FIN 340 – Which of the following risks confronting ABC

FIN 340 – Which of the following risks confronting ABC

FIN 340 – Which of the following risks confronting ABC
FINC 340: INVESTMENTS
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1 Question
Which of the following risks confronting ABC Worldwide, Inc. is an example
of an unsystematic risk?
A. A possible decline in the value of its holdings of short-term securities
due to fluctuation in interest rates
B. A possible decline in its earnings due to a strike by its employees
C. A possible decline in the purchasing power of its net income due to
inflations
D. A possible decline in its net worth due to the need to reinvest funds
from an investment at a lower rate than was earned initially 2 According to Markowitz risk can be:
A. Minimized and eliminated without diversification
B. Eliminated without compromizing the overall returns
C. Minimized by selecting an optimum combination of investments
D. Analyzed exclusively 3 Which of the following statement(s) concerning beta coefficients is (are)
correct?
(1) Investors who tend to be risk averse should have a portfolio made up
mostly of high-beta-coefficient securities.
(2) Beta coefficients of particular securities change over time
(3) Beta coefficients are constructed based on past data
A.
B.
C.
D. (1) only
(1) and (3) only
(1) and (2) only
(2) and (3) only 1 4 A measure of the degree to which two variables move predictably is known
as
A. Covariance
B. Standard deviation
C. Semi-variance
D. Positive selection 5 Which of the following concerning the standard deviation of a stock’s rate of
return is (are) correct:
(1) The standard deviation of a stock’s rate of return reflects both the
systematic and unsystematic risks associated with a stock
(2) Approximately 68% of the rates of return on the stock will fall within
plus or minus one stand deviation of the average rate of return
A.
B.
C.
D. 6 (1) only
(2) only
Both (1) and (2)
Neither (1) nor (2) Items that circumvent Fisher’s Perfect World include:
I.
No barriers to trade
II.
Free flow of information
III.
The firm’s indepent decisionmaking
IV.
Satisfying stockholder wealth maximization criteria
V.
Investor’s receiving regular dividends
A.
B.
C.
D. I, II, III
I, II, III IV,
II, III, IV, V
I, II, III, IV, V 7 Which of the following concerning systematic and/or unsystematic risk is not
correct?
A.. Unsystematic risk can be reduced through diversification of a portfolio
B. A coefficient of determination of .75 in a portfolio means that 75% of the
portfolio risk is unsystematic
C. A portfolio’s beta is a measure of its systematic risk
D. A fully diversified portfolio has no unsystematic risk ‘ 8 Portfolio risks can be calculated. Which of the following statistical formulas
calculate portfolio risk?
A. Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)
B. Correlation coefficient
C. Beta
D. Standard deviation of the variance of returns 9 Unsystematic risk is diversifiable:
A. True
2 B. False
10 The beta of a security:
I.
Is not the same as its systematic risk level
II.
Can be measured by standard deviation
III.
Is the slop of the capital market line
A.
B.
C.
D. III only
II only
I and III only
None of the above 11 Investment risk can best be defined as the _________ in the expected
return of an investment.
A. volatility
B. stematic component
C. variability
D. unsystematic component 12 Stocks X and Y produced the following returns in recent years:
Year
1
2
3
4
5
Avg Stock X
6%
8%
4%
9%
11%
7.6% Stock Y
2%
0%
10%
12%
14%
7.6% Which of the following are the standard deviations of the returns on the two
stocks?
A. X = 2.7, Y = 6.2
B. X = 2.7, Y = 4.8
C. X = 3.8, Y = 6.5
D. X = 3.8, & = 5.9 3

MGT 230 – Crashing a schedule entails

MGT 230 – Crashing a schedule entails

MGT 230 – Crashing a schedule entails

Q1. Crashing a schedule entails:

a. adding extra resources to the job to speed things up

b. abandoning a schedule, and replacing it with a new one that takes into account current information

c. recognizing that because a schedule will not be achieved, it should be abandoned

d. lengthening the amount of time tasks need to be carried out in order to reflect the realities of getting a job done

Q2. A call option is the opportunity to sell a stock at a given price within a defined time frame.

a. true

b. false

Q3. When viewing the Net Present Value (NPV) of an investment opportunity, you are looking at:

a. The rate of return on your investment over a fixed period of time

b. The profit associated with your future investment measured in terms of today’s dollars

c. The point of time in which the investment finally has returns that are greater than outlays

d. Discounted, pre-tax profits

Q4. Treasury notes and bonds are examples of:

a. Risky investments

b. Above zero risk options

c. Zero risk options

d. Unreliable measures of rate of return on investments

Q5. In making decisions using benefit-cost analysis, analysts often find themselves struggling to deal with trade-offs between benefits and costs.

a. true

b. false

Q6. IRR is the best capital budgeting technique because it identifies the rate of return on an investment.

a. true

b. false

Q7. A price elasticity of 1.2 indicates that:

a. an item costs 20% more after an increase in demand than before

b. a 10% increase in demand leads to a 12% increase of revenue

c. a 1% increase in quantity demanded, leads to a 1.2% decrease in price

d. a 1% increase in price, leads to 1.2% decrease in quantity demanded

Q8. Benefit-cost analyses can be qualitative.

a. true

b. false

Q9. On the balance sheet, patented technology should appear as:

a. a short term asset

b. a long term asset

c. a short term liability

d. a long term liability

Q10. Following are the benefit-cost ratios for three investment opportunities. Which is the best investment?

Investment opportunity Benefit-cost ratio

A 1.8

B 2.1

C 1.5

a. A

b. B

c. C

d. We have insufficient information to determine which investment opportunity is the most attractive

Q11. The financial tool that shows the profitability of an enterprise is called:

a. a cash flow statement

b. a balance sheet

c. a pro forma statement

d. an income statement

Q12. Mixed costs can have a fixed and variable component to them.

a. true

b. false

Q13. In options trading, strike price is the price of a stock determined by market forces.

a. true

b. false

Q14. A frequently encountered problem with budgets is that the project cost data that forms the basis of the budget is often based on optimistic assumptions.

a. true

b. false

Q15. The coding system by which project financial data are organized is called:

a. the code of accounts

b. the general ledger

c. the cost account

d. the chart of accounts

Q16. I need two designers working three days each to design a new software system. One code-writer will spend eleven days writing software to implement the design. One
tester will test and correct the resulting code over three days. What is the level of effort associated with this project?

a. 20 person days

b. $2,525

c. 15 days

d. Cannot compute without data on indirect costs

Q17. In doing benefit-cost analysis, you often encounter situations where an element of the analysis can be treated as either a cost or benefit.

a. true

b. false

Q18. The condition where you have one all-powerful buyer of goods and services is called:

a. Monopsony

b. Monopoly

c. Oligopoly

d. Imperfect competition

Q19. The best way to develop a budget is to identify all the things you want and to include these items in the budget

a. true

b. false

Q20. A benefit-cost ratio is a measure of how efficiently investment dollars are being used.

a. true

b. false

Q21. In principle, the salary paid a worker should be:

a. less than the required level of profit

b. equal to minimum wage requirements

c. determined by opportunity costs of the investment opportunity

d. less than the worker’s value marginal product

Q22. The Caldor-Hicks criterion is an approach to determining the benefits associated with public sector projects.

a. true

b. false

Q23. An advantage that the accrual method has over the cash method of accounting is that:

a. It is an insurance against financial scandals

b. It makes it more difficult for a company to overstate its revenues

c. The cost of doing a job is tied to the time period when payment was made for the work effort

d. The cost of doing a job is tied to the time when the work was done

Q24. With diminishing returns:

a. as inputs into a process increase, output decreases

b. as output decreases, inputs into a process decrease

c. as inputs into a process increase, outputs increase at a decreasing rate

d. as inputs decrease, outputs decrease as well

Q25. Capital expenditures are those that will benefit the firm for a period of time of more than a year.

a. true

b. false

Q26. An assessment of high impact project requirements finds that the following requirements have varying beneficial impacts (indicated by percentage figure in
parentheses). The Pareto Rule suggests which requirements should be addressed first?

Requirements and their corresponding beneficial impacts: A (2%), B (50%), C (2%), D(5%), E(10%), F(1%), G (30%), H (1%), I (2%), J(2%)

a. A, C, F, H, I, J

b. B, G

c. B, G, E

d. A, B, E

Q27. Which of the following items is an example of direct costs?

a. The cost of lumber used in building a structure

b. Lease payments for office space

c. Cost of heating and air conditioning

d. Salaries of supervisors, secretaries, and attorneys

Q28. Wages for a project are $50,000. Fringe benefits and overhead add up to an additional $100,000. What is the loading or burden rate for the work effort?

a. $50,000

b. 2.00

c. 3.00

d. $100,000

Q29. When preparing a bid price for a project, Debby uses the following data: John’s salary ($20,000), Mary’s salary ($30,000), cost of materials ($10,000), required
profit ($10,000). What is the bid price for doing the project?

a. $70,000

b. $60,000

c. More than $70, 000, because cost overruns always occur

d. More than $70,000 in order to include indirect costs

Q30. James increases the price of a widget from $10 to $12. As a result, sales drop from $10,000 to $7,000. Price elasticity here is:

a. 0.67

b. 1.00

c. 1.50

d. 2.00

Q31. If your project was supposed to have spent $100,000 to date, has actually spent $120,000, but has done $80,000 worth of work (your earned value), what is your
cost variance according to the earned value management perspective?

a. on target performance

b. $20,000 overrun

c. $40,000 overrun

d. $60,000 overrun

Q32. At the beginning of the year, Hank puts $100,000 into an investment. At the end of the year, the investment is completed and he is given a check for $110,000.
Meanwhile, Susan puts $100,000 in another investment, and receives $140,000. In retrospect, what was Hank’s opportunity cost?

a. $30,000

b. $40,000

c. $100,000

d. $110,000

Q33. In SWOT analyses, ‘weakness’ refers to:

a. internal factors that can harm project performance

b. external factors that can harm project performance

c. situations where costs exceed benefits

d. projects that have not yet achieved profitability

Q34. A budget variance of -10% for expenditures during the month of April shows that a project is:

a. losing money

b. will face a cost overrun at its conclusion

c. is still on target

d. We don’t have enough information to determine budget status

Q35. Critics of using NPV analysis for the purpose of making investment decisions maintain that:

a. you cannot use it productively, since it is impossible to know what cash flows will be

b. it is biased against long-term investments

c. it only shows the relative performance of a project and not absolute levels of profitability

d. it does not take into account risk

Q36. NPV and IRR analyses are basically the same, but viewed from different perspectives.

a. true

b. false

Q37. It is generally a good idea to develop budget worksheets as a precursor to full fledged budgets.

a. true

b. false

Q38. The IRR figure resulting from an analysis of projected cash flows can be used:

a. to negotiate an interest rate for a bank loan

b. to measure the profitability of the investment

c. to assess the payback point of the investment

d. to compare the investment opportunity being examined with other investment opportunities

Q39. Zero based budgeting looks at last year’s expenditures as the basis of computing this year’s budget.

a. true

b. false

Q40. If a frost causes widespread damages to orange crops in Florida, and this leads to a jump in the price of oranges, this can be captured by movement along the
demand curve.

a. true

b. false

Long-Term Capital Management

Long-Term Capital Management

Long-Term Capital Management

Long-Term Capital Management was a prominent hedge fund of Greenwich, Conn, whose partners included two Nobel Prize winners. In September 1998, a cash infusion of $3.5
billion from a consortium of commercial banks and investment firms rescued this hedge fund with the support from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Among the many strategies employed by the firm was one in which Treasury Bonds were shorted and the proceeds of these sales were used to purchase higher yielding (and
higher risk) mortgage-backed or corporate debt securities. The strategy – known as playing a credit spread – generates huge profits as long as bond yields remain
stable. But since the stock market began plunging in July of 1998, investors fled for cover in the quality of liquid U.S. government securities and required higher
risk premia on all risky assets. This question analyzes the risk of this investment strategy in a highly stylized example.

Suppose in September 1997, the fund was invested in the following two positions:

A long position of 1,000,000 less liquid fixed-income securities (LLS) (such as off-the-run Treasury securities, mortgage-backed securities, corporate bonds, etc.)
maturing in 5 years with an annual interest payment of 7.5% (each bond has a face value of $100,000).
A short position of 950,000 Treasury securities (TS) maturing in 5 years with an annual interest payment of 6.5% (each bond has a face value of $100,000). The table
summarizes the yield curve of zero-coupon bonds in September 1997 and September 1998:
September 1997

September 1998

Maturity

TS

LLS

TS

LLS

1 Year

5.50%

6.50%

4.50%

7.50%

2 Years

5.75%

6.75%

4.75%

7.75%

3 Years

6.00%

7.00%

5.00%

8.00%

4 Years

6.25%

7.25%

5.25%

8.25%

5 Years

6.50%

7.50%

5.50%

8.50%

a. What are the market values of the two bonds in September 1997? What is the equity value of the hedge fund?

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Questions b and c look at the situation in September 1998 under two possible scenarios. In the first scenario the yield curve does not change and in the second
scenario the yield spread increases. Assume that the hedge fund does not adjust its positions between September 1997 and September 1998. Thus, the fund still holds in
1998 the bonds it purchased or short-sold in 1997. Assume that the bonds just paid a coupon payment in early September 1998 and that they have now a remaining maturity
of 4 years.

Suppose that the yield curve does not change and is the same in September 1998 as it was in September 1997. For example, in September 1998, a Treasury bond with a
maturity of one year has a yield of 5.5%. What are the current market values of the two bonds? How high are the net interest receipts of the fund? What is the value of
the fund?
Actually, the yield curve changed considerably between September 1997 and 1998, as shown in the Table above. For example, in September 1998, a Treasury bond with a
maturity of one year had a yield of 4.5%, while less-liquid securities yielded 7.5%. What are the current market values of the two bonds? How high are the net interest
receipts of the fund? What is the value of the fund?

SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS

SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS

SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS

1. What is the difference between green up vs. greening out? What is more convenient for a company?

2. Explain how a wide variety of companies, like agricultural companies and food companies, can now be considered “energy companies”.

3. What was GM’s “Live Green, Go Yellow” campaign? What was GM taking advantage of when pushing alternative fuel?

4. a. What are the different types of light bulbs discussed in the eText? Which one is more efficient and why?
b. Why was the name of light bulbs changed from “Earth Light” to “Marathon Bulb” to “Energy Saver”? What happened as a result of these name changes?

5. What are the six “sins” of green claims that companies use for their products?
6. What is CRED?
7. The book talks about the case of Coca-Cola’s Polar Bear being used by Greenpeace to attack Global Warming. What did Coca-Cola do? The book also talks about what
happened in Japan when a picture of farmers with glasses was found on packages of blueberries…what happened? What do these cases illustrate?

8. What is material pooling?

9. What are two reasons that ships can negatively affect the environment?

Outsourcing Virtual Desktop Business Proposal

Outsourcing Virtual Desktop Business Proposal

Outsourcing Virtual Desktop Business Proposal

Assignment Choice #1: Outsourcing Virtual Desktop Business Proposal
Must be original – will check for plagiarism.

Trough some tough financial times. The leadership within that company has decided to pursue the idea of outsourcing a virtual desktop solution that would allow much
more flexibility and secure desktop delivery. You know that there are multiple virtual desktop solutions out there, but aren’t sure which one is the best solution for
this company.

Analyze all the costs and benefits of moving to a virtual desktop solution, and propose a minimum of four benefits of the new system over the existing one. Compare and
contrast reasons why the company should choose the system you are recommending over keeping the existing system.

Using all of your knowledge up to this point and any external sources necessary, create a written proposal explaining why the organization needs to adopt a virtual
desktop solution.

Your proposal must be a minimum of two pages, double-spaced. Support your argument with at least three credible, outside sources. The CSU-Global Library is a good
place to find these sources. You may want to review the assignment criteria found in the Rubric. Remember to use proper citations and references, and adhere to the
CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements.

What if Heterosexuality were Frowned Upon Instead?

What if Heterosexuality were Frowned Upon Instead?

HUMAN SEXUALITY

Watch and write a reaction paper to What if Heterosexuality were Frowned Upon Instead?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=us5DSAasd8s

Reaction Papers – 100 points
Essay follows formatting requirements outlined in Writing Policies on syllabus (proper heading, title, font, margins, etc) (5 points deducted if any part of the
Writing Policy is not met)
Essay is a minimum of 350 words (5 points deducted if paper is 275-349 words; 10 points deducted if paper is 200-274 words; 25 points deducted if paper is 125-199
words; 35 points deducted if paper is 100-124 words; 50 points deducted if paper is less than 100 words.
All 4 required components of reactions papers are included (outlined in syllabus: summary, class connections, what you learned, would you recommend) (5 points deducted
for each required component that is not included)
Paper is in ESSAY format (5 points deducted if paper is numbered questions rather than essay format)

Stress Management

Stress Management

Stress Management
HE 391 Stress Management Final – Brief Essay
Word process, double space, 12pt font answer as complete as possible.
1. Cortisol is a chemical that is produced in response to stress.
Sustained high levels of cortisol are responsible for many health
related problems. Name four common health problems and also
identify one classic “syndrome” caused by the body unable to
regulate Cortisol production therefore making too much.
2. Please list five essential foods along with their food group you
would consider vital to a healthy diet and explain Why this is!
3. Please describe five reasons why exercise and an active lifestyle
will help promote vitality and longevity in one’s health and have
potential to reduce and minimize stress.
4. Please identify and describe five ways in which we can
cope/deal with stress through mindfulness methods/approaches, in
other words, ways that help us center/focus to be in the moment.
5. Please identify five causes of distress in the workplace and
explain Why at least one of these causes could be viewed as
eustress (positive stress).
6. Please list five common barriers to Active Listening and
describe the four steps discussed in class for being or becoming a
more Active Listener.

Incorporate the use of new methodologies from the knowledge

Incorporate the use of new methodologies from the knowledge

Incorporate the use of new methodologies from the knowledge
Incorporate the use of new methodologies from the knowledge-economy management approach that might be appropriate for this Skilled Nursing and rehap facility

2.

3. Correlate recent research findings regarding strategy management into your approach.

4. Synthesize operational and financial components in your strategic planning process.

5. Incorporate your findings from your current environment analysis.

6. Preface your newly revised strategic plan with the core assumptions regarding environmental opportunities and threats, organizational strengths and weaknesses, and
organizational behavior dynamics that are foundational to the strategy.

7. Determine the organizational structure that best facilitates the strategy—functional, divisional, or matrix.

8. Include a brief description of the proposed strategy that reflects the choices made regarding:

· Product domain.

· Market domain.

· Level of investment in the respective product and market domains.

· Positioning approach for achieving competitive advantage.

· Maneuvers that will be used to implement the positioning approach.

· Distinctive competencies or assets that will be relied on to gain and sustain competitive advantage.

Submit your TOWS Matrix, with the revised components of your course project, as an attachment to this assignment.

Exhibition Significance

Exhibition Significance

Exhibition Significance

Exhibition Stage 6: Exhibition Significance

Think about why your viewers might be interested in your topic. In what ways might they make connections with your exhibition topic? To develop your exhibition, you
will want to give a full explanation of your topic and its significance. This might include an examination theme through subject matter, style, or choice of media;
information on how the topic has been treated by other artists and how they compare or contrast with your theme’s exploration of the subject (include images), and
historical context for understanding the theme you have chosen to focus on. This section should be about three pages in length, double-spaced. Submit by the end of
week 7 to the provided area.

Deliverables:

3 Page introductory essay describing the significance of the exhibit for the field of art and art history.
********SPECIAL NOTE***************

My exhibition and theme was on Ancient Greek Architecture and its influence on Modern Architecture

I have attached my presentation below.

Michael Smith
Ancient Greek Architecture and its influence on Modern Architecture
History of Western Art 1
February 26, 2017
Instructor Aimee Anthony

Ancient Greek Architecture and its influence on Modern Architecture
The Ancient Greek Architecture has had a great impact on the development of the culture of the people in Rome (Conover 23). In addition, the architecture has put
influence ion the social lifestyle as well as the way the people used to honor their gods since the Ancient Greek Architecture that was being used in the temples and
the specific monuments such as the Hera II was elaborate. Specifically, Hera II Parthenon in Athens was sued as a dedication to the goddess of the city that was called
the Athena (Kite 90). In this consideration, this paper presents, and analysis of the influence of the Ancient Greek Architecture on the modern architecture.
Ancient Greek Architecture
Typically, the architecture that was being sued in the day to day living was precisely helping in the promotion of the social lifestyle of the people. Considering
this, the houses was build to face inside and had the windows and the gardens facing a focus point that was used as the regular meals and used for the social gathering
of the people (Barletta 619). In this consideration, the Greeks made advancements in the developing cultural activities as result of the resulting growth in themes,
attitudes as well as the culture from the western nations.
Typically, the Greek Architecture is one of the inheritances that civilization has since Greece has been able to develop numerous structure elements such as the
decorative motifs as well as the building types that are being sued in the recent time (Bliangas 9). Some of the Ancient Greek Architecture that has been a great
influence in the modern architecture includes the design of the famous architectures such as the Parthenon and The Erechtheum. Moreover, there are style and designs
that have been advocated to be of great impact in the modern architecture. This includes classic architecture, the Greek Homes and living environments, and the
materials used in the building.
The Materials that was being used in the building process in the Ancient Greek were wood and bricks that were made of mud and rooftops were majorly made of ceramic
materials (Bliangas 7). Nonetheless, there was a disintegration of the materials with time and the ground plans that were being used are the existing evidence today.
Additionally, Ancient Greek Architecture made use of limestone and marble and in the modern architecture there have been developments in the aim of preserving the
Ancient Greek Architecture (Conover 21).
In the modern architecture, developers have made use of the ideas gathered from the famous Ancient Greek Architecture (Kite 90). Precisely, the use of the cases such
as the Hera II has stood out to be preserved fort eh gods and the goddesses. The building of Parthenon took place in the early 5th century BC and is fundamental
Ancient Greek Architecture as a result of the use as a Doric temple (Kite 90). The development of the design of the temple is fundamentally sued today in the current
architecture. This is as a result of the fact that the temple is made up of hexastyle porches and is seen with the warrior outfit as indicated in the figure below.

Figure: The Parthenon
Source: Barletta (619)
Moreover, the design of the theaters today based its reference to the initial article used in the Ancient Greek (Barletta 615). the development of the theater was
built in such a way that it was large and in the open air and found in the sloping hills as indicated in the Modern theaters that are slanted towards the stage.
Additionally, the stairs in the cases were useful in the division of the sections just as used in the modern theaters (Barletta 621).

Work Cited
Barletta, B. A., State of the Discipline: Greek Architecture. 2011. Pp. 613-630
Conover, E., Grecian Columns: History and Turning: Woodworker’s Journal. Aug 2016, Vol. 40 Issue 4, p20-24. 5p
Kite, R., Greek Revival: Country Living. Oct 2006, Vol. 29 Issue 10, p90-90. 1p. 5 Color Photographs.
Bliangas, J. Ancient Greek to Modern Architecture with Greek Influence. Oct. 2011

how prejudice and stereotypes impact employee morale and teamwork

how prejudice and stereotypes impact employee morale and teamwork

Assignment for MGT 305- In the Unit 2 assignment, you will identify how prejudice and stereotypes impact employee
Assignment for MGT 305
Eight Steps to Inclusion
Due: Midnight Friday of Unit 2.
Overview:
In the Unit 2 assignment, you will identify how prejudice and stereotypes impact employee
morale and teamwork, and have an opportunity to apply human behavior concepts to a
workplace situation.
Assignment Details:
Consider the eight steps to inclusion highlighted in this week’s readings and videos. Then
answer the following two questions:
1. What are the eight steps to inclusion? Explain each step in more detail, specifically
outlining what each step is supposed to do.
2. Do you believe this eight-step plan would work? Why or Why not? Submission Requirements: APA format is required, which includes:
o Title page
o 12pt. font in Times New Roman and double-spaced
o Reference page, with in-text citations
Question #1 should have an answer of 500-words or more in length.
Question #2 should have an answer of 250-words or more in length.
Include an introduction and conclusion Refer to the next page for the grading rubric.
Students: Be sure to read the criteria, by which your paper will be evaluated, before
you write, and again after you write. Grading Rubric for the ‘Eight Steps to Inclusion?’ Assignment
CRITERIA Deficient Proficient Exemplary 0 – 11 Points 12-17 Points 18-20 Points Does not provide an
adequate introduction or is
missing. Introduction is presented,
though may not be clear
or complete. Introduction is clearly
presented and provides the
reader a context for the rest
of the response. 0 – 21 Points 22 – 25 Points 26 – 30 Points Question #1
Response Did not list all eight steps
or simply did not explain
one or more of the steps.
Did not provide an
adequate response – less
than 400 words. Listed all eight steps, but
did not adequately explain
one or more of the steps.
Did not provide an
adequate response –
between 401-499 words. Described all eight steps
clearly and in complete
detail. Provided a more than
accurate response – 500
words or more. Question #2
Response Did not answer the
question or did not explain
why or why not. Did not
provide an adequate
response – less than 200
words. Answered both questions.
Did not provide an
adequate response –
between 201-249 words. Answered both questions.
Provided a more than
accurate response – 250
words or more. 0 – 5 Points 6 – 8 Points Introduction 9 – 10 Points Appropriate
citations References and citations
missing or formatting does
not resemble APA. References and citations
are present with some
errors. References and citations are
present and near perfect. Clear and
professional
writing and
format Errors impede professional
presentation; guidelines
not followed Few errors that do not
impede professional
presentation Writing and format is clear,
professional, and error free