Distinguished - Selects a specific contemporary trend in health care and includes all six of the influences identified in the assignment instructions.

Proficient - Selects a contemporary trend in health care and includes six of the influences identified in the assignment instructions. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Selects contemporary trend in health care and includes six of the influences identified in the assignment instructions. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Selects a contemporary trend in health care and addresses at least five of the influences identified in the assignment instructions. Significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The selection of a topic/trend in health care is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly summarizes the concerns related to the specific contemporary trend, including why health care managers should be aware of changes and trends, the impact of the trend on the stakeholder groups involved, and the impact on a specific organization.

Proficient - Summarizes the concerns related to the specific contemporary trend, including why health care managers should be aware of changes and trends, the impact of the trend on the stakeholder groups involved, and the impact on a specific organization. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Minimally summarizes the concerns related to the specific contemporary trend, including why health care managers should be aware of changes and trends, the impact of the trend on the stakeholder groups involved, and the impact on a specific organization. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to summarize the concerns related to the specific contemporary trend, including why health care managers should be aware of changes and trends, the impact of the trend on the stakeholder groups involved, and the impact on a specific organization; however, significant details are missing.

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

Distinguished - Provides highly detailed speaker’s notes that comprehensively explain all of the content on each slide.

Proficient - Provides speaker’s notes that mostly explain the content on each slide.

Basic - Provides speaker’s notes that somewhat explain the content on each slide.

Below Expectations - Provides speaker’s notes that minimally explain information on each slide.

Non-Performance - The speaker’s notes to explain the content on each slide 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 presentation, title page, and reference page.

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

Basic - Exhibits basic knowledge of APA formatting throughout the presentation. 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 presentation meets the specific slide requirement stipulated in the assignment description.

Proficient - The presentation closely meets the slide requirement stipulated in the assignment description.

Basic - The presentation meets over half of the slide requirement.

Below Expectations - A fraction of the slide requirement is met.

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

Distinguished - Provides ample sources, 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 less than half of the sources required in the assignment instructions, and does not include sources from specified search agents.

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