Distinguished - Clearly defines the major health risks associated with cigarette smoking. The definition is comprehensive and supported by information from the text and other scholarly sources.

Proficient - Defines the major health risks associated with cigarette smoking. The definition is supported by information from the text and other scholarly sources and minor details are missing.

Basic - Partially defines the major health risks associated with cigarette smoking. The definition is marginally supported by information from the text and other scholarly sources and relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to define the health risks associated with cigarette smoking; however, the definition is not supported by information from the text and other scholarly sources and significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The definition of the major health risks associated with cigarette smoking is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Clearly explains the health benefits of smoking cessation. The explanation is comprehensive and supported by information from the text and other scholarly sources.

Proficient - Explains the health benefits of smoking cessation. The explanation is supported by information from the text and other scholarly sources, but minor details are missing.

Basic - Minimally explains the health benefits of smoking cessation. The explanation is marginally supported by information from the text and other scholarly sources and relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to explain the health benefits of smoking cessation; however, the explanation lacks support from the text and other scholarly sources and significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The explanation of the health benefits of smoking cessation is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly explains the impact of a smoke free environment for all employees on wellness. The explanation is comprehensively supported by information from the text and other scholarly sources.

Proficient - Explains the impact of a smoke free environment for all employees on wellness. The explanation is mostly supported by information from the text and other scholarly sources but minor details are missing.

Basic - Minimally explains the impact of a smoke free environment for all employees on wellness. The explanation is marginally supported by information from the text and other scholarly sources and relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to explain the impact of a smoke free environment for all employees on wellness; however, the explanation lacks support from the text and other scholarly sources and significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The explanation of the impact of a smoke free environment for all employees is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly explains how behavior change theories can be used to evaluate a person’s readiness to quit smoking. The explanation is supported by information from the text and other scholarly sources.

Proficient - Explains how behavior change theories can be used to evaluate a person’s readiness to quit smoking. The explanation is supported by information from the text and other scholarly sources, but minor details are missing.

Basic - Minimally explains how behavior change theories can be used to evaluate a person’s readiness to quit smoking. The explanation is marginally supported by information from the text and other scholarly sources and relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to explain how behavior changes theories can be used to evaluate a person’s readiness to quit smoking; however, the explanation lacks support from the text and other scholarly sources and significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The explanation of how behavior change theories can be used to evaluate a person’s readiness to quit smoking is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly explains the importance of role modeling positive lifestyle habits. The explanation is supported by information from the text and other scholarly sources.

Proficient - Explains the importance of role modeling positive lifestyle habits. The explanation is supported by information from the text and other scholarly sources, but minor details are missing.

Basic - Minimally explains the importance of role modeling positive lifestyle habits. The explanation is marginally supported by information from the text and other scholarly sources and relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to explain the importance of role modeling positive lifestyle habits; however, the explanation lacks support from the text and other scholarly sources and significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The explanation of the importance of role modeling positive lifestyle habits is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Clearly explains one way to motivate the person to change at each stage of the stages of change model. The explanation is thoroughly supported by information from the text and other scholarly sources.

Proficient - Explain one way to motivate change at each stage of the stages of change model. The explanation is mostly supported by information from the text and other scholarly sources, but minor details are missing.

Basic - Minimally explains one way to motivate change at each stage of the stages of change model. The explanation is marginally supported by information from the text and other scholarly sources, and relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to explain one way to motivate change at each stage of the stages of change model; however, the explanation is not supported from the text and other scholarly sources and significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The explanation of one way to motivate change at each stage of the stages of change model is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Clearly describes two smoking cessation aids. The description is comprehensively supported by information from the text and other scholarly sources.

Proficient - Describes two smoking cessation aids. The description is mostly supported by information from the text and other scholarly sources, but minor details are missing.

Basic - Minimally describes two smoking cessation aids The description is marginally supported by information from the text and other scholarly sources, and relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe one or two smoking cessation aids; however, the description lacks support from the text and other scholarly sources and significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The description of smoking cessations aids is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment 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.