Distinguished - Comprehensively discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the approach and what might be done differently using the Fabrics Inc. example and identifies the sources of data used in the analysis. The discussion is supported with relevant examples from scholarly articles.

Proficient - Discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the approach and what might be done differently using the Fabrics Inc. example and identifies the sources of data used in the analysis. The discussion is supported with examples from scholarly articles, but is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Partially discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the approach and what might be done differently using the Fabrics Inc. example and identifies the sources of data used in the analysis. The discussion is somewhat supported with examples from scholarly articles and/or is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to discuss  the strengths and weaknesses of the approach and what might be done differently using the Fabrics Inc. example and identifies the sources of data used in the analysis; however, the discussion is not supported with examples from scholarly articles and is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of the approach and what might be done differently using the Fabrics Inc. example and identification the sources of data used in the analysis is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively discusses how closely the approach corresponds to the ideal model presented in the Blanchard and Thacker (2013) text. The discussion is supported with relevant examples from scholarly sources.

Proficient - Discusses how closely the approach corresponds to the ideal model presented in the Blanchard and Thacker (2013) text. The discussion is supported with examples from scholarly sources, but the discussion is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Partially discusses how closely the approach corresponds to the ideal model presented in the Blanchard and Thacker (2013) text. The discussion is somewhat supported with examples from scholarly sources and/or the discussion is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to discuss how closely the approach corresponds to the ideal model presented in the Blanchard and Thacker (2013) text; however, the discussion is not supported with examples from scholarly sources and is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The discussion of how closely the approach corresponds to the ideal model presented in the Blanchard and Thacker (2013) text is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively describes at least two additional methods and provides rationale to support why these methods could be used. The discussion is supported with relevant examples from the articles.

Proficient - Describes at least two additional methods and provides rationale to support why these methods can be used. The discussion is supported with examples, but is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Partially describes at least two additional methods and provides rationale to support why these methods can be used. The discussion is somewhat supported with examples and/or is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe at least two additional methods and provide rationale to support why these methods can be used; however, the summary is not supported with examples and is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The discussion of at least two additional methods and the rationale to support why these methods can be used are either nonexistent or lack 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 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.