Category	Exemplary 9-10 points	Proficient 8 points	Developing 7 points	Beginning 6 points	Inadequate 0-5 points
Description of each term	Descriptions are synthesized from various sources in a new and unique way.	Descriptions are summarized form source materials.	Descriptions are paraphrased form source materials.	Descriptions are mostly direct quotes from source materials.	Descriptions are copied from source materials without acknowledging those sources.
Examples of each concept	Examples are new and unique.	Examples are summaries taken from other materials.	Examples are paraphrased from other materials.	Examples are quoted from other materials.	Examples are copies from source materials without acknowledging those sources.
Suggestions for successful employment	Suggestions are new and unique.	Suggestions are summaries taken from other materials.	Suggestions are paraphrased from other materials.	Suggestions are quoted form other materials.	Suggestions are copies from source materials without acknowledging those sources.
Description of consequences (lack of success)	Consequences are new and unique.	Consequences are summaries taken from other materials.	Consequences are paraphrased from other materials.	Consequences are quoted from other materials.	Consequences are copies from source materials without acknowledging those sources.
PowerPoint aesthetics (typography, screen design, media, white space, color choices)	Aesthetics create a pleasing appearance that is easy to follow.	Aesthetics are generally pleasing but some slides are difficult to understand.	Aesthetics make it difficult to follow the information on some of the slides.	Aesthetics create confusion in the viewer.	Lack of aesthetics prevents viewer from learning anything in the presentation.
PowerPoint notes	Notes include main points and are written concisely.	Notes include main points but more clarity is needed.	Notes are somewhat clear, but make it somewhat difficult to learn the material.	Notes are poorly written without clarity so that the viewer does not know what the main points are.	There are little or no notes.

What are we looking for when grading this PowerPoint presentation?

Your PowerPoint presentation is a demonstration of your critical, reflective and creative thinking skills. It is also a demonstration of your ability to concisely communicate your thoughts so that your audience can learn from this presentation.

We are grading on the quality of thought you put into your descriptions, examples, suggestions and consequences pertaining to each concept. This means you have been critical (analytical) in examining each concept; reflective in thinking about how an employee should demonstrate the positive concepts; and creative in “thinking outside the box” with unique ideas that show your individuality and personal approach to the concepts.

If you are synthesizing information from other sources into new and unique ideas of your own, then you are exhibiting excellent thinking skills.

If you are you summarizing information from other sources into your own words, then you are exhibiting very good thinking skills, and need to work on synthesizing information.

If you are paraphrasing information from other sources into your own words, then you are exhibiting adequate thinking skills, and need to work on summarizing and synthesizing.

If you are directly quoting other sources, then you are not yet exhibiting the level of critical thinking that we expect of college students. You need to work on paraphrasing, summarizing and synthesizing.

If you are copying information from other sources without acknowledging where that information came from, then you are most likely plagiarizing, which is a serious offense that can lead to failure of an assignment, failure of a course, a short suspension from college, or even being expelled from college if you persist in this behavior.