DBA 720

DBA 720 Textbook Essay 2 Guidelines and Rubric

Textbook Essay 2 will be related to subjects covered in Part Three and Four (Chapters 7 and 8 only) of the textbook:

 Part Three: Financing Operations

 Part Four: Evaluating Investment Opportunites (Chapters 7 and 8 only, not Chapter 9) Identify what you think are 1-3 of the most important research findings in this subject area in the last ten years. Include an argument as to why you believe the findings are important. The essay should also include a literature review of other important research in the subject area. The submitted assignment should be 1,500 – 2,500 words in length (this range includes everything in the assignment including your name, title, abstract and citations). The paper should reference a minimum of 5 scholarly sources and use APA formatting for citations. The textbook may be cited, but it does not count as a scholarly source and it should not be cited over 3 times. In other words, the essay should not be largely a restatement of information available in the textbook. Submit Textbook Essay 2 to the Dropbox no later than Sunday 11:59 PM EST/EDT of Module 6. (This

Dropbox basket is linked to Turnitin.)

Competency

Poor (Failing grade –

score of 6 or below)

Needs Improvement

(C level work - score of 7)

Satisfactory (B level work –

score of 8)

Outstanding (A level work –

9 or 10)

Assignment Score

(Assign a score from 0-10)

1.

Knowledge, Research Depth,

and Critical Thinking

Does not refer to the readings to support premises.

Alludes to the readings in a general way to support premises.

Refers to examples or theories from the readings to support premises.

Supports premises with specific examples and theories, and applies high level critical thinking skills.

2.

Synthesis, Analysis, and

Comprehension

Does not integrate personal observations or knowledge.

Integrates personal observations and knowledge in a cursory manner.

Integrates personal observations and knowledge in an accurate way.

Integrates personal observations and knowledge in an accurate and highly insightful way.

3.

Organization, formulation, logic, and Identification

of Key Points (20 points max)

Work product is disorganized, points of response is not distinct, and information is not logically sequenced.(Failing grade – score of 12 or below)

Work product is somewhat disorganized, points of response is distinct, but information is not logically sequenced. (C level work - score of 13-15)

Work product is organized, points of

response are distinct, and

information is logically

sequenced. (B level work 16-17)

Work product is organized, points of response are distinct, and information is logically sequenced key points are made obvious. (A level work – 18-20)

4.

Grammar, Word Choice, and Terminology

Word choice and sentence structure are not suitable for doctoral level work.

Word choice and sentence structure need improvement.

Word choice and sentence structure are suitable for doctoral level work.

Word choice and sentence structure exceed expectations for doctoral level work.

5.

Demonstration of Theory Knowledge

and Usage

Theoretical terminology is ignored or misused.

Terminology partially matches the textbook and class material.

Terminology matches the textbook and class material completely.

Terminology matches. Messages are crisp and persuasive.

6

Proper use of APA Formatting Style

Very little use of references and citations and/or poor usage of APA style.

Some use of references and citations and/or moderate usage of APA style.

Good use of references and citations and/or reasonable usage of APA style.

Superior use of references and citations and/or solid usage of APA style.

7.

Composition and Punctuation

Regular typographical, spelling, and punctuation errors that create an obstacle.

Periodic typographical, spelling, or punctuation errors create reading interruptions.

Minimal typographical, spelling, and punctuation errors.

Errors are rare.

8. Comprehensive grade –

summarizing the project/paper in its

entirety (20 points max)

Poor (Failing grade – score of 12 or

below)

Needs Improvement

(C level work - score of 13-15)

Satisfactory (B level work

16-17)

Outstanding (A level work – 18-

20)

FINAL GRADE

(Add 9 line item scores for a final grade out of 100 points)

____________

INSTRUCTOR COMMENTS (provide specific examples)

Points Associated with LOM Code No paper

1-74 75-82 83-94 95-100

LEARNING OUTCOME MANAGER (LOM) CODE 0 1 2 3 4