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:
Criteria | Performance Indicators (Observation descriptors indicating extent to which criterion is met.) | ||||
Exemplary 10・9 | Proficient 8・7・6 | Needs Improvement 5・4 | Unsatisfactory 3・2・1 | No Submission | |
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 |
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 |
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. | 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 |
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 |
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 |
