Distinguished - Provides an exceptionally thorough description of the organization and a specific position. 

Proficient - Provides a sufficient description of the organization and a specific position; however, some minor elements may be missing.

Basic - Provides a limited description of the organization and a specific position; however, many elements are missing, irrelevant, or inaccurate.

Below Expectations - Attempts to provide a description of the organization and a specific position; however, many elements are missing, irrelevant, or inaccurate.

Non-Performance - The description of the organization and a specific position is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Provides a clear and accurate description of the organization’s employee application, recruitment, selection, and job evaluation processes.

Proficient - Provides a sufficient description of the organization’s employee application, recruitment, selection, and job evaluation processes; however, minor some elements may be missing.

Basic - Provides a limited description of the organization’s employee application, recruitment, selection, and job evaluation processes; however, some elements are missing, irrelevant, or inaccurate.

Below Expectations -Attempts to provide a description of the organization’s employee application, recruitment, selection, and job evaluation processes; however, many elements are missing, irrelevant, or inaccurate.

Non-Performance -The description of the organization’s employee application, recruitment, selection, and job evaluation processes are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Provides an exceptionally thorough explanation of the organization’s criteria for employee appraisal and evaluation.

Proficient - Provides a sufficient explanation of the organization’s criteria for employee appraisal and evaluation. Some minor details about the criteria are missing.

Basic -Provides a limited explanation of the organization’s criteria for employee appraisal and evaluation. Some details about the criteria are missing, irrelevant, or inaccurate.

Below Expectations -Attempts to provide an explanation of the organization’s criteria for employee appraisal and evaluation; however, many details about the criteria are missing, irrelevant, or inaccurate.

Non-Performance - The explanation of the organization’s criteria for employee appraisal and evaluation is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Clearly discusses the organization’s employee training and development program. The discussion is balanced and comprehensive.

Proficient - Discusses the organization’s employee training and development program. The discussion is balanced; however, some minor details are missing.

Basic - Minimally discusses the organization’s employee training and development program.  The discussion may be unbalanced and/or many relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations -Attempts to discuss the organization’s employee training and development program; however, the discussion is unbalanced and many relevant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The discussion of the organization’s employee training and development program is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively describes the job stressors and the company’s communication process.

Proficient - Sufficiently describes the job stressors and the company’s communication process; however, some minor elements of the description are missing.

Basic - Provides a limited description of the job stressors and the company’s communication process. Some elements of the description are missing, unclear, or inaccurate.

Below Expectations - Attempts to provide a description of the job stressors and the company’s communication process; however, many elements of the description are missing, unclear, or inaccurate.

Non-Performance - The description of the job stressors and the company’s communication process is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Clearly and accurately discusses the motivational strategies of the organization and the motivational and leadership theories that apply.

Proficient - Discusses the motivational strategies of the organization and the motivational and leadership theories that apply; however, some minor details may be missing.

Basic - Minimally discusses the motivational strategies of the organization and the motivational and leadership theories that apply; however, some relevant details are unclear, inaccurate, or missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to discuss the motivational strategies of the organization and the motivational and leadership theories that apply; however, many relevant details are unclear, inaccurate, or missing.

Non-Performance - The discussion of the motivational strategies and motivational and leadership theories is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Provides an exceptionally clear and focused description of various groups within the organization and analysis of factors that affect performance, using a relevant I/O psychology theory.

Proficient - Provides a clear and focused description of various groups within the organization and analysis of factors that affect performance, using a relevant I/O psychology theory. The description and/or analysis may be slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Provides a minimal description of the various groups within the organization and analysis of factors that affect performance, using an I/O psychology theory. The description and/or analysis may be underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe various groups within the organization and analyze factors that affect performance, but may not use an I/O psychology theory. The description and/or analysis are underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The description of various groups within the organization and analysis of factors that affect performance are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Provides a clear description of the changes to improve the job and/or organization.

Proficient - Provides a clear description of the changes to improve the job and/or organization. Some of the minor details to support this discussion are missing. 

Basic - Provides minimal description of the changes to improve the job and/or organization; however, some relevant details are unclear or inaccurate.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe the changes to improve the job and/or organization; however, many relevant details are missing or inaccurate.

Non-Performance - The description of the changes to improve the job and/or the organization is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Renovates ideas or solutions into entirely new forms.

Proficient - Conceives ideas or solutions into a coherent whole.

Basic - Associates ideas or solutions in novel ways.

Below Expectations - Student Reinvents available ideas.

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 a 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 page, 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 stipulated in the assignment description.

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 - 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 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 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.