BSBD 641 Position Paper Rubric 1

BSBD 641 Position Paper Rubric

Meets all formatting criteria Meets most formatting criteria Meets some formatting criteria Meets an insufficient number of formatting criteria Does not meet formatting criteria
Writing (15%) Writing is grammatically correct, consistent concise, and there are no typographical errors Writing has few grammatical errors, is generally concise and has few typographical errors Writing has some grammatical errors, is inconsistently concise, and has typographical errors Writing has numerous grammatical errors, is not concise, and has numerous typographical errors The writing has serious issues with grammatical and typographical errors
References (15%) Appropriate number of references; references are of excellent quality; references are cited appropriately in paper using APA format Appropriate number of references; references are of good quality; references are cited appropriately in paper using APA Appropriate number of references; references are of adequate quality; references are cited appropriately in paper using APA Less than 10; references are of poor quality; references are not in APA format There are less than 10 references; the references are from unacceptable sources; references are not in APA format
Content 5 Points 4 Points 3 Points 2 Points 0 Points
Intro/Back (15%) Topic clearly identified, provides in depth background, describes why this is a controversial topic or ethics issue Topic is clearly identified, provides sufficient background, sufficient explanation of controversy or ethical issue Topic is adequately identified, provides some background, some explanation of controversy or ethical issue Topic is not clearly identified; there is little background or explanation of the controversy or ethical issue The topic is not clearly identified, there is no background or explanation of controversy/ethical issue
Position (30%) Position is clear; demonstrates exemplary synthesis, critical thinking, and analysis skills; support for position is based on exemplary research, logic and reason Position is clear; demonstrates good synthesis, critical thinking, and analysis skills; support for position is based on good research, logic and reason Position is clear; demonstrates adequate synthesis, critical thinking, and analysis skills; support for position is based on adequate research, logic and reason Position is clear; demonstrates insufficient synthesis, critical thinking, and analysis skills; support for position is based on insufficient research, logic and reason Position is not clear; does not demonstrate synthesis, critical thinking, and analysis skills; support for position is not based on research, logic, and reason
Counter Position (15%) Counter position is clearly articulated and fully supported Counter position is clearly articulated and supported Counter position is adequately articulated and/or supported Counter position is insufficiently articulated and/or supported Counter position is not clearly articulated and/or supported

BSBD 641 Position Paper

BSBD 641 Position Paper