Peer Learning Discussion (10%)
Asynchronous Activity - Individual
Due: Weeks 1 – 10
The asynchronous activity for each week will take the form of reviewing the weekly chapter materials and posting your answer to
the question posted under “Peer Learning Discussion” forum on Moodle from weeks 1 – 10 during the class hours (2 hours –
asynchronous) every week. You will be required to reflect on the questions posted from the respective week’s course material and
post your answers after thorough analysis.
APA writing conventions should be followed with a minimum of two (2) sources referenced (in the end of your answer) and cited
(as appropriate within your answer). Your answer should be a thoughtful, objective academic analysis of the OBHR issues as
covered in the course.
You must post your answer in the body of this discussion forum and NOT in MS word or PDF file as attachment. You must respond to
the posts of 2 peers as well. You must complete this activity during the class hours every week, and you MUST devote 2 hours of
your class time every week to complete this activity. Please note that some students might need to devote some extra time
depending on the individual needs.
Your answers will be graded from 10% as per rubric attached at Appendix- A.
Appendix – A
Assessment Rubric - Peer Learning Discussion (10%)
1-4 Scale 1 2 3 4
Percentage Score 0-59 60-67 68-71 72-75 76-79 80-84 85-89 90-100
Grades F C B- B B+ A- A A+
Mastery Level Weight Beginning Developing Competent Mastery
Approaching
Standard Level Below Standard At Standard Exceeds Standard
Standard
Subject Matter
Key elements are
Key elements are not
Key elements are completely covered.
adequately covered.
mostly covered. Key elements are Content is
Content is not
Content is mostly adequately covered. comprehensive,
comprehensive, has
accurate but lacks Content is accurate accurate and
inaccuracies and is not
persuasiveness. and persuasive. persuasive.
persuasive.
Displays some Displays adequate Displays superior
Displays lack of
understanding of understanding of understanding of
understanding of
Answering questions and results relevant theory. relevant theory. relevant theory.
50 relevant theory.
of research Points mostly Points supported by Points fully supported
Points not adequately
supported by references. by specific references.
supported by
references. Research is adequate
references.
Research is lacking in in content and quality. Research is superior in
Research is lacking in
content and quality. Good use of material content and quality.
content and quality.
Some material from from the textbook and Substantial use of
No use of material
the textbook and course. material from the
from the textbook and
course was used. textbook, library, and
course.
course.
Organization & Critical
Thinking
Introduction provides
Introduction provides
Introduction provides background of paper Introduction provides
good level of
poor level of missing some key superior level of
background of paper
background of paper elements background of paper
Structure of paper is
Structure of paper is Structure of paper is Structure of paper is
clear and train of
not clear and is not clear and it is not very clear and easy to
thought process is
difficult to follow train easy to follow train of follow train of thought
understandable
Demonstration of thought of thought process thought process process
Conclusion mostly
process and analysis of problem Conclusion does not Conclusion follows Conclusion follows
20 follows logically from
and resolution using own follow logically from from body of paper logically from body of
body of paper
thoughts and ideas body of paper but misses key points paper
Critical Thinking is
Critical Thinking is Critical Thinking is not Critical Thinking is
present: logical
lacking: missing logical fully present: missing present through:
argumentation &
argumentation & key points of logical logical argumentation
reasoning shows,
reasoning, concrete argumentation & & reasoning, concrete
reasonable examples
examples & valid reasoning, concrete examples & valid
& valid inferences are
inferences examples & valid inferences
made
inferences
Style & Mechanics
7th Ed. APA Manual is 7th Ed. APA Manual is
7th Ed. APA Manual is 7th Ed. APA Manual is
not followed or there followed with no
followed with followed with minor
are significant errors errors including:
significant errors in: errors in:
in: properly formatted
APA title page & formatted title page,
title page & title page, properly
references pages. In- formatted references
references pages. In- formatted references
Application of the requirements 10 text citations, pages, in-text
text citations, pages, in-text citations
of the 7th APA manual to create paraphrasing and citations,
paraphrasing and are correctly used,
a standardized formatted report direct quotes are paraphrasing and
direct quotes are paraphrasing and
lacking but do not rise direct quotes are
quite inadequate but direct quotes are
to the level of adequately used in
do not rise to the level properly used in the
plagiarism the correct context
of plagiarism correct context
Grammar and Grammar and
Grammar and
sentence structure sentence structure Grammar and
Grammar/Punctuation/Spelling sentence structure
has major problems has problems sentence structure
mostly follows
following standard following standard follows standard
Use of proper English language standard English rules
10 English rules and English rules and English rules and
grammar, spelling and and reads reasonably
reads with difficulty reads with some reads well with
punctuation to create a well with few errors in
with major errors in difficulty with errors excellent punctuation
readable paper. punctuation and
punctuation and in punctuation and and spelling
spelling
spelling spelling
Sentences are
Sentences need to be Sentences are mostly consistently complete,
Sentences are lacking
more complete, clear, complete, clear, clear, concise and
in completeness,
concise and well- concise and well- well-constructed with
clearness, conciseness
constructed. constructed. strong, varied
and are not well-
Transitions do not Transitions mostly structure.
structured.
Readability & Style maintain flow of maintain flow of Transitions
Transitions do not
thought well. thought. consistently maintain
maintain flow of
Clarity of thought and Words are not precise Words are mostly flow of thought.
thought.
appropriate level of language 10 and have some precise with little Words are quite
Words are ambiguous.
use that brings the author's ambiguity. ambiguity. precise and
thoughts and ideas to the Tone is not Tone is mostly unambiguous.
Tone is inappropriate
reader. appropriate to appropriate to Tone is completely
to
audience/assessment. audience/assessment. appropriate to
audience/assessment.
Colloquial language or Colloquial language or audience/assessment.
Colloquial language or
inappropriate use of inappropriate use of No colloquial
inappropriate use of
paraphrasing is used paraphrasing is used language or
paraphrasing is used.
too much. sparingly. inappropriate use of
paraphrasing used.
Marks 100 Additional Comments