Distinguished - Comprehensively describes at least five challenges that define the future strategic direction of healthcare.

Proficient - Describes five challenges that define the future strategic direction of healthcare. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Partially describes at least four challenges that define the future strategic direction of healthcare. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe challenges that define the future strategic direction of healthcare; however, fewer than four are defined and significant details are missing.

Non-Performance -The descriptions of at least five challenges that define the future strategic direction of healthcare is either non-existent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively describes how an organization can adapt its direction and strategies to effectively address the challenges.

Proficient - Describes how an organization can adapt its direction and strategies to effectively address the challenges. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Partially describes how an organization can adapt its direction and strategies to effectively address the challenges. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe how an organization can adapt its direction and strategies to effectively address the challenges; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The description of how organizations adapt their direction and strategies is either non-existent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Develops a logical, consistent plan to solve a problem,  identifies consequences of the solution, and can clearly communicate the reason for choosing the solution.

Proficient - Carefully chooses among alternatives, develops a logical, consistent plan to problem solving.

Basic -Takes into account and eliminates less acceptable approaches to problem solving.

Below Expectations - Takes into account a single approach and uses the approach to problem solving.

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 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 paper meets the specific page requirement stipulated in the assignment description.

Proficient - The paper closely meets the page requirements stipulated in the assignment description.

Basic - The paper meets over half of the page requirement.

Below Expectations - A fraction of the page requirement is completed.

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

Distinguished - Provides ample resources and uses the correct amount of sources from the specified search agents.

Proficient - Provides the approximate number of sources, while using some of the correct search agents specified in the assignment instructions.

Basic - Provides over half of the  sources required in the assignment instructions.

Below Expectations - Provides inadequate number of resources and does not include sources from specified search agents.

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