Distinguished - Thoroughly, clearly, and accurately defines mandatory ethics.

Proficient - Defines mandatory ethics. Minor details are missing, inaccurate, or unclear.

Basic - Minimally defines mandatory ethics. Relevant details are missing, inaccurate, and/or unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to define mandatory ethics; however, significant details are missing, inaccurate, or unclear.

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

Distinguished - Thoroughly describes one mandatory ethical standard one must follow while working with Alex.

Proficient - Describes one mandatory ethical standard one must follow while working with Alex. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Minimally describes one mandatory ethical standard one must follow while working with Alex. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe one mandatory ethical standard one must follow while working with Alex; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The description of one mandatory ethical standard one must follow while working with Alex is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly describes one key ethical principle that applies to one’s work with Alex.

Proficient - Describes one key ethical principle that applies to one’s work with Alex. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Minimally describes one key ethical principle that applies to one’s work with Alex. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe one key ethical principle that applies to one’s work with Alex; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The description of one key ethical principle that applies to one’s work with Alex is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly describes one virtue that is important in one’s interaction with Alex.

Proficient - Describes one virtue that is important in one’s interaction with Alex. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Minimally describes one virtue that is important in one’s interaction with Alex. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe one virtue that is important in one’s interaction with Alex; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The description of one virtue that is important in one’s interaction with Alex is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly compares the four types of ethics in relation to one’s work with Alex.

Proficient - Compares the four types of ethics in relation to one’s work with Alex. Minor details are missing, or the comparison is unbalanced.

Basic - Minimally compares the four types of ethics in relation to one’s work with Alex. Relevant details are missing, and/or the comparison is unbalanced.

Below Expectations - Attempts to compare the four types of ethics in relation to one’s work with Alex; however, significant details are missing, and the comparison is significantly unbalanced.

Non-Performance - The comparison of the four types of ethics in relation to one’s work with Alex is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Clearly and accurately highlights similarities and differences and how they guide one’s actions and decisions.

Proficient - Highlights similarities and differences and how they guide one’s actions and decisions. Minor details are slightly unclear or inaccurate.

Basic - Vaguely highlights similarities and differences and how they guide one’s actions and decisions. Relevant details are unclear and/or inaccurate.

Below Expectations - Attempts to highlight similarities and differences and how they guide one’s actions and decisions; however, significant details are unclear and inaccurate.

Non-Performance - The highlighting of similarities and differences and how they guide one’s actions and decisions is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Clearly and accurately identifies one aspirational ethical goal one might strive for in one’s work with Alex.

Proficient - Identifies one aspirational ethical goal one might strive for in one’s work with Alex. Minor details are slightly unclear or inaccurate.

Basic - Vaguely identifies one aspirational ethical goal one might strive for in one’s work with Alex. Relevant details are unclear and/or inaccurate.

Below Expectations - Attempts to identify one aspirational ethical goal one might strive for in one’s work with Alex; however, significant details are unclear and inaccurate.

Non-Performance - The identification of one aspirational ethical goal one might strive for in one’s work with Alex is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly compares and contrasts mandatory, aspirational, principle, and virtue, along with an explanation of how they will guide decision-making.

Proficient - Compares and contrasts mandatory, aspirational, principle, and virtue, along with an explanation of how they will guide decision-making. Minor details are missing, or the comparison and contrast is unbalanced.

Basic - Minimally compares and contrasts mandatory, aspirational, principle, and virtue, along with an explanation of how they will guide decision-making. Relevant details are missing, and/or the comparison and contrast is unbalanced.

Below Expectations - Attempts to compare and contrast mandatory, aspirational, principle, and virtue, along with an explanation of how they will guide decision-making; however, significant details are missing, and the comparison and contrast is significantly unbalanced.

Non-Performance - The comparison and contrast of mandatory, aspirational, principle, and virtue, along with an explanation of how they will guide decision-making 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 - 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.

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.