Rubric: DEI Literature Review Criterion

Rubric: DEI Literature Review [Organizational Culture 502 Assignment #1]
Criterion
(Score 0 if element is absent)
Below Expectations
(0–2.5/5 or 0–4/10)
Meets Expectations
(3–4/5 or 4.5–7.5/10)
Exceeds Expectations
(4.5–5/5 or 8–10/10) Score
Topic Selection
Topic is not clearly related to
diversity, equity, and inclusion;
student does not explain how
or why topic was selected
Topic selected is related to
DEI, but student only briefly
and inadequately explains their
selection
Topic selected is highly
relevant to DEI and includes a
thoughtful explanation that
reflects the how and why of its
selection
/10
Search Process and Literature
Literature selected is not
credible; process of searching
for and selecting credible
literature isn’t described
Search process is only briefly
described and not necessarily
replicable; literature selected is
of mediocre credibility and rigor
Search process clearly
articulates how and why
student chose literature;
literature reviewed
demonstrates credibility,
relevancy, and rigor
/10
Quality of Summary and
Analysis
Summary of and/or analysis of
articles is extremely limited in
quality and quantity
Literature review includes
summary with little discussion
of themes/connections/analysis
Summary is used strategically;
author compares points
between different articles and
engages reader in scholarly
dialogue, discussing themes,
comparing and contrasting,
asking questions, etc.
/10
Recommendations and
Additional Questions
Offers no recommendations or
questions or simply copies
recommendations from the
articles with no additional
thought or comment; questions
are non-existent or limited
Student includes either
recommendations or questions,
not both, OR recommendations
and/or questions are brief and
not well-connected to the rest
of the paper
Recommendations and
additional questions are clearly
informed by thoughtful analysis
and would be understandable
and useful to practitioners
/10
Writing Quality Writing is littered with frequent
typos and spelling errors
Writing has a few errors that
distract from the flow of the
assignment
Writing is easy to follow, with
less than two minor errors.
Writing is smooth and
sophisticated
/5
APA Formatting
Student does not use APA
formatting at all or uses it very
inconsistently throughout the
document
Student mostly uses APA
formatting, but has some
obvious errors
Format is correct throughout
and includes appropriate
parenthetical citations, a
reference page, titles and
headings
/5
TOTAL /50
MULTIPLY BY TWO AND SHARE SCORE OUT OF 100 OUT OF 100 __ /100