CASE STUDY RUBRICS

Criteria 5 4 3 2 1 Score
Case Presentation/ The presenter(s): The presenter(s): The presenter(s): The presenter(s): The presenter(s)
Uniqueness of • discusses all • discusses the • discusses some • discusses a few does not discuss
Case important aspects most important important aspects of the important the aspects, or
of the aspects of the of the aspects of the problems of the
background of background of background of background of case and do not
the case the case the case the case demonstrate a
• demonstrates • demonstrates • demonstrates • Demonstrates unique feature
all unique the most unique some unique few unique of the case
features of the features of the features of the features of the
case • identifies case • identifies case • identifies case • identifies a
all problems in most problems in some problems in few
the case the case the case
Analysis/ Solution The presenter(s): The presenter(s): The presenter(s): The presenter(s): The presenter(s)
Options • discusses an in- • discusses a • discusses a • discusses a do not discuss a
depth and critical mostly thorough somewhat sparse critical
assessment of assessment of thorough assessment of assessment of
the facts of the the facts of the assessment of the facts of the the case and do
case in relation to case in relation to the facts of the case, and some not present a
available available case in relation to are not based on viable option
research research available available
• weighs and • weighs and research research
assesses a assesses a • weighs and • weighs and
variety of variety of assesses a assesses only
alternative alternative limited variety of one alternative
actions that actions that alternative solution for the
address multiple address multiple actions that case
issues in the issues in the address multiple
case, all of which case, most of issues in the
are realistic which are realistic case, some of
options options which are realistic
options
Recommendations The presenter(s): The presenter(s): The presenter(s): The presenter(s): The presenter(s)
/ Final Plan • proposes a • proposes an • proposes a • proposes a did not give a
Implementation detailed action action plan of limited action limited action final
plan of final final plan of final plan of final recommendation
recommendations recommendations recommendations recommendations for the case.
• justifies final • justifies some • justifies some • justifies few
decisions with final decisions wit final decisions decisions with
specific evidence with specific specific evidence
evidence
Conclusions/ The presenter(s): The presenter(s): The presenter(s): The presenter(s): The presenter(s)
Outcomes of Case • provides a • provides a clear • provides an • provides a does not provide
detailed description of the adequate limited a description of
description of the outcomes of the description of the description of the the outcomes
outcomes of the case outcomes of the outcomes of the and conclusions
case • provides case case of the case.
• provides appropriate • provides • provides limited
detailed and conclusions for adequate and and somewhat
appropriate the case mostly appropriate
conclusion for the appropriate conclusions for
case conclusions for the case
the case
Presentation Skills The presentation: The presentation: The presentation: • is not very well The
• is extremely • is well • is somewhat organized presentation:
well organized organized and organized • is not always • is very
and easy to easy to • is easy to easy to disorganized
understand understand understand most understand • is confusing
• is within the • is within the of the time • is slightly too and the
time parameters time parameters • is within the short or too long message is not
• has no verbal or • has only a few time parameters • has several clear
physical verbal or physical • has several verbal or physical • is outside the
distractions distractions verbal or physical distractions • has time parameters
• has visual aids • has visual aids distractions visual aids when • has several
when appropriate when appropriate • has visual aids appropriate but verbal or
 and they are and they are when appropriate they are physical
visually appealing mostly visually and they are distracting or not distractions •
and easy to appealing and somewhat easy to see. • has no visual
see/read • All mostly easy to visually appealing Two or more aids when
presenters speak see/read. • All and mostly easy presenters do not appropriate or
presenters speak to see/read. • All speak (if there the visual aids
but one presenter are multiple are not
speaks (if there presenters) appropriate or
are are very
distracting from
the
presentation. •
Two or more
presenters do
not speak (if
there are
multiple
presenters)

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HASSAN BASRIE ADIM, RSW

Missing or Score
Exemplary (5) Accomplished (4) Developing (3) Unacceptable (2)
Informative, succinct, Relevant and Lacks relevance or
includes details and includes details does not convey Missing or
Title context of project about project appropriate details inappropriate
Related to project
Stated as testable but not stated as
hypothesis including testable
implications of possible Stated as testable hypothesis OR Missing or unrelated
Hypothesis outcomes hypothesis overly simplistic to project
Only partially
Concise and focused, Describes all relevant OR
all information needed information needed explains only part
to understand proposed to understand of the proposed
research, references proposed research, research OR no Missing or unrelated
Background included references included references to project
States that project
Provides convincing is significant but
reason that project Explains rationale for lacks convincing Missing or unrelated
Significance must be done project reason why to project
Clearly and succinctly
states major goals of
the project and how
they relate to the
hypothesis criterion
missing or
unacceptable Describes
developing experiments but
accomplished States major goals of not goals or Missing or unrelated
Specific Aims exemplary the project hypothesis to project
 Clearly and succinctly
describes experiments,
controls, analysis, how Techniques
results will be Describes described but
Research interpreted, potential experiments controls or
Design And problems and including controls analysis are Missing or unrelated
Methods alternative approaches and analysis missing to project
Concisely explains how Describes
research will benefit Explains how importance of
Broader society, including ethical research will benefit research but lacks Missing or unrelated
Impact and policy implications society benefits for society to project