Q OL 610: Final Paper Guidelines and Grading Guide Overview The final project for this course is the creation of a final paper on a current labor issue. The project is divided in to 4 milestones, which will be submitted at various points throughout the course to scaffold learning and ensure quality final submissions. These milestones will be submitted in Modules One, Three, Seven, and Ten. Format Milestone One: Topic Description In 1-3 Final Paper: Topic, you will submit a well-defined topic. This milestone is not graded separately but will be graded as part of your Final Paper submission, under Milestone Submission. Milestone Two: Outline In 3-3 Final Paper: Outline, you will submit a 1-2 page outline of the major ideas to be presented in your final paper. This milestone is not graded separately but will be graded as part of your Final Paper submission, under Milestone Submission. Milestone Three: Detailed Outline In 7-3 Final Paper: Detailed Outline, you will submit a 4 page (maximum) outline, detailing the specifics of your final paper. This milestone is not graded separately but will be graded as part of your Final Paper submission, under Milestone Submission. Milestone Four: Final Paper In 10-1 Final Paper: Submit, you will submit your final paper. It should reflect the incorporation of feedback gained throughout the course. This milestone will be graded using the Final Paper Rubric. Deliverable Milestones Milestone Deliverables Module Due Grading 1 Topic Description One Not graded separately. Will affect Final Paper grade under “Milestone submission” 2 Outline Three Not graded separately. Will affect Final Paper grade under “Milestone submission” 3 Detailed Outline Seven Not graded separately. Will affect Final Paper grade under “Milestone submission” 4 Final Paper Ten Graded separately; Final Paper Rubric Final Paper Rubric Requirements of submission: Written components of projects must follow these formatting guidelines when applicable: double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and discipline-appropriate citations. 10-12 pages minimum required not including cover page and resources. Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value Critical Thinking Demonstrates comprehensive Demonstrates moderate Demonstrates minimal Does not demonstrate 25 exploration of issues and ideas exploration of issues and ideas exploration of issues and exploration of issues and before accepting or forming an before accepting or forming an ideas before accepting or ideas before accepting or opinion or conclusion opinion or conclusion forming an opinion or forming an opinion or conclusion conclusion Inquiry and Analysis Explores multiple issues Explores some issues through Explores minimal issues Does not explore issues 25 through extensive collection collection and in-depth analysis through collection and through collection and and in-depth analysis of of evidence to make informed analysis of evidence to make analysis of evidence and does evidence to make informed conclusions informed conclusions not make informed conclusions conclusions Milestone submission Meets Needs Improvement Meets Needs Improvement Student completes and Student submits incomplete 20 and incorporation of requirements and addresses all requirements and incorporates submits all milestones by the milestones or does not submit feedback instructor feedback through some of the instructor’s feedback due date by the due date incorporation or clarifying throughout the progression of questions/dialogue with the project instructor Research Incorporates many scholarly Incorporates some scholarly Incorporates very few Does not incorporate 15 resources effectively that resources effectively that reflect scholarly resources that scholarly resources that reflect depth and breadth of depth and breadth of research reflect depth and breadth of reflect depth and breadth of research research research Writing No errors related to Minor errors related to Some errors related to Major errors related to 15 (Mechanics/Citations) organization, grammar and organization, grammar and style, organization, grammar and organization, grammar and style, and citations and citations style, and citations style, and citations Earned Total: 100% Comments: