Unit III Case Study
Assignment Content.
Article Attached.
Create a case study that addresses the following questions:
o What was the ethical situation, and what led to the problem?
o How did the organization respond?
o What were the consequences of these actions?
o What did you learn about professional ethics through this case study?
Your complete case study must be at least two pages in length. Adhere to APA Style when constructing this assignment, including in-text citations and references for all sources that are used.
Unit III Case Study
Rubric Details
Maximum Score
100 points
• Analysis
40 possible points (40%)
Level 5
Presents an insightful and thorough analysis with strong arguments and evidence; interpretation is both reasonable and compelling. Course concepts and analytical tools are expertly applied.
36 – 40
Level 4
Presents a thorough analysis with effective arguments; interpretation is both reasonable and compelling. Course concepts and analytical tools are often applied appropriately.
32 – 35
Level 3
Presents an analysis containing relevant arguments; interpretation is not thoroughly supported and not compelling. Course concepts and analytical tools are sometimes applied appropriately.
28 – 31
Level 2
Presents an account that is descriptive but contains little analysis or relevant arguments; interpretation is not well supported. Course concepts and analytical tools are not applied appropriately.
24 – 27
Level 1
Presents an account containing little analysis or relevant argument; interpretation is not well supported. Course concepts and analytical tools are not applied appropriately.
0 – 23
• Content
30 possible points (30%)
Level 5
Content is highly relevant and informative; remains on topic.
27 – 30
Level 4
Content is relevant and informative; may stray slightly off topic one time.
24 – 26
Level 3
Content is mostly relevant and informative; may stray off topic one or two times.
21 – 23
Level 2
Content is somewhat relevant and informative; may stray off topic a few times.
18 – 20
Level 1
Content is often irrelevant; information may be noticeably incorrect and/or off-topic.
0 – 17
• Accuracy
10 possible points (10%)
Level 5
Accuracy is excellent and close attention to detail is clearly evident in all parts of the assignment.
9 – 10
Level 4
Most of the assignment is accurate and shows good attention to detail.
8 – 8
Level 3
Most of the assignment is fairly accurate and shows fair attention to detail.
7 – 7
Level 2
Several areas of the assignment may be slightly lacking in accuracy and/or attention to detail.
6 – 6
Level 1
Most of the assignment is clearly inaccurate and lacks attention to detail.
0 – 5
• Writing Mechanics
10 possible points (10%)
Level 5
Writing is clear and concise. Sentence structure and grammar are excellent. Correct use of punctuation. No spelling errors.
9 – 10
Level 4
Writing is clear and concise. Sentence structure and grammar are strong. There may be one or two minor punctuation errors and/or spelling errors.
8 – 8
Level 3
Writing is mostly clear and concise. Sentence structure and grammar are strong and mostly correct. There may be three or four minor errors in punctuation and/or spelling.
7 – 7
Level 2
Writing lacks clarity and/or conciseness. Contains minor problems with sentence structure and some grammatical errors as well as several minor errors in punctuation and spelling.
6 – 6
Level 1
Writing lacks clarity and conciseness. Serious problems with sentence structure and grammar. Numerous major and/or minor errors in punctuation and spelling.
0 – 5
• Citations and References
10 possible points (10%)
Level 5
APA guidelines are correctly followed. The number of sources meets or exceeds any expressed assignment requirements. Every source used is peer-reviewed or academic in nature. Reference entries and in-text citations follow APA guidelines and are free of errors. All in-text citations are referenced and vice versa.
9 – 10
Level 4
APA guidelines are mostly followed correctly. The number of sources meets any expressed assignment requirements, and all but one source is a peer-reviewed paper. Reference entries and in-text citations follow APA guidelines and are usually correct. All in-text citations are referenced and vice versa.
8 – 8
Level 3
APA guidelines are somewhat followed. Most sources used are peer-reviewed papers, though two or more sources are not academically reliable. Reference entries and in-text citations show effort to follow APA guidelines; several errors in in-text citations or references may be present. Most in-text citations are referenced and vice versa.
7 – 7
Level 2
APA guidelines are loosely followed. Some peer-reviewed papers are used along with non-academically reliable sources. Reference entries and in-text citations may somewhat follow APA guidelines; several major errors in in-text citations or references may be present. Some in-text citations are missing references and vice-versa.
6 – 6
Level 1
APA guidelines are barely followed if at all. The majority of sources used are not academically reliable. If in-text citations and references are included, they contain major errors to APA guidelines and several in-text citations are missing references and vice versa.