International Business Assignment

Discussion Board Forums 2–5 Grading Rubric

Student:

Criteria

Points Possible

Points

Earned

Instructor’s Comments

Parts 1, 2, & 3

PART 1

As you read the chapters assigned to each module/week, you will find some concepts more interesting and applicable to your personal or work situation than others. By 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Tuesday of Modules/Weeks 2–5, review the key terms listed in the assigned chapters; then, submit a preliminary Discussion Board post indicating the key term that you wish to reserve as your Discussion Board thread for that module/week.

Be sure to check the Discussion Board area prior to posting your reservation to ensure no one else has reserved that key term. In the event the key term you wish to explore is already reserved by someone else, simply move on to another key term in your readings. Duplicate postings will not earn credit under any circumstance—this includes posting work submitted in a previous course. Please do not ask me to accept a duplicate posting, as this is not fair to those who followed these explicit directions.

Please be sure to include the exact key term you selected in your Discussion Board subject line.

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PART 2

After you have successfully reserved the key term that interests you the most, research at least 5 recent scholarly articles that relate to the concept on which you wish to focus your research.

After reading the articles, select the one article that you wish to discuss.

Your initial posting must be placed in the Discussion Board text box and adhere precisely to the assigned headings and format.

Part 2 is due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday of the assigned modules/weeks.

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PART 3

Additionally, you will be required to post a written response to at least 2 other students' Discussion Board threads. Thus, each student will post 1 written response concerning their key term, and substantive written responses to at least 2 other students’ threads. Exceeding the threshold requirement (minimum required substantive postings) will result in a higher score, while posting the minimum number of required substantive postings will result in a minimal passing score. This means that if you post 2 good substantive responses, you can expect a grade of “B-” and if you post 3 or more quality substantive responses you can earn an “A-.”

Part 3 is due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of the assigned modules/weeks.

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Total

100

Important Note: The Discussion Board Forum is considered to be one unified assignment; thus, incomplete assignments will not earn credit. Students who post only Part 1 or Part 2 will not earn credit. Likewise, students who post only Part 3 will not earn credit. All 3 aspects must be posted in order to earn credit. Assignments posted after the due date will not earn credit.