Criteria
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Excellent
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Good
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Fair
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Poor
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Missing or Not Acceptable
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Includes Copy of Case Study
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Case study (AFP Part 1) is copied and pasted at the beginning of the document.
(5 points)
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Case study (AFP Part 1) is not copied and pasted at the beginning of the document.
(0 points)
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Statement of the Problem
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Concise and well-written statement identifies the key issues that must be explored in order to resolve your case study.
(10 points)
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Well-written statement identifies most of the key issues that must be explored in order to resolve your case study.
(8 points)
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Clear statement identifies some of the key issues that must be explored in order to resolve your case study.
(6 points)
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Many of the key issues that must be explored in order to resolve your case study are missing or incorrect.
(4 points)
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Missing a statement about any key issues that must be explored in order to resolve your case study.
(0 points)
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Use of Scholarly Sources
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Effectively incorporates at least 5 scholarly sources.
(10 points)
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Effectively incorporates at least 4 scholarly sources.
(8 points)
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Effectively incorporates at least 3 scholarly sources.
(6 points)
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Effectively incorporates at least 2 scholarly sources.
(4 points)
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Incorporates fewer than 2 scholarly sources.
(0 points)
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Use of Credible Sources
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Effectively incorporates at least 10 credible sources published within the past 10 years.
At least three sources were published within the past 2 years.
(10 points)
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Effectively incorporates 8 or 9 credible sources published within the past 10 years.
At least three sources were published within the past 2 years.
(8 points)
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Effectively incorporates least 6 or 7 credible sources published within the past 10 years.
At least three sources were published within the past 2 years.
(6 points)
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Effectively incorporates 4 or 5 credible sources published within the past 10 years.
Fewer than three sources were published within the past 2 years.
(4 points)
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Incorporates fewer than 4 credible sources are used.
Does not use sources within the past 2 years.
(0 points)
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Summary of Research
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Excellent summary and integration of research that effectively supports possible resolutions to the case study.
(20 points)
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Good summary and integration of research that supports possible resolutions to the case study. Missing 1 or 2 minor points.
(17 points)
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Fair summary and integration of research that supports possible resolutions to the case study. Missing 1 or 2 important points.
(14 points)
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Poor summary and integration of research that do not support possible resolutions to the case study. Missing many important points.
(11 points)
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No relevant summary of the research.
(0 points)
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Correct Use of In-text Citations
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Correct use of APA citation throughout the essay.
(10 points)
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Mostly correct use of APA citation throughout the essay. One or two minor errors.
(8 points)
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Use of APA citation throughout the essay with several major errors or omissions.
(6 points)
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Inconsistent use of citations.
Incorrect use of APA format.
Many omissions.
(4 points)
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No citations included.
(0 points)
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Reference List Provided
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Reference list that corresponds to citations is provided.
Uses APA format with no errors.
(10 points)
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Reference list that corresponds to citations is provided.
Uses APA format with some minor errors.
(8 points)
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Reference list is provided but may be missing 1 or 2 entries or does not completely correspond to in-text citations.
Uses APA format with some major errors.
(6 points)
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Reference list is provided but does not correspond to in-text citations.
Some effort to format, but not in APA format.
(4 points)
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No reference list provided.
No effort to format references.
(0 points)
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APA Formatting
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All of the following APA formatting requirements are present:
- Title page
- 1 margins
- Pagination
- Double-spacing
- Standard font
(10 points)
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Four of the following APA formatting requirements are present:
- Title page
- 1 margins
- Pagination
- Double-spacing
- Standard font
(8 points)
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Three of the following APA formatting requirements are present:
- Title page
- 1 margins
- Pagination
- Double-spacing
- Standard font
(6 points)
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Two of the following APA formatting requirements are present:
- Title page
- 1 margins
- Pagination
- Double-spacing
- Standard font
(4 points)
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Less than 2 of the following APA formatting requirements are present:
- Title page
- 1 margins
- Pagination
- Double-spacing
- Standard font
(0 points)
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Quality of Writing
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Excellent writing that is well-organized and easy to follow.
No errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar or usage.
(10 points)
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Good writing that is well-organized and easy to follow.
Minor errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar or usage.
(8 points)
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Fair writing that is somewhat organized and easy to follow.
Several errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar or usage.
(6 points)
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Poor writing that is disorganized and difficult to follow.
Many errors in spelling, punctuation,
grammar or usage.
(4 points)
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Writing is off topic or unintelligible.
Many errors in spelling, punctuation,
grammar or usage.
(0 points)
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Length
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Essay is between 1300 and 1800 words in length (not including case study).
(5 points)
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Essay is shorter than 1300 words or more than 1800 words (not including case study).
(0 points)
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