Distinguished – Composes an Executive Summary which is exceptionally well-written and concise, captures critical points of the entire plan, and effectively utilizes proper business writing.

Proficient – Composes an Executive Summary which is clear and concise, captures most of the critical points of the plan, and sufficiently utilizes proper business writing.

Basic – Composes a minimal Executive Summary which captures few of the critical points of the plan and does not represent proper business writing.

Below Expectations – Composes an underdeveloped Executive Summary which does not adequately capture any critical points of the plan and represent proper business writing.

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

Distinguished - Comprehensibly synthesizes all weekly assignments together to form the Strategic Information Technology Plan for an Organization, and effectively uses the weekly feedback in the development of the strategic technology plan.

Proficient - Synthesizes all weekly assignments together to form the Strategic Information Technology Plan for an Organization, and adequately uses the weekly feedback in the development of the strategic technology plan.

Basic - Somewhat synthesizes most sections of the weekly assignments together to form the Strategic Information Technology Plan for an Organization, and minimally uses the weekly feedback in the development of the strategic technology plan.

Below Expectations - Attempts to synthesize the sections of the weekly assignments together to form the Strategic Information Technology Plan for an Organization; however, does not use the weekly feedback in the development of the strategic technology plan.

Non-Performance - The synthesis of the weekly assignments is either non-existent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Accurately and thoroughly applies the process model to identify a technology innovation direction of the chosen organization.

Proficient - Applies the process model to identify a technology innovation direction of the chosen organization. Minor details are missing or slightly inaccurate.

Basic – Partially applies the process model to identify a technology innovation direction of the chosen organization. Relevant details are missing and/or inaccurate.

Below Expectations - Attempts to apply the process model to identify a technology innovation direction of the chosen organization; however, significant details are missing and inaccurate.

Non-Performance - The application of the process model to identify a technology innovation direction of the chosen organization is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively discusses how well the current technology portfolio aligns to the business needs.

Proficient - Discusses how well the current technology portfolio aligns to the business needs. The discussion is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Minimally discusses how well the current technology portfolio aligns to the business needs. The discussion is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to discuss how well the current technology portfolio aligns to the business needs; however, the discussion is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The discussion of how well the current technology portfolio aligns to the business needs is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly applies the process model to risk assessment by identifying all of the consequences of continuing with the current technology and future threats considering cost, time, technological challenges, and competitive reality.

Proficient - Applies the process model to risk assessment by identifying most of the consequences of continuing with the current technology and future threats considering cost, time, technological challenges, and competitive reality. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Partially applies the process model to risk assessment by identifying some of the consequences of continuing with the current technology and future threats considering cost, time, technological challenges, and competitive reality. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to apply the process model to risk assessment by identifying the consequences of continuing with the current technology and future threats considering cost, time, technological challenges, and competitive reality; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The application of the process model to risk assessment by identifying the consequences of continuing with the current technology and future threats considering cost, time, technological challenges, and competitive reality is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished – Thoroughly applies the process model to decision analysis by identifying all of the key decision points and risk factors that will drive strategic directions of acquisition, alliance, interval development, or stabilize current system and monitor.

Proficient - Applies the process model to decision analysis by identifying most of the key decision points and risk factors that will drive strategic directions of acquisition, alliance, interval development, or stabilize current system and monitor. Minor details are missing.

Basic – Partially applies the process model to decision analysis by identifying some of the key decision points and risk factors that will drive strategic directions of acquisition, alliance, interval development, or stabilize current system and monitor. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to apply the process model to decision analysis by identifying the key decision points and risk factors that will drive strategic directions of acquisition, alliance, interval development, or stabilize current system and monitor; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The application of the process model to decision analysis by identifying the key decision points and risk factors that will drive strategic directions of acquisition, alliance, interval development, or stabilize current system is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished – Thoroughly applies the process model to clearly and accurately identify options to be considered to shift from the current position to the desired position.

Proficient - Applies the process model to identify options to be considered to shift from the current position to the desired position. Minor details are missing, slightly inaccurate, or unclear.

Basic - Partially applies the process model to vaguely identify options to be considered to shift from the current position to the desired position. Relevant details are missing, inaccurate, and/or unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to apply the process model to identify options to be considered to shift from the current position to the desired position; however, significant details are missing, inaccurate, and unclear.

Non-Performance - The application of the process model to identify options to be considered to shift from the current position to the desired position is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished – Identifies three comprehensive recommendations regarding the strategic information technology directions of the organization.

Proficient - Identifies three recommendations regarding the strategic information technology directions of the organization. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Identifies three limited recommendations regarding the strategic information technology directions of the organization. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to identify three recommendations regarding the strategic information technology directions of the organization; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The three recommendations regarding the strategic information technology directions of the organization are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment 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 page, and reference page.

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

Basic - Exhibits limited 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 length of the paper is equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages. 

Proficient - The length of the paper is nearly equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages. 

Basic - The length of the paper is equivalent to at least three quarters of the required number of correctly formatted pages.

Below Expectations - The length of the paper is equivalent to at least one half of the required number of correctly formatted pages.   

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

Distinguished - Uses more than the required number of scholarly sources, providing compelling evidence to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.

Proficient - Uses the required number of scholarly sources to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.

Basic - Uses less than the required number of sources to support ideas. Some sources may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference page are used within the body of the assignment. Citations may not be formatted correctly.

Below Expectations - Uses an inadequate number of sources that provide little or no support for ideas. Sources used may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference page are not used within the body of the assignment. Citations are not formatted correctly.

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