Collaborate Summary RubricCollaborate Summary RubricCriteria0 Points - Unacceptable1 Point - Needs Improvement2 Points - Satisfactory3 Points - ExemplaryContent of SummaryDid not provide summarySummary provided less than acceptable evidence that session recording was watched in its entirety. Summary provided satisfactory evidence that session recording was watched in its entirety. Summary proved the student watched and paid attention to the entire session recording. PresentationDid not provide summarySummary not presented in essay form (e.g. bullet lists)Summary provided in essay form, but did not meet 2 page, double spaced, in 11 or 12 point font requirement, or summary was not submitted through Blackboard or not composed in Microsoft Word.Summary met 2 page, double spaced, in 11 or 12 point font requirement. Submitted through the assignment link and composed in Microsoft Word.Clarity & MechanicsDid not provide summary Summary presented in an unorganized or somewhat unorganized manner, with some clarity and/or grammatical or spelling errors.Summary presented in an organized manner with minor clarity and grammatical or spelling errors.Summary presented in a clear, concise manner and formatted in an easy to read style with no grammatical or spelling errors. Total # of Possible Points: 9 Discussion Board RubricDiscussion Board RubricCriteria0 Points - Unacceptable1 Point - Needs Improvement2 Points - Satisfactory3 Points - ExcellentInitial Posting Timing & Relevance Zero posts or does not meet instructor timeline and requirements.Superficial thought. Adressed limited aspects relevant to the prompt and does not demonstrate understaning of key concepts. Met partial elements of instructor timeline and requirementsThoughts were well developed and addressed basic aspects relevant to the prompt and demonstrated base knowledge of concepts. Mostly met instructor timeline and requirements.Thoughts were well developed and fully addressed all aspects relevant to the prompt. Demonstrated excellent integration of key comcepts. Met or exceeded instructor timeline and requirements.Reply Postings Timeline & RelevanceZero replies, or replies not relevant to discussion topicsReplies were limited in relevance or did not enrich discussion (e.g. agrees or disagrees) or met partial elements of instructor timeline and requirements.Elaborated on posts with further comment or observation, relevant to topic. Mostly met instructor timeline and requirements.Demonstrated analysis of others' posts, included meaningful comments. Offered thoughtful insight. Met or exceeded instructor timeline and requirements.Clarity & Mechanics & ReferenceZero posts, or posted unorganized content that may contain multiple grammatical or spelling errors or may be inappropriate. Did not meet instructor requirements for references and citations.Communicated in a somewhat unorganized manner, with some errors in clarity and/or grammatical or spelling errors. Partically met instructor requ ...

1. Collaborate Summary RubricCollaborate Summary
RubricCriteria0 Points - Unacceptable1 Point - Needs
Improvement2 Points - Satisfactory3 Points - ExemplaryContent
of SummaryDid not provide summarySummary provided less
than acceptable evidence that session recording was watched in
its entirety. Summary provided satisfactory evidence that
session recording was watched in its entirety. Summary proved
the student watched and paid attention to the entire session
recording. PresentationDid not provide summarySummary not
presented in essay form (e.g. bullet lists)Summary provided in
essay form, but did not meet 2 page, double spaced, in 11 or 12
point font requirement, or summary was not submitted through
Blackboard or not composed in Microsoft Word.Summary met 2
page, double spaced, in 11 or 12 point font requirement.
Submitted through the assignment link and composed in
Microsoft Word.Clarity & MechanicsDid not provide summary
Summary presented in an unorganized or somewhat unorganized
manner, with some clarity and/or grammatical or spelling
errors.Summary presented in an organized manner with minor
clarity and grammatical or spelling errors.Summary presented in
a clear, concise manner and formatted in an easy to read style
with no grammatical or spelling errors. Total # of Possible
Points: 9
Discussion Board RubricDiscussion Board RubricCriteria0
Points - Unacceptable1 Point - Needs Improvement2 Points -
Satisfactory3 Points - ExcellentInitial Posting Timing &
Relevance Zero posts or does not meet instructor timeline and
requirements.Superficial thought. Adressed limited aspects
relevant to the prompt and does not demonstrate understaning of
key concepts.
Met partial elements of instructor timeline and
requirementsThoughts were well developed and addressed basic
aspects relevant to the prompt and demonstrated base
knowledge of concepts.

2. Mostly met instructor timeline and requirements.Thoughts were
well developed and fully addressed all aspects relevant to the
prompt. Demonstrated excellent integration of key comcepts.
Met or exceeded instructor timeline and requirements.Reply
Postings Timeline & RelevanceZero replies, or replies not
relevant to discussion topicsReplies were limited in relevance
or did not enrich discussion (e.g. agrees or disagrees) or met
partial elements of instructor timeline and
requirements.Elaborated on posts with further comment or
observation, relevant to topic. Mostly met instructor timeline
and requirements.Demonstrated analysis of others' posts,
included meaningful comments. Offered thoughtful insight.
Met or exceeded instructor timeline and requirements.Clarity &
Mechanics & ReferenceZero posts, or posted unorganized
content that may contain multiple grammatical or spelling errors
or may be inappropriate. Did not meet instructor requirements
for references and citations.Communicated in a somewhat
unorganized manner, with some errors in clarity and/or
grammatical or spelling errors. Partically met instructor
requirements for references and citations.Communicated and
contributed valuable information with minor errors in clarity
and/or grammatical or spelling errors. Mostly met instructor
requirements for references and citations.Communicated and
contributed to discussions with clear, concise comments
formatted in an easy to read style with no grammatical or
spelling errors. Met or exceeded instructor requirements for
references and citations.Total # of Possible Points: 9
Writing Assignment RubricWriting Assignment RubricCriteria0
Points - Unacceptable1 Point - Needs Improvement2 Points -
Satisfactory3 Points - ExcellentClarity of ExpressionThe writer
is unable to express ideas in a way in which the reader can
understand the concepts or ideas. There is no clear thread from
one idea to the next.The writer expresses ideas in a disjointed
fashion making it difficult for the reader to ascertain the
communication of thoughts and concepts.The writer expresses
ideas in a normal voice that requires some effort on the part of

3. the reader to connect ideas with concepts.The writer expresses
ideas in a normal voice that allows a smooth reading and clear
communication of those ideas. The ideas are written in such a
way that they can be understood easily without excessive
struggle on the part of the reader.Logical Organization of
IdeasEssay does not contain an introductory paragraph and
suffers from a lack of a thesis. There is no central direction to
the paper and paragraphs do not flow logically into the
next.Essay is missing several key components to an introductory
paragraph and the thesis is undeveloped. The direction of the
paper is unclear and each paragraph has difficulty flowing into
the next.Essay contains most elements of an introductory
paragraph and somewhat identifies the thesis of the paper,
maintaining a sense of interest with the reader. There are
elements of a direction, though they may not always be clear.
Most paragraphs flow logically into the next.Essay contains an
introductory paragraph that clearly identifies the thesis of the
entire paper, engaging the reader to continue reading. The
reader has a sense of the writer’s direction throughout the essay
and each paragraph flows logically into the next.Amplification
& DetailEssay contains very few to no developed ideas or
supporting details. The reader cannot ascertain the answers to
the underlying questions such as "what," "what if," "why not,"
"how," and "why?"Essay is lacking developed ideas and
supporting details. Very few examples are provided to support
detail. The reader is left to wonder about the underlying
questions such as "what," "what if," "why not," "how," and
"why?"Most ideas are developed and provide enough supporting
detail to render conclusions. Details include some examples,
allusions, statistics, citations, or paraphrases. Most of the
underlying questions such as "what," "what if," "why not,"
"how," and "why?"The writer is able to develop the ideas of the
essay fully and provides adequate supporting detail. Details
include examples, allusions, statistics, citations, paraphrases
and more. The writer has answered the underlying questions
such as “what,” “what if,” “why not,” “how,” and

4. “why?”Critical ThinkingThe writer has no clear perspective and
is unable to consider alternative perspectives. Lacking these
perspectives, there is no conclusion to be drawn or examples
provided to express the importance of the point the writer is
trying to make.The writer is not able to analyze the subject from
a particular perspective, lacks other perspectives that could
otherwise help connect with their conclusions. Very few
examples are provided to express the importance of the point
the writer is trying to make.The writer demonstrates the ability
to analyze the subject from one particular perspective while
somewhat incorporating others, identifies the main issue at
stake and can connect their conclusion to the central theme of
the paper. Some examples are provided expressing the
importance of the point the writer is trying to make.The writer
demonstrates the ability to analyze a subject from different
perspectives, identify what is at stake in each, and connect their
conclusions to the central theme of the paper. It is not sufficient
to present examples without making clear the importance of
these examples and how they advance the point the writer is
trying to make.Effective Use of Research Techniques Where
AppropriateThe writer is unable to select appropriate material
from references or provides no references from which they
derive their ideas. There is a clear disconnect between the
writer and the use of APA documentation style.The writer
exhibits some struggle with selecting appropriate material from
references to support their ideas. Very few references are
utilized and the integration of this material is limited. The
writer expresses a limited understanding of the correct use of
APA documentation style.The writer exhibits some familiarity
to select mostly appropriate materials from references to
support their ideas. Similar references are utilized to integrate
material from reference to support their ideas and an
understanding in the correct use of APA style documentation is
evident.The writer exhibits the ability to select appropriate
material from references to support their ideas. They use a
variety of references, integrating the source material from

5. reference to support their ideas and demonstrate consistent and
correct use of APA documentation style.Effective Use of
Language & DirectionThe writer does not use vocabulary that is
suitable to the subject as well as the audience (i.e. text speak).
The words are not utilized accurately or effectively.The writer
struggles with the proper application of vocabulary that may not
necessarily be suitable to the subject or audience. The words
struggle to be utilized accurately and effectively.The writer uses
adequate vocabulary that mostly addresses the subject as well as
the audience. The words are mostly utilized accurately and
effectively.The writer uses vocabulary that is suitable to the
subject as well as the audience. The words are utilized
accurately and effectively.Mechanics & UsageThe writer is
unable to utilize proper mechanics. Additionally, the writer is
unable to express clear usage. Errors cause extreme interference
with the reading of the text.The writer struggles to utilize
proper mechanics. Additionally, the writer struggles with
correct usage. There are several errors that interfere with the
reading of the text.Mechanics are mostly correct, including the
standard conventions of spelling, capitalization, etc. Usage is
mostly correct, including verb-tense agreement, noun-pronoun
agreement, run-on sentences, etc. Some errors interfere with the
reading of the text.Mechanics include the standard conventions
of spelling, capitalization, punctuation and correct paragraph
indentation. Usage involves verb tense, apostrophes, subject-
verb agreement, noun-pronoun agreement, run-on sentences and
sentence fragments. Occasional errors that do not interfere with
the reading of the text may be considered acceptable.Total # of
Possible Points: 21
SkeletonPHILLY LANDSCAPINGCONSTANTS
2017PricesRough Yard Work per Square Foot$ 0.003Gutter
Cleaning per Linear Foot$ 0.075Power Washing per Square
Foot$ 0.050Lawn Mowing and Edging per Square Foot$
0.001Driveway Seal Coating per Square Foot$ 0.100Fall Leaf
Clearing per Square Foot$ 0.003Snow Removal per Square

6. Foot$ 0.025CostsAverage Cost of Labor and Materials$
0.30Customer BaseCustomers 850Average Lawn Surface (Sq
Ft)43,560Average Power Washing Surface (Sq Ft)5,000Average
Gutter Length (Linear Ft)150Average Snow Removal Surface
(Sq Ft)2,500Average Driveway Seal Coating Surface (Sq
Ft)2,500Average Fall Leaf Clearing Surface (Sq
Ft)43,560Economic and Environmental FactorsTax
Rate25%INPUTSYear20172018201920202021202220232024202
520262027Customer Base Change %NAAnnual Payments For
LoanNAAnnual Income Required For RetirementNASUMMARY
OF KEY
RESULTSYear2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
2027TotalAnnual IncomeEnough Income to Hire
Manager?NAIncome Over Expected Annuity
Earnings?NACALCULATIONSExpected
Business20172018201920202021202220232024202520262027R
ough Yard WorkLawn Mowing and EdgingPower
WashingGutter CleaningSnow RemovalDriveway Seal
CoatingFall Leaf ClearingExpected
Revenue20172018201920202021202220232024202520262027R
ough Yard WorkLawn Mowing and EdgingPower
WashingGutter CleaningSnow RemovalDriveway Seal
CoatingFall Leaf ClearingTotal
RevenueExpenses20172018201920202021202220232024202520
262027TotalLabor and MaterialsLoan RepaymentTotal
ExpenseIncome Before TaxesTax ExpenseNet IncomeEnough
Income to Hire Manager?NAIncome Over Expected Annuity
Earnings?NA