Distinguished - Completely explains feelings about being diagnosed by a doctor who could be miles away  from the patient's perspective and thoroughly describes any expectations or concerns about that kind of experience.

Proficient - Explains feelings about being diagnosed by a doctor who could be miles away from the patient’s perspective and describes any expectations or concerns about that kind of experience. The explanation or description is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Somewhat explains feelings about being diagnosed by a doctor who could be miles away from the patient’s perspective and vaguely describes any expectations or concerns about that kind of experience. The explanation or description is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to explain feelings about being diagnosed by a doctor who could be miles away from the patient's perspective and describe any expectations or concerns about that kind of experience; however, the explanation and description are significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The explanation of feelings about being diagnosed by a doctor who could be miles away from the patient's perspective and the description of expectations or concerns are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Provides an in-depth discussion of other professions that could benefit from some of the technologies discussed in the case, thoroughly explains how they would derive business value from these projects, and develops two comprehensive proposals in different professional settings.

Proficient - Provides a discussion of other professions that could benefit from some of the technologies discussed in the case, explains how they would derive business value from these projects, and develops two proposals in different professional settings. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Somewhat provides a discussion of other professions that could benefit from the technologies discussed in the case, partially explains how they would derive business value from these projects, and develops two partial proposals that would provide examples. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to discuss other professions that could benefit from the technologies discussed in the case, explain how they would derive business value from these projects, and/or develop two proposals in different professional settings; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The discussion of other professions that could benefit from some of the technologies discussed in this case, the explanation of how they would derive business value from these projects, and the two proposals are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Provides a comprehensive discussion of other uses of technology that could potentially improve the quality of health care and composes a list of at least three feasible alternatives.

Proficient - Provides a discussion of other uses of technology that could potentially improve the quality of health care and composes a list of at least three feasible alternatives. The discussion is missing minor details.

Basic - Provides a partial discussion of other uses of technology that could potentially improve the quality of health care and composes a list of at least three alternatives. The discussion is missing relevant details, or one of the alternatives is not feasible.

Below Expectations - Attempts to discuss other uses of technology that could potentially improve the quality of health care and compose a list of at least three alternatives; however, the discussion is missing significant details and at least one of the alternatives is not feasible.

Non-Performance - The discussion of other uses of technology and the list of alternatives are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Evaluates creative process and product using appropriate criteria; creates an entirely new object, solution or idea that is appropriate to the domain. Successfully adapts an appropriate exemplar to own specifications.

Proficient - Creates an entirely new object, solution or idea that is appropriate to the domain.

Basic - Successfully adapts an appropriate exemplar to own specifications.

Below Expectations - Insufficiently reproduces an appropriate exemplar.

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

Distinguished - Creates new knowledge derived from a novel or unique idea, question, format, or product.

Proficient - Constructs an original idea, question, format, or product.

Basic - Attempts to construct an original or unique idea, question, format, or product.

Below Expectations - Student reinvents available ideas.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the 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 - Recognizes existing connections among ideas or solutions.

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 one scholarly source, 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 one scholarly source to support ideas. The source is used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment and on the reference page.

Basic - Uses one scholarly source to somewhat support ideas. Citations may not be formatted correctly within the body of the assignment and/or on the reference page.

Below Expectations - Uses one source that provides little or no support for ideas. The source may not be scholarly, and citations are not formatted correctly within the body of the assignment and/or on the reference page.

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