Distinguished - Offers a detailed summary of the selected article.

Proficient - Offers a summary of the selected article. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Offers a limited summary of the selected article. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Offers an incomplete summary of the selected article. Significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The summary of one article selected from the Ashford University Library is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Offers a detailed and balanced analysis of the real estate issue involved. Effectively utilizes concepts and vocabulary from the text and/or additional sources.

Proficient - Offers an analysis of the real estate issue involved. Sufficiently utilizes concepts and vocabulary from the text and/or additional scholarly sources but the analysis is slightly unbalanced.

Basic - Offers a limited analysis of the real estate issue involved. Partially utilizes concepts and vocabulary from the text and/or additional scholarly sources and/or the analysis is unbalanced.

Below Expectations - Attempts to analyze the real estate issue involved; however, concepts and vocabulary from the text and/or additional scholarly sources are not utilized and the analysis is significantly unbalanced.

Non-Performance - The analysis of the real estate issue involved is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Offers a comprehensive discussion of the federal, state, and local laws that may be applicable in resolving the real estate issue involved.

Proficient - Offers a discussion of the federal, state, and local laws that may be applicable in resolving the real estate issue involved but the discussion is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Offers a vague discussion of the federal, state, and local laws that may be applicable in resolving the real estate issue involved. The discussion is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Offers an incomplete discussion of the federal, state, and local laws that may be applicable in resolving the real estate issue involved. The discussion is severely underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The discussion of the federal, state, and local laws that may be applicable in resolving the real estate issue involved is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Provides at least one appropriate recommendation on how the real estate issue can be resolved. The recommendation is strongly supported by relevant real estate principles.

Proficient - Provides at least one recommendation on how the real estate issue can be resolved. The recommendation is supported by real estate principles, but is slightly underdeveloped or inappropriate.

Basic - Provides at least one vague recommendation on how the real estate issue can be resolved. The recommendation is partially supported by somewhat relevant real estate principles and/or is underdeveloped and/or inappropriate.

Below Expectations - Attempts to provide a recommendation on how the real estate issue can be resolved; however, the recommendation may not be supported by real estate principles and is severely underdeveloped and/or inappropriate.

Non-Performance - The recommendation on how the real estate issue can be resolved is either nonexistent or lacks 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 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 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.