer

Response

s to fur-

ther

conversa-

tion

/ 4545 points

The student

engages sub-

stantively

with peers

and the in-

structor by

providing

more than

the minimum

of two

replies that

demonstrate

comprehen-

sion of the

original post

and advance

the discus-

sion, incor-

porating ad-

ditional

traceable re-

search where

necessary, or

by construct-

ing two su-

perior posts

that reflect

an above-av-

erage under-

standing of

the involved

concepts.

38.25 points

The student

adequately

responds

with a mini-

mum of two

replies to

peers and

the instruc-

tor in a way

that demon-

strates a fair

understand-

ing of the

topic and

uses trace-

able docu-

mentation

where nec-

essary.

The replies

reflect the

author's in-

tention to

elicit a re-

sponse but

do not ex-

ceed the

minimum in

number or

expected

effort.

31.5 points

The student

submits at

least two

posts instead

of clear

replies to

peers or the

instructor.

The posts

lack suffi-

cient sub-

stance to

demonstrate

a reasonable

understand-

ing of the

topic and

mainly rely

on unsup-

ported opin-

ion, unless

such an ap-

proach is ap-

propriate for

the topic.

The posts

are present

but do not

advance the

discussion,

or they were

submitted

too late in

the week to

allow for a

reasonable

response (ex-

22.5 points

The student

submits

fewer than

the minimum

of two

replies (see

Discussion

Guidelines

page on how

this is calcu-

lated); posts

do not

demonstrate

an under-

standing of

the target

post or ap-

pear to be

AI-generated

restatements

of target

posts or the

instructor’s

comments.

0 points

The student

offers no

replies to

peers or the

instructor.

Note that if

the posts ap-

pear to be

AI-generated

without

traceable

documenta-

tion, a zero

may be is-

sued as a

placeholder

until the stu-

dent pro-

vides suffi-

cient proof

of originality

(i.e., pre-

Grammarly

edited mate-

rial, rough

draft, etc.).

Unless proof

is provided,

the zero may

remain in

place.

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Total / 100

Overall Score

Criteria Exemplary Accomplished Developing Beginning Did Not Attempt

Criterion Score

Mechanic

s and

Grammar

/ 10

ceptions

exist).

10 points

The student

effectively

uses the

English lan-

guage, in-

cluding com-

plete sen-

tences in

proper para-

graphs, with

correct spell-

ing, verb

tenses, and

language rel-

evant to the

topic.

8.5 points

The student

properly

uses the

English lan-

guage, in-

cluding com-

plete sen-

tences in

proper para-

graphs, with

correct spell-

ing and verb

tenses, but

does not use

language rel-

evant to the

topic.

7 points

The student

responds in

clear lan-

guage, but

fails to use

proper para-

graphs, com-

plete sen-

tences, or

posts con-

tain several

awkwardly

crafted sen-

tences

and/or mis-

spelled

words.

5 points

The

student’s re-

sponses exist

but lack

overall co-

herence due

to poor ap-

plication of

the basic

principles of

the English

language.

0 points

No posts

were

submitted.

Exemplary 90 points minimum

Accomplished 80 points minimum

Developing 70 points minimum

Beginning 60 points minimum

Did Not

Attempt 0 points minimum

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