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	Excellent	Good	Average	Below Average	Unsatisfactory	Course Outcomes
Domain
Locating and evaluating research materials for the project	Points: 10-9	Points: 8	Points: 7	Points: 6	Points: 0-5	10
	Six or more high quality Internet sources are included in the References for the paper.	Six or more Internet sources are included in the References for the paper and at least 5 are high quality.	Six or more Internet sources are included in the References for the paper and at least 4 are high quality.	At least 4 Internet sources are included in the References for the paper and at least 3 are high quality.	Fewer than 4 Internet sources are included in the References for the paper and fewer than 3 are high quality.
Synthesis of research materials into the research paper	Points: 10, 9	Points: 8	Points: 7	Points: 6	Points: 0, 3, 5	10
	The paper weaves supporting facts from all of the references into the paper.	The paper weaves supporting facts from at least 5 of the references into the paper.	The paper weaves supporting facts from 3 or 4 of the references into the paper.	The paper weaves supporting facts from 2 or 3 of the references into the paper.	The paper weaves supporting facts from fewer than 2 of the references into the paper.
Excel formulas	Points: 10, 9	Points: 8	Points: 7	Points: 6	Points: 0, 3, 5	4
	Worksheet submitted for evaluation matrix uses formulas in all cells that are appropriate and uses absolute value in formulas where appropriate	Worksheet submitted for evaluation matrix uses formulas in all cells that are appropriate; uses relative cell references where absolute would be more appropriate	Worksheet submitted for evaluation matrix uses formulas in all cells that should be calculated but does not always use appropriate formulas; for example, using SUM when no addition is performed; and uses relative references where absolute references would be more appropriate	Worksheet submitted for evaluation matrix uses raw numbers in some cells that should contain formulas;	Worksheet submitted for evaluation matrix contains few or no formulas

Excel numeric formatting.	Points: 10, 9	Points: 8	Points: 7	Points: 6	Points: 0, 3, 5	4
	All numeric values are appropriately formatted; numbers with decimal points all contain the same number of decimal places.	All numeric values are appropriately formatted; but some numbers with decimal points do not contain the same number of decimal places.	Most numeric values are appropriately formatted; numbers with decimal points may not contain the same number of decimal places.	About half of the numeric data is appropriately formatted	Little or no numeric formatting used
Excel text formatting.	Points: 10, 9	Points: 8	Points: 7	Points: 6	Points: 0, 3, 5	4
	All text is appropriately formatted: title aligned and centered, column width appropriate to text; appropriate use of borders and font enhancements	Most of the following are used to appropriately format text in the worksheet: title aligned and centered, column width appropriate to text; appropriate use of borders and font enhancements	At least 3 of the following are used to appropriately format text in the worksheet: title aligned and centered, column width appropriate to text; appropriate use of borders and font enhancements	At least 2 of the following are used to appropriately format text in the worksheet: title aligned and centered, column width appropriate to text; appropriate use of borders and font enhancements	Fewer than 2 of the following are used to appropriately format text in the worksheet: title aligned and centered, column width appropriate to text; appropriate use of borders and font enhancements

Excel chart	Points: 10,9	Points: 8	Points: 7	Points: 6	Points: 0, 3, 5	4
	A completely correct chart based on the evaluation matrix is included in the research paper.	A mostly correct chart based on the evaluation matrix is included in the research paper. A minor error such as missing legend may be present.	A partially correct chart based on the evaluation matrix is included in the research paper. 2 or 3 elements such as legend or title are missing or some of the data charted is not appropriate (for example, including totals as well as individual data items)	A partially correct chart based on the evaluation matrix is included in the research paper. 3 or more elements such as legend or title are missing or some of the data charted is not appropriate (for example, including totals as well as individual data items)	A mostly incorrect chart based on the evaluation matrix is included in the research paper or no chart is submitted.

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APA Formatting through Word features

Subskill: paragraph formatting in body of paper; page numbering done correctly through Word

Paragraphs are formatted in Word to have a first line indent and double spacing throughout in the body of the paper. Hard page break after cover page; center alignment where required on cover page; page numbering correctly accomplished in Word

No more than one error in the following: paragraphs are formatted in Word to have a first line indent and double spacing throughout. Hard page break after cover page; center alignment where required on cover page; page numbering correctly accomplished in Word

No more than two errors in the following: paragraphs are formatted in Word to have a first line indent and double spacing throughout. Hard page break after cover page; center alignment where required on cover page; page numbering correctly accomplished in Word

No more than three errors in the following: paragraphs are formatted in Word to have a first line indent and double spacing throughout. Hard page break after cover page; center alignment where required on cover page; page numbering correctly accomplished in Word

Four or more errors in the following: paragraphs are formatted in Word to have a first line indent and double spacing throughout. Hard page break after cover page; center alignment where required on cover page; page numbering correctly accomplished in Word

APA Formatting through Word features Subskill: references managed through Word.	Points: 10	Points: 7	Points: 0	4
	Word references feature is used to enter all required information for the 6 sources in the paper	Word references feature is used to enter most required information for the 6 sources in the paper	Word references feature is not used or information is not correctly entered.
APA Formatting through Word features Subskill: citations correctly done through Word	Points: 10	Points: 7	Points: 0	4
	Word references feature is used to enter correct citations to all 6 sources in the paper	Word references feature is used to enter correct citations for at least 3 sources in the paper	Word references feature is not used to create citations or it is used for 2 or fewer sources in the paper.
APA Formatting through Word features Subskill: references page correctly generated through Word	Points: 10		Points: 0	4
	Word references feature is used to generate a references page on a separate page at the end of the paper		Word references feature is not used to generate a references page on a separate page at the end of the paper

Ethical principle explained	Points: 10, 9	Points: 8	Points: 7	Points 6	Points: 0, 3, 5	5
	Four or more ethical issues involving the use of technology in the researched careers and how they should be dealt with are explained in detail and supported with research.	Two or three ethical issues involving the use of technology in the researched careers and how they should be dealt with are explained in detail and supported with research.	At least two ethical issues involving the use of technology in the researched careers and how they should be dealt with are explained in detail and supported with research.	Only one ethical issue involving the use of technology in the researched careers and how they should be dealt with is explained in detail and supported with research or more issues are explained but not in detail or are not supported with research.	Ethical issues are either not discussed at all, or are not related to the careers, or are not supported with research
Identifying current and emerging technologies	Points: 10, 9	Points: 8	Points: 7	Points: 6	Points: 5, 3, 0	1
	At least two emerging technologies are discussed and related to careers discussed in the research paper. All discussion is supported with research.	At least one emerging technology is discussed and related to careers discussed in the research paper. All discussion is supported with research.	At least one emerging technology is discussed but may not contain enough detail or may not be sufficiently supported with research.	Emerging technology is touched on but is either not discussed in enough detail or not supported with research.	Emerging technologies are not discussed at all, or lack specific detail about relationship to careers. Any research support is absent.
Impact of technology	Points: 10, 9	Points: 8	Points: 7	Points: 6	Points, 5, 3, 0	6
	The benefits and limitations of the two emerging technologies that are presented are discussed in detail and supported with research.	The benefits and limitations of the one technology that is presented is discussed in detail and supported with research.	The benefits and limitations of the one technology that is presented are discussed but with limited detail, or the discussion has limited research support.	The benefits and limitations of the one technology presented is touched on but is either not discussed in enough detail or not supported with sufficient research.	Benefits and limitations of the technology presented are not discussed at all or not supported with research.