Assess the value of health care professionals and decision makers understanding the discipline of health economics.

Assignment 1: Implications of Health Economic Concepts for Health Care (4 PAGES)

Select at least five (5) economic concepts covered in the first four (4) weeks’ readings, and discuss the primary manner in which these concepts impact the world of health care economics. Some examples of selected concepts are health demand and supply, elasticity, resources, health measures, and costs.

Write a four page paper in which you:
1. Assess the value of health care professionals and decision makers understanding the discipline of health economics.
2. Defend or critique the importance of considering the complex nature of health and health care when examining the economic principles related to health care delivery.
3. Analyze the primary potential benefits of learning about health economics related to government involvement in health care economics, financing, and delivery.
4. Analyze the main potential benefits of learning about health economics related to private sector government involvement in health care economics, financing, and delivery.
5. Use at least five (5) current references. Three (3) of these references must be from current peer-reviewed sources to support and substantiate your comments and perspectives.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
• Explain how selected economic principles apply to the health care market and the provisions of health care services.
• Analyze the factors that are influencing the demand and supply of health care services in the U.S.
• Assess current economic trends that influence the cost, quality, and access to care.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in health economics.
• Write clearly and concisely about health economics using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.
Points: 200 Assignment 1: Implications of Health Economic Concepts for Health Care
Criteria Unacceptable
Below 70% F Fair
70-79% C Proficient
80-89% B Exemplary
90-100% A
1. Assess the value of health care professionals and decision makers understanding the discipline of health economics.
Weight: 15% Did not submit or incompletely assessed the value of health care professionals and decision makers understanding the discipline of health economics. Partially assessed the value of health care professionals and decision makers understanding the discipline of health economics. Satisfactorily assessed the value of health care professionals and decision makers understanding the discipline of health economics. Thoroughly assessed the value of health care professionals and decision makers understanding the discipline of health economics.
2. Defend or critique the importance of considering the complex nature of health and health care when examining the economic principles related to health care delivery.
Weight: 20% Did not submit or incompletely defended or critiqued the importance of considering the complex nature of health and health care when examining the economic principles related to health care delivery. Partially defended or critiqued the importance of considering the complex nature of health and health care when examining the economic principles related to health care delivery. Satisfactorily defended or critiqued the importance of considering the complex nature of health and health care when examining the economic principles related to health care delivery. Thoroughly defended or critiqued the importance of considering the complex nature of health and health care when examining the economic principles related to health care delivery.
3. Analyze the primary potential benefits of learning about health economics related to government involvement in health care economics, financing, and delivery.
Weight: 20% Did not submit or incompletely analyzed the primary potential benefits of learning about health economics related to government involvement in health care economics, financing, and delivery. Partially analyzed the primary potential benefits of learning about health economics related to government involvement in health care economics, financing, and delivery. Satisfactorily analyzed the primary potential benefits of learning about health economics related to government involvement in health care economics, financing, and delivery. Thoroughly analyzed the primary potential benefits of learning about health economics related to government involvement in health care economics, financing, and delivery.
4. Analyze the main potential benefits of learning about health economics related to private sector government involvement in health care economics, financing, and delivery.
Weight: 20% Did not submit or incompletely analyzed the main potential benefits of learning about health economics related to private sector government involvement in health care economics, financing, and delivery. Partially analyzed the main potential benefits of learning about health economics related to private sector government involvement in health care economics, financing, and delivery. Satisfactorily analyzed the main potential benefits of learning about health economics related to private sector government involvement in health care economics, financing, and delivery. Thoroughly analyzed the main potential benefits of learning about health economics related to private sector government involvement in health care economics, financing, and delivery.
5. 5 references (or number in the assignment)
Weight: 5% No references provided Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices. Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices. Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.
6. Writing Mechanics, Grammar, and Formatting
Weight: 5% Serious and persistent errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting. Partially free of errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting. Mostly free of errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting. Error free or almost error free grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting.
7. Appropriate use of APA in-text citations and reference section
Weight: 5% Lack of in-text citations and / or lack of reference section. In-text citations and references are provided, but they are only partially formatted correctly in APA style. Most in-text citations and references are provided, and they are generally formatted correctly in APA style. In-text citations and references are error free or almost error free and consistently formatted correctly in APA style.
8. Information Literacy/Integration of Sources
Weight: 5% Serious errors in the integration of sources, such as intentional or accidental plagiarism, or failure to use in-text citations. Sources are partially integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.
Sources are mostly integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing. Sources are consistently integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.
9. Clarity and Coherence of Writing
Weight: 5% Information is confusing to the reader and fails to include reasons and evidence that logically support ideas. Information is partially clear with minimal reasons and evidence that logically support ideas. Information is mostly clear and generally supported with reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.
Information is provided in a clear, coherent, and consistent manner with reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.

Assignment 2: The Health Care Market (6 pages)

Use the Internet or Strayer online database to research the current health care delivery structures—both private and public—within your state.

Write a six page paper in which you:
1. Analyze the current health care delivery structure in your state. Compare and contrast the major determinants of health care market power.
2. Analyze the main competitive forces in the your health care delivery system in your state, and compare the major factors that influence the fundamental manner in which these competitive forces determine prices, supply and demand, quality of care, consumerism, and providers’ compensation.
3. Evaluate the positive benefits and negative aspects, respectively, of HMO managed care from the provider’s point of view—i.e., a physician and a health care facility—and from a patient’s point of view. Provide a rationale for your response.
4. Assess the efficiency of the types of economic incentives available to providers in the delivery of health care services in your own state.
5. Propose who bears the financial risk of a capitation payment system: the provider, the patient, or the consumer-driven health plan itself.
6. Use at least five (5) current references. Three (3) of these references must be from current peer-reviewed sources to support and substantiate your comments and perspectives.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
• Explain how selected economic principles apply to the health care market and the provision of health care services.
• Analyze the factors that are influencing the demand and supply of health care services in the U.S.
• Assess current economic trends that influence the cost, quality, and access to care.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in health economics.
• Write clearly and concisely about health economics using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.
Points: 240 Assignment 2: The Health Care Market
Criteria Unacceptable
Below 70% F Fair
70-79% C Proficient
80-89% B Exemplary
90-100% A
1. Analyze the current health care delivery structure in your state. Compare and contrast the major determinants of health care market power.
Weight: 15% Did not submit or incompletely analyzed the current health care delivery structure in your state. Did not submit or incompletely compared and contrasted the major determinants of health care market power. Partially analyzed the current health care delivery structure in your state. Partially compared and contrasted the major determinants of health care market power. Satisfactorily analyzed the current health care delivery structure in your state. Satisfactorily compared and contrasted the major determinants of health care market power. Thoroughly analyzed the current health care delivery structure in your state. Thoroughly compared and contrasted the major determinants of health care market power.
2. Analyze the main competitive forces in the your health care delivery system in your state, and compare the major factors that influence the fundamental manner in which these competitive forces determine prices, supply and demand, quality of care, consumerism, and providers’ compensation.
Weight: 15% Did not submit or incompletely analyzed the main competitive forces in the your health care delivery system in your state; did not submit or incompletely compared the major factors that influence the fundamental manner in which these competitive forces determine prices, supply and demand, quality of care, consumerism, and providers’ compensation. Partially analyzed the main competitive forces in the your health care delivery system in your state; partially compared the major factors that influence the fundamental manner in which these competitive forces determine prices, supply and demand, quality of care, consumerism, and providers’ compensation. Satisfactorily analyzed the main competitive forces in the your health care delivery system in your state; satisfactorily compared the major factors that influence the fundamental manner in which these competitive forces determine prices, supply and demand, quality of care, consumerism, and providers’ compensation. Thoroughly analyzed the main competitive forces in the your health care delivery system in your state; thoroughly compared the major factors that influence the fundamental manner in which these competitive forces determine prices, supply and demand, quality of care, consumerism, and providers’ compensation.
3. Evaluate the positive benefits and negative aspects, respectively, of HMO managed care from the provider’s point of view—i.e., a physician and a health care facility—and from a patient’s point of view. Provide a rationale for your response.
Weight: 15% Did not submit or incompletely evaluated the positive benefits and negative aspects, respectively, of HMO managed care from the provider’s point of view—i.e., a physician and a health care facility—and from a patient’s point of view. Did not submit or incompletely provided a rationale for your response. Partially evaluated the positive benefits and negative aspects, respectively, of HMO managed care from the provider’s point of view—i.e., a physician and a health care facility—and from a patient’s point of view. Partially provided a rationale for your response. Satisfactorily evaluated the positive benefits and negative aspects, respectively, of HMO managed care from the provider’s point of view—i.e., a physician and a health care facility—and from a patient’s point of view. Satisfactorily provided a rationale for your response. Thoroughly evaluated the positive benefits and negative aspects, respectively, of HMO managed care from the provider’s point of view—i.e., a physician and a health care facility—and from a patient’s point of view. Thoroughly provided a rationale for your response.
4. Assess the efficiency of the types of economic incentives available to providers in the delivery of health care services in your own state.
Weight: 15% Did not submit or incompletely assessed the efficiency of the types of economic incentives available to providers in the delivery of health care services in your own state. Partially assessed the efficiency of the types of economic incentives available to providers in the delivery of health care services in your own state. Satisfactorily assessed the efficiency of the types of economic incentives available to providers in the delivery of health care services in your own state. Thoroughly assessed the efficiency of the types of economic incentives available to providers in the delivery of health care services in your own state.
5. Propose who bears the financial risk of a capitation payment system: the provider, the patient, or the consumer-driven health plan itself.
Weight: 15% Did not submit or incompletely proposed who bears the financial risk of a capitation payment system: the provider, the patient, or the consumer-driven health plan itself.
Partially proposed who bears the financial risk of a capitation payment system: the provider, the patient, or the consumer-driven health plan itself.
Satisfactorily proposed who bears the financial risk of a capitation payment system: the provider, the patient, or the consumer-driven health plan itself.
Thoroughly proposed who bears the financial risk of a capitation payment system: the provider, the patient, or the consumer-driven health plan itself.

6. 5 references (or number in the assignment)
Weight: 5% No references provided Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices. Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices. Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.
7. Writing Mechanics, Grammar, and Formatting
Weight: 5% Serious and persistent errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting. Partially free of errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting. Mostly free of errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting. Error free or almost error free grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting.
8. Appropriate use of APA in-text citations and reference section
Weight: 5% Lack of in-text citations and / or lack of reference section. In-text citations and references are provided, but they are only partially formatted correctly in APA style. Most in-text citations and references are provided, and they are generally formatted correctly in APA style. In-text citations and references are error free or almost error free and consistently formatted correctly in APA style.
9. Information Literacy/Integration of Sources
Weight: 5% Serious errors in the integration of sources, such as intentional or accidental plagiarism, or failure to use in-text citations. Sources are partially integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.
Sources are mostly integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing. Sources are consistently integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.
10. Clarity and Coherence of Writing
Weight: 5% Information is confusing to the reader and fails to include reasons and evidence that logically support ideas. Information is partially clear with minimal reasons and evidence that logically support ideas. Information is mostly clear and generally supported with reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.
Information is provided in a clear, coherent, and consistent manner with reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.

Assignment 3: The Convergence of Health Care Financing and Economic Trends and Forces (6 pages)

Note: Use the textbook, course readings, Strayer online library, and other reputable online sources to complete this assignment.

Prepare a 6 page with detailed scholarly speaker notes in which you:
1. Compare the three (3) current health care financing and funding models (i.e., employee based, government based, and individual based) used with the health care delivery system of the United States.
2. Compare and contrast key economic goals of public and private health insurance plans. Evaluate the success potential of key economic goals in terms of populations covered, services included, financing arrangements, reimbursement strategies, and economic competition policies.
3. Analyze the key effects of labor market, insurance market, and competitive market factors on health care delivery requirements at your current or previous organization of employment.
4. Determine what changes are occurring in the economy or concerning labor and regulatory factors that must be considered in the future.
5. Suggest the key national trends that you believe currently affect competition and pricing initiatives. Justify your response.
6. Determine the main quality indicators that typically affect health insurance pricing at the local level. Justify your response.
7. Use a minimum of six (6) reputable references sources including three (3) sources from peer-reviewed journals.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
• Assess current economic trends that influence the cost, quality, and access to care.
• Analyze the impact of managed care on cost, quality, and access within managed care organizations and the health insurance market.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in health economics.
• Write clearly and concisely about health economics using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.
Points: 100 Assignment 3: The Convergence of Health Care Financing and Economic Trends and Forces
Criteria Unacceptable
Below 70% F Fair
70-79% C Proficient
80-89% B Exemplary
90-100% A
1. Compare the three (3) current health care financing and funding models (i.e., employee based, government based, and individual based) used with the health care delivery system of the United States.
Weight: 10% Did not submit or incompletely compared the three (3) current health care financing and funding models (i.e., employee based, government based, and individual based) used with the health care delivery system of the United States. Partially compared the three (3) current health care financing and funding models (i.e., employee based, government based, and individual based) used with the health care delivery system of the United States. Satisfactorily compared the three (3) current health care financing and funding models (i.e., employee based, government based, and individual based) used with the health care delivery system of the United States. Thoroughly compared the three (3) current health care financing and funding models (i.e., employee based, government based, and individual based) used with the health care delivery system of the United States.
2. Compare and contrast key economic goals of public and private health insurance plans. Evaluate the success potential of key economic goals in terms of populations covered, services included, financing arrangements, reimbursement strategies, and economic competition policies.
Weight: 10% Did not submit or incompletely compared and contrasted key economic goals of public and private health insurance plans. Did not submit or incompletely evaluated the success potential of key economic goals in terms of populations covered, services included, financing arrangements, reimbursement strategies, and economic competition policies. Partially compared and contrasted key economic goals of public and private health insurance plans. Partially evaluated the success potential of key economic goals in terms of populations covered, services included, financing arrangements, reimbursement strategies, and economic competition policies. Satisfactorily compared and contrasted key economic goals of public and private health insurance plans. Satisfactorily evaluated the success potential of key economic goals in terms of populations covered, services included, financing arrangements, reimbursement strategies, and economic competition policies. Thoroughly compared and contrasted key economic goals of public and private health insurance plans. Thoroughly evaluated the success potential of key economic goals in terms of populations covered, services included, financing arrangements, reimbursement strategies, and economic competition policies.
3. Analyze the key effects of labor market, insurance market, and competitive market factors on health care delivery requirements at your current or previous organization of employment.
Weight: 15% Did not submit or incompletely analyzed the key effects of labor market, insurance market, and competitive market factors on health care delivery requirements at your current or previous organization of employment. Partially analyzed the key effects of labor market, insurance market, and competitive market factors on health care delivery requirements at your current or previous organization of employment. Satisfactorily analyzed the key effects of labor market, insurance market, and competitive market factors on health care delivery requirements at your current or previous organization of employment. Thoroughly analyzed the key effects of labor market, insurance market, and competitive market factors on health care delivery requirements at your current or previous organization of employment.
4. Determine what changes are occurring in the economy or concerning labor and regulatory factors that must be considered in the future.
Weight: 10% Did not submit or incompletely determined what changes are occurring in the economy or concerning labor and regulatory factors that must be considered in the future. Partially determined what changes are occurring in the economy or concerning labor and regulatory factors that must be considered in the future. Satisfactorily determined what changes are occurring in the economy or concerning labor and regulatory factors that must be considered in the future. Thoroughly determined what changes are occurring in the economy or concerning labor and regulatory factors that must be considered in the future.
5. Suggest the key national trends that you believe currently affect competition and pricing initiatives. Justify your response.
Weight: 15% Did not submit or incompletely suggested the key national trends that you believe currently affect competition and pricing initiatives. Did not submit or incompletely justified your response. Partially suggested the key national trends that you believe currently affect competition and pricing initiatives. Partially justified your response. Satisfactorily suggested the key national trends that you believe currently affect competition and pricing initiatives. Satisfactorily justified your response. Thoroughly suggested the key national trends that you believe currently affect competition and pricing initiatives. Thoroughly justified your response.
6. Determine the main quality indicators that typically affect health insurance pricing at the local level. Justify your response.
Weight: 15% Did not submit or incompletely determined the main quality indicators that typically affect health insurance pricing at the local level. Did not submit or incompletely justified your response. Partially determined the main quality indicators that typically affect health insurance pricing at the local level. Partially justified your response. Satisfactorily determined the main quality indicators that typically affect health insurance pricing at the local level. Satisfactorily justified your response. Thoroughly determined the main quality indicators that typically affect health insurance pricing at the local level. Thoroughly justified your response.
7. 6 references (or number in the assignment)
Weight: 5% No references provided Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices. Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices. Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.
8. Writing Mechanics, Grammar, and Formatting
Weight: 5% Serious and persistent errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting. Partially free of errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting. Mostly free of errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting. Error free or almost error free grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting.
9. Appropriate use of APA in-text citations and reference section
Weight: 5% Lack of in-text citations and / or lack of reference section. In-text citations and references are provided, but they are only partially formatted correctly in APA style. Most in-text citations and references are provided, and they are generally formatted correctly in APA style. In-text citations and references are error free or almost error free and consistently formatted correctly in APA style.
10. Information Literacy/Integration of Sources
Weight: 5% Serious errors in the integration of sources, such as intentional or accidental plagiarism, or failure to use in-text citations. Sources are partially integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.
Sources are mostly integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing. Sources are consistently integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.
11. Clarity and Coherence of Writing
Weight: 5% Information is confusing to the reader and fails to include reasons and evidence that logically support ideas. Information is partially clear with minimal reasons and evidence that logically support ideas. Information is mostly clear and generally supported with reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.
Information is provided in a clear, coherent, and consistent manner with reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.

Assignment 4: Current and Future Economic Issues Impacting Health Care Sector (6 pages)

Use the Internet or Strayer online databases to research five (5) of what you believe to be the most important and pressing economic issues that confront the United States health care industry today and will continue to do so into the next decade.

Provide a review of these issues in a six page paper in which you:
1. Provide a detailed description of the issues that you have researched.
2. Analyze the most significant economic effects of the researched issues on health care industry. Provide at least two (2) examples of these issues to support your response.
3. Suggest specific strategies that relevant entities / stakeholders may use to address the selected issues from an economic perspective. Justify your response.
4. Determine the strategic manner in which the United States can apply best economic best practices from other countries in addressing these issues.
5. Assess the likelihood of government and or private sector effectively addressing the issues.
6. Use at least ten (10) current references. Five (5) of these references must be from current peer-reviewed sources to support and substantiate your comments and perspectives.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
• Compare and contrast the U.S. health care system with the health care system of other countries.
• Analyze the factors that are influencing the demand and supply of health care services in the U.S.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in health economics.
• Write clearly and concisely about health economics using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.
Points: 240 Assignment 4: Current and Future Economic Issues Impacting Health Care Sector
Criteria Unacceptable
Below 70% F Fair
70-79% C Proficient
80-89% B Exemplary
90-100% A
1. Provide a detailed description of the issues that you have researched.
Weight: 15% Did not submit or incompletely provided a detailed description of the issues that you have researched. Partially provided a detailed description of the issues that you have researched. Satisfactorily provided a detailed description of the issues that you have researched. Thoroughly provided a detailed description of the issues that you have researched.
2. Analyze the most significant economic effects of the researched issues on health care industry. Provide at least two (2) examples of these issues to support your response.
Weight: 15% Did not submit or incompletely analyzed the most significant economic effects of the researched issues on health care industry. Did not submit or incompletely provided at least two (2) examples of these issues to support your response. Partially analyzed the most significant economic effects of the researched issues on health care industry. Partially provided at least two (2) examples of these issues to support your response. Satisfactorily analyzed the most significant economic effects of the researched issues on health care industry. Satisfactorily provided at least two (2) examples of these issues to support your response. Thoroughly analyzed the most significant economic effects of the researched issues on health care industry. Thoroughly provided at least two (2) examples of these issues to support your response.
3. Suggest specific strategies that relevant entities / stakeholders may use to address the selected issues from an economic perspective. Justify your response.
Weight: 15% Did not submit or incompletely suggested specific strategies that relevant entities / stakeholders may use to address the selected issues from an economic perspective. Did not submit or incompletely justified your response. Partially suggested specific strategies that relevant entities / stakeholders may use to address the selected issues from an economic perspective. Partially justified your response. Satisfactorily suggested specific strategies that relevant entities / stakeholders may use to address the selected issues from an economic perspective. Satisfactorily justified your response. Thoroughly suggested specific strategies that relevant entities / stakeholders may use to address the selected issues from an economic perspective. Thoroughly justified your response.
4. Determine the strategic manner in which the United States can apply best economic best practices from other countries in addressing these issues.
Weight: 15% Did not submit or incompletely determined the strategic manner in which the United States can apply best economic best practices from other countries in addressing these issues. Partially determined the strategic manner in which the United States can apply best economic best practices from other countries in addressing these issues. Satisfactorily determined the strategic manner in which the United States can apply best economic best practices from other countries in addressing these issues. Thoroughly determined the strategic manner in which the United States can apply best economic best practices from other countries in addressing these issues.
5. Assess the likelihood of government and or private sector effectively addressing the issues.
Weight: 15% Did not submit or incompletely assessed the likelihood of government and or private sector effectively addressing the issues. Partially assessed the likelihood of government and or private sector effectively addressing the issues. Satisfactorily assessed the likelihood of government and or private sector effectively addressing the issues. Thoroughly assessed the likelihood of government and or private sector effectively addressing the issues.
6. 10 references (or number in the assignment)
Weight: 5% No references provided Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices. Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices. Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.
7. Writing Mechanics, Grammar, and Formatting
Weight: 5% Serious and persistent errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting. Partially free of errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting. Mostly free of errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting. Error free or almost error free grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting.
8. Appropriate use of APA in-text citations and reference section
Weight: 5% Lack of in-text citations and / or lack of reference section. In-text citations and references are provided, but they are only partially formatted correctly in APA style. Most in-text citations and references are provided, and they are generally formatted correctly in APA style. In-text citations and references are error free or almost error free and consistently formatted correctly in APA style.
9. Information Literacy/Integration of Sources
Weight: 5% Serious errors in the integration of sources, such as intentional or accidental plagiarism, or failure to use in-text citations. Sources are partially integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.
Sources are mostly integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing. Sources are consistently integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.
10. Clarity and Coherence of Writing
Weight: 5% Information is confusing to the reader and fails to include reasons and evidence that logically support ideas. Information is partially clear with minimal reasons and evidence that logically support ideas. Information is mostly clear and generally supported with reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.
Information is provided in a clear, coherent, and consistent manner with reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.