1. Class Participation/Discussion Board Grading Rubric
Part of your class participation is measured through the discussion question dialogue.
The dialogue posted in the weekly discussion questions and the weekly summary
submission count toward this criterion. Individual discussion question responses count
towards the class participation requirement. Only posts in the Main classroom forum will
count towards your class participation score. Participation counts as 18% of your final
grade. Participation is expected 6 weeks out of our 6 week class. For each week you
are required to post 2 substantive posts, 4 days of the week. This is a total of 8 S posts
over the learning week. The following chart details criteria for a substantive post. Only
substantive posts will be used for credit toward the weekly class participation grade.
You must receive a met requirement on 3 out of 4 of the requirements below in order for
a post to be counted as substantive. If you do not meet the requirement, detailed
feedback will be given to you for implementation on future dialogues. An S or a U will be
posted next to your responses so you will know if a response is considered substantive
or unsubstantive.
Substantive posts include
• Encourage additional discussion by
asking follow-up questions so that
your fellow students think more
deeply.
Met requirement
Did not meet requirement
• Share your own experiences in
relationship to the topics being
discussed.
Met requirement
Did not meet requirement
• Suggest other solutions; constructively
disagree at times.
Met requirement
Did not meet requirement
• Refer to course readings; apply these
course readings; ask your fellow
colleagues how they are applying the
course readings.
Met requirement
Did not meet requirement

2. You can earn up to 100 percent each week for participation. Each week will count as
3.0 percent of the total 18% you can earn for Participation. Substantive posts are
graded on the following criteria:
Grammar and
Spelling
Reference to text,
work experience,
and additional
study materials
(critical thought)
Word Count –
Please see word
count
specifications
below.
Substantive Post
Minimum
25 percent of the
total 100% you can
earn per week-
student consistently
has no grammar
and spelling errors
on almost every
post.
25 percent of the
total 100% you can
earn per week –
student refers to
application of
material through the
above means in
more than 4
dialogues
25 percent of the
total 100% you can
earn per week –
student meets the
word count
specifications on
more than 4
dialogues
25 percent of the
total 100% you can
earn per week –
equals 4.6875
percent for each
post counted as
substantive. Your
summary post
makes up one of the
posts counted
toward this criterion.
Please see the
summary post rubric
for more details.
18 to 24 percent of
the total 100% you
can earn per week –
very few grammar
and spelling errors.
18 to 24 percent of
the total 100% you
can earn per week –
Utilizes 4 resources
at some time during
the weekly
discussion by
integrating the texts
into the context of
the dialogue.
18 to 24 percent of
the total 100% you
can earn per week –
meets or closely
meets specified
criteria on at least 4
dialogues.
15 to 18 percent of
the total 100% you
can earn per week –
Some grammatical
errors however the
flow of the post is
not disturbed.
10 to 15 percent of
the total 100% you
can earn per week-
Utilizes at least 2
resources at some
time during the
weekly discussion
by integrating the
texts into the context
of the dialogue.
10 to 15 percent of
the total 100% you
can earn per week-
Does not meet the
word count criteria,
however the added
words are useful to
the meaning of the
post.
10 to 15 percent of
the total 100% you
can earn per week-
Grammatical and
0 to 9 percent of the
total 100% you can
earn per week –
utilizes 1 or less
0 to 9 percent of the
total 100% you can
earn per week –
Disregard for the

3. spelling errors are
numerous and affect
the
understandability of
the post.
resources during the
weekly discussion.
word count is
displayed in post by
excessive or under
word usage.
0 to 9 percent of the
total 100% you can
earn per week –
Grammatical and
spelling errors
cause the reader to
have no
understanding of
what the author is
communicating.
Discussion question responses should be at least 200-300 words. For discussion
question responses in the Main forum, please post responses to the threads provided.
To respond, highlight the appropriate thread, click on Reply, type your response, and
send. Please do not start a new thread for the weekly discussion questions in the Main
forum.
Unlike your formal written assignments, I do not require that your discussion question or
participation responses adhere to specific formatting requirements like those to be used
for a paper, but your posts should reflect professional and academic tone and writing.
However, please make sure to proofread carefully. Grammar and spelling errors may
impact the grading.
I expect your discussion question responses to reflect critical thought. Whenever
possible, please try to relate the course content to real-world applications from your
work experience.