Distinguished - Accurately and thoroughly applies the Situational Leadership Model to describe the developmental level of the four managers and what they need in terms of support and direction from their leader, comprehensively and clearly explaining what might happen if their leader fails to acknowledge their developmental level.

Proficient - Applies the Situational Leadership Model to describe the developmental level of the four managers and what they need in terms of support and direction from their leader, explaining what might happen if their leader fails to acknowledge their developmental level. Minor details are missing, slightly inaccurate, or slightly unclear.

Basic - Partially applies the Situational Leadership Model to describe the developmental level of the four managers and what they need in terms of support and direction from their leader, minimally explaining what might happen if their leader fails to acknowledge their developmental level. Relevant details are missing, inaccurate, and/or unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to apply the Situational Leadership Model to describe the developmental level of the four managers and what they need in terms of support and direction from their leader; however, does not explain what might happen if their leader fails to acknowledge their developmental level, and/or significant details are missing, inaccurate, and/or unclear.

Non-Performance - The application of the Situational Leadership Model to describe the developmental level of the four managers and what they need in terms of support and direction from their leader, explaining what might happen if their leader fails to acknowledge their developmental level is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Accurately and thoroughly applies the Situational Leadership Model to identify, describe, and provide detailed examples of the optimal leadership approach to working with each manager described in the case study, providing clear, comprehensive support from the literature.

Proficient - Applies the Situational Leadership Model to identify, describe, and provide examples of the optimal leadership approach to working with each manager described in the case study, providing support from the literature. Minor details are missing, slightly inaccurate, or slightly unclear.

Basic - Partially applies the Situational Leadership Model to identify, describe, and provide limited examples of the optimal leadership approach to working with each manager described in the case study, providing minimal support from the literature. Relevant details are missing, inaccurate, and/or unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to apply the Situational Leadership Model to identify, describe, and provide examples of the optimal leadership approach to working with each manager described in the case study; however, does not provide support from the literature, and/or significant details are missing, inaccurate, and/or unclear.

Non-Performance - The application of the Situational Leadership Model to identify, describe, and provide examples of the optimal leadership approach to working with each manager described in the case study, providing support from the literature is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly describes the challenges Jorge may have in working with each manager because of his natural leadership style and how his usual way of working with direct reports might clash with the needs of some of the managers who report to him at North Tower Dining Hall.

Proficient - Describes the challenges Jorge may have in working with each manager because of his natural leadership style and how his usual way of working with direct reports might clash with the needs of some of the managers who report to him at North Tower Dining Hall. The description is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Minimally describes the challenges Jorge may have in working with each manager because of his natural leadership style and how his usual way of working with direct reports might clash with the needs of some of the managers who report to him at North Tower Dining Hall. The description is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe the challenges Jorge may have in working with each manager because of his natural leadership style and how his usual way of working with direct reports might clash with the needs of some of the managers who report to him at North Tower Dining Hall; however, the description is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The description of the challenges Jorge may have in working with each manager because of his natural leadership style and how his usual way of working with direct reports might clash with the needs of some of the managers who report to him at North Tower Dining Hall is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Accurately and thoroughly applies elements of the Skills-Based Model to clearly recommend specific skills Jorge might need to develop to be most effective in his new role.

Proficient - Applies elements of the Skills-Based Model to recommend specific skills Jorge might need to develop to be most effective in his new role. Minor details are missing, slightly inaccurate, or slightly unclear.

Basic - Partially applies elements of the Skills-Based Model to vaguely recommend specific skills Jorge might need to develop to be most effective in his new role. Relevant details are missing, inaccurate, and/or unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to apply elements of the Skills-Based Model to recommend specific skills Jorge might need to develop to be most effective in his new role; however, significant details are missing, inaccurate, and/or unclear.

Non-Performance - The application of elements of the Skills-Based Model to recommend specific skills Jorge might need to develop to be most effective in his new role is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment 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 - Accurately uses APA formatting consistently throughout the paper, title page, and reference page.

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

Basic - Exhibits limited knowledge of APA formatting throughout the paper. However, 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 nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - The length of the paper is equivalent to the required number of words.

Proficient - The length of the paper is nearly equivalent to the required number of words.

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

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

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

Distinguished - Uses more than the required number of scholarly sources, 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 scholarly sources 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 sources to support ideas. Some sources may not be scholarly. 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 sources that provide little or no support for ideas. Sources used may not be scholarly. 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.