NR 512 Week 4 The Scavenger Hunt Assignment

Demonstrates achievement of scholarly inquiry for professional and academic topics.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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.

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.

• 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

Demonstrate the ability to analyze and apply principles, knowledge and information learned in the outside readings and relate them to real-life professional situations

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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.

• 0-3 errors in APA format

AND

• Responses have 0-3 grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors

AND

• Writing style is generally clear, focused on topic,and facilitates communication.

• 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.

• 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.

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.

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.

• 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

Requirements

• Initial, peer, and faculty postings were made on 3 separate days

• Initial, peer, and faculty postings were made on 3 separate days

• 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.

• 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.