Description

Part VI: Final Research Poster

Due: Sunday, end of Week 8 (95 points)

Submit in the Week 8 Learning Activities area

Description: Part VI represents the summation of all of your work this semester.  You are expected to have revised your poster based on the feedback you received from your classmates.

Grading Criteria: Final Research Poster

Points will be assigned based on how successful were you in these areas:

·        Clarity, Organization, & Content Knowledge: Were you able to succinctly but thoroughly covering the issues relevant to your chosen topic?  Did you demonstrate your ability to take your peers’ feedback and incorporate it into your project to make it better?

·        Critical Thinking and Originality of Thought:  Were you able to see the complex issue you chose from multiple viewpoints? Did you integrate the perspectives provided from multiple disciplines into your poster? Did you think critically about the complexity of the issue? Did you come up with viable solutions?

·         Writing Quality: Was your poster clearly written without typos or grammatical errors?  Does your paper make any of the mistakes found on the Guide for Good Writing?

Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

Missing

Identifies an appropriate social problem

5 points

Clearly identifies an appropriate social problem

4 points

Identifies an appropriate social problem, with 1-2 minor omissions

3 points

Identifies an appropriate social problem, with several minor omissions

2 points

Does not clearly identify an appropriate social problem

0 points

Does not identify an appropriate social problem

Interdisciplinary approach to subject matter

15 points

Excellent interdisciplinary consideration of the topic. Clearly identifies at least 3 social science disciplines and integrates information effectively.

12 points

Good interdisciplinary consideration of the topic. Clearly identifies at least 2 social science disciplines and integrates information effectively, with some omissions

9 points

Fair interdisciplinary consideration of the topic. Clearly identifies at least 2 social science disciplines, but struggles to integrate information in an interdisciplinary fashion.

6 points

Poor interdisciplinary consideration of the topic. Identifies at least 1 social science discipline, but does not integrate information in an interdisciplinary fashion

0 points

No attempt to identify or integrate information across disciplines

Supported by empirical evidence

10 points

Incorporates at least 10 scholarly and empirically based articles

8 points

Incorporates at least 8 scholarly and empirically based articles

6 points

Incorporates at least 6 scholarly and empirically based articles

4 points

Incorporates at least 4 scholarly and empirically based articles

0 points

Incorporates less than 4 scholarly and empirically based articles or none at all

Policy Recommendations

15 points

Excellent recommendations. Proposes logical, appropriate, and relevant recommendations for improving current situation

12 points

Good recommendations. Proposes logical, appropriate, and relevant recommendations for improving current situation, but with some minor omissions.

9 points

Fair recommendations. Proposes recommendations for improving current situation, but with some failure of logic, appropriateness, or relevance.

6 points

Recommendations for improving current situation are unclear, illogical, inappropriate, and/or irrelevant.

0 points

No recommendations made

Organization of poster

15 points

Excellent poster organization – evidence of careful and deliberate placement of elements

12 points

Good poster organization – evidence of thoughtful placement of elements, but with 1-2 minor errors

9 points

Fair poster organization – evidence of thoughtful placement of elements, but with major errors

6 points

Poor poster organization – little to no evidence of thought or planning

0 points

Complete lack of organization

Visual Appeal

10 points

Visually appealing and easy to read.

8 points

Visually appealing and mostly easy to read.

6 points

Poster is visually uninteresting or visually distracting or difficult to read

4 points

Posted is visually uninteresting or distracting and is difficult to read

0 points

No submission

Writing quality

10 points

Free of mechanical and composition errors.

8 points

A few mechanical and composition errors that do not detract from the overall quality of the work

6 points

Several mechanical and composition errors that detract from the overall quality of the work.

4 points

Many distracting errors that significantly detract from the overall quality of the work.

0 points

Poster is unreadable or incomprehensible

Incorporates peer feedback into final poster

10 points

Effectively incorporates constructive feedback from peers into final poster

6 points

Incorporates some suggestions, but ignores others that may have improved the presentation

0 points

Does not incorporate constructive feedback, leaving presentation seriously in need of improvement

APA format

5 points

Correct use of APA format (in-text citations, references)

4 points

Mostly correct use of APA format with 1-2 minor errors (in-text citations, references)

3 points

Somewhat correct use of APA format with several minor errors (in-text citations, references)

2 points

Several major errors in use of APA format (in-text citations, references)

0 points

Does not use APA format

Stefanie,

More information in your draft would have allowed me to be more helpful.

In addition to my comments below - you need to work on your reference list.  It is not in APA formatting.  Go back and review APA and make revision before you submit your final project.  Please, do not have it in "bold" font as a start.

Identification of appropriate social problem: You are missing a clear research question.

Interdisciplinary approach to subject matter: While you have disciplines, your input on the poster is lacking analysis and critical thinking -- you need to give your analysis in these sections.

Supported by empirical evidence: While you have used some of your references, it appears that you have not integrated the majority into your presentation.

Policy recommendations: Lacking a "Recommendation" section on your poster