You will submit a draft of the Community Need, Credibility, and Applicability sections of the Literature Review, including all critical elements as listed in the Final Project Document. This draft should be as detailed as possible in order
SCS 224 Final Project Milestone One Guidelines and Rubric
You will submit a draft of the Community Need, Credibility, and Applicability sections of the Literature Review, including all critical elements as listed in the Final Project Document. This draft should be as detailed as possible in order to allow the instructor to provide significant feedback.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
- Describe the community need in your local community or a community of your choice, and explain why you chose this issue.
- Assess the primary and secondary sources for their credibility, justifying how the sources are or are not credible. How do you know the sources are credible? How do you know the sources are not credible?
- Assess the primary and secondary sources for their applicability to your research, justifying how the sources are or are not applicable. How will the sources support your research question? How do the sources you’ve found appropriately cover the range of research needed to address your topic?
What to Submit
Submit assignment as a Word document with double spacing, a 12-point sans serif font such as Calibri or Arial, and one-inch margins.
AI Usage
If you use gen AI tools to support your work on this assignment, be sure to follow these AI usage guidelines. You must acknowledge your use of these tools in your work. Guidelines on how to cite AI tools can be found in this Shapiro Library guide.
Final Project Milestone One Guidelines and Rubric
| Criteria | Meets Expectations (100%) | Partially Meets Expectations (55%) | Does Not Meet Expectations (0%) | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Need | Describes the community need and the reasoning behind the selection | Describes the community need, but not the reasoning behind the selection, or description lacks detail or clarity | Does not describe the community need | 30 |
| Credibility | Assesses the sources for their credibility, justifying how the sources are or are not credible | Assesses the sources for their credibility, but does not justify how the sources are or are not credible | Does not assess the sources for their credibility | 30 |
| Applicability | Assesses the sources for their applicability to the research, justifying how the sources are or are not applicable, and how the range is appropriate | Assesses the sources for their applicability to the research, but does not justify how the sources are or are not applicable, or how the range is appropriate | Does not assess the sources for their applicability to the research | 30 |
| Clear Communication | Consistently and effectively communicates in an organized way to a specific audience | Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but communication is inconsistent or ineffective in a way that negatively impacts understanding | Shows no evidence of consistent, effective, or organized communication | 10 |
| Total: | 100% | |||
