Distinguished - Selects a fully appropriate real business or non-profit organization that has responded to change well during the past five years or less and is small enough to meet the assignment criteria.

Proficient - N/A

Basic - N/A

Below Expectations - N/A

Non-Performance - The real business or non-profit organization that has responded to change well during the past five years or less and is small enough to meet the assignment criteria is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly researches how and why the change was made.

Proficient - Researches how and why the change was made. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Minimally researches how and why the change was made. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to research how and why the change was made.  Significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The research of how and why the change was made is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly contextualizes the organizational change selected within one of the change models described in the course text.

Proficient - Contextualizes the organizational change selected within one of the change models described in the course text. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Partially contextualizes the organizational change selected within one of the change models described in the course text. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to contextualize the organizational change selected within one of the change models described in the course text; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The contextualization of the organizational change selected within one of the change models described in the course text is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly explains the rationale for choosing the model selected over the other models.

Proficient - Explains the rationale for choosing the model selected over the other models. The explanation is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Partially explains the rationale for choosing the model selected over the other models. The explanation is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to explain the rationale for choosing the model selected over the other models; however, the explanation is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The explanation of the rationale for choosing the model selected over the other models is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly delineates the process defended in the argument. 

Proficient - Delineates the process defended in the argument. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Minimally delineates the process defended in the argument. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to delineate the process defended in the argument; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The delineation of the process defended in the argument is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Includes more than four sources, one of which must be the course text, one of which may be the organization’s website, and two of which must be research-oriented.

Proficient - N/A

Basic - Includes two or more sources, one of which must be the course text, one of which may be the organization’s website, and two of which must be research-oriented.

Below Expectations - N/A

Non-Performance - The inclusion of at least four sources, one of which must be the course text, one of which may be the organization’s website, and two of which must be research-oriented 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 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.