Consider your future practice as a counselor, keeping in mind a population and/or setting for your work. The Final Course Project is a synthesis of literature and it is aimed to help you determine the

Topic is suitable to advance research in advancing the counseling profession

Points Range:21 (7.00%) - 25 (8.33333%)

Topic is suitable to advance research in advancing the counseling profession and the author's personal knowledge of counseling.

Points Range:16 (5.33333%) - 20 (6.66666%)

Topic is minimally suitable to advance research in advancing the counseling profession and the author's personal knowledge of counseling.

Points Range:11 (3.66666%) - 15 (5.00%)

Topic weakly aligns with the counseling field.

Points Range:0 (0.00%) - 10 (3.33333%)

Topic has nothing to do with the counseling field

Paper includes at least 10 research based articles that relate to the topic

Points Range:21 (7.00%) - 25 (8.33333%)

Paper includes at least 10 research articles, where at least 8 are empirical research. Articles are within the last 10 years and relate to the topic.

Points Range:16 (5.33333%) - 20 (6.66666%)

Paper includes at least 9 research articles, where at least 7 are empirical research. Articles are within the last 12 years and relate to the topic.

Points Range:11 (3.66666%) - 15 (5.00%)

Paper includes at least 6 research articles, where at least 7 are empirical research. Articles are more than 13 years old and/or weakly relate to the topic.

Points Range:0 (0.00%) - 10 (3.33333%)

Less than 6 articles are used in the paper and/or the articles are out of date and/or do not relate to the topic

Background of the topic area

Points Range:41 (13.66666%) - 50 (16.66666%)

Information clearly relates to the main topic. It provides 1 – 2 supporting details and/or examples for each of the required components of the section.

Points Range:31 (10.33333%) - 40 (13.33333%)

Information clearly relates to the main topic but supporting details/examples are weakly aligned to the topic. Does not address one of the main components of the section

Points Range:21 (7.00%) - 30 (10.00%)

Information is minimal and presented with vague or incomplete examples and/or does not address two or more of the main components of the section

Points Range:0 (0.00%) - 20 (6.66666%)

Information has little to nothing to do with the main topic. Addresses the components of the section weakly or not at all.

Results

Points Range:41 (13.66666%) - 50 (16.66666%)

Information clearly relates to the main topic. It provides 1 – 2 supporting details and/or examples for each of the required components of the section.

Points Range:31 (10.33333%) - 40 (13.33333%)

Information clearly relates to the main topic but supporting details/examples are weakly aligned to the topic. Does not address one of the main components of the section

Points Range:21 (7.00%) - 30 (10.00%)

Information is minimal and presented with vague or incomplete examples and/or does not address two or more of the main components of the section

Points Range:0 (0.00%) - 20 (6.66666%)

Information has little to nothing to do with the main topic. Addresses the components of the section weakly or not at all.

Discussion

Points Range:41 (13.66666%) - 50 (16.66666%)

Information clearly relates to the main topic. It provides 1 – 2 supporting details and/or examples for each of the required components of the section.

Points Range:31 (10.33333%) - 40 (13.33333%)

Information clearly relates to the main topic but supporting details/examples are weakly aligned to the topic. Does not address one of the main components of the section.

Points Range:21 (7.00%) - 30 (10.00%)

Information is minimal and presented with vague or incomplete examples and/or does not address two or more of the main components of the section

Points Range:0 (0.00%) - 20 (6.66666%)

Information has little to nothing to do with the main topic. Addresses the components of the section weakly or not at all.

Implications

Points Range:41 (13.66666%) - 50 (16.66666%)

Information clearly relates to the main topic. It provides 1 – 2 supporting details and/or examples for each of the required components of the section.

Points Range:31 (10.33333%) - 40 (13.33333%)

Information clearly relates to the main topic but supporting details/examples are weakly aligned to the topic. Does not address one of the main components of the section.

Points Range:21 (7.00%) - 30 (10.00%)

Information is minimal and presented with vague or incomplete examples and/or does not address two or more of the main components of the section.

Points Range:0 (0.00%) - 20 (6.66666%)

Information has little to nothing to do with the main topic. Addresses the components of the section weakly or not at all.

Mechanics and style formatting

Points Range:21 (7.00%) - 25 (8.33333%)

Few notable grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors

Points Range:16 (5.33333%) - 20 (6.66666%)

3-5 grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors

Points Range:11 (3.66666%) - 15 (5.00%)

More than 5 grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors

Points Range:0 (0.00%) - 10 (3.33333%)

Numerous grammatical and punctuation errors. Paper reads incoherently.

Overall Organization and Presentation

Points Range:21 (7.00%) - 25 (8.33333%)

Report is organized in overall format with few notable APA errors. Does not go over or under the page limit.

Points Range:16 (5.33333%) - 20 (6.66666%)

Report is organized in overall format with more than 5 notable APA errors. Paper is one page over 14 pages or under the limit of 8 pages.

Points Range:11 (3.66666%) - 15 (5.00%)

Report is lacking overall organization and includes numerous APA errors

Points Range:0 (0.00%) - 10 (3.33333%)

Report is not organized to standards presented in the course and contains numerous APA errors. Two or more pages over or under the page limit.