Distinguished - Creates a comprehensive staff educational presentation on the selected topic.

Proficient - Creates a staff educational presentation on the selected topic. Some details are missing or inaccurate.

Basic - Creates a limited staff educational presentation on the selected topic. Relevant details are missing or inaccurate.

Below Expectations - Attempts to create a staff educational presentation on the selected topic; however, significant details are missing or inaccurate.

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

Distinguished - Defines a topic from the list posted in the assignment instructions.

Proficient - Defines a topic from the list posted in the assignment instructions. Minor details are missing, unclear or inaccurate.

Basic - Partially defines a topic from the list posted in the assignment instructions. Relevant details are missing, unclear or inaccurate.

Below Expectations - Attempts to define a topic from the list posted in the assignment instructions; however, significant details are missing, unclear or inaccurate.

Non-Performance - The definition of a topic from the list is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively explains the topic’s relevance to health informatics.

Proficient - Explained the topic’s relevance to health informatics. Minor details are unclear or inaccurate.

Basic - Explains the topic’s relevance to health informatics. Relevant details are unclear or inaccurate.

Below Expectations - Attempts to explain the topic’s relevance to health informatics; however, significant details are unclear or inaccurate.

Non-Performance - The explanation of the topics relevance to health informatics is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly describes the ethical issues associated with the selected topic.

Proficient - Describes the ethical issues associated with the selected topic. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Describes the ethical issues associated with the selected topic. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe the ethical issues associated with the selected topic. Significant details are inaccurate.

Non-Performance - The description of the ethical issues associated with the selected topic is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively describes any associated laws, regulations or voluntary standards relevant to the topic.

Proficient - Describes associated laws, regulations or voluntary standards relevant to the topic. Minor details are missing, unclear, or inaccurate.

Basic - Partially describes associated laws, regulations or voluntary standards relevant to the topic. Relevant details are missing, unclear, or inaccurate.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe laws, regulations or standards; however, significant details are missing, unclear, or inaccurate.

Non-Performance - The description of associated ethical laws, regulations, voluntary standards relevant to the topic is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly explains how the topic relates to or impacts healthcare delivery, administration, education, data administration or research.

Proficient - Explains how the topic relates to or impacts healthcare delivery, administration, education, data administration or research. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Partially explains how the topic relates to or impacts healthcare delivery, administration, education, data administration or research. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations -Attempts to explain how the topic relates to or impacts healthcare delivery, administration, education, data administration or research; however, significant details are missing or inaccurate.

Non-Performance - The explanation of how the topic relates to or impacts healthcare delivery, administration, education, data administration or research is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively summarizes associated data capture tools and technologies.

Proficient - Summarizes associated data capture tools and technologies. Minor details were missing.

Basic - Summarizes data capture tools and technologies, but may have not associated it with the topic and/or relevant details were missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to summarize data capture tools and technologies; however, did not associate it with the topic, and significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The summary of associated data capture tools and technologies is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively describes a specific example of the topic in use in healthcare.

Proficient - Describes an example of the topic in use in healthcare. Minor details are missing or unclear.

Basic - Partially describes an example of the topic but may not have applied it to its use in healthcare. Relevant details are missing or unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe an example of the topic; however, did not apply it to its use in healthcare, and significant details are missing and unclear.

Non-Performance - The description of a specific example of the topic in use in healthcare is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Clearly and comprehensively explains the issue to be considered, delivering all relevant information necessary for a full understanding.

Proficient - Clearly explains the issue to be considered, delivering enough relevant information for an adequate understanding.

Basic - Briefly explains the issue to be considered, delivering minimal information for a basic understanding.

Below Expectations - Briefly explains 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 - 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 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 but 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 - 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 - 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 the 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 an 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.

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 limited 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.