3. Journal Club
Points Possible: 12 points
Due: Sunday, 11:59 p.m. EST/EDT
Provide one scholarly reference and one reference not considered scholarly. Contrast the two. What makes one considered scholarly and one not? If two scholarly references provide conflicting information, how do you determine which one is most accurate?
Provide references used. Please provide and introcuction and conclusion to paper.
Words From the Teacher: Don’t make the Journal Club assignment to difficult. Simply find a scholarly article and explain why it is scholarly. Then find another that is not considered scholarly and explain why it is not. At times even scholarly sources may offer conflicting information. In the final paragraph, explain how you would determine which article is most reliable.
Rubric:
Week 6: Journal Club Rubric
Criteria Excellent Good Fair Poor
Addresses proposed topic or question
Weight 10% Topic is fully addressed & question/s answered with exceptional attention. Topic is addressed & question is answered with focused attention. Topic is addressed & question is answered with attention. Topic is not fully addressed & question is answered with limited attention.
Provides Understanding and Summation
Weight 30% Journal entry demonstrates significant evidence of advanced levels of understanding and application of proposed ideas. Journal entry demonstrates some evidence of understanding and application of proposed ideas. Journal entry provides limited evidence of understanding and application of proposed ideas. Journal entry does not demonstrate evidence of understanding and application of proposed ideas.
Critical Thinking
Weight 30% Evidence of the topic was addressed thoroughly. Uses personal experience to illustrate new ideas. Evidence of high-level thinking about topics addressed. Limited use of personal experience to illustrate new ideas. Lacking evidence of high-level thinking about topics addressed and personal experience to illustrate new ideas. No evidence connecting high-level thinking about topics addressed and personal experience to illustrate new ideas.
Organization
Weight 10% Writing is organized. Transitions between topics and ideas are present. Body of discussion supports ideas proposed. Conclusion provides summary of ideas presented. Writing contains some organization between topics and ideas presented. Transitions between topics and ideas are moderately presented. Body of discussion does not fully support ideas proposed. Conclusion not fully developed. Writing contains problems with organization between topics presented. Transitions between ideas are often absent. Conclusion is not supported. Writing contains significant problems with organization regarding topic presented. Transitions between ideas are absent. Conclusion does not support ideas or references presented.
Written Mechanics & References
Weight 20% Journal is free of grammatical and spelling errors, has high quality references that exceeds the minimum references stated, citations provided for references used. Journal has 1-2 grammatical and spelling errors, has quality references that meets the minimum references stated, citations provided for references used. Journal has significant grammatical and spelling errors, references do not meet quality standards for a graduate course, citations mostly provided for references used. Journal does not meet criteria and has significant grammatical and spelling errors, references do not meet quality standards for a graduate course, citations provided are not acceptable for a graduate level course.
3. Journal Club Points Possible: 12 points Due: Sunday, 11:59 p.m. EST/EDT Prov
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