RUBRIC FOR CASE STUDY & RESEARCH

Distinguished/ Proficient/ Basic/

Non- Performance/ Poor
CRITERIA REQUIREMENTS WEIGHT SCORE Excellent Good Fair
(0)
(4) (3) (2)
Identifies and Identifies and
Identification of the Identifies and Identifies and
2-3 issues and/or understands some of the understands few of the
main issues and/or problems.
10% understands all the main understands most of the main
main issues in the case main issues in the case
problems. issues in the case study. issues in the case study.
study. study.
Excellent research with clearly Good research and
Limited research and Incomplete research and
documented associations documented
Majority (at least associations between associations
between associations between
60% or higher) of the problems or questions between the problems or
Literature research problems or questions and problems or questions
articles and/or 15% and key questions and key
& review. key course and key course concepts and
references must be course concepts and course concepts and
concepts and good (3 some (2
within last 10 years. little (1 or more) use of no use of corroborating
or more) use of corroborating or more) use of
corroborating sources. sources.
sources. corroborating sources.

Insightful and thorough Insightful and

Analysis of the key All issues must be Insightful and thorough Incomplete analysis
25% analysis of most of the key thorough analysis of some of
issues. analyzed. analysis of all the key issues. of the key issues.
issues. the key issues.
Alternatives cover
Provide method of Alternatives cover all Alternatives cover Incomplete analysis of
Alternative solutions some of the key
comparison between 20% the key issues with method to most of the key issues with alternatives with
and/or options. issues with method to
alternatives. evaluate all equally. method to evaluate. no evaluation method.
evaluate.
Include short-term
and long-term
recommendations; Superficial
Well-reasoned, Solid, well-thought out
Included should be Shallow observations observations and
Observations and/or logical, relevant observations observations and
realistic time frames, and recommendations on recommendations on
recommendations on 20% and recommendations on recommendations on effective
designation of roles and effective solutions to some of effective solutions to a few
effective solutions. effective solutions to most of solutions to many of the
responsibilities the problems/issues. of the
the problems/issues. problems/issues.
of all stakeholders and problems/issues.
an appropriate
evaluation program.

Writing is totally free There are several There are many

Includes overall There is few spelling
Writing of grammar and spelling spelling or grammatical spelling errors and
composition, structure, or grammatical errors. Most
Skills/Professional grammar, spelling, and
10% errors. Clear, concise and
ideas are clearly presented and
errors. Some ideas are grammatical mistakes.
Presentation. creative presentation of ideas clearly presented. References Ideas are hard to follow.
punctuation. references are used.
and properly referenced. are sporadic or not used. References are not used.