Distinguished - Clearly and accurately identifies the stakeholder audience.

Proficient - Identifies the stakeholder audience. Minor details are slightly unclear or inaccurate.

Basic - Partially identifies the stakeholder audience. Relevant details are unclear and/or inaccurate.

Below Expectations - Attempts to identify the stakeholder audience; however, significant details are entirely unclear and inaccurate.

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

Distinguished - Provides a clear, thorough, and concise overview of the business problem.

Proficient - Provides a concise overview of the business problem. Minor details are missing or slightly unclear.

Basic - Provides an overview of the business problem. Relevant details are missing and/or unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to provide a concise overview of the business problem; however, significant details are missing and entirely unclear.

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

Distinguished - Thoroughly and clearly describes the proposed solution.

Proficient - Describes the proposed solution. Minor details are missing or slightly unclear.

Basic - Minimally describes the proposed solution. Relevant details are missing and/or unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe the proposed solution; however, significant details are missing and entirely unclear.

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

Distinguished - Clearly and accurately identifies related interested parties beyond the primary stakeholders.

Proficient - Identifies related interested parties beyond the primary stakeholders. Minor details are slightly unclear or inaccurate.

Basic - Partially identifies related interested parties beyond the primary stakeholders. Relevant details are unclear and/or inaccurate.

Below Expectations - Attempts to identify related interested parties beyond the primary stakeholders; however, significant details are entirely unclear and inaccurate.

Non-Performance - The identification of related interested parties beyond the primary stakeholders is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Includes all data commonalities shared between all related departments.

Proficient - Includes most of the data commonalities shared between all related departments. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Includes some of the data commonalities shared between all related departments. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to include data commonalities shared between all related departments; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The data commonalities shared between all related departments are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Includes relevant, detailed visualizations/diagrams for the target audience.

Proficient - Includes visualizations/diagrams for the target audience. Minor details are missing or slightly irrelevant.

Basic - Includes limited visualizations/diagrams for the target audience. Relevant details are missing and/or irrelevant.

Below Expectations - Attempts to include relevant visualizations/diagrams for the target audience; however, significant details are missing and entirely irrelevant.

Non-Performance - The visualizations/diagrams for the target audience are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Includes comprehensive speaker’s notes for the slides.

Proficient - N/A

Basic - Includes summary speaker’s notes for the slides.

Below Expectations - N/A

Non-Performance - The speakers notes for the slides are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Accurately uses APA formatting consistently throughout the presentation, title and reference slides.

Proficient - Exhibits APA formatting throughout the presentation; however, the layout contains a few minor errors. 

Basic - Exhibits basic knowledge of APA formatting throughout the presentation. The 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 presentation is equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted slides. 

Proficient - The length of the presentation is nearly equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted slides. 

Basic - The length of the presentation is equivalent to at least three quarters of the required number of correctly formatted slides.

Below Expectations - The length of the presentation is equivalent to at least one half of the required number of correctly formatted slides.

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, which provide compelling evidence to support ideas. All sources on the reference slide 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 slide 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 slide 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 slide 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.