How will I grade you? What will I be looking for?

How will I grade you? What will I be looking for?

The PRINCIPLES derived from our lessons must be EXPLICITLY EVIDENT (stated) in your analyses and solutions.  
Highlight or use bold font to make the theoretical principles in your discussion easily identifiable.
It is your job to PROVIDE EVIDENCE of:
what and how much you have LEARNED, and
the extent to which you have met the course GOALS
I will look for competence and excellence (mastery and depth) with respect to your analyses of issues. 
Your ideas and arguments must be clear and consistent, logical and well-justified.
Be innovative and original. 
Courses of action must be specific and doable.
Your paper must be well-organized; ideas must flow smoothly. 
Use your own words. 
Don't repeat statements that are in use by everyone everywhere.   
Generate your own thoughts. 
I do not want the feeling that I am reading materials that I have read before.  I want to "hear your voice". 
(Hint: I do read a lot.)
KISS - Keep It Simple and Straightforward. 
Go direct to the point; don't beat around the bush.  Be concise and direct to the point.
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SCALE
0 Not at all
1 Slightly
2 Moderately
3 To a large extent
4 Most definitely
SELF-CHECK
Use the scale above to assess your performance on this task.
Rubrics must not be ignored

Overuse of study notes (BE ORIGINAL. Don't write what we already know)

Plagiarism (Submit only your original work)

General statements (Be specific to your context/topic)

Inappropriate/ unsupported conclusions or judgments

Depth & elaboration vs. Superficiality

Text in red font are belated revisions.

e to assess your performance on this task.
ics must not be ignored
Did I refer to the rubrics as a reference for performance expectations?
use of study notes (BE ORIGINAL. Don't write what we already know)
Do my statements strongly echo of my study notes rather than my personally reconstructed understanding of concepts an
My statements sound "very familiar"--the phrases seem to be used by everyone everywhere.
arism (Submit only your original work)
Did I copy or rephrase the work of others as though they were my original thoughts?
Is this paper recycled from one of my previous works?
eral statements (Be specific to your context/topic)
Have my discussions been specific to the context of my paper?
Did I avoid GENERAL statements, claims, recommendations that would apply to ANY situation?
Did I use word-substitution technique (a trick in the guise of analysis)?
propriate/ unsupported conclusions or judgments
Did I always use theory-based principles (avoided the use of personal opinion or popular notions) to justify, explain, or ana
Did I provide specific, relevant, and adequate evidence/s to support my conclusions or judgments?
Are my judgments and conclusions consistent with the evidences presented?
h & elaboration vs. Superficiality

Did I demonstrate the breadth and depth of what I have learned?

Scope - Did I cover "all" essential topics (theories, principles, concept?
Depth -Did I use the concept in meaningful, sensible ways (e.g., problem-identification, application, explanation, analysis

Did I provide elaboration and elicit the underlying PROCESSES, principles, meanings?
Did I do more than just insert key words/ conceptsin my statements?

elated revisions.