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Ethics Case Study Rubric Criterion Strong Average Weak

all points 2/3 of points 1/3 of points

What Happened?

12 points

Fully and clearly

describes the nature of

the case/accident

including consequences

in terms of fatalities,

injuries, and costs

Describes the nature of

case/accident but only

includes some of the

consequences in terms of

fatalities, injuries, and

costs

Only describes the nature

of the case/accident but

does not include any of

the consequences

Accident Causation

12 points

Fully describes the causes

and failures in either the

equipment, process,

procedure, training or

personnel that led to the

accident.

Describes some of the

causes and failures in

either the equipment,

process, procedure,

training or personnel that

led to the accident.

Presents a superficial or

incomplete description of

the cause of the accident

and its failures

Changes and Technical

improvements

12 points

Fully describes lessons

learned from the accident

in regards to safety, laws

passed, processes

changed. In addition

describes whether what

was done is adequate and

if not, what should be

done?

Describes lessons learned

from the accident in

regards to safety, laws

passed, processes

changed. Does not

describe whether what

was done is adequate and

if not, what should be

done?

Superficial description of

lessons learned and/or

fails to detail changes,

laws passed or an

adequate analysis of what

should have been done

Research

12 points Excellent research into

the issues with clearly

documented links to

sources. Minimum of 5

quality sources cited not

including the textbook.

Good research into the

issues with documented

links to sources.

Minimum of 3 - 4 quality

sources cited not

including the textbook.

Limited or incomplete

research to sources and

less than 3 sources cited

Evidence of thorough

research by each team

member of the case

assigned on their own

with written document

with basic information

about the case and the

source of the information

with a minimum of 3

sources.

Evidence of some

research by each team

member of the case

assigned on their own

with written document

with basic information

about the case and the

source of the information

with a less than 3

sources.

No individual work

provided and or

superficial individual

work provided with less

than 2 sources or none

listed.

Writing Mechanics 12 points

Demonstrates clarity,

conciseness and

correctness; writing is

free of grammar and

spelling errors

Occasional grammar or

spelling errors, but still a

clear presentation of

ideas; lacks organization

Writing is unfocused,

rambling, or contains

serious errors; poorly

organized

Citations

10 points Provides in-text citations

with a reference page in

the paper and the

powerpoint presentation

Provides some in-text

citations with a reference

page in the paper and the

powerpoint presentation,

but has references that

are not cited in the paper.

Does not provid citations,

or a reference page in the

paper, or the powerpoint

presentation

Formatting Guidelines

5 points

Followed all formatting

requirements

Followed most

formatting requirements

Did not follow formatting

requirements

Individual

Accountability

10 points

Presentation

Visuals/ PPT 10 points

Visuals augmented and

extended comprehension

of the case and its issues

Visuals provided and

discussed all the relevant

material but it was not

appealing or enhancing to

the presentation

Poor use of visuals with

too much wording and

detracting from the

presentation

Black Board

Submission

5 points

Submitted to

Blackboard what was

required prior to class

time.

Submitted to Blackboard

but was later and/or did

not submit appropriate

documents

Did not submit to

blackboard

results in a 10 point

deduction.

Safe Assign Criteria Score below 15% -

acceptable and the

paper will not lose

points for improper use

of material.

Scores between 15% -

40% - These papers

include extensive quoted

or paraphrased material,

or they include

plagiarism. These papers

will be reviewed closely

for matching text and

whether it is properly

referenced. If it is

determined that there

was improper use of

material there would be

a deduction of 15 points.

Scores about 40% - A

very high probability

exists that text in these

papers was copied from

other sources. These

papers include quoted or

paraphrased text in

excess, and need to be

reviewed for plagiarism.

If it is determined that

the student plagiarized

the work, the student

will receive a 0 for the

assignment the first

time. If a second

assignment has the

same issues, the student

will receive a 0 for the

assignment and the

student will be referred

to the honor council for

violating the University

Honor Code

Safe Assign Criteria Score below 15% -

acceptable and the

paper will not lose

points for improper use

of material.

Scores between 15% -

40% - These papers

include extensive quoted

or paraphrased material,

or they include

plagiarism. These papers

will be reviewed closely

for matching text and

whether it is properly

referenced. If it is

determined that there

was improper use of

material there would be

a deduction of 15 points.

Scores about 40% - A

very high probability

exists that text in these

papers was copied from

other sources. These

papers include quoted or

paraphrased text in

excess, and need to be

reviewed for plagiarism.

If it is determined that

the student plagiarized

the work, the student

will receive a 0 for the

assignment the first

time. If a second

assignment has the

same issues, the student

will receive a 0 for the

assignment and the

student will be referred

to the honor council for

violating the University

Honor Code