The essay must have the following components:  An Introduction that briefly sets up the topic and states the premise of your paper.

The essay must have the following components:

 

 An Introduction that briefly sets up the topic and states the premise of your paper.

 

 A thesis at the end of the introduction that clearly answers the topic question

 

 Supporting sections of the body that defend your thesis, which includes evidence from the works selected and the academic/scholarly sources used.

 

 A concluding paragraph that summarizes your findings.

 

Requirements:

 

 Three to five pages, excluding title and reference pages.

 

 APA format, including an in-text citation for referenced works.

 

 Minimum of three sources, excluding the textbook. You may add the textbook as

 

a 4th source.

 

Be sure to read the criteria, by which your paper/project will be evaluated, before you write, and again after you write.

 

HRM303 – Labor/Management Relations

 

Research Paper

 

Evaluation Rubric for Research Paper Assignment

 

Criteria Deficient Needs Improvement

 

Proficient Exemplary

 

0 – 5 points 6-7 points 8-9 points 10 points

 

Introduction Introduction is

 

inadequate or

 

missing.

 

Introduction

 

somewhat

 

explains the

 

background,

 

including an

 

overview of the

 

essay’s main

 

points.

 

Introduction

 

mostly

 

explains the

 

background,

 

including an

 

overview of the

 

essay’s main

 

points.

 

Introduction

 

fully

 

explains the

 

background,

 

including an

 

overview of the

 

essay’s main

 

points.

 

0-11 points 12-15 points 16-19 points 20 points

 

Thesis

 

Statement

 

Thesis

 

statement is

 

inadequate or

 

missing.

 

Thesis statement

 

somewhat

 

answers the

 

research question.

 

Thesis

 

statement

 

mostly answers

 

the research

 

question.

 

Thesis

 

statement fully

 

answers the

 

research

 

question.

 

0-17 points 18-23 points 24-29 points 30 points

 

Evidence and Support. Researched and literary evidence is inadequate or missing. Researched and

literary evidence somewhat

connects to the thesis statement.

Researched

and literary

evidence mostly

connects to the

thesis

statement.

Researched

and literary

evidence fully

connects to the

thesis statement.

0-5 points 6-7 points 8-9 points 10 points

Conclusion Conclusion is

inadequate or

missing.

Conclusion

somewhat restates

the essay’s thesis

and main points of

the argument.

Conclusion

mostly restates

the essay’s

thesis and main

points of the

argument.

Conclusion fully

restates the

essay’s thesis

and main points

of the

argument.

Resources 0-1 resource 2 resources 3 resources More than 3

resources

Paper

Length

Less than 2

pages

2-3 pages 3-5 pages More than 5

pages

Clear and

Professional

Writing and

APA Format

Errors impede

professional

presentation;

guidelines not

followed.

Significant errors

that do not impede

professional

presentation.

Few errors that

do not impede

professional

presentation.

Writing and

format are

clear,

professional,

APA compliant,

and error-free.