Distinguished - Thoroughly and accurately describes how this information system benefits the skydiving student.

Proficient - Describes how this information system benefits the skydiving student. Minor details are missing or inaccurate.

Basic - Somewhat describes how this information system benefits the skydiving student. Relevant details are missing and/or inaccurate.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe how this information system benefits the skydiving student; however, significant details are missing and inaccurate.

Non-Performance - The description of how this information system benefits the skydiving student is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Accurately describes how the information system benefits SkyDive Chicago.

Proficient - Describes how the information system benefits SkyDive Chicago, but minor details are missing or inaccurate.

Basic - Briefly describes how the information system benefits SkyDive Chicago. Relevant details are missing and/or inaccurate.

Below Expectations - Minimally describes how the information system benefits SkyDive Chicago. Significant details are missing and inaccurate.

Non-Performance - The description of how this information system benefits Skydive Chicago is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Creates a clear and comprehensive information systems model that includes information about the people, hardware, software, and other resources specific to this exercise.

Proficient - Creates an information systems model that includes information about the people, hardware, software, and other resources specific to this exercise. Minor details are missing or unclear.

Basic - Creates a partial information systems model that includes some information about the people, hardware, software, and other resources specific to this exercise. Relevant details are missing and/or unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to create an information systems model; however, does not include information about the people, hardware, software, or other resources specific to this exercise, and significant details are missing and unclear.

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

Distinguished - Distinguishes probable implications of the text for contexts, perspectives, or issues outside the assigned task or beyond the author’s explicit message.

Proficient - Uses the text, general background understanding, and/or specific knowledge of the author’s context to draw more intricate inferences about the author’s message and approach.

Basic - Considers how textual features (e.g., sentence and paragraph structure or tone) contribute to the author’s message; draws fundamental inferences about context and rationale of text.

Below Expectations - Inadequately captures vocabulary and makes an effort to paraphrase or summarize the information the text communicates.

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

Distinguished - Utilizes a format, language, or graph (or other visual representation) in ways that enhance comprehension, while making clear the interdependence of language and meaning, thought, and expression.

Proficient - Utilizes a format, language, or graph (or other visual representation) to correlate content and form, demonstrating awareness of purpose and audience.

Basic - Utilizing a format, language, or graph (or other visual representation) that correlates in a basic way what is being communicated.

Below Expectations - Utilizes a format, language, or graph (or other visual representation) in appropriate forms, although attempts may be incomplete.

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.