RUBRIC: Case Study in Leadership (10%)

UNSATISFACTORY DEVELOPING PROFICIENT EXEMPLARY VALUE

0% 50% (C) 75% (B) 100% (A)
APA/WRITING Paper does not model Paper partially models Paper consistently models Paper is an exemplar of 10
language and conventions language and conventions language and conventions language and conventions
used in scholarly literature. used in scholarly used in scholarly literature. used in scholarly literature.
Writing is not well- literature. Writing is Writing is well-organized Writing is well-organized
organized. Several errors in somewhat well organized and includes few (if any) and free of errors in
grammar or composition. and includes some errors errors in grammar or grammar or composition.
Sources are not cited. APA in grammar or composition. All resources All resources are
citations are not composition. Not all are appropriately cited appropriately cited. No
appropriately formatted. sources cited. APA (including in-text citations errors in APA format.
citations are generally and bibliography
formatted correctly, with information). Few (if any)
several errors. errors in APA citations.
ANALYSIS OF Does not include a Provides a partial or non- Includes a detailed Includes a detailed 25
CASE description and analysis of specific description and description and analysis of description and analysis of
the case. Does not include analysis of the case. the case, including a the case, including a
a description of the issue, Includes partial or non- description of the issue, description of the issue,
context, or key factors complete description of the context, and key factors that context, and key factors that
that contribute to the issue, context, and key contribute to the problem. contribute to the problem.
problem. Does not factors that contribute to Integrates scholarly Includes a thoughtful
integrate limited scholarly the problem. Integrates literature to support analysis, integrating
research to support limited scholarly research analysis. scholarly literature to
analysis, to support some analysis. support analysis and
furthering scholarly thinking
related to this leadership
theory.
APPLICATION OF Does not include options Includes incomplete Includes options and Includes well-developed 25
LEADERSHIP recommendations for the options or recommendations for the options and
THEORY leader. Does not include recommendations for the leader, based on the recommendations for the
key concepts, strategies, leader, loosely based on selected leadership theory. leader, based on the
and values of the the selected leadership Incorporates key concepts, selected leadership theory.
leadership theory. Does theory. Incorporates strategies, and values Incorporates key concepts,
not integrate scholarly limited number of key related to the selected strategies, and values
resources to support concepts, strategies, and leadership theory, using related to the selected
recommendations. values related to the scholarly literature to leadership theory, using
selected leadership theory. support these scholarly literature to
Partially supports recommendations. further scholarly thinking
recommendations with related to this leadership
scholarly resources to theory.
support recommendations.
DEVELOPING A Does not make a focused, Makes an academic Makes a focused, cohesive, Makes a focused, cohesive, 20
COHESIVE AND cohesive, or logical argument that is only logical academic argument. logical and compelling
LOGICAL academic argument. partially focused, cohesive Paper is effectively academic argument. Paper
ACADEMIC Paper is confusing, and is and logical. Paper is organized and includes an is effectively organized and
ARGUMENT missing an introduction, generally organized, but is introduction, body, and includes an introduction,
body, or conclusion. missing an introduction, conclusion. Transitions body, and conclusion.
Transitions between body, or conclusion. between sections and ideas Transitions between
sections and ideas are Transitions between are clear. sections and ideas are clear,
missing. sections and ideas are and build on each other.
unclear.
SCHOLARLY Does not integrate Integrates references to Integrates references to Integrates references to 20
INTEGRATION references to support support some of the claims support claims and support claims and
claims and assertions and assertions made in the assertions made in the assertions made in the
made in the paper. paper. paper. paper, effectively
synthesizing different
perspectives and research
results from scholarly
sources.
100
TOTAL 0% (F) 50% (C) 75% (B) 100% (A+)