| 695 GRADING RUBRIC: Assignment 6 – Draft of Mid-Term Paper |
| Note: All topics must be related to project management, and unrelated topics will not be approved. All assignments in this course build upon one another. Successive assignments may suffer if assignments are late or if a student fails to perform each assignment correctly. All assignments are integral to the final deliverable. |
| CRITERION | LEARNING OUTCOMES | MAX POINTS | YOUR POINTS | FEEDBACK |
| RESEARCH TOPIC
INFO LITERACY 0.2
Collect and retrieve the needed information | • Research topic is related to the field of project management
• Demonstrates use of appropriate keyword search and thorough research
• Uses quality resources based on their authority, objectivity, currency, accuracy, and/or relevancy
• Meets minimum number of sources (10) | 10 |
| INTRODUCTION
COMM 0.1
Consider Context and Purpose | • Provides a context for the research topic/ problem
• Includes a broad description of problem to be solved
• Describes the relevance of research/ how it benefits field of PM
• Relevant research is referenced
• Definitions of critical terms included | 20 |
| PROBLEM STATEMENT
CRIT THINKING 0.3
Solve Problems | • Establishes real and relevant problem worth studying (not already solved)
• Defines/restricts scope of the study
• Working/operational definitions used to define concepts/variables
• Reflects open mind about the potential solution
• Explains/defines any sub-problems | 20 |
| LITERATURE REVIEW
COMMUNICATION 0.4
Use Sources and Evidence | • Clearly relates the proposed study to the body of knowledge surrounding topic
• Organized in logical way (major themes, chronological, order of importance)
• Adds clarity, focus and context to the research paper
• Shows what researcher learned and comprehended from existing literature
• Meets minimum length (4-10 pages) and number of sources (10) | 30 |
| WRITING MECHANICS
COMMUNICATION 0.5
Control Grammar and Mechanics | • Uses language that communicates meaning to readers with clarity
• Writing is reflective of graduate level work and substantially error-free
• Reflects appropriate proofreading for grammar, spelling and sentence structure | 10 |
| APA FORMAT
COMMUNICATION 0.3
Adhere to Conventions | • All direct quotes, ideas, concepts, text and data are accurately cited
• All sources cited in the text are listed in the references section
• Consistently uses provided guidance provided in template
• Consistently APA format that is substantially error-free (i.e. title page, TOC, contents, body of paper, references, etc.) | 10 |
| OTHER | • Plagiarism, Lateness, Extra Credit |
| TOTAL | • Final draft is worth 10% of your final grade | 100 | 0 |
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