Written assignment. Attend a public meeting or other large-group decision-making process (e.g., in a religious organization, corporation, and so on). Prepare an APA formatted 5-6 page paper
Written assignment.
Attend a public meeting or other large-group decision-making process (e.g., in a religious organization, corporation, and so on). Prepare an APA formatted 5-6 page paper (with a minimum of six [6] peer-reviewed sources):
· Describe the event you attended (no more than one page).
· Map out the process for decision making as it was demonstrated at the meeting.
· Was there a place for public or stakeholder participation?
· Were decisions made by vote, consensus, or something in between?
· Were all stakeholders heard or able to share their concerns?
· Who was the final decision maker?
Remember you must cite at least 5 peer review articles
No AI allowed; turn-it-in similarity must be under 15%
Rubric:
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Criteria |
Performance Indicators (Observation descriptors indicating extent to
which criterion is met.) |
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Exemplary 10・9 |
Proficient 8・7・6 |
Needs Improvement 5・4 |
Unsatisfactory 3・2・1 |
No Submission |
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Depth 30% of overall grade |
Content indicates
synthesis of ideas, in depth analysis, and evidence of original thought and
support for the topic. |
Content
indicates original thinking and develops ideas with sufficient and firm
evidence. |
Content indicates
thinking and reasoning applied with original thought on a few ideas. |
Content indicates some
thinking and reasoning but most ideas are unoriginal or underdeveloped. |
0 points |
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Resources 25% of overall grade |
All evidence supports
arguments and is relevant to the topic. The student uses the required number
and type of resources identified in the syllabus to support his/her
argument. |
Most evidence supports
arguments and is relevant to the topic. The student uses 75% of the required
number and type of resources identified in the syllabus to support his/her
argument. |
Some evidence supports
arguments and is relevant to the topic. The student uses 50% of the required
number of sources. |
Limited evidence to
support arguments, with few sources relevant to the topic. The student uses
less than 50% of the required number of sources. |
0 points |
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Organization 15% of overall grade |
Paper has a high
degree of attention to logic and reasoning of points. Paper clearly leads the
reader to the conclusion and stirs thought regarding the topic.
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Paper is coherent and
logically organized with transitions used between ideas and paragraphs to
create coherence. Overall unity of ideas is present. |
Paper is somewhat
structured and logically organized. Some points remain misplaced and stray
from the topic. Transitions evident but not used throughout. |
Paper is limited in
logical organization with major errors. |
0 points |
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Mechanics 15% of overall grade |
Few errors in
spelling, punctuation, capitalization, sentence structure, and grammar. |
Occasional errors in
spelling, punctuation, capitalization, sentence structure and grammar, but
meaning is not obscured. |
Frequent errors of
spelling, punctuation, capitalization, sentence structure and grammar;
meaning confused or obscured. |
Dominated by errors in
spelling, punctuation, capitalization, sentence structure and grammar;
meaning at times unidentifiable. |
0 points |
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Formatting 15% of overall grade |
Paper meets all
formatting guidelines and assignment requirements, including page-length and
APA formatting requirements. Paper is correctly assembled with a
professional look. |
The paper follows most
formatting guidelines, including page-length and APA formatting
requirements.Paper is correctly assembled. |
Paper generally follows
formatting guidelines and assignment requirements, including page-length and
APA formatting requirements. Paper has some assembly errors |
Paper does not follow
formatting guidelines and assignment requirements, including page -length and
APA format requirements. Paper has major assembly errors |
0 points |