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CSCI 561 Research Paper Outline Rubric
50 Points

Criteria

Levels of Achievement

Content

Advanced

Proficient

Developing

Not present

Student creates an overview of their intended topic with at least 3-4 bullets that provides satisfactory depth to support the paper.

(12 pts)

12 to 11 points*

Student creates 4 bullets that are distinct but relevant to the overall topic they wish to discuss and that when all four points are added together, a clear understanding of scope is achieved

10 points*

Student creates 3 bullets that are distinct and conceivably relevant to the overall topic they wish to discuss. When all three points are added together, student offers a unique enough aspect of the topic to address it with some depth.

9 to 1 points*

Student creates some number of bullets or list of key topic to discuss in their paper. Overall message may be unclear or indirect so that their purpose for the paper may be somewhat unclear.

0 points

Student did not provide any list or reference of topics or the purpose of the paper is too unclear to allow paper to be written.

Topic suggested by student is relevant to class material (3 pts)

3 points*

Topic is relevant to our course material and fits the genre (1st paper is policy-focused, second is technology-focused)

2 points*

Topic is somewhat relevant to our course material and fits the genre (1st paper is policy-focused, second is technology-focused)

1 points*

Topic is only partially relevant to course material or does not fit into the proper genre for the paper (Perhaps paper is too technical for a policy paper or too policy focused for a technology paper)

0 points

No topic was present, or topic is not remotely relevant to the genre and focus of the paper.

Student provides 3-4 questions that will add depth to the paper’s conclusion

(10 pts)

10 points*

Student lists 4 clear questions that are distinctly different from their research objectives and that when coupled with the material will add depth to the Conclusion

9 to 8 points*

Student lists 3 questions that are moderately different from their research objectives that when coupled with material will add some depth to the Conclusion

7 to 1 points*

Student lists 1-2 questions that may or may not be different from the research objectives or will not add much depth to the Conclusion

0 points

Student does not provide a list of questions, questions are exact answers of the research objectives or add nothing to the conclusion.

Student includes at least 3, academically approved sources to support their paper (10 pts)

10 points*

Student lists 4-5 academically approved sources that are clearly relevant to the subject of their paper.

9 to 8 points*

Student lists 3 academically approved sources that are conceivably relevant to the subject of their paper.

7 to 1 points*

Student lists 1-2 sources that may or may not be academically approved or may not seem to be relevant to the subject of the paper.

0 points

Student lists some of the sources needed or lists sources that are not academically approved or are irrelevant to the subject of the paper.

Structure

Advanced

Proficient

Developing

Not present

Outline is formatted as directed by the instructions (10 pts)

10 points*

Student includes the Objectives, Questions, and References sections with proper APA formatting. Objectives are in a bullet list, Questions are in a numbered list.

9 to 8 points*

Student includes the Objectives, Questions, and References section with most APA formatting included. Objectives should be in a bullet list, Questions should be in a numbered list.

7 to 1 points*

Student includes some of the required sections or includes all but they are not in proper list formats. APA formatting issues are notable and reduce ease of readability

0 points

Student does not follow proper formatting items or makes significant enough formatting errors that the paper is deemed too difficult to read.

Grammar usage was satisfactory (5 pts)

5 points*

Student uses perfect grammar and spelling for all items.

4 points*

Student makes few grammar and spelling errors that do not affect readability.

3 to 1 points*

Student makes notable grammar or spelling mistakes that may or may not affect readability.

0 points

Student makes an excessive number of grammar or spelling issues that negatively impact readability.

*Please see the Levels of Achievement Points spreadsheet for standardized point values based off your school/department’s grading scale.