2000 words or more

Category HMD 259 Human Resources Paper	Exceeds Standard	Meets Standard	Nearly Meets Standard	Does Not Meet Standard	Score (50 points maximum)
Introduction and Topic Development	Paper thoroughly details topic student selected Significant detail is shown and topic is well developed and significances of topic is reasonably developed.	Strong development of topic is present. Missing a few developmental areas. Paper is still easy to understand and topic is moderately developed.	Limited introduction or background on topic is present. Several development areas are missing. Topic is hard to follow and unclear.	No background or development of topic present.
Practical merit and usability of material presented	Student presents material that is usable and practical in the modern hospitality industry. Material is strong and correlates with course text. Material has clear transferability to career.	Material presented is mostly usable in the hospitality industry. Material mostly correlates with course text. Material presented has some transferability to career.	Material presented has limited transferability to career. Few course text elements covered. Project has limited practical use.	Material presented has no transferability to industry and no course text elements were not used.
Paper Flow and Organization	Paper is well developed and organized. Paper is easy to follow and logical in its presentation. All graded elements met	Paper has minor organization issues. Majority of graded elements met. Paper is mostly easy to follow	Paper is hard to follow and lacks a clear organizational structure. Several graded elements missed and paper is hard for reader to follow.	Poor organization structure is presented. Majority of graded elements missed. Paper is illogical in its presentation and no formal structure is present
Paper Formatting and Grammar	Paper is properly formatted to grading scale and according to directions. Grammar is correct and paper is free from significant grammar and language errors	Paper is mostly formatted according to grading scale. A few formatting issues missed. Overall paper has good grammar with only a few significant grammar and language errors	Paper is not formatted to graded elements or has missed several graded elements. Significant grammar and language issues throughout make paper hard to read and clearly understand.	No required formatting is used. Paper is not presented as directions present. Major grammar and language issues throughout.
Original Content Used	Papers is 100% original in its analysis. Details about company not original are thoroughly documented by student and proper documentation is used. Works cited page is present for non-original material.	Paper is mostly own analysis. Only minor elements appear to be used from other sources. Citations are used for all unoriginal work, but may be may not be clearly presented or properly formatted. Minor content issues arise.	Paper appears to be significantly taken from another source. Limited citation used and limited or no formal works cited page is present. Paper is hard to follow what is original and what is used from outside sources.	Paper entirely appears to be from an outside source. No citations presented and no works cited page present.
Word Count	2000 or more words presented.	1950 – 1800 words: 20%-point deduction. Paper cannot score higher than 40 points 1799 – 1600 words: 30%-point deduction. Paper cannot score higher than 35 points	1599 – 1400 words: 40%-point deduction. Paper cannot score higher than 30 points 1399 – 1000 words: 50%-point deduction. Paper cannot score higher than 25 points	Less than 999 words: 75%-point deduction. Paper cannot score higher than 12 points Less than 500 words: no points awarded.