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Final Research Assignment Rubric Course: HSE401 Domestic Security Management

Criteria Exceeds Expectations Meets Expectations Does Not Meet Expectations

No Evidence of Expectations

Criterion Score

Evaluation / 32

Synthesis / 32

32 points

Appraises the

sources into congru-

ous and thoughtful

conclusions

(thoughtful implies

some original

thinking)

27.2 points

Appraises the

sources into congru-

ous conclusions

23.04 points

Evaluation is weak

0 points

Evaluation is not

present

32 points

Combines re-

searched material

into a consistent

whole; extends re-

search well beyond

minimum

requirements

27.2 points

Combines re-

searched material

into a consistent

whole

23.04 points

Researched material

is presented but not

into a consistent

whole

0 points

No evidence of

combining re-

searched material

into a consistent

whole

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Criteria Exceeds Expectations Meets Expectations Does Not Meet Expectations

No Evidence of Expectations

Criterion Score

Analysis / 34

Application / 34

Content of

Communication

/ 34

34 points

Analyzes key ele-

ments using 4 or

more course-exter-

nal sources

28.9 points

Analyzes key ele-

ments using at least

3 sources

24.48 points

Analyzes key ele-

ments using less

than 3 sources

0 points

Analysis is not sup-

ported by any

source material or

no evidence of

analysis is present

34 points

Essay shows multi-

ple instances and

exceptional under-

standing of termi-

nology and concepts

specific to the

course core learning

outcomes

throughout

28.9 points

Essay shows suffi-

cient and satisfac-

tory use of terminol-

ogy and concepts

specific to the

course core learning

outcomes

throughout

24.48 points

Essay shows mini-

mal use of terminol-

ogy and concepts

specific to the

course core learning

outcomes

throughout

0 points

Essay fails to

demonstrate an un-

derstanding of ter-

minology and con-

cepts specific to the

course core learning

outcomes

34 points

Essay conveys com-

plete and excep-

tional information

on the EM topic, its

impact, importance

and applicability

28.9 points

Essay conveys suffi-

cient information on

the EM topic, its im-

pact, importance

and applicability

24.48 points

Essay conveys mini-

mal information on

the EM topic, its im-

pact, importance

and applicability

0 points

Essay conveys no in-

formation on the

EM topic, its impact,

importance &

applicability

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Total / 200

Overall Score

Criteria Exceeds Expectations Meets Expectations Does Not Meet Expectations

No Evidence of Expectations

Criterion Score

Technical Skill in

Communicating

/ 3434 points

Essay contains all

required technical

components: 4

pages in length (ex-

cluding required

cover sheet, Title

Page, and

Bibliography), typed,

double-spaced; writ-

ten in APA Style, in-

cluding in-text

source citations;

contains fewer than

five grammatical or

spelling errors

0 points

Essay contains most

required technical

components; con-

tains more than five

grammatical or

spelling errors but

errors do not de-

tract from under-

standing; written in

APA Style, but may

have a few format-

ting errors

0 points

Essay contains few

required technical

components; con-

tains more than five

grammatical or

spelling errors that

detract from under-

standing; APA Style

usage is barely

evident

0 points

Essay contains no

required technical

components; many

errors in the APA

writing convention,

in the paper presen-

tation, or in gram-

mar and/or spelling

Total

Exceeds Expectations 85.274994 points minimum

Meets Expectations 65.155 points minimum

Does Not Meet Expectations 29.879997 points minimum

No Evidence of Expectations 0 points minimum

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