iRubric: HRSM Final Exam Rubric

• Articulate Problem: States issue/problem clearly and comprehensively.

• Evidence: Demonstrates a convincing interpretation/
evaluation to develop a comprehensive analysis or synthesis of information from outside sources.

• Propose Solutions: Utilizes relevant data analysis, theory, and best practice frameworks to propose solution(s).

• Evaluate and Conclude: Evaluates several compelling solutions/recommendations including conclusions, implications, or consequences.

• Articulate Problem: States issues/problems so that the understanding is not seriously impeded by omissions.

• Evidence: Develops a detailed analysis or synthesis using outside sources needing further elaboration.

• Propose Solutions: Utilizes relevant data analysis, theory, and best practice frameworks to propose one or more solutions, but misses an opportunity to demonstrate comprehension of the problem and follow from the evidence provided. Evaluate and Conclude: Adequately evaluates identified solutions, but misses logical conclusions, implications, or consequences based on the presented evidence.

• Articulate Problem: States issue/problem but description does not recognize the complexity

• Evidence: Outside information’s interpretation/
evaluation does not develop a detailed analysis or synthesis.

• Propose Solutions: Presents limited evidence of data analysis, theory, and best practice frameworks to propose a solution that is “off the shelf” rather than specifically designed to address the specific problem.

• Evaluate and Conclude: Solution evaluation is brief. Identifies and discusses conclusions that use some, but not all the evidence considered.

• Articulate Problem: Issue/problem is not stated or misidentified.

• Evidence: Information presented does not come from a peer or editorially reviewed outside source.

• Propose Solutions: Proposes a solution that contradicts the evidence provided or is vague or only indirectly addresses the issue/problem. Does not data analysis, theory and best practice frameworks to propose solution(s).

• Evaluate and Conclude: Solution evaluation is superficial. Fails to draw conclusions based on the evaluation or draws conclusions that contradict the evidence or context.

• Student fosters cooperative relationships among others, actively listens to diverse points of view, and treats others with respect.

• Prompts communication within group about what team should be capable of accomplishing and provides appropriate feedback to peers

• Completes and submits paperwork in a timely manner

• Student works reasonably well with others in the group to establish a goal for guiding the actions of self and group.

• Responds to initial communication within group about what team should be capable of accomplishing

• Less than 75% of time completes paperwork in a timely manner at an acceptable level

• Works acceptably well with others in the group to establish a goal for guiding the actions of self and group.

• Communicates with other group members only when necessary

• Less than 50% of time completes paperwork in a timely manner, however content is not at the expected level

• Works poorly with others in the group to establish a goal for guiding the actions of self and group.

• Uncommunicative with group and is an inactive participant.
Disruptive to the teams’ success

• Fails to complete paperwork

• Grammatically correct prose appropriate for a professional business audience

• Successfully utilizes complex sentence structures

• Articulate and sophisticated prose

• Minor grammar or punctuation problems, but the sentences generally make sense

• Repetitive simplistic sentence structure (i.e., subject + verb + object)

• Grammatical problems but overall meaning of sentences not totally obscured

• Prose not reflecting an understanding of standard English

• Prose is conversational

• Writing detracts from the professional presentation including first person, imprecise language (e.g., it), adjectives without nouns to modify (e.g., this is…), or contractions (e.g., don’t) appear several times.

• Prose largely incomprehensible

• Major grammatical and punctuation problems

• Major syntax problems at the sentence level.