Capstone Research Project Evaluation Rubric (Page 2 of 6) in pdf

Example of a Research Project Evaluation Rubric

Scenario: The School of Management at the International Academy of Commerce and Business Enterprise offers a

Bachelor of Business Administration. The school has identified the following intended student learning outcomes

(ISLOs) for the program:

1. Students will be able to identify the principal concepts, theories, and practices in the functional areas of

business. (Business Functional Areas)

2. Students will be able to recognize the relevant theories and principles associated with the economic

environment of business. (Economic Environment)

3. Students will be able to evaluate the social and natural environments of business and apply them to the

development of managerial strategy. (Social and Natural Environments)

4. Students will be able to recognize legal and ethical principles in business and apply them to organizational

decision making. (Legal/Ethical Principles)

5. Students will be able to evaluate the global dimensions of business. (Global Dimensions)

6. Students will be able to apply business-related decision-support tools to the formulation of management

decisions. (Decision-Support Tools)

7. Students will be able to construct coherent written forms of communication. (Written Communication Skills)

8. Students will be able to compose and present effective oral forms of communication. (Oral Communication

Skills)

9. Students will be able to demonstrate analytical and critical-thinking skills in the context of organizational

decision making. (Analytical/Critical-Thinking Skills)

10. Students will be able to integrate theory and practice across the business functional areas in the analysis of

organizational problems and challenges. (Integration Skills)

In order to assess these intended learning outcomes, the School of Management is using a comprehensive end-of-

program examination as one of its direct measures of student learning. The examination is used to assess intended

outcomes #1–#6. The school’s second direct measure of student learning is a research project (e.g., research

paper, comprehensive company analysis, consulting project, etc.) that is administered in the capstone course. The

research project is used to assess intended outcomes #7–#10.

The evaluation rubric below can be used both for assigning a grade or mark to the research project in the capstone

course and for the purpose of program-level assessment based on the research project, i.e., for assessing the

programmatic intended student learning outcomes in the BBA.

Example of a Research Project Evaluation Rubric

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