| 15.0 %Data Chart or Graph Summarizing Costs of Failure to Address the Problem | Data chart or graph summarizing costs of failure to address the problem is not included. | Data chart or graph summarizing costs of failure to address the problem is incomplete or incorrect. | Data chart or graph summarizing costs of failure to address the problem is partially complete and correct and includes some relevant details. | Data chart or graph summarizing costs of failure to address the problem is mostly complete and correct and includes relevant detail. | Data chart or graph summarizing costs of failure to address the problem is complete and correct and includes extensive relevant details. | |
| 15.0 %Data Chart or Graph Summarizing Results of Previous Attempts to Address the Problem | Data chart or graph summarizing results of previous attempts to address the problem is not included. | Data chart or graph summarizing results of previous attempts to address the problem is incomplete or incorrect. | Data chart or graph summarizing results of previous attempts to address the problem is partially complete and correct and includes some relevant details. | Data chart or graph summarizing results of previous attempts to address the problem is mostly complete and correct and includes relevant detail. | Data chart or graph summarizing results of previous attempts to address the problem is complete and correct and includes extensive relevant details. | |
| 15.0 %Data Chart or Graph Summarizing Potential Solutions for Addressing the Problem | Data chart or graph summarizing at least five potential solutions for addressing the problem is not included. | Data chart or graph summarizing at least five potential solutions for addressing the problem is incomplete or incorrect. | Data chart or graph summarizing at least five potential solutions for addressing the problem is partially complete and correct and includes some relevant details. | Data chart or graph summarizing at least five potential solutions for addressing the problem is mostly complete and correct and includes relevant detail. | Data chart or graph summarizing at least five potential solutions for addressing the problem is complete and correct and includes extensive relevant details. | |
| 15.0 %Excel Spreadsheet Summarizing Collected Data | Excel spreadsheet, including date, source, type, and summary findings of collected data, is not included. | Excel spreadsheet, including date, source, type, and summary findings of collected data, is incomplete or incorrect. | Excel spreadsheet, including date, source, type, and summary findings of collected data, is partially complete and accurate.. | Excel spreadsheet, including date, source, type, and summary findings of collected data, is mostly complete and accurate. | Excel spreadsheet, including date, source, type, and summary findings of collected data, is complete and accurate. | |
| 15.0 %Research | No outside sources were used to support the assignment. | Few outside sources were used to support the assignment. Limited research is apparent. | Research is adequate. Sources are standard in relevance, quality of outside sources, or timeliness. | Research is timely and relevant, and addresses all of the issues stated in the assignment criteria. | Research is supportive of the rationale presented. Sources are distinctive and address all of the issues stated in the assignment criteria. | |
| 15.0 %Visual Appeal | There are few or no graphic elements. No variation in layout or typography is evident. | Color is garish or typographic variations are overused and legibility suffers. Background interferes with readability. Understanding of concepts, ideas, and relationships is limited. | Minimal use of graphic elements is evident. Elements do not consistently contribute to the understanding of concepts, ideas, and relationships. There is some variation in type size, color, and layout. | Thematic graphic elements are used but not always in context. Visual connections mostly contribute to the understanding of concepts, ideas, and relationships. Differences in type size or color are used well and consistently. | Appropriate and thematic graphic elements are used to make visual connections that contribute to the understanding of concepts, ideas, and relationships. Differences in type size or color are used well and consistently. | |
| 5.0 %Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, and language use) | Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. Inappropriate word choice or sentence construction is employed. | Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in language choice (register) or word choice are present. Sentence structure is correct but not varied. | Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but they are not overly distracting to the reader. Correct and varied sentence structure and audience-appropriate language are employed. | Prose is largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. The writer uses a variety of effective sentence structures and figures of speech. | The writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English. | |
| 5.0 %Documentation of Sources (citations, footnotes, references, bibliography, etc., as appropriate to assignment and style) | Sources are not documented. | Documentation of sources is inconsistent or incorrect, as appropriate to assignment and style, with numerous formatting errors. | Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, although some formatting errors may be present. | Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is mostly correct. | Sources are completely and correctly documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is free of error. | |
| 100 %Total Weightage | | |
