Distinguished - Comprehensively and clearly summarizes the leadership style that will be most effective for the new leader to adopt.

Proficient - Summarizes the leadership style that will be most effective for the new leader to adopt. Minor details are missing or slightly unclear.

Basic - Minimally summarizes the leadership style that will be most effective for the new leader to adopt. Relevant details are missing and/or unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to summarize the leadership style that will be most effective for the new leader to adopt; however, significant details are missing and unclear. 

Non-Performance - The summary of the leadership style that will be most effective for the new leader to adopt is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively explains the role the new leader will play in ensuring a functional organizational culture.

Proficient - Explains the role the new leader will play in ensuring a functional organizational culture. The explanation is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Minimally explains the role the new leader will play in ensuring a functional organizational culture. The explanation is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to explain the role the new leader will play in ensuring a functional organizational culture; however, the explanation is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The explanation of the role the new leader will play in ensuring a functional organizational culture is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively and clearly recommends an effective approach for the new leader to take in responding during a crisis or threat to the organization.

Proficient - Recommends an effective approach for the new leader to take in responding during a crisis or threat to the organization. Minor details are missing or slightly unclear.

Basic - Minimally recommends an effective approach for the new leader to take in responding during a crisis or threat to the organization. Relevant details are missing and/or unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to recommend an effective approach for the new leader to take in responding during a crisis or threat to the organization; however, significant details are missing and unclear.

Non-Performance - The recommendation of an effective approach for the new leader to take in responding during a crisis or threat to the organization is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively explains to the new leader their impact on the employees in the organization.

Proficient - Explains to the new leader their impact on the employees in the organization. The explanation is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Minimally explains to the new leader their impact on the employees in the organization. The explanation is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to explain to the new leader their impact on the employees in the organization; however, the explanation is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The explanation to the new leader of their impact on the employees in the organization is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly clarifies for the new leader the influence their behaviors will have on the culture of the organization.

Proficient - Clarifies for the new leader the influence their behaviors will have on the culture of the organization. Minor details are missing or slightly unclear.

Basic - Minimally clarifies for the new leader the influence their behaviors will have on the culture of the organization. Relevant details are missing and/or unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to clarify for the new leader the influence their behaviors will have on the culture of the organization; however, significant details are missing and unclear.

Non-Performance - The clarification for the new leader of the influence their behaviors will have on the culture of the organization 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.