Student   clearly paraphrases from at least three scholarly, academic sources and cites   them according to APA Style on the References Slide.

Graded?

Yes

Points Possible

100.0

Resubmissions Allowed?

No

Attachments checked for originality?

Yes

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Assignment Instructions

Week 6 Essay Assignment

o Review the material and deliverables from our Syllabus and Lessons.

o Essay should include title page, abstract, body (5-page minimum with sub-categories), summary/conclusion and reference page (at least three academic references), per APA guidelines.

o Please provide subcategories studied thus far for each of our career fields.

· Developmental Psychology

· Personality Psychology

· Biopsychology

· Perception Psychology

· Learning/Memory Psychology

· Psychopathology

· Industrial Organized Psychology

· Social Psychology

o For each of the career fields, please explain:

· What type of work is involved in each career field. Provide examples.

· The opportunities available within the fields

· Level of education one must achieve in each of these career fields

· Typical work setting. Provide examples.

· Average incomes

· Your biggest take-away learned from each career field

•  PSYC102 Week 6 Assignment      Rubric.docx (19 KB)

Component

Excellent

Satisfactory 

Needs Improvement 

Unsatisfactory 

Points Earned

Description of subcategories   studied thus far (Weeks 1 – 5)

60 Points Possible 

Student   clearly addresses the level/type of work, opportunities, education required,   work settings, average incomes, and biggest take away from each career field.

Student   provides a mostly accurate description of work, opportunities, education   required, work settings, average incomes, and biggest take away from each   career field.

At   times, content lacks coherence.

Student   provides a marginal description of work, opportunities, education required,   work settings, average incomes, and biggest take away from each career field.

Sufficient   details and supporting evidence are lacking.

Does   not clearly discuss and describe work, opportunities, education required,   work settings, average incomes, and biggest take away from each career field.

Conclusion/Summary 

20 Points Possible 

Student   clearly highlights all content objectives and is thorough in   Conclusion/Summary.

Student   provides some content objectives and presents adequate Conclusion/Summary.

Student   provides marginal knowledge of content objectives. Conclusion/Summary is   lacking in sufficiently wrapping the paper.

Student   does not provide conclusion/summary

Usage of Academic,   Scholarly Sources

10 Points Possible 

Student   clearly paraphrases from at least three scholarly, academic sources and cites   them according to APA Style on the References Slide.

Student   paraphrases from three scholarly, academic sources. Direct quotations may be used in place of   paraphrasing or there may be citation/formatting errors.

Student   paraphrases from less than three scholarly, academic sources. Many direct quotations are used or citation   style is mostly inaccurate.

Student   uses only sources from the popular web (e.g., Wikipedia, WebMD, etc…) or does   not include a References slide.

Overall Presentation   of material (Flow, Clarity, Professional Appearance of Final Product, Use of   Proper Grammar/Spelling to convey thoughts)

10 Points Possible 

Submission   is clear and coherent, flows well, and has a professional appearance. Few, if any, errors in grammar/spelling are   made (for written entries) or in spoken English (for video entries).

Submission   is understandable, but flow may be stilted or meaning unclear in spots. Some written or spoken grammatical errors   are evident. Submission appears   “amateurish” in spots.

Submission   seems choppy or difficult to understand. Submission appears mostly amateurish or unprofessional. Many errors in grammar/spelling in evident.

Submission   appears largely unprofessional, messy, and contains numerous grammar/spelling   errors.