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Research Paper for ISOL632 Assignment: Write a 3-4 page APA formatted paper comparing your organization’s disaster recovery and business continuity plans with the best practices outlined in our course text. Content should include, but not be limited to: selecting the DR team, assessing risks and impacts, prioritizing systems and functions for recovery, data storage and recovery sites, developing plans and procedures, procedures for special circumstances, and testing the disaster recovery plan. Your paper should include an abstract and a conclusion and a reference page with 3-5 references.

Requirements: A05: Submission of paper topic and preliminary references due June 12, 2016 @ 11:55PM EDT PAPER: Submission of final paper due on August 14, 2016 @ 11:55PM EDT (NOTE: Late papers (up to 24 hours late) will receive a 50% penalty. Papers not turned in within 24 hours of the due date will receive a grade of ZERO!)

Comments:

 For help with APA formatting, see the Information links on iLearn. They are located on the Module for the week of June 6th (Module: 06/06). There is a sample paper as well as a link to a site that has extensive APA documentation.

 Please pay careful attention to the due dates and times for this assignment  The grading rubric for this paper is on page 2 of this document.

ISOL632 – BCP/DRP Research Paper Grading Rubric Student: ____________________________________

CATEGORY Unacceptable (Below Standards)

Acceptable (Meets Standards)

Good (Occasionally Exceeds)

Excellent (Exceeds Standards)

SCORE

5 points 10 points 12.5 points 15 points Subject Matter Introduction does

not convey topics, subtopics and thesis statement. Paper is not logically organized and lacks transitions between sentences and paragraphs. Sources are non- existent or not considered scholarly in nature. Conclusion does not reiterate and support thesis statement.

Introduction conveys a topic, vague subtopics, and a general thesis statement. Paper discusses topics and subtopics but may be poorly organized; student attempts to provide transitions. Sources are not peer-reviewed but are generally acceptable. Conclusion does reintegrate key concepts and reinforces the thesis statement.

Introduction clearly conveys topic, subtopic, and a general thesis statement. Paper discusses topics and subtopics and is well organized with clear transitions. Sources contain some elements of research that support the thesis statement. Conclusion reflects a strong review of key ideas that clearly relate to the thesis statement.

Introduction strongly conveys topic, subtopics, and specific thesis statement. Paper clearly discusses topics and subtopics; it is strongly organized with transitions linking all topics. Sources contain only peer- reviewed research. Conclusion strongly reflects key points and integrates these ideas is the thesis statement.

15 points

.5 points 1 point 2 points 3 points Grammar and

Mechanics Grammatical errors, punctuation errors, and spelling errors significantly interfere with reading the paper.

Few grammatical, spelling, and punctuation errors occur in the paper and do not interfere with reading the paper.

Grammatical, spelling, and punctuation errors occur rarely in the paper and do not interfere with reading the paper.

The paper is virtually free of grammatical, spelling, and punctuation errors.

3 points

.5 points 1 point 1.5 points 2 points APA Style,

Citations, and References

APA style errors with page format interfere with the reading of the paper. Paper is informal in tone and word choice. Errors with in-text citations and Reference page citations significantly detract while reading.

APA style errors with page format are noticeable. Paper is occasionally informal in tone and word choice. Two sources are incorrectly written in either the in- text citations or on the References page.

APA style errors with page format are rare. Paper is written in a scholarly style. One source is incorrectly written in either the in-text citation or on the References page.

No APA errors are seen with page format. Paper is written in a scholarly style. All sources are correctly written in the in-text citation and on the References page.

2 points

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