| Total Points Possible= 50 |
16 Points |
14 Points |
13 Points |
11 Points |
9 Points |
0 Points |
| Scholarliness
Demonstrates achievement of scholarly inquiry for professional and academic topics. |
Presentation of information was exceptional and included all of the following elements:
- Provides evidence of scholarly inquiry relevant to required TD topic(s).
- Presents specific information from scholarly sources to develop a comprehensive presentation of facts.
- Uses at least one outside scholarly reference that is relevant, less than 5 years old (use of older references requires instructor permission) and reliable for the required topic.*
- Uses in-text citation and full reference at end of posting when presenting another person’s thoughts as quotes or paraphrase of information.
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Presentation of information was good, but was superficial in places and included all of the following elements:
- Provides evidence of scholarly inquiry relevant to required TD topic(s).
- Presents specific information from scholarly sources to develop a comprehensive presentation of facts.
- Uses at least one outside scholarly reference that is relevant, less than 5 years old (use of older references requires instructor permission) and reliable for the required topic.*
- Uses in-text citation and full reference at end of posting when presenting another person’s thoughts as quotes or paraphrase of information.
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Presentation of information was minimally demonstrated in all of the following elements:
- Provides evidence of scholarly inquiry relevant to required TD topic(s).
- Presents specific information from scholarly sources to develop a comprehensive presentation of facts.
- Uses at least one outside scholarly reference that is relevant, less than 5 years old (use of older references requires instructor permission) and reliable for the required topic.*
- Uses in-text citation and full reference at end of posting when presenting another person’s thoughts as quotes or paraphrase of information.
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Presentation of information is unsatisfactory in one of the following elements:
- Provides evidence of scholarly inquiry relevant to required TD topic(s).
- Presents specific information from scholarly sources to develop a comprehensive presentation of facts.
- Uses at least one outside scholarly reference that is relevant, less than 5 years old (use of older references requires instructor permission) and reliable for the required topic.*
- Uses in-text citation and full reference at end of posting when presenting another person’s thoughts as quotes or paraphrase of information.
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Presentation of information is unsatisfactory in two of the following elements:
- Provides evidence of scholarly inquiry relevant to required TD topic(s).
- Presents specific information from scholarly sources to develop a comprehensive presentation of facts.
- Uses at least one outside scholarly reference that is relevant, less than 5 years old (use of older references requires instructor permission) and reliable for the required topic.*
- Uses in-text citation and full reference at end of posting when presenting another person’s thoughts as quotes or paraphrase of information.
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Presentation of information is unsatisfactory in three or more of the following elements
- Provides evidence of scholarly inquiry relevant to required TD topic(s).
- Presents specific information from scholarly sources to develop a comprehensive presentation of facts.
- Uses at least one outside scholarly reference that is relevant, less than 5 years old (use of older references requires instructor permission) and reliable for the required topic.*
- Uses in-text citation and full reference at end of posting when presenting another person’s thoughts as quotes or paraphrase of information
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16 Points |
14 Points |
13 Points |
11 Points |
9 Points |
0 Points |
| Application of Course Knowledge
Demonstrate the ability to analyze and apply principles, knowledge and information learned in the outside readings and relate them to real-life professional situations |
Presentation of information was exceptional and included all of the following elements:
- Applies principles, knowledge and information from scholarly resources to the required topic.
- Applies facts, principles or concepts learned from scholarly resources to a professional experience.
- Application of information is comprehensive and specific to the required topic.
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Presentation of information was good, but was superficial in places and included all of the following elements:
- Applies principles, knowledge and information from scholarly resources to the required topic.
- Applies facts, principles or concepts learned from scholarly resources to a professional experience.
- Application of information is comprehensive and specific to the required topic.
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Presentation of information was minimally demonstrated in the all of the following elements:
- Applies principles, knowledge and information from scholarly resources to the required topic.
- Applies facts, principles or concepts learned from scholarly resources to a professional experience.
- Application of information is comprehensive and specific to the required topic.
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Presentation of information is unsatisfactory in one of the following elements:
- Applies principles, knowledge and information from scholarly resources to the required topic.
- Applies facts, principles or concepts learned from and scholarly resources to a professional experience.
- Application of information is comprehensive and specific to the required topic.
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Presentation of information is unsatisfactory in two of the following elements:
- Applies principles, knowledge and information from scholarly resources to the required topic.
- Applies facts, principles or concepts learned from scholarly resources to a professional experience.
- Application of information is comprehensive and specific to the required topic.
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Presentation of information is unsatisfactory in three of the following elements
- Applies principles, knowledge and information and scholarly resources to the required topic.
- Applies facts, principles or concepts learned scholarly resources to a professional experience.
- Application of information is comprehensive and specific to the required topic.
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10 Points |
9 Points |
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6 Points |
0 Points |
| Interactive Dialogue
Initial post should be a minimum of 300 words (references do not count toward word count)
The peer and instructor responses must be a minimum of 150 words each (references do not count toward word count)
Responses are substantive and relate to the topic. |
Demonstrated all of the following:
- Initial post must be a minimum of 300 words.
- The peer and instructor responses must be a minimum of 150 words each.
- Responses are substantive
- Responses are related to the topic of discussion.
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Demonstrated 3 of the following:
- Initial post must be a minimum of 300 words.
- The peer and instructor responses must be a minimum of 150 words each.
- Responses are substantive
- Responses are related to the topic of discussion.
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Demonstrated 2 of the following:
- Initial post must be a minimum of 300 words.
- The peer and instructor responses must be a minimum of 150 words each.
- Responses are substantive
- Responses are related to the topic of discussion.
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Demonstrated 1 or less of the following:
- Initial post must be a minimum of 300 words.
- The peer and instructor responses must be a minimum of 150 words each.
- Responses are substantive
- Responses are related to the topic of discussion.
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8 Points |
7 Points |
6 Points |
5 Points |
4 Points |
0 Points |
| Grammar, Syntax, APA
Points deducted for improper grammar, syntax and APA style of writing.
The source of information is the APA Manual 6th Edition
Error is defined to be a unique APA error. Same type of error is only counted as one error. |
The following was present:
AND
- Responses have 0-3 grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors
AND
- Writing style is generally clear, focused on topic,and facilitates communication.
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The following was present:
- 4-6 errors in APA format.
AND/OR
- Responses have 4-5 grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors
AND/OR
- Writing style is somewhat focused on topic.
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The following was present:
- 7-9 errors in APA format.
AND/OR
- Responses have 6-7 grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors
AND/OR
- Writing style is slightly focused on topic making discussion difficult to understand.
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The following was present:
- 10- 12 errors in APA format
AND/OR
- Responses have 8-9 grammatical, spelling and punctuation errors
AND/OR
- Writing style is not focused on topic, making discussion difficult to understand.
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The following was present:
- 13 – 15 errors in APA format
AND/OR
- Responses have 8-10 grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors
AND/OR
- Writing style is not focused on topic, making discussion difficult to understand.
AND/OR
- The student continues to make repeated mistakes in any of the above areas after written correction by the instructor.
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The following was present:
- 16 to greater errors in APA format.
AND/OR
- Responses have more than 10 grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.
AND/OR
- Writing style does not facilitate communication
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0 Points Deducted |
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5 Points Lost |
| Participation
Requirements |
Demonstrated the following:
- Initial, peer, and faculty postings were made on 3 separate days
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Failed to demonstrate the following:
- Initial, peer, and faculty postings were made on 3 separate days
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0 Points Lost |
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5 Points Lost |
| Due Date Requirements |
Demonstrated all of the following:
- The initial posting to the graded threaded discussion topic is posted within the course no later than Wednesday, 11:59 pm MT.
A minimum of one peer and one instructor responses are to be posted within the course no later than Sunday, 11:59 pm MT. |
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Demonstrates one or less of the following.
- The initial posting to the graded threaded discussion topic is posted within the course no later than Wednesday, 11:59 pm MT.
A minimum of one peer and one instructor responses are to be posted within the course no later than Sunday, 11:59 pm MT. |
