Distinguished - Accurate and effective identification and analysis of at least five issues related to communication in the strategic and program planning process.

Proficient - Provides a brief, but accurate identification and analysis of at least five issues related to communication in the strategic and program planning process.

Basic - Provides a brief, but mostly accurate identification and analysis of five or fewer issues related to communication in the strategic and program planning process.

Below Expectations - Identifies issues related to communication in the strategic and program planning process; however fails to accurately analyze the concepts.

Non-Performance - The identification and analysis of at least five issues related to communications in the strategic and program planning process is either non-existent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Exceptionally clear and accurate description of challenges associated with communications in the strategic and program planning process.

Proficient - Provides a brief, but accurate description of challenges associated with communications in the strategic and program planning process.

Basic - Provides a brief, but mostly accurate description of challenges associated with communications in the strategic and program planning process.

Below Expectations - Identifies challenges associated with communication in the strategic and program planning process yet failed to accurately describe the challenges in acceptable detail.

Non-Performance - The challenges associated with communications in the strategic and program planning process is either non-existent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Effectively addresses alternatives based on challenges associated with communication in the strategic and program planning process.

Proficient - Addresses briefly, but accurately, alternatives based on challenges associated with communication in the strategic and program planning process.

Basic - Provides brief, but mostly accurate alternatives based on challenges associated with communication in the strategic and program planning process.

Below Expectations -The alternatives do not relate directly to the communication process of strategic and program planning or are not feasible.

Non-Performance - The alternatives based on challenges associated with communications in the strategic and program planning process is either non-existent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Autonomously synthesizes or draws conclusions by combining examples, facts, or theories from multiple disciplines.

Proficient - Autonomously correlates examples, facts, or theories from multiple disciplines.

Basic - Attempts to correlate examples, facts, or theories from multiple disciplines.

Below Expectations - Student, when prompted, displays inconsistent examples, facts, or theories from multiple disciplines.

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 requirements 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 amount 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 non-existent or lacks the components described in the instructions.