Distinguished - Offers a detailed description of a business situation that presents a legal or ethical issue.

Proficient - Offers a description of a business situation that presents a legal or ethical issue. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Offers a general description of a business situation that presents a legal or ethical issue. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Offers an incomplete description of a business situation that presents a legal or ethical issue. Significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The description of a business situation that presents a legal or ethical issue is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Offers a detailed analysis of the ethical concerns raised by the business situation by applying at least two ethical theories to support at least two different outcomes. Expertly utilizes concepts and vocabulary from the text and/or additional scholarly sources.

Proficient - Offers an analysis of the ethical concerns raised by the business situation by applying at least two ethical theories to support at least two different outcomes. Sufficiently utilizes concepts and vocabulary from the text and/or additional scholarly sources. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Offers a limited analysis of the ethical concerns raised by the business situation by applying at least two ethical theories to support at least two different outcomes. Partially utilizes concepts and vocabulary from the text and/or additional scholarly sources. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to analyze the ethical concerns raised by the business situation by applying at least two ethical theories to support at least two different outcomes; however, concepts and vocabulary from the text and/or additional scholarly sources are not utilized, and significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The analysis of at least two ethical theories is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Completely determines the ethical outlook leading to the best legal outcome for the business situation.

Proficient - Determines the ethical outlook leading to the best legal outcome for the business situation. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Vaguely determines the ethical outlook leading to the best legal outcome for the business situation. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to determine the ethical outlook leading to the best legal outcome for the business situation; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The determination of the ethical outlook leading to the best legal outcome for the business situation is nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively explains at least three specific areas of law and thoroughly assesses each law as it applies to the business situation.

Proficient - Explains at least three specific areas of law and assesses each law as it applies to the business situation. The explanation or assessment is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Partially explains at least three specific areas of law and vaguely assesses each law as it applies to the business situation. The explanation and/or assessment are underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to explain at least three specific areas of law and assess each law as it applies to the business situation; however, the explanation and/or the assessment are significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The explanation of at least three specific areas of law and the assessment of each law are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Provides a comprehensive recommendation to reduce personal liability exposure and improve the overall ethical climate for the business situation. The recommendation is strongly supported by specific legal, ethical, and business principles.

Proficient - Provides a recommendation to reduce personal liability exposure and improve the overall ethical climate for the business situation. The recommendation is supported by specific legal, ethical, and business principles. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Provides a vague recommendation to reduce personal liability exposure and improve the overall ethical climate for the business situation. The recommendation is partially supported by legal, ethical, and business principles. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to offer a recommendation to reduce personal liability exposure and improve the overall ethical climate for the business situation; however, the recommendation may not supported by legal, ethical, and business principles. Significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The recommendation on how to reduce personal liability exposure and improve the overall ethical climate for the business situation is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

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

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

Basic - The 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 - The 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 - Employs persuasive information from credible sources to develop an ample analysis or synthesis of the topic. Viewpoints of experts are scrutinized thoroughly.

Proficient - Employs applicable information from credible sources to develop an analysis of the topic.

Basic - Identifies applicable information from credible sources, but may neglect the application of such information toward the analysis of the topic.

Below Expectations - Displays information from external sources, but such information may lack credibility and/or relevance. Neglects the application of such information toward the analysis of the topic.

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

Distinguished - Analyzes texts for scholarly significance and pertinence within and across the various disciplines, assessing them according to their contributions and consequences.

Proficient - Utilizes texts in the context of scholarship to expand a foundation of disciplinary knowledge and to raise and discover significant inquiries.

Basic - Employs texts with the intent and expectation of increasing knowledge.

Below Expectations - Approaches texts only within the context of assignment.

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.