Discussion Rubric: Undergraduate Your active participation in the discussion forums is essential to your overall success this term. Discussion questions are designed to help you make meaningful connections between the course content and the larger concepts and goals of the course. These discussions offer you the opportunity to express your own thoughts, ask questions for clarification, and gain insight from your classmates’ responses and instructor’s guidance. Requirements for Discussion Board Assignments Students are required to post one initial post and to follow up with at least two response posts for each discussion board assignment. For your initial post (1), you must do the following:  Compose a post of one to two paragraphs.  In Module One, complete the initial post by Thursday at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.  In Modules Two through Eight, complete the initial post by Thursday at 11:59 p.m. of your local time zone.  Take into consideration material such as course content and other discussion boards from the current module and previous modules, when appropriate (make sure you are using proper citation methods for your discipline when referencing scholarly or popular resources). For your response posts (2), you must do the following:  Reply to at least two different classmates outside of your own initial post thread.  In Module One, complete the two response posts by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.  In Modules Two through Eight, complete the two response posts by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. of your local time zone.  Demonstrate more depth and thought than simply stating that “I agree” or “You are wrong.” Guidance is provided for you in each discussion prompt. Rubric Critical Elements Exemplary Proficient Needs Improvement Not Evident Value Comprehension Develops an initial post with an organized, clear point of view or idea using rich and significant detail (100%) Develops an initial post with a point of view or idea using adequate organization and detail (85%) Develops an initial post with a point of view or idea but with some gaps in organization and detail (55%) Does not develop an initial post with an organized point of view or idea (0%) 40 Timeliness Submits initial post on time (100%) Submits initial post one day late (55%) Submits initial post two or more days late (0%) 10 Engagement Provides relevant and meaningful response posts with clarifying explanation and detail (100%) Provides relevant response posts with some explanation and detail (85%) Provides somewhat relevant response posts with some explanation and detail (55%) Provides response posts that are generic with little explanation or detail (0%) 30 Writing (Mechanics) Writes posts that are easily understood, clear, and concise using proper citation methods where applicable with no errors in citations (100 ...

1. Discussion Rubric: Undergraduate
Your active participation in the discussion forums is essential to
your overall success this term. Discussion questions are
designed to help you make meaningful
connections between the course content and the larger concepts
and goals of the course. These discussions offer you the
opportunity to express your own

2. thoughts, ask questions for clarification, and gain insight from
your classmates’ responses and instructor’s guidance.
Requirements for Discussion Board Assignments
Students are required to post one initial post and to follow up
with at least two response posts for each discussion board
assignment.
For your initial post (1), you must do the following:
11:59 p.m.
Eastern Time.
Thursday at
11:59 p.m. of your local time zone.
nto consideration material such as course content and
other
discussion boards from the current module and previous
modules, when
appropriate (make sure you are using proper citation methods
for your
discipline when referencing scholarly or popular resources).
For your response posts (2), you must do the following:
initial
post thread.
at 11:59

3. p.m. Eastern Time.
es Two through Eight, complete the two response
posts by
Sunday at 11:59 p.m. of your local time zone.
“I agree”
or “You are wrong.” Guidance is provided for you in each
discussion
prompt.
Rubric
Critical Elements Exemplary Proficient Needs Improvement Not
Evident Value
Comprehension Develops an initial post with an
organized, clear point of view or
idea using rich and significant detail
(100%)
Develops an initial post with a
point of view or idea using
adequate organization and
detail (85%)
Develops an initial post with a
point of view or idea but with
some gaps in organization and
detail (55%)
Does not develop an initial post
with an organized point of view
or idea (0%)

4. 40
Timeliness Submits initial post on time
(100%)
Submits initial post one day late
(55%)
Submits initial post two or more
days late (0%)
10
Engagement Provides relevant and meaningful
response posts with clarifying
explanation and detail (100%)
Provides relevant response
posts with some explanation
and detail (85%)
Provides somewhat relevant
response posts with some
explanation and detail (55%)
Provides response posts that
are generic with little
explanation or detail (0%)
30
Writing
(Mechanics)
Writes posts that are easily
understood, clear, and concise

5. using proper citation methods
where applicable with no errors in
citations (100%)
Writes posts that are easily
understood using proper
citation methods where
applicable with few errors in
citations (85%)
Writes posts that are
understandable using proper
citation methods where
applicable with a number of
errors in citations (55%)
Writes posts that others are not
able to understand and does
not use proper citation
methods where applicable (0%)
20
Total 100%
Discussion Rubric: UndergraduateRubric
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HCM 440 ournal Rubric
Journ l ctivities in this course re priv te between students nd
the instructor. These ssignment topic will serve s person l
reflection on your knowledge
nd experience rel ting to he lthc re.

6. Guidelines for Submission: When writing this journ l, ple se
include evidence-b sed sources s well s your own reflections
on the topic. APA form t is to be
used for the references nd in-text cit tions. Submit ssignment
s Word document with double sp cing, 12-point Times New
Rom n font, nd one-inch
m rgins.
Critic l Elements Exempl ry (100%) Proficient (88%) Needs
Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) V lue
Knowledge of the
Topic
Meets "Proficient" criteri nd
offers gre ter insight bout the
topic th t is under
consider tion
Cle rly rticul tes wh t is
known bout the topic th t is
under consider tion
Articul tes wh t is known
bout the topic, but missing
cl rity nd det il of content
Does not rticul te wh t is
known bout the topic under
consider tion
40
Org niz tion of the
Subject M tter:

7. Strengths nd
We knesses
Meets "Proficient" criteri nd
offers keen insight bout
content strengths nd
we knesses of the topic s well
s the conclusions th t re
dr wn
Logic lly org nizes the topic,
offering relev nt comment ry
on strengths nd we kness;
dr ws cle r conclusions th t
re reflective to the topic
Org nizes the topic round
strengths nd we knesses nd
dr ws conclusions, but with
l ck of logic l present tion nd
problems with cl rity in
conclusions
Does not org nize the topic
logic lly nd does not present
cle r conclusions
25
Use of Evidence-
B sed Sources
Meets "Proficient" criteri nd
offers more det il pert ining to
the references th t re used in
the journ l. APA form t is

8. correct
Provides references from t
le st two evidence-b sed
sources th t re relev nt nd
current to the topic, within
three ye rs. Uses correct APA
form t for reference cit tions
nd for in-text cit tions
Provides limited references,
nd the sources re not current
or relev nt to the topic. APA
cit tion form t cont ins errors
Does not provide evidence-
b sed sources th t re relev nt
nd current to the topic. No
references re cited, nd there
is no APA form t used
25
Articul tion of
Response
Submission is free of errors
rel ted to cit tions, gr mm r,
spelling, synt x, nd
org niz tion nd is presented
in profession l nd e sy-to-
re d form t
Submission h s no m jor errors
rel ted to cit tions, gr mm r,
spelling, synt x, or org niz tion

9. Submission h s m jor errors
rel ted to cit tions, gr mm r,
spelling, synt x, or org niz tion
th t neg tively imp ct
re d bility nd rticul tion of
m in ide s
Submission h s critic l errors
rel ted to cit tions, gr mm r,
spelling, synt x, or org niz tion
th t prevent underst nding of
ide s
10
E rned Tot l 100%
HCM 440 Journal Rubric