Critical Thinking Assignment

Category

Points

Presentation:

Includes Title Page with all required information to identify student and assignment (5 points)

Missing Title Page but includes some or all of the required information (3 points)

No Title Page (0 points)

Content:

Purpose and objective

The purpose and objective of the report is made clear, and the report addresses the objective(s) in a focused and logical manner (10 points)

The purpose and objective of the report is made clear, and the report addresses the objective(s). (7 points)

The report does not clearly state/address the objective(s) (3 points)

Discussion

Discussion is clearly oriented to the purpose. It is organized in a considered, relevant manner, and leads the reader logically from the findings to the recommendations/conclusions. In other words, the justification for conclusions/ recommendations is clear. Includes meaningful analysis of relevance to the business, explains the decision/resolution, shows evidence of outside information supporting analysis (30 points)

Discussion is oriented to the purpose, is organized but not to the best effect. The discussion provides justification and explanation leading to conclusions/recommendations, but this is not always clear to the reader. Includes general analysis of relevance to the business, explains the decision/resolution, shows unsupported evidence of outside information supporting analysis (20 points)

Discussion is poorly organized and leaves the reader wondering how the conclusions and recommendations were made (10 points)

Conclusion, Summary and Recommendations

Conclusions are relevant and accurately portray the key results of the document. Recommendations are specific action-oriented suggestions, oriented to the problem provided, and organized in a relevant manner. Conclusions/recommendations logically flow from the document in a manner which is evident to the reader. They are presented in a clear format (20 points)

Conclusions are relevant and portray the results of the document. Recommendations are specific action-oriented suggestions, oriented to the problem provided. Conclusions/Recommendations logically flow from the document but the logic is not always clear. They are presented in an itemized format (15 points)

Conclusions/ Recommendations do not clearly flow from the document, and/or are not business oriented. They are not well organized, and are not presented in a clear, itemized format, with parallel grammatical structure (10 points)

Mechanics:

Technical writing skills:

Spelling, grammar, punctuation, clarity, readability etc.

Very few spelling errors, correct punctuation, grammatically correct, complete sentences. (10 points)

Occasional lapses in spelling, punctuation, grammar, but not enough to seriously distract the reader or difficult to in reading/format errors (5 points)

Numerous spelling errors, non-existent or incorrect punctuation, and/or severe errors in grammar that interfere with understanding or very difficult to read (0 points)

Total Points