Distinguished - Paper is logically organized with a well-written introduction, thesis statement, and conclusion.

Proficient - Paper is logically organized with an introduction, thesis statement, and conclusion. One of these requires improvement.

Basic - Paper is organized with an introduction, thesis statement, and conclusion. One or more of the introduction, thesis statement, and/or conclusion require improvement.

Below Expectations - Paper is loosely organized with an introduction, thesis statement, and conclusion. The introduction, thesis statement, and/or conclusion require much improvement.

Non-Performance - The introduction, thesis statement, and conclusion are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Identifies everyone who would be involved in the process and thoroughly explains why. Effectively applies concepts and vocabulary from the text.

Proficient - Identifies everyone who would be involved in the process and explains why. Sufficiently applies concepts and vocabulary from the text. Minor details are missing from the explanation.

Basic - Identifies who would be involved in the process and partially explains why. Minimally applies concepts and vocabulary from the text. At least one of the key people involved in the process is not identified or relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Identifies who would be involved in the process and attempts to explain why; however, does not apply concepts and vocabulary from the text, more than one of the key people involved in the process are not identified and/or significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The identification of who would be involved in the process and the explanation of why are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Identifies the type of budget that will be used and thoroughly explains how this will be helpful in the new job. Effectively applies concepts and vocabulary from the text.

Proficient - Identifies the type of budget that will be used and explains how this will be helpful in the new job. Sufficiently applies concepts and vocabulary from the text. Minor details are missing. 

Basic - Identifies the type of budget that will be used and partially explains how this will be helpful in the new job. Minimally applies concepts and vocabulary from the text. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Identifies the type of budget that will be used and attempts to explain how this will be helpful in the new job; however, does not apply concepts and vocabulary from the text and significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The identification of the type of budget that will be used and explanation of how this will be helpful in the new job are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly describes how this report can be used to discipline managers. Effectively applies concepts and vocabulary from the text.

Proficient - Describes how this report can be used to discipline managers. Sufficiently applies concepts and vocabulary from the text. Minor details are missing. 

Basic - Partially describes how this report can be used to discipline managers. Minimally applies concepts and vocabulary from the text. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe how this report can be used to discipline managers; however, does not apply concepts and vocabulary from the text and significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - A description of how this report can be used to discipline managers is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Accurately indicates how to calculate labor cost and thoroughly describes what can be done to control labor cost. Effectively applies concepts and vocabulary from the text.

Proficient - Accurately indicates how to calculate labor cost and describes what can be done to control labor cost. Applies concepts and vocabulary from the text. Minor details are missing. 

Basic - Indicates how to calculate labor cost and partially describes what can be done to control labor cost. Minimally applies concepts and vocabulary from the text. Minor inaccuracies are present in the indication of how to calculate labor costs and/or relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Indicates how to calculate labor costs and attempts to describe what can be done to control labor cost; however, does not apply concepts and vocabulary from the text, the indication of how to calculate labor cost is inaccurate, and/or significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The indication of how to calculate labor cost and the description of what can be done to control labor cost are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly explains how to address food cost and identifies internal controls that can be used to minimize losses of food and beverage. Effectively applies concepts and vocabulary from the text.

Proficient - Explains how to address food cost and identifies internal controls that can be used to minimize losses of food and beverage. Accurately applies concepts and vocabulary from the text. Minor details are missing. 

Basic - Partially explains how to address food cost and identifies internal controls that can be used to minimize losses of food and beverage. Minimally applies concepts and vocabulary from the text. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to explain how to address food cost and identify internal controls that can be used to minimize losses of food and beverage; however, does not apply concepts and vocabulary from the text and significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - An explanation of how to address food cost and the identification of internal controls that can be used to minimize losses of food and beverage are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Identifies how inventories will be conducted and thoroughly explains why this is important to food and beverage cost. Effectively applies concepts and vocabulary from the text.

Proficient - Identifies how inventories will be conducted and explains why this is important to food and beverage cost. Applies concepts and vocabulary from the text. Minor details are missing. 

Basic - Identifies how inventories will be conducted and partially explains why this is important to food and beverage cost. Minimally applies concepts and vocabulary from the text. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Identifies how inventories will be conducted and attempts to explain why this is important to food and beverage cost; however, does not apply concepts and vocabulary from the text and significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The identification of how inventories will be conducted and an explanation of why this is important to food and beverage cost are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly explains how the new menu relates to profitability. Effectively applies concepts and vocabulary from the text.

Proficient - Explains how the new menu relates to profitability. Sufficiently applies concepts and vocabulary from the text. Minor details are missing. 

Basic - Partially explains how the new menu relates to profitability. Minimally applies concepts and vocabulary from the text. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to explain how the new menu relates to profitability; however, does not apply concepts and vocabulary from the text and significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The explanation of the new menu and how it relates to profitability is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly describes what CVP and break-even analysis are and accurately determines how these should be used to make decisions regarding the menu. Effectively applies concepts and vocabulary from the text.

Proficient - Describes what CVP and break-even analysis are and accurately determines how these should be used to make decisions regarding the menu. Sufficiently applies concepts and vocabulary from the text. Minor details are missing from the description. 

Basic - Partially describes what CVP and break-even analysis are and determines how these should be used to make decisions regarding the menu. Minimally applies concepts and vocabulary from the text. Relevant details are missing and/or the inaccurate.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe what CVP and break-even analysis are and determine how these should be used to make decisions regarding the menu; however, does not apply specific concepts and vocabulary from the text and significant details are missing and/or inaccurate.

Non-Performance - The descriptions of what CVP and break-even analysis are and how these should be used to make decisions regarding the menu are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly distinguishes the difference between price and value and comprehensively describes management's responsibility to each. Effectively applies concepts and vocabulary from the text.

Proficient - Distinguishes the difference between price and value and describes management's responsibility to each. Sufficiently applies concepts and vocabulary from the text. Minor details are missing. 

Basic - Partially distinguishes the difference between price and value and partially describes management's responsibility to each. Minimally applies concepts and vocabulary from the text. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to distinguish the difference between price and value and describe management's responsibility to each; however, does not apply concepts and vocabulary from the text and significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The difference between price and value and description of management's responsibility to each are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment 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 - 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 - 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.