Distinguished - Provides an expertly crafted and complete job description. The job specification includes a detailed example for all qualifications from Table 3.2.

Proficient - Provides a sufficiently crafted and complete job description. The job specification includes an example for all qualifications from Table 3.2. 

Basic - Provides a job description and a job specification that includes a brief, but not fully developed, example for most of the qualifications from Table 3.2.

Below Expectations - Provides a poorly developed job description and job specification that includes few, if any, examples for the qualifications from Table 3.2. 

Non-Performance - The paper is either nonexistent or fails to provide a job description and job specification.

Distinguished - Provides a completely logical recommendation for what form of departmentalization Starbucks should use. Offers expertly crafted reasoning for whether or not it should be changed in stores offering food products.

Proficient - Provides a mostly logical recommendation for what form of departmentalization Starbucks should use. Offers sufficiently crafted reasoning for whether or not it should be changed in stores offering food products.

Basic - Provides a somewhat logical recommendation for what form of departmentalization Starbucks should use. Offers rudimentary reasoning for whether or not it should be changed in stores offering food products.

Below Expectations - Provides a recommendation for what form of departmentalization Starbucks should use, but the support offered shows a severe lack of understanding of the concept.  

Non-Performance - The paper is either nonexistent or fails to provide a recommendation for the departmentalization of Starbucks.

Distinguished - Provides a completely logical recommendation for the centralization or decentralization of Starbucks’ operations. Offers expertly crafted reasoning for the recommendation and demonstrates a thorough understanding of the concepts outlined in the text. 

Proficient - Provides a mostly logical recommendation for the centralization or decentralization of Starbucks’ operations. Offers sufficiently crafted reasoning for the recommendation and demonstrates a sufficient understanding of the concepts outlined in the text.

Basic - Provides a somewhat logical recommendation for the centralization or decentralization of Starbucks’ operations. Offers rudimentary reasoning for the recommendation and demonstrates a basic understanding of the concepts outlined in the text.  

Below Expectations - Provides a recommendation for the centralization or decentralization of Starbucks’ operations. Attempts to offer reasoning for the recommendation, but the reasoning shows a lack of understanding of the concepts outlined in the text.

Non-Performance - The paper is either nonexistent or fails to provide a recommendation for the centralization of Starbucks’ operations.

Distinguished - Suggests a viable and logical organizational configuration for Starbucks, giving specific examples of how it would be beneficial.  Expertly applies the concepts outlined in the text.

Proficient - Suggests a viable organizational configuration, giving general, but logical, examples of how it would beneficial.  Sufficiently applies the concepts outlined in the text. 

Basic - Suggests an organizational configuration, giving vague or slightly illogical examples of how it would be beneficial. Does not identify specific concepts from the text.

Below Expectations - Suggests an organizational configuration without giving any examples of how it would be beneficial. Does not identify specific concepts from the text.

Non-Performance - The paper is either nonexistent or fails provide a suggestion for an organizational configuration.

Distinguished - Develops a logical, consistent plan to solve a problem,  identifies consequences of the solution, and can clearly communicate the reason for choosing the solution.

Proficient - Carefully chooses among alternatives, develops a logical, consistent plan to problem solving. 

Basic - Takes into account and eliminates less acceptable approaches to problem solving.

Below Expectations - Takes into account a single approach and uses the approach to problem solving. 

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

Distinguished - Clearly and comprehensively explains in detail the issue to be considered, delivering all relevant information necessary for full understanding.

Proficient - Clearly explains in detail the issue to be considered, delivering enough relevant information for an adequate understanding.

Basic - Briefly recognizes the issue to be considered, delivering minimal information for a basic understanding.

Below Expectations - Briefly recognizes the issue to be considered, but may not deliver additional information necessary for a basic understanding.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the 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 and reference page.

Proficient - Exhibits APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout contains a few minor errors.

Basic - Exhibits basic 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 - The paper meets the specific page requirement stipulated in the assignment description.

Proficient - The paper closely meets the page requirement stipulated in the assignment description.

Basic - The paper meets over half of the page requirement.

Below Expectations - A fraction of the page requirement is completed.

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

Distinguished - Provides ample resources and uses the correct number of sources from the specified search agents.

Proficient - Provides the approximate number of sources, while using some of the correct search agents specified in the assignment instructions. 

Basic - Provides over half of the sources required in the assignment instructions.

Below Expectations - Provides inadequate number of resources and does not include sources from specified search agents.

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