INTRODUCTION
A professional e-portfolio will showcase your knowledge and skills to prospective employers and will increase your marketability as a baccalaureate-prepared nurse. This e-portfolio will help you, as a nurse, hone in on the concepts, strengths, and critical thinking abilities that define professional nursing practice. Throughout your time at WGU, you have developed skills and knowledge that distinguish your practice as that of a baccalaureate-prepared nurse. Items that display your skills and knowledge will be showcased in this professional portfolio. You should organize your portfolio around the four areas of professional nursing practice: quality and safety, advanced evidence-based practice, applied leadership, and community and population health. This portfolio will expand on the portfolio you already created in your Professional Roles and Values course.
Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. The similarity report that is provided when you submit your task can be used as a guide.
You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.
Tasks may not be submitted as cloud links, such as links to Google Docs, Google Slides, OneDrive, etc., unless specified in the task requirements. All other submissions must be file types that are uploaded and submitted as attachments (e.g., .docx, .pdf, .ppt).
A. Include the following in your e-portfolio, using the template you started in C304:
Note: A copy of the “E-Portfolio Template” is included in the Weblinks section.
1. Create a professional mission statement (suggested length of 1 paragraph) that includes the following elements:
a. Reflect on how your professional mission statement will help guide you throughout your nursing career.
2. Complete a professional summary (suggested length of 3–4 pages) that includes the following:
a. Explain how the specific artifacts or completed work or both in your e-portfolio represent you as a learner and a healthcare professional.
b. Discuss how the specific artifacts in your e-portfolio represent your professional strengths.
c. Discuss any challenges you encountered during the progression of your program.
i. Explain how you overcame these challenges.
d. Explain how your coursework helped you meet each of the nine nursing program outcomes.
Note: Refer to the “Nursing Conceptual Model” file in the Supporting Documents section.
e. Analyze how you fulfilled the following roles during your program:
f. Discuss how you have grown professionally since the beginning of your program.
B. Include the following in the e-portfolio section “Quality and Safety”:
1. Reflect (suggested length of 1 page) on your professional definition of quality and safety developed in Professional Roles and Values, including any necessary changes to your definition.
a. Discuss how the program assisted you in developing your professional definition.
b. Identify the artifacts in your e-portfolio that support your definition.
i. Explain how these artifacts support your definition from part B1.
Note: The artifacts should be included in your e-portfolio.
2. Discuss the importance of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) certificate for your future role as a professional nurse.
C. Include the following in the e-portfolio section “Evidence-Based Practice”:
1. Reflect (suggested length of 1 page) on your professional definition of evidence-based practice developed in Professional Roles and Values, including any necessary changes to your definition.
a. Discuss how the program assisted you in developing your professional definition.
b. Identify the artifacts in your e-portfolio that support your definition.
i. Explain how these artifacts support your definition from part C1.
Note: The artifacts should be included in your e-portfolio.
2. Reflect (suggested length of 1 page) on your understanding of evidence-based practice and applied nursing research by doing the following:
a. Discuss how you are able to evaluate current primary research and apply the concepts to your nursing practice, considering the following:
b. Explain how your experience in the program helped you achieve excellence in evidence-based practice.
D. Include the following in the e-portfolio section “Applied Leadership”:
1. Reflect (suggested length of 1 page) on your professional definition of applied leadership you developed in Professional Roles and Values, including any necessary changes to your definition.
a. Discuss how the program assisted you in developing your professional definition.
b. Identify the artifacts in your e-portfolio that support your definition.
i. Explain how these artifacts support the definition from part D1.
Note: The artifacts should be included in your e-portfolio.
2. Summarize (suggested length of 1 paragraph to 1 page) your Learning Leadership Experience task by doing the following:
a. Discuss the importance of professional collaboration for effective nursing leadership.
E. Include the following in the e-portfolio section “Community and Population Health”:
1. Reflect (suggested length of 1 page) on your professional definition of community and population health you developed in Professional Roles and Values, including any necessary changes to your definition.
a. Discuss how the program assisted you in developing your professional definition.
b. Identify the artifacts in your e-portfolio that support your definition.
i. Explain how these artifacts support the definition from part E1.
Note: The artifacts should be included in your e-portfolio.
2. Summarize (suggested length of 1 page) your Community and Population Health task by doing the following:
a. Discuss what you learned during your Community Health Nursing task.
b. Discuss how what you learned led to your community diagnosis.
c. Discuss how your initial focus and diagnosis evolved after working with your population.
3. Discuss the importance of the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) certificate for your future role as a professional nurse.
RUBRIC
A:ONENOTE SUBMISSION
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NOT EVIDENT An e-portfolio is not provided. |
APPROACHING COMPETENCE Not applicable. |
COMPETENT An e-portfolio is provided. |
A1:CREATION OF PROFESSIONAL MISSION STATEMENT
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NOT EVIDENT A professional mission statement is not provided, or the statement contains none of the required elements. |
APPROACHING COMPETENCE The professional mission statement ineffectively addresses the required elements, or the statement is disorganized or illogical. |
COMPETENT The professional mission statement effectively addresses the required elements, and the statement is well organized and logical. |
A1A:REFLECTION OF PROFESSIONAL MISSION STATEMENT
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NOT EVIDENT A reflection is not provided, or it makes no reference to how a professional mission statement will help guide the candidate’s nursing career. |
APPROACHING COMPETENCE The reflection ineffectively addresses how a professional mission statement will help guide the candidate’s nursing career, or the reflection is poorly reasoned or vague. |
COMPETENT The reflection effectively addresses how a professional mission statement will help guide the candidate’s nursing career, and the reflection is well reasoned and sufficiently detailed. |
A2A:E-PORTFOLIO REPRESENTATION OF A LEARNER AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL
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NOT EVIDENT The submission does not include an explanation, or the explanation makes no reference to the representation of the e-portfolio. |
APPROACHING COMPETENCE The submission includes an inadequate explanation of how either specific artifacts or completed work or both in the e-portfolio represent the candidate as a learner and a healthcare professional, or the explanation is illogical or poorly supported. |
COMPETENT The submission includes an adequate explanation of how either specific artifacts or completed work or both in the e-portfolio represent the candidate as a learner and a healthcare professional, and the explanation is logical and well supported. |
A2B:E-PORTFOLIO PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS
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NOT EVIDENT A discussion is not provided, or it makes no reference to how the specific artifacts in the e-portfolio represent professional strengths. |
APPROACHING COMPETENCE The discussion illogically addresses how the specific artifacts in the e-portfolio represent professional strengths, or the discussion is vague. |
COMPETENT The discussion logically addresses how the specific artifacts in the e-portfolio represent professional strengths, and the discussion is sufficiently detailed. |
A2C:PROGRAM PROGRESSION CHALLENGES
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NOT EVIDENT The submission does not include a discussion, or the discussion makes no reference to the challenges encountered during the progression of the program. |
APPROACHING COMPETENCE The submission includes an inadequate discussion of the challenges encountered during the progression of the program, or the discussion is illogical or poorly supported. |
COMPETENT The submission includes an adequate discussion of the challenges encountered during the progression of the program, and the discussion is logical and well supported. |
A2CI:OVERCOME CHALLENGES
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NOT EVIDENT An explanation was not provided, or it makes no reference to how the given challenges were overcome. |
APPROACHING COMPETENCE The explanation ineffectively addresses how the given challenges were overcome, or the explanation is poorly reasoned, poorly supported, or vague. |
COMPETENT The explanation effectively addresses how the given challenges were overcome, and the explanation is well reasoned, well supported, and sufficiently detailed. |
A2D:PROGRAM OUTCOMES
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NOT EVIDENT An explanation was not provided, or it makes no reference to how the coursework helped the candidate meet each of the 9 nursing program outcomes. |
APPROACHING COMPETENCE The explanation ineffectively addresses how the coursework helped the candidate meet each of the 9 nursing program outcomes, or the explanation is poorly reasoned, poorly supported, or vague. |
COMPETENT The explanation effectively addresses how the coursework helped the candidate meet each of the 9 nursing program outcomes, and the explanation is well reasoned, well supported, and sufficiently detailed. |
A2E:ROLES DURING THE PROGRAM
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NOT EVIDENT An analysis is not provided, or it makes no reference to how the given roles were fulfilled during the program. |
APPROACHING COMPETENCE The analysis for how the given roles were fulfilled during the program is illogical, unconvincing, or ineffective. |
COMPETENT The analysis for how the given roles were fulfilled during the program is logical, convincing, and effective. |
A2F:PROFESSIONAL GROWTH
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NOT EVIDENT A discussion is not provided, or it makes no reference to how the candidate has grown professionally since the beginning of the program. |
APPROACHING COMPETENCE The discussion ineffectively addresses how the candidate has grown professionally since the beginning of the program, or the discussion is illogical or poorly supported. |
COMPETENT The discussion effectively addresses how the candidate has grown professionally since the beginning of the program, and the discussion is logical and well supported. |
B1:QUALITY AND SAFETY: REFLECTION
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NOT EVIDENT A reflection is not provided, or it makes no reference to the professional definition of quality and safety. |
APPROACHING COMPETENCE The reflection ineffectively addresses how the professional definition of quality and safety was developed in Professional Roles and Values, or it does not include necessary changes to the definition. Or the reflection is poorly reasoned or vague. |
COMPETENT The reflection effectively addresses how the professional definition of quality and safety was developed in Professional Roles and Values, including necessary changes to the definition, and the reflection is well reasoned and sufficiently detailed. |
B1A:QUALITY AND SAFETY: DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL DEFINITION
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NOT EVIDENT A discussion is not provided, or it makes no reference to how the program assisted in developing the candidate’s professional definition of quality and safety. |
APPROACHING COMPETENCE The discussion illogically addresses how the program assisted in developing the candidate’s professional definition of quality and safety, or the discussion is poorly supported. |
COMPETENT The discussion logically addresses how the program assisted in developing the candidate’s professional definition of quality and safety, and the discussion is well supported. |
B1B:QUALITY AND SAFETY: ARTIFACT SUPPORT
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NOT EVIDENT Artifacts in the e-portfolio that support the professional definition of quality and safety are not identified. |
APPROACHING COMPETENCE The identified e-portfolio artifacts are inappropriate, or they do not support the professional definition of quality and safety. |
COMPETENT The identified e-portfolio artifacts are appropriate, and they support the professional definition of quality and safety. |
B1BI:QUALITY AND SAFETY: ARTIFACT SUPPORTING DEFINITION
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NOT EVIDENT An explanation was not provided, or it makes no reference to how the given artifacts support the definition from part B1. |
APPROACHING COMPETENCE The explanation ineffectively addresses how the given artifacts support the definition from part B1, or the explanation is illogical. |
COMPETENT The explanation effectively addresses how the given artifacts support the definition from part B1, and the explanation is logical. |
B2:QUALITY AND SAFETY: IMPORTANCE OF IHI CERTIFICATE
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NOT EVIDENT A discussion is not provided, or it makes no reference to the importance of the IHI certificate for the candidate’s future role as a professional nurse. |
APPROACHING COMPETENCE The discussion demonstrates a limited understanding of the importance the IHI certificate has on the candidate’s future role as a professional nurse, or the discussion is poorly supported or poorly reasoned. |
COMPETENT The discussion demonstrates a sufficient understanding of the importance the IHI certificate has on the candidate’s future role as a professional nurse, and the discussion is well supported and well reasoned. |
C1:EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE: REFLECTION
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NOT EVIDENT A reflection is not provided, or it makes no reference to the professional definition of evidence-based practice. |
APPROACHING COMPETENCE The reflection ineffectively addresses how the professional definition of an evidence-based practice was developed in Professional Roles and Values, or it does not include necessary changes to the definition. Or the reflection is poorly reasoned or vague. |
COMPETENT The reflection effectively addresses how the professional definition of an evidence-based practice was developed in Professional Roles and Values, including necessary changes to the definition, and the reflection is well reasoned and sufficiently detailed. |
C1A:EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE: DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL DEFINITION
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NOT EVIDENT A discussion is not provided, or it makes no reference to how the program assisted in developing the candidate’s professional definition of evidence-based practice. |
APPROACHING COMPETENCE The discussion illogically addresses how the program assisted in developing the candidate’s professional definition of evidence-based practice, or the discussion is poorly supported. |
COMPETENT The discussion logically addresses how the program assisted in developing the candidate’s professional definition of evidence-based practice, and the discussion is well supported. |
C1B:EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE: ARTIFACT SUPPORT
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NOT EVIDENT Artifacts in the e-portfolio that support the professional definition of evidence-based practice are not identified. |
APPROACHING COMPETENCE The identified e-portfolio artifacts are inappropriate, or they do not support the professional definition of evidence-based practice. |
COMPETENT The identified e-portfolio artifacts are appropriate, and they support the professional definition of evidence-based practice. |
C1BI:EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE: ARTIFACT SUPPORTING DEFINITION
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NOT EVIDENT An explanation was not provided, or it makes no reference to how the given artifacts support the definition from part C1. |
APPROACHING COMPETENCE The explanation ineffectively addresses how the given artifacts support the definition from part C1, or the explanation is illogical. |
COMPETENT The explanation effectively addresses how the given artifacts support the definition from part C1, and the explanation is logical. |
C2A:EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE: PRIMARY RESEARCH
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NOT EVIDENT A discussion is not provided, or it makes no reference to how the candidate is able to evaluate current primary research and apply concepts to the nursing practice. |
APPROACHING COMPETENCE The discussion demonstrates a limited understanding of how the candidate is able to evaluate current primary research and apply concepts to the nursing practice, using the given points, or the discussion does not include all of the given points. Or the discussion is illogical or poorly supported. |
COMPETENT The discussion demonstrates a sufficient understanding of how the candidate is able to evaluate current primary research and apply concepts to the nursing practice, and the discussion includes all of the given points. The discussion is logical and well supported. |
C2B:EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE: ACHIEVEMENT IN EXCELLENCE
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NOT EVIDENT An explanation was not provided, or it makes no reference to how the candidate’s experience in the program helped achieve excellence in evidence-based practice. |
APPROACHING COMPETENCE The explanation ineffectively addresses how the candidate’s experience in the program helped achieve excellence in evidence-based practice, or the explanation is illogical or poorly supported. |
COMPETENT The explanation effectively addresses how the candidate’s experience in the program helped achieve excellence in evidence-based practice, and the explanation is logical and well supported. |
D1:APPLIED LEADERSHIP: REFLECTION
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NOT EVIDENT A reflection is not provided, or it makes no reference to the professional definition of applied leadership. |
APPROACHING COMPETENCE The reflection ineffectively addresses how the professional definition of applied leadership was developed in Professional Roles and Values, or it does not include necessary changes to the definition. Or the reflection is poorly reasoned or vague. |
COMPETENT The reflection effectively addresses how the professional definition of applied leadership was developed in Professional Roles and Values, including necessary changes to the definition, and the reflection is well reasoned and sufficiently detailed. |
D1A:APPLIED LEADERSHIP: DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL DEFINITION
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NOT EVIDENT A discussion is not provided, or it makes no reference to how the program assisted in developing the candidate’s professional definition of applied leadership. |
APPROACHING COMPETENCE The discussion illogically addresses how the program assisted in developing the candidate’s professional definition of applied leadership, or the discussion is poorly supported. |
COMPETENT The discussion logically addresses how the program assisted in developing the candidate’s professional definition of applied leadership, and the discussion is well supported. |
D1B:APPLIED LEADERSHIP: ARTIFACT SUPPORT
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NOT EVIDENT Artifacts in the e-portfolio that support the professional definition of applied leadership are not identified. |
APPROACHING COMPETENCE The identified e-portfolio artifacts are inappropriate, or they do not support the professional definition of applied leadership. |
COMPETENT The identified e-portfolio artifacts are appropriate, and they support the professional definition of applied leadership. |
D1BI:APPLIED LEADERSHIP: ARTIFACTS SUPPORTING DEFINITION
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NOT EVIDENT An explanation was not provided, or it makes no reference to how the given artifacts support the definition from part D1. |
APPROACHING COMPETENCE The explanation ineffectively addresses how the given artifacts support the definition from part D1, or the explanation is illogical. |
COMPETENT The explanation effectively addresses how the given artifacts support the definition from part D1, and the explanation is logical. |
D2A:APPLIED LEADERSHIP: PROFESSIONAL COLLABORATION
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NOT EVIDENT A discussion is not provided, or it makes no reference to the importance of professional collaboration for effective nursing leadership. |
APPROACHING COMPETENCE The discussion illogically addresses the importance of professional collaboration for effective nursing leadership, or the discussion is poorly supported. |
COMPETENT The discussion logically addresses the importance of professional collaboration for effective nursing leadership, and the discussion is well supported. |
E1:COMMUNITY AND POPULATION HEALTH: REFLECTION
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NOT EVIDENT A reflection is not provided, or it makes no reference to the professional definition of community and population health. |
APPROACHING COMPETENCE The reflection ineffectively addresses how the professional definition of community health was developed in Professional Roles and Values, or it does not include necessary changes to the definition. Or the reflection is poorly reasoned or vague. |
COMPETENT The reflection effectively addresses how the professional definition of community health was developed in Professional Roles and Values, including necessary changes to the definition, and the reflection is well reasoned and sufficiently detailed. |
E1A:COMMUNITY AND POPULATION HEALTH: DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL DEFINITION
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NOT EVIDENT A discussion is not provided, or it makes no reference to how the program assisted in developing the candidate’s professional definition of community and population health. |
APPROACHING COMPETENCE The discussion illogically addresses how the program assisted in developing the candidate’s professional definition of community and population health, or the discussion is poorly supported. |
COMPETENT The discussion logically addresses how the program assisted in developing the candidate’s professional definition of community and population health, and the discussion is well supported. |
E1B:COMMUNITY AND POPULATION HEALTH: ARTIFACT SUPPORT
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NOT EVIDENT Artifacts in the e-portfolio that support the professional definition of community and population health are not identified. |
APPROACHING COMPETENCE The identified e-portfolio artifacts are inappropriate, or they do not support the professional definition of community and population health. |
COMPETENT The identified e-portfolio artifacts are appropriate, and they support the professional definition of community and population health. |
E1BI:COMMUNITY AND POPULATION HEALTH: ARTIFACTS SUPPORTING DEFINITION
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NOT EVIDENT An explanation was not provided, or it makes no reference to how the given artifacts support the definition from part E1. |
APPROACHING COMPETENCE The explanation ineffectively addresses how the given artifacts support the definition from part E1, or the explanation is illogical. |
COMPETENT The explanation effectively addresses how the given artifacts support the definition from part E1, and the explanation is logical. |
E2A:COMMUNITY AND POPULATION HEALTH: COMMUNITY HEALTH TASK
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NOT EVIDENT A discussion is not provided, or it makes no reference to what was learned during the Community Health Nursing task. |
APPROACHING COMPETENCE The discussion provides vague, implausible examples of what was learned during the Community Health Nursing task, or the discussion is poorly supported. |
COMPETENT The discussion provides specific, plausible examples of what was learned during the Community Health Nursing task, and the discussion is well supported. |
E2B:COMMUNITY AND POPULATION HEALTH: COMMUNITY DIAGNOSIS
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NOT EVIDENT A discussion is not provided, or it makes no reference to what was learned that led to the community diagnosis. |
APPROACHING COMPETENCE The discussion addresses what was learned that led to the community diagnosis, but it is poorly supported with vague or implausible examples. |
COMPETENT The discussion addresses what was learned that led to the community diagnosis, and it is well supported with specific, plausible examples. |
E2C:COMMUNITY AND POPULATION HEALTH: CHANGES IN FOCUS
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NOT EVIDENT A discussion is not provided, or it makes no reference to how the initial focus and diagnosis evolved after working with the population. |
APPROACHING COMPETENCE The discussion addresses how the initial focus and diagnosis evolved after working with the population, but the discussion is poorly supported with vague or implausible examples. |
COMPETENT The discussion addresses the initial focus and diagnosis evolved after working with the population, and the discussion is well supported with specific, plausible examples. |
E3:COMMUNITY AND POPULATION HEALTH: IMPORTANCE OF AMNH CERTIFICATE
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NOT EVIDENT A discussion is not provided, or it makes no reference to the importance of the AMNH certificate for the candidate’s future role as a professional nurse. |
APPROACHING COMPETENCE The discussion demonstrates a limited understanding of the importance the AMNH certificate has on the candidate’s future role as a professional nurse, or the discussion is poorly supported or vague. |
COMPETENT The discussion demonstrates a sufficient understanding of the importance the AMNH certificate has on the candidate’s future role as a professional nurse, and the discussion is well supported and sufficiently detailed. |
G:SOURCES
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NOT EVIDENT The submission does not include both in-text citations and a reference list for sources that are quoted, paraphrased, or summarized. |
APPROACHING COMPETENCE The submission includes in-text citations for sources that are quoted, paraphrased, or summarized, and a reference list; however, the citations and/or reference list is incomplete or inaccurate. |
COMPETENT The submission includes in-text citations for sources that are properly quoted, paraphrased, or summarized and a reference list that accurately identifies the author, date, title, and source location as available. |
H:PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION
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NOT EVIDENT Content is unstructured, is disjointed, or contains pervasive errors in mechanics, usage, or grammar. Vocabulary or tone is unprofessional or distracts from the topic. |
APPROACHING COMPETENCE Content is poorly organized, is difficult to follow, or contains errors in mechanics, usage, or grammar that cause confusion. Terminology is misused or ineffective. |
COMPETENT Content reflects attention to detail, is organized, and focuses on the main ideas as prescribed in the task or chosen by the candidate. Terminology is pertinent, is used correctly, and effectively conveys the intended meaning. Mechanics, usage, and grammar promote accurate interpretation and understanding. |
