Distinguished - Provides an entirely accurate and complete external analysis, demonstrating a thorough understanding of the concepts outlined in the text. 

Proficient - Provides an accurate and mostly complete external analysis, demonstrating a sufficient understanding of the concepts outlined in the text. 

Basic - Provides a mostly accurate but limited external analysis, demonstrating a rudimentary understanding of the concepts outlined in the text. 

Below Expectations - Provides an inaccurate or severely limited external analysis. Shows a lack of understanding of the concepts outlined in the text.

Non-Performance - The paper is either nonexistent or fails to include an external analysis.

Distinguished - Provides an entirely accurate and complete internal analysis, demonstrating a thorough understanding of the concepts outlined in the text. 

Proficient - Provides an accurate and mostly complete internal analysis, demonstrating a sufficient understanding of the concepts outlined in the text. 

Basic - Provides a mostly accurate but limited internal analysis, demonstrating a rudimentary understanding of the concepts outlined in the text. 

Below Expectations - Provides an inaccurate internal analysis. Shows a lack of understanding of the concepts outlined in the text.

Non-Performance - The paper is either nonexistent or fails to include an internal analysis.

Distinguished - Accurately describes at least two relevant key strategic issues and thoroughly explains why they are relevant.

Proficient - Accurately describes at least two relevant key strategic issues and sufficiently explains why they are relevant.  

Basic - Describes at least two key strategic issues that may not be completely relevant.  Attempts to explain why they are relevant.

Below Expectations - Describes at least one key strategic issue that may not be relevant.  Does not attempt to explain the relevance of the described issue(s).

Non-Performance - The paper is either nonexistent or fails to identify strategic issues. 

Distinguished - Proposes at least two logical strategic alternatives and thoroughly explains the reasoning for the alternatives.

Proficient - Proposes at least two relevant strategic alternatives and sufficiently explains the reasoning for the alternatives.    

Basic - Proposes at least two strategic alternatives that may not be completely logical.  Attempts to explain the reasoning for the alternatives.

Below Expectations - Proposes at least one strategic alternative that may not be logical.  Does not attempt to explain the reasoning.

Non-Performance - The paper is either nonexistent or fails to identify strategic alternatives. 

Distinguished - Provides a logical and well thought out recommendation for each strategic issue.  Fully explains the reasoning behind the decision. 

Proficient - Provides a sufficiently logical recommendation for each strategic issue and briefly explains the reasoning behind the decision.

Basic - Provides a recommendation for each strategic issue that may not be completely logical or thought out.  Inlcudes a limited explanation of the reasoning behind the decision.

Below Expectations - Provides a recommendation for each strategic issue that is either incomplete or illogical.

Non-Performance - The paper is either nonexistent or fails to provide recommendations for each strategic issue.    

Distinguished -Provides a thorough and accurate description of the changes that would need to occur to implement the recommendations. 

Proficient - Provides a mostly thorough and accurate description of the changes that would need to occur to implement the recommendations. 

Basic - Provides a limited but mostly accurate description of the changes that would need to occur to implement the recommendations.

Below Expectations - Provides an inaccurate or severely limited description of the changes that would need to occur to implement the recommendations.

Non-Performance - The paper is either nonexistent or fails to provide a description of the changes that would need to occur to implement the recommendations. 

Distinguished - Develops a logical, consistent plan to solve a problem, identifies consequences of the solution, and can clearly communicate the reason for choosing the solution.

Proficient - Carefully chooses among alternatives, and develops a logical, consistent plan to problem solving. 

Basic - Takes into account and eliminates less acceptable approaches to problem solving.

Below Expectations - Takes into account a single approach and uses the approach to problem solving.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Distinguished - Accurately uses APA formatting consistently throughout the paper, title and reference page. 

Proficient - Exhibits APA formatting throughout the paper; however, layout contains a few minor errors.

Basic - Exhibits basic knowledge of APA formatting throughout the paper.  Layout does not meet all APA requirements.

Below Expectations - Fails to exhibit basic knowledge of APA formatting.  There are frequent errors, making the layout difficult to distinguish as APA.

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

Distinguished - The paper meets the specific page requirement stipulated in the assignment description.

Proficient - The paper closely meets the page requirements predetermined in the assignment description.

Basic - The paper meets over half of the page requirement.

Below Expectations - A fraction of the page requirement is completed.

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

Distinguished - Provides ample resources and uses the correct amount of sources from the specified search agent. 

Proficient - Provides the approximate number of sources, while using some of the correct search agents specified in the assignment instructions.

Basic - Provides over half of the  sources required in the assignment instructions.

Below Expectations - Barely provides adequate resources and unable to include sources from specified search agent.

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