Distinguished - Designs an appropriate cover page that is wholly reflective of one’s corporate image that may include a picture and/or logo. At a minimum, should include the Name HISCO Summary Annual Report.

Proficient - Designs a somewhat appropriate cover page that is reflective of one’s corporate image that may include a picture and/or logo. At a minimum, should include the Name HISCO Summary Annual Report. 

Basic - Designs a minimal cover page that is slightly reflective of one’s corporate image that may include a picture and/or logo. Some elements are missing. 

Below Expectations - Attempts to design a cover page that is reflective of one’s corporate image that may include a picture and/or logo; however, many elements are missing.

Non-Performance - The design of a cover page is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Creates a comprehensive CEO Letter that Shares the Strategy, Financial Highlight Summary, and Business Overview of the past year.

Proficient - Creates a CEO Letter that Shares the Strategy, Financial Highlight Summary, and Business Overview of the past year. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Creates a partial CEO Letter that Shares the Strategy, Financial Highlight Summary, and Business Overview of the past year. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to create CEO Letter that Shares the Strategy, Financial Highlight Summary, and Business Overview of the past year; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The CEO Letter is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively and clearly details all aspects of HISCO’s Value Chain, from supplier to manufacturing to the customer. Includes many elements about Products, NPIs, and Pricing from an industry perspective of competition to effectively communicate how HISCO makes money and will be able to create growth and deal with risks.

Proficient - Details most aspects of HISCO’s Value Chain, from supplier to manufacturing to the customer. Includes elements of Products, NPIs, and Pricing from an industry perspective of competition to communicate how HISCO makes money and will be able to create growth and deal with risks.

Basic - Details some aspects of HISCO’s Value Chain, from supplier to manufacturing to the customer. Includes elements of Products, NPIs, and Pricing from an industry perspective of competition to communicate how HISCO makes money and will be able to create growth and deal with risks.

Below Expectations - Attempts to detail HISCO’s Value Chain, from supplier to manufacturing to the customer; however, does not include elements of Products, NPIs, and Pricing from an industry perspective of competition to communicate how HISCO makes money and will be able to create growth and deal with risks.

Non-Performance - HISCO’s Value Chain is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Provides well-developed, quantitative financial statements that include a minimum of 4 Qtrs for each of the past two years for the Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow and provides many details on the Credit Line.

Proficient - Provides developed, quantitative financial statements that include a minimum of 4 Qtrs for each of the past two years for the Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow> Minor details are unclear or are missing.

Basic - Provides partial quantitative financial statements that include some Qtrs for the past two years for the Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow and provides some details on the Credit Line. Relevant details are unclear and/or missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to provide quantitative financial statements; however, may not include Qtrs for the past two years for the Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow, and significant details are unclear and missing. 

Non-Performance - The Financial Statements are either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly compares the qualitative and quantitative aspects of the current year to the prior year in an MD&A section.

Proficient - Compares the qualitative and quantitative aspects of the current year to the prior year in an MD&A section. The comparison is slightly underdeveloped.  Minor details are missing.

Basic - Minimally compares the qualitative and quantitative aspects of the current year to the prior year in an MD&A section. The comparison is underdeveloped and/or relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to compare the qualitative and quantitative aspects of the current year to the prior year in an MD&A section; however, the comparison is significantly underdeveloped and/or significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The comparison of the qualitative and quantitative aspects of the current year to the prior year in an MD&A section is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Clearly and comprehensively explains the issue to be considered, delivering all relevant information necessary for a full understanding.

Proficient - Clearly explains the issue to be considered, delivering enough relevant information for an adequate understanding.

Basic - Briefly explains the issue to be considered, delivering minimal information for a basic understanding.

Below Expectations - Briefly explains the issue to be considered, but may not deliver additional information necessary for a basic understanding.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions. 

Distinguished - Demonstrates consistent use of reliable, appropriate sources and/or evidence to support ideas that are situated within the discipline and genre of the writing.

Proficient - Demonstrates mostly consistent use of reliable sources that are appropriate to the discipline and genre of the writing. Sources offer some support to the ideas in the writing. 

Basic - Demonstrates somewhat inconsistent use of sources that are mostly reliable to the discipline and genre of the writing. Sources offer little support to the ideas in the writing.

Below Expectations - Inconsistently utilizes sources and/or evidence that may be unrelated and offer little support to the ideas in the writing. 

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - Displays meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains no errors and is very easy to understand.

Proficient - Displays comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains only a few minor errors and is mostly easy to understand.

Basic - Displays basic comprehension of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains a few errors which may slightly distract the reader.

Below Expectations - Fails to display basic comprehension of syntax or mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains major errors which distract the reader.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - Uses more than the required number of notes, appendices and references, providing compelling evidence to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.

Proficient - Uses the required number of notes, appendices and references to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.

Basic - Uses less than the required number of notes, appendices and references to support ideas. Most sources on the reference page are used within the body of the assignment. Citations may not be formatted correctly.

Below Expectations - Uses an inadequate number of notes, appendices and references that provide little or no support for ideas. Most sources on the reference page are not used within the body of the assignment. Citations are not formatted correctly.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - The length of the paper is equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages. 

Proficient - The length of the paper is nearly equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages. 

Basic - The length of the paper is equivalent to at least three quarters of the required number of correctly formatted pages.

Below Expectations - The length of the paper is equivalent to at least one half of the required number of correctly formatted pages.   

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.