Criteria Ratings Points

Abstract 17 to >14.0 pts

Advanced

• All requiredinformation isincluded. • Noextraneousinformation isincluded; formatting iscorrect.

14 to >10.0 pts

Proficient

• All required informationis included. • Someextraneous information isincluded; formatting iscorrect.

10 to >0.0 pts

Developing

• Some requiredinformation is included.• Extraneous informationis included; formatting isnot correct.

0 pts

NotPresent

17 pts

Introduction 17 to >14.0 pts

Advanced

• Backgroundinformation isengaging and leadsto a clearpurpose/thesisstatement.• Relevance tocourse/topic isarticulated well.• Researchquestion(s) orpurpose statement isclear and concise.• Two or 3 maindiscussion points ofthe literature revieware clearly identifiedin the purposestatement.

14 to >10.0 pts

Proficient

• Background informationis at times unclear oruninteresting.• Relevance tocourse/topic could bemore clearly articulated.• Research question(s) orpurpose statement couldbe stated more clearlyand concisely. • Maindiscussion points couldbe more clearlyarticulated.

10 to >0.0 pts

Developing

• Background informationis not clearly articulated.• Relevance tocourse/topic is unclear.• Research question(s) orpurpose statement isunidentifiable. • Maindiscussion points are notidentified in the purposestatement.

0 pts

NotPresent

17 pts

Content 20 to >15.0 pts

Advanced

• Thoroughcomparison andcontrast of findingsare provided andrelate to the maindiscussion points inthe order of theirappearance in thepurpose statement.• Focus is onresearch findings.• Gaps andcontroversies thatexist in the literatureare clearly discussed.

15 to >12.0 pts

Proficient

• Comparison andcontrast of the findingsare provided but lackthoroughness.• Discussion of findingscould relate better to themain discussion points inthe purpose statement.• Gaps and controversiesin the literature arediscussed, but claritycould be enhanced.

12 to >0.0 pts

Developing

• Comparison andcontrast of findings arelacking. • Discussion offindings does not relatewell to the maindiscussion points in thepurpose statement.• Gaps (what is unknownand needs to beresearched) andcontroversies that exist inthe literature are notdiscussed.

0 pts

NotPresent

20 pts

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Conclusion 17 to >14.0 pts

Advanced

• A summary of themain points is clearlyarticulated.• Implications orconclusions related tobusiness practice(s)are logical, relevant,and clear. • Areas offuture research areclearly identified.

14 to >10.0 pts

Proficient

• A summary of the mainpoints is presented, butclarity could be enhanced.• Implications orconclusions related tobusiness practice(s) areincluded but lack logic,relevance, or clarity.• Areas of future researchare identified but lackclarity.

10 to >0.0 pts

Developing

• A summary of the mainpoints is not clearlypresented. • Implicationsor conclusions related tobusiness practice(s) areabsent, illogical, irrelevant,or unclear. • Areas offuture research are notidentified.

0 pts

NotPresent

17 pts

References(Number ofSources Utilized)

17 to >14.0 pts

Advanced

• A total of 15 ormore scholarlyarticles frompeer-reviewedsources is included.

14 to >10.0 pts

Proficient

• A total of 14–10 morescholarly articles frompeer-reviewed sourcesare included.

10 to >0.0 pts

Developing

• Less than 10 scholarlyarticles frompeer-reviewed sourcesare included.

0 pts

NotPresent

17 pts

Title Page 11 to >8.0 pts

Advanced

• All requiredinformation isincluded. • Noextraneousinformation isincluded.

8 to >5.0 pts

Proficient

• All required informationis included. • Someextraneous information isincluded.

5 to >0.0 pts

Developing

• Some requiredinformation is included.• Extraneous informationis included.

0 pts

NotPresent

11 pts

Logical Flow 11 to >8.0 pts

Advanced

• The reader isguided smoothlythrough the logicallyarranged paper. • Current APA levelheadings are used. • No headings areleft alone at thebottom of a page.

8 to >5.0 pts

Proficient

• The overallarrangement is logical butis occasionally difficult tofollow. • A minorformatting error or 2 arenoted in the headings. • No headings are leftalone at the bottom of apage.

5 to >0.0 pts

Developing

• The arrangement ofcontent is haphazard anddifficult to follow. • Headings are notpresent or are formattedinappropriately. • One (ormore) heading is alone atthe bottom of a page.

0 pts

NotPresent

11 pts

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Font, Margins andSpacing

11 to >8.0 pts

Advanced

• Times New Romanor Arial is used. • Amargin of 1 1/2 inch isused on the leftborder; margins of 1inch are used on thetop, right, and bottomborders. • Pagenumber and pageheader are inserted atthe top of each page. • Double-spacing isused between alllines. • There is only1 space betweensentences. • Paragraphs areindented 5 spaces.

8 to >5.0 pts

Proficient

• Times New Roman orArial is used through mostof the document. • Amargin of 1 1/2 inch isused on the left border;margins of 1 inch areused on the top, right, andbottom borders. • Pagenumber and page headerare absent or typed ratherthan inserted at the top ofeach page. • Double-spacing is usedbetween most lines. • There is only 1 spacebetween sentences. • Paragraphs areindented 5 spaces.

5 to >0.0 pts

Developing

• Times New Roman orArial is not used. • Amargin of 1 1/2 inch is notused on the left border;margins of 1 inch are notused on the top, right, andbottom borders. • Pagenumber and page headerare absent or typed ratherthan inserted at the top ofeach page. • Double-spacing is notused consistently betweenlines. • There is oftenmore than 1 spacebetween sentences.• Paragraphs are notindented 5 spaces.

0 pts

NotPresent

11 pts

Rferences(Formatting)

11 to >8.0 pts

Advanced

• Proper formatting isused throughout thereference list. • Eachreference has amatching citation(s).

8 to >5.0 pts

Proficient

• A minor formatting erroror 2 are noted in thereference list. • Eachreference has a matchingcitation(s).

5 to >0.0 pts

Developing

• Multiple formattingerrors occurred in thereference list. • One ormore reference does nothave a matching citation.

0 pts

NotPresent

11 pts

Spelling/Grammar 11 to >8.0 pts

Advanced

• Spelling andgrammar are correct.

8 to >5.0 pts

Proficient

• Spelling and grammarare mostly correct withonly 1–2 errors noted.

5 to >0.0 pts

Developing

• Spelling and grammarrequire further review with3–6 errors noted.

0 pts

NotPresent

11 pts

Word Count 17 to >14.0 pts

Advanced

• The page count is20 (excluding titlepage, abstract, etc.)

14 to >10.0 pts

Proficient

• The page count is19-15 (excluding titlepage, abstract, etc.)

10 to >0.0 pts

Developing

• The page count is lessthan 15 pages (excludingtitle page, abstract, etc.)

0 pts

NotPresent

17 pts

Total Points: 160

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