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Written Exercise
For these exercises, you will be required to complete a written exercise. The paper must be in APA format and include a cover page, abstract, discussion, conclusion, and references. Your paper should go beyond the obvious, be written at a graduate level, and must be at least 1,200 words in length (excluding the title, abstract, and reference page), but may not exceed 2,500 words. You must use at least three resources to support your position. Remember, all resources including, but not limited to, journals, magazines, and/or books must be properly cited using APA style.
Submit your paper to the Dropbox and attach your paper in a post to the Written Exercise Discussion Board no later than Saturday 11:59 PM EST/EDT. (This Dropbox basket is linked to Turnitin.)
To complete this assignment, you will logically respond to at least three of your classmates’ papers. Each of your responses is to be at least 100 words in length and can be based on your opinion, but must be supported with research. Refer to the syllabus for additional guidance. You must post your responses no later than Sunday 11:59 PM EST/EDT.
The written exercise will explore a topic that is presented in the module outline. Each written exercise is worth 50 points and the seven assignments in total (350 points) will be 35% of your total grade. The written exercise discussion is worth 25 points and the six assignments in total (150 points) will be 15% of your grade.
- You shall submit your paper to the Dropbox and attach your paper in a post to the Written Exercise Discussion Board no later than Saturday 11:59 PM EST/EDT of the respective Module it is due. Responses are due no later than Sunday 11:59 PM EST/EDT of the respective Module it is due. Your paper will lose 5 points per day for each day late up to 5 days (after 5 days no credit will be given). The written exercise discussion will not be accepted late, and
Grading:
Scholarly writing; completeness; organization; extensive analysis of the issues; Correctional leadership issues logically discussed; grammar, punctuation, spelling and consistent with project requirements.
The
instructor may insert comment or use track changes to give the student feedback
on written assignments. Track changes
will look similar to this for incorrect material and this for correct material. Comments that are inserted as balloons into
the papers may be viewed by the following instructions:
Written Exercise Scoring Rubric
| Criteria | Points Possible | Score |
| Provided a brief background description of the situation that is being examined. Identify the key issue or issues. | 8 | |
| Identified possible contributory factors or root causes of the problems. | 8 | |
| Determine the viable solutions to address the issue. | 8 | |
| Assess the likely ramifications of all of your solutions (consider risks and costs/benefits of each action) | 8 | |
| State your final recommendations | 5 | |
| Submitted a well written product using proper terminology, grammar, and sentence structure that are appropriate to the graduate level. | 8 | |
| Resources are completed and appropriately cited and references using APA Style. | 5 | |
| Total | 50 |
Written Discussion Scoring Rubric
| Criteria | Points Possible | Score |
| The three responses are scholarly in nature and are complete. | 25 | |
| Total | 25 |
