OMandT-Disc02

Discussion Rubric

Your active participation in the discussion forums is essential to your overall success this term. Discussion questions are designed to help you make meaningful connections between the course content and the larger concepts and goals of the course. These discussions offer you the opportunity to express your own thoughts, ask questions for clarification, and gain insight from your classmates’ responses and instructor’s guidance.

Requirements for Discussion Board Assignments

Students are required to post one (1) initial post and to follow up with at least two (2) response posts for each discussion board assignment.

For your initial post (1), you must do the following:

Compose a post of one to two paragraphs.
In Module One, complete the initial post by Thursday at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
In Modules Two through Ten, complete the initial post by Thursday at 11:59 p.m. of your local time zone.
Take into consideration material such as course content and other discussion boards from the current module and previous modules, when appropriate.
Reference scholarly or peer-reviewed sources to support your discussion points, as appropriate (using proper citation methods for your discipline).

For your response posts (2), you must do the following:

Reply to at least two different classmates outside of your own initial post thread.
In Module One, complete the two response posts by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
In Modules Two through Ten, complete the response posts by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. of your local time zone.
Demonstrate more depth and thought than simply stating “I agree” or “You are wrong.” Guidance is provided for you in each discussion prompt.

Critical Elements	Exemplary (100%)	Proficient (90%)	Needs Improvement (70%)	Not Evident (0%)	Value
Comprehension	Develops an initial post with an organized, clear point of view or idea using rich and significant detail	Develops an initial post with a point of view or idea using appropriate detail	Develops an initial post with a point of view or idea but with some gaps in organization and detail	Does not develop an initial post with an organized point of view or idea	20
Timeliness		Submits initial post on time	Submits initial post one day late	Submits initial post two or more days late	10
Engagement	Provides relevant and meaningful response posts with clarifying explanation and detail	Provides relevant response posts with some explanation and detail	Provides somewhat relevant response posts with some explanation and detail	Provides response posts that are generic with little explanation or detail	20
Critical Thinking	Draws insightful conclusions that are thoroughly defended with evidence and examples	Draws informed conclusions that are justified with evidence	Draws logical conclusions	Does not draw logical conclusions	30
Writing (Mechanics)	Initial post and responses are easily understood, clear, and concise using proper citation methods where applicable with no errors in citations	Initial post and responses are easily understood using proper citation methods where applicable with few errors in citations	Initial post and responses are understandable using proper citation methods where applicable with a number of errors in citations	Initial post and responses are not understandable and do not use proper citation methods where applicable	20
Earned Total Comments:						100%