MSU College of Business

MSU College of Business Nov. 5, 2007

RUBRIC FOR WRITTEN COMMUNICATION ASSESSMENT

0 – Below Expectations 1 – Meets Expectations 2 – Exceeds Expectations Score

Organization &  No, or poorly communicated,  Introduction implies but does not clearly state  Clear introduction states thesis, purpose Development of introduction thesis, purpose and/or organization of paper and organization of paper Ideas  No clear thesis  Thesis present but not fully developed  Thesis clear and well-developed  Little or no logical connection from one  Generally thoughtful development of  Logical arguments and analysis are easy idea to the next argument with some gaps in logic or to follow  Conclusion (when needed) absent or reasoning.  Conclusion (when needed) is clear and perfunctory  Conclusion (when needed) briefly summarizes comprehensive. paper but does not tie it into a coherent whole. Spelling &  Frequent errors (average ≥ 3 per page)  Occasional errors (average 1-2 per page)  Very few errors (av. ≤1 per page) Punctuation  Errors interfere with communication  Errors do not substantially interfere with  Errors do not interfere with communication communication

Grammar,  Sentences regularly contain grammatical  Sentences are generally grammatically  Sentence structure makes paper easy to Sentence & errors or other problems (e.g. tone, word correct but occasionally awkward (e.g. with read Paragraph choice) that interfere with respect to tone, word choice) Structure communication  Paragraphs generally focused and coherent.  Paragraphs are focused and coherent  Paragraphs generally lack focus  Writing generally professional.  Writing is consistently professional.  Writing overly informal.  Quotations occasionally interfere with flow of  Quotations are integrated seamlessly.  Quotations often interrupt the flow of writing. writing

Sources &  Sources for facts, quotations and ideas  Where appropriate, sources for most facts,  Where appropriate, sources for all facts, References not properly indicated. quotations and ideas are properly indicated. quotations and ideas are properly indicated.  Sources do not support the author’s  Sources generally support the author’s  Sources consistently support author’s points. points. points.  Too few sources used  More or a greater variety of sources should  Appropriate variety of sources. be used. Total: