PPOG 626

Case Study: State & Local Policy Leadership Assignment Grading Rubric

Criteria

Levels of Achievement

Content

70%

Advanced

Proficient

Developing

Not Present

Points Earned

Personal Leadership Skills for Local Government

28 to 30 points

Personal leadership skills and attributes needed for effective state government leadership and statesmanship.

25 to 27 points

Mostly discusses personal leadership skills and attributes needed for effective local government leadership and statesmanship.

1 to 24 points

Some discussion of personal leadership skills and attributes needed for effective local leadership and statesmanship.

0 points

Lacks discussion of personal leadership skills and attributes needed for effective state government leadership and statesmanship.

Local Government Structures and Processes

14 to 15 points

An understanding of the important concepts related to local government structures and processes needed for effective leadership.

12 to 13 points

Mostly understands important concepts related to local government structures and processes needed for effective leadership.

1 to 11 points

Somewhat understands important concepts related to state government structures and processes needed for effective leadership.

0 points

Does not understand important concepts related to local government structures and processes needed for effective leadership.

Organization of Content

7 to 8 points

Organized discussion of content.

5 to 6 points

Mostly organized discussion of content.

1 to 4 points

Discussion of content somewhat organized.

0 points

Disorganized discussion of content.

Use of Important Ideas from Readings

9 to 10 points

Thorough review and use of important ideas from required reading and research.

7 to 8 points

Mostly thorough review and use of important ideas from required reading and research.

1 to 6 points

Somewhat thorough review and use of important ideas from required reading and research.

0 points

Review is not thorough and important ideas not presented.

Using Real Case, Apply to the Public Admin Context

14 to 15 points

Detailed and relevant case discussion of public administration context.

12 to 13 points

Mostly detailed and relevant case discussion of public administration context.

1 to 11 points

Somewhat detailed and relevant case discussion of public administration context.

0 to 0 points

Case discussion of public administration context has little detail or relevance.

Apply These Skills to Actual Events, Decisions, and Characters in the Case

9 to 10 points

Thorough and critical review and use of important ideas on local government from required reading and research. Vagueness is avoided in lieu of detailed conceptual applications to specific contexts.

7 to 8 points

Mostly thorough and critical review and use of important ideas on local government from required reading and research. Vagueness is mostly avoided of detailed conceptual applications to specific contexts.

1 to 6 points

Somewhat thorough and critical review and use of important ideas on local government from required reading and research. Vagueness is somewhat avoided of detailed conceptual applications to specific contexts.

0 points

Review is not thorough and lacks critical thinking of important ideas on local government from required reading and research. Vague applications to specific contexts.

Structure

30%

Advanced

Proficient

Developing

Not Present

Points Earned

Use of Sources From Course

9 to 10 points

Use of all relevant sources from the module and previous modules.

7 to 8 points

Use of most relevant sources from the module and previous modules.

1 to 6 points

Use of some relevant sources from the module and previous modules.

0 points

Use of no relevant sources from the module and previous modules.

Outside Sources

9 to 10 points

Use of 3 to 5 outside scholarly sources.

7 to 8 points

Use of 2 or 3 outside scholarly sources.

1 to 6 points

Use of 1 or 2 outside scholarly sources.

0 points

Use of no outside scholarly sources.

Pages & Spacing

4 to 5 points

4 to 5 pages; double-spaced

3 to 3 points

3 pages; double-spaced

1 to 2 points

2 pages or not double-spaced

0 points

Less than 2 pages or not double-spaced

Grammar & APA

11 to 12 points

Proper grammar and current Turabian format

9 to 10 points

A few grammar and Turabian errors

1 to 8 points

Several grammar and Turabian errors

0 points

Grammar and Turabian not at graduate level

Total

/125

Instructor’s Comments:

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