Distinguished - Thoroughly and clearly examines the meaning of information systems and comprehensively explains the people, organization, and technology components.

Proficient - Examines the meaning of information systems and explains the people, organization, and technology components. Minor details are missing or unclear.

Basic - Partially examines the meaning of information systems and somewhat explains the people, organization, and technology components. Relevant details are missing and/or unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to examine the meaning of information systems and explain the people, organization, and technology components; however, significant details are missing and unclear.

Non-Performance - The examination of the meaning of information systems and the explanation of the people, organization and technology lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively and clearly identifies the major information systems and thoroughly compares these systems to identify the uses.

Proficient - Identifies the major information systems and compares these systems to identify the uses. Minor details are missing or unclear.

Basic - Partially identifies the major information systems and somewhat compares these systems to identify the uses. Relevant details are missing and/or unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to identify the major information systems and compare these systems to identify the uses; however, significant details are missing and unclear.

Non-Performance - The identification of the major information systems and the comparison of these systems are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively identifies a business which uses information systems and thoroughly explains the main features of the information systems.

Proficient - Identifies a business which uses information systems and explains the main features of the information systems. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Partially identifies a business which uses information systems and somewhat explains the main features of the information systems. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to identify a business which uses information systems and explain the main features of the information systems; however,  significant information is missing.

Non-Performance - The identification of a business which uses information systems and the explanation of the main features to the information systems are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly explains how information systems transform business operations of the selected business.

Proficient - Explains how information systems transform business operations of the selected business. Minor details are missing.

Basic -Explains how information systems transform business operations of the selected business. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to explains how information systems transform business operations of the selected business; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The explanation of how information systems transform business operations of the selected business is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly investigates how information systems affect business careers and what information systems skills and knowledge are essential.

Proficient -Investigates how information systems affect business careers and what information systems skills and knowledge are essential. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Partially investigates how information systems affect business careers and what information systems skills and knowledge are essential. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to investigate how information systems affect business careers and what information systems skills and knowledge are essential; significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The investigation of how information systems affect business careers and what information systems skills and knowledge is essential 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 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 - 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 an awareness of purpose and audience.

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

Below Expectations - Utilizes a format, language, or graph (or other visual representation) that is appropriate, but may be incomplete or contain inaccuracies.

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 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.

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.