week 7

MGMT Paper Assignment Course: MGMT605 B001 Fall 2025

Criteria Exemplary Accomplished Developing Beginning Did not Attempt

Criterion Score

Abstract / 1010 points

Student

chooses a

topic from

the list of

topics in the

assignment

requirements

and clearly

and con-

cisely states

problem and

question to

be resolved;

clearly sum-

marizes

method, re-

sults, and

conclusions.

8.5 points

Student

chooses a

topic from

the list of

topics in the

assignment

requirements

and con-

cisely states

problem and

question to

be resolved;

summarizes

method, re-

sults, and

conclusions.

7.5 points

Student

chooses a

topic from

the list of

topics in the

assignment

requirements

and inade-

quately

states prob-

lem and

question to

be resolved;

also inade-

quately sum-

marizes

method, re-

sults, and

conclusions

and lacks

some details.

6.5 points

Student is

vague about

topic in as-

signment re-

quirements,

inadequately

states prob-

lem and

question to

be resolved;

inadequately

summarizes

method, re-

sults, and

conclusions

and lacks

some details

of problem

and question

to be re-

solved; does

not provide a

summary of

method, re-

sults, and

conclusions

of whole

project.

0 points

No

submission.

Criteria Exemplary Accomplished Developing Beginning Did not Attempt

Criterion Score

Introducti

on

/ 15

Discussio

n

/ 15

15 points

Student pro-

vides back-

ground re-

search into

the topic of

choice and

summarizes

important

findings from

the review of

the litera-

ture; de-

scribes prob-

lem to be

solved; justi-

fies the

study; ex-

plains the

significance

of the prob-

lem to an au-

dience of

non-

specialists.

12.75 points

Student pro-

vides some

background

research into

the topic of

choice and

summarizes

the findings

from the re-

view of the

literature;

describes

problem to

be solved;

justifies the

study; ex-

plains the

significance

of the prob-

lem to an au-

dience of

non-

specialists.

11.25 points

Student pro-

vides limited

background

research into

the topic of

choice and

less than ad-

equately de-

scribes the

problem to

be solved.

9.75 points

Student pro-

vides back-

ground re-

search into

the topic of

choice but

does not de-

scribe the

problem to

be solved;

gives insuffi-

cient or

nonexistent

explanation

of details to

non-

specialists.

0 points

No

submission.

15 points

Student suc-

cinctly ad-

dresses the

topic with

clarity; orga-

nizes and

synthesizes

information;

draws

conclusions.

12.75 points

Student ad-

dresses the

topic with

clarity; orga-

nizes and

synthesizes

information;

draws

conclusions.

11.25 points

Student ad-

dresses the

topic; lacks

substantive

conclusions;

sometimes

digresses

from topic of

focus.

9.75 points

Student pro-

vides little to

no clarity in

formulating

conclusions

and/or

organization.

0 points

No

submission.

Criteria Exemplary Accomplished Developing Beginning Did not Attempt

Criterion Score

Summary / 10

Mechanic

s and

documen-

tation

/ 10

10 points

Student con-

cisely

presents a

clear logical

explanation

for findings,

recommen-

dations

and/or impli-

cations for

future re-

search

and/or

application.

8.5 points

Student

presents a

logical expla-

nation for

findings, rec-

ommenda-

tions and/or

implications

for future re-

search

and/or

application.

7.5 points

Student

presents a

limited ex-

planation for

findings, rec-

ommenda-

tions and/or

implications

for future re-

search

and/or

application.

6.5 points

Student does

not ade-

quately ex-

plain findings

or formu-

lates

conclusions.

0 points

No

submission.

10 points

The writing

is free or al-

most free of

errors of

grammar,

spelling, and

writing me-

chanics; ap-

propriately

documents

sources.

8.5 points

The writing

has occa-

sional errors,

but they

don’t repre-

sent a major

distraction

or obscure

meaning.

7.5 points

The writing

has occa-

sional errors,

but they

don’t repre-

sent a major

distraction

or obscure

meaning.

6.5 points

The writing

has errors

that obscure

meaning of

content or

add confu-

sion; ne-

glects impor-

tant sources

or docu-

ments few to

no sources.

0 points

No

submission.

Criteria Exemplary Accomplished Developing Beginning Did not Attempt

Criterion Score

Organizati

on

/ 15

Quality of

refer-

ences

/ 10

15 points

The paper

meets the

required

pages in

length (not

including

Title and

Reference

Pages), fol-

lows the APA

Style guide-

lines, and

has no APA

Style errors.

12.75 points

The paper

meets pages

in length (not

including

Title and

Reference

Pages), fol-

lows the APA

Style guide-

lines, and

contains no

more than 3

APA Style

errors.

11.25 points

The paper

meets the

pages in

length (not

including

Title and

Reference

Pages), fol-

lows the APA

Style guide-

lines, and

has no more

than 10 APA

Style errors.

9.75 points

The paper

does not

meet the re-

quired pages

in length (not

including

Title and

Reference

Pages), or it

does not fol-

low APA

Style, or it

contains

more than

10 APA Style

errors.

0 points

No

submission.

10 points

References

are primarily

peer-re-

viewed pro-

fessional

journals or

other ap-

proved

sources (e.g.,

government

documents,

etc.). The

reader is

confident

that the

information

and ideas

can be

trusted.

8.5 points

Although

most of the

references

are profes-

sionally

legitimate, a

few are

questionable

(e.g., trade

books, inter-

net sources,

popular mag-

azines). The

reader is un-

certain of

the

reliability of

some of the

sources.

7.5 points

Most of the

references

are

from sources

that are not

peer-re-

viewed and

have uncer-

tain reliabil-

ity. The

reader

doubts the

accuracy

of much of

the material

presented.

6.5 points

There are

virtually no

sources that

are profes-

sionally reli-

able. The

reader seri-

ously

doubts the

value of the

material and

stops

reading.

0 points

No

submission.

Total / 100

Overall Score

Criteria Exemplary Accomplished Developing Beginning Did not Attempt

Criterion Score

Quantity

of

Reference

s

/ 1515 points

Student used

more than

seven aca-

demic

sources

which are re-

spected in

the field,

contempo-

rary, and

bring greater

meaning to

the content.

12.75 points

Student uses

at least

seven aca-

demic

sources to

complete the

task, and the

sources are

appropriate

to the

content.

11.25 points

Student used

fewer than

seven aca-

demic

sources, or

the sources

were not

good options

for support-

ing the

content.

9.75 points

Student used

no sources,

non-aca-

demic

sources

(such as

Wikipedia)

or misused

the informa-

tion in the

sources.

0 points

No

submission.

Exemplary 90 points minimum

Accomplished 80 points minimum

Developing 70 points minimum

Beginning 60 points minimum

Did not Attempt 0 points minimum