Distinguished - Thoroughly describes Robert Nardelli’s leadership style at Home Depot in terms of Leadership Theory.

Proficient - Describes Robert Nardelli’s leadership style at Home Depot in terms of Leadership Theory. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Briefly describes Robert Nardelli’s leadership style at Home Depot in terms of Leadership Theory. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Minimally describes Robert Nardelli’s leadership style at Home Depot in terms of Leadership Theory. Significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The description of Robert Nardelli’s leadership style at Home Depot in terms of Leadership Theory is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly compares and contrasts Nardelli’s leadership style to Trait Theory, Behavioral Theory, Situational, and Contingency Theories. Effectively incorporates many relevant examples and integrates material from the text and other scholarly sources.

Proficient - Compares and contrasts Nardelli’s leadership style to Trait Theory, Behavioral Theory, Situational, and Contingency Theories. Incorporates examples and integrates material from the text and other scholarly sources.

Basic - Partially compares and contrasts Nardelli’s leadership style to Trait Theory, Behavioral Theory, Situational, and Contingency Theories. Incorporates some relevant examples and integrates material from the text and other scholarly sources.

Below Expectations - Minimally compares and contrasts Nardelli’s leadership style to Trait Theory, Behavioral Theory, Situational, and Contingency Theories. Fails to incorporate relevant examples and/or material from the text or other scholarly sources to support the plan.

Non-Performance - The comparison of Nardelli’s leadership style to Trait Theory, Behavioral Theory, Situational, and Contingency Theories is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly analyzes Nardelli’s ethical approach to leadership at Home Depot, stating the values that supported or violated his approach.

Proficient - Analyzes Nardelli’s ethical approach to leadership at Home Depot, stating the values that supported or violated his approach. The analysis is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Briefly analyzes Nardelli’s ethical approach to leadership at Home Depot, stating the values that supported or violated his approach. The analysis is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Minimally analyzes Nardelli’s ethical approach to leadership at Home Depot, stating the values that supported or violated his approach. The analysis is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The analysis of Nardelli’s ethical approach to leadership at Home Depot, stating the values that supported or violated his approach is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Uses appropriate, pertinent, and persuasive content to discover and develop sophisticated ideas within the context of the discipline, shaping the work as a whole.

Proficient - Uses appropriate and pertinent content to discover ideas within the context of the discipline, shaping the work as a whole.

Basic - Uses appropriate and pertinent content, but does not apply it toward discovering or developing ideas. Overall, content assists in shaping the written work.

Below Expectations - Uses content, though it may be unrelated or inappropriate to the topic. Content does not contribute toward the development of the written work, and may distract the reader from its purpose.

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 - Employs persuasive information from credible sources to develop an ample analysis or synthesis of the topic. Viewpoints of experts are scrutinized thoroughly.

Proficient - Employs applicable information from credible sources to develop an analysis of the topic.

Basic - Identifies applicable information from credible sources, but may neglect the application of such information toward the analysis of the topic.

Below Expectations - Displays information from external sources, but such information may lack credibility and/or relevance. Neglects the application of such information toward the analysis of the topic.

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

Distinguished - Appraises tactics for relating ideas, text structure, or other textual features in order to gain knowledge or insight within and across texts and disciplines.

Proficient - Recognizes connections among ideas, text structure, or other textual features, to analyze how they support a sophisticated understanding of the text as a whole.

Basic - Recognizes the connections among portions of a text in considering how these connections contribute to a fundamental understanding of the text as a whole.

Below Expectations - Makes an effort to recognize portions of a text as needed to respond to inquiries posed in the assignment.

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 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 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.