Benchmark Capstone Project Assignment

Benchmark – Capstone Project Change Proposal

 

1 Unsatisfactory 0-71% 0.00%

2 Less Than Satisfactory 72-75% 75.00%

3 Satisfactory 76-79% 79.00%

4 Good 80-89% 89.00%

5 Excellent 90-100% 100.00%

60.0 %Content

 

5.0 % Background

Background section is not present.

Background section is present, but incomplete or otherwise lacking in required detail.

Background section is present. Some minor details or elements are missing but the omission(s) do not impede understanding.

Background section is present and complete. The submission provides the basic information required.

Background section is present, complete, and incorporates additional relevant details and critical thinking to engage the reader.

 

5.0 % Problem Statement

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Problem statement is present, but incomplete or otherwise lacking in required detail.

Problem statement is present. Some minor details or elements are missing but the omission(s) do not impede understanding.

Problem statement is present and complete. The submission provides the basic information required.

Problem statement is present, complete, and incorporates additional relevant details and critical thinking to engage the reader. Benchmark Capstone Project Assignment

 

5.0 % Change Proposal Purpose

Purpose of change proposal is not present.

Purpose of change proposal is present, but incomplete or otherwise lacking in required detail.

Purpose of change proposal is present. Some minor details or elements are missing but the omission(s) do not impede understanding.

Purpose of change proposal is present and complete. The submission provides the basic information required.

Purpose of change proposal is present, complete, and incorporates additional relevant details and critical thinking to engage the reader.

 

5.0 % PICOT

PICOT is not present.

PICOT is present, but incomplete or otherwise lacking in required detail.

PICOT is present. Some minor details or elements are missing but the omission(s) do not impede understanding.

PICOT is present and complete. The submission provides the basic information required.

PICOT is present, complete, and incorporates additional relevant details and critical thinking to engage the reader.

 

5.0 % Literature Search Strategy

Literature search strategy is not present.

Literature search strategy is present, but incomplete or otherwise lacking in required detail.

Literature search strategy is present. Some minor details or elements are missing but the omission(s) do not impede understanding.

Literature search strategy is present and complete. The submission provides the basic information required.

Literature search strategy is present, complete, and incorporates additional relevant details and critical thinking to engage the reader.

 

5.0 % Literature Evaluation

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Literature evaluation is present, but incomplete or otherwise lacking in required detail.

Literature evaluation is present. Some minor details or elements are missing but the omission(s) do not impede understanding.

Literature evaluation is present and complete. The submission provides the basic information required.

Literature evaluation is present, complete, and incorporates additional relevant details and critical thinking to engage the reader.

 

5.0 % Utilization of Change or Nursing Theory (2.2)

Theory utilization is not present.

Theory utilization content is present, but incomplete or otherwise lacking in required detail.

Theory utilization content is present. Some minor details or elements are missing but the omission(s) do not impede understanding.

Theory utilization content is present and complete. The submission provides the basic information required.

Theory utilization content is present, complete, and incorporates additional relevant details and critical thinking to engage the reader.

 

5.0 % Proposed Implementation Plan with Outcome Measures (3.2)

Implementation plan is not present.

Implementation plan is present, but incomplete or otherwise lacking in required detail.

Implementation plan is present. Some minor details or elements are missing but the omission(s) do not impede understanding.

Implementation plan is present and complete. The submission provides the basic information required.

Implementation plan is present, complete, and incorporates additional relevant details and critical thinking to engage the reader.

 

5.0 % Identification of potential barriers to plan implementation, and a discussion of how these could be overcome (2.3)

Identification of potential barriers to plan implementation and /or discussion component is not present.

Identification of potential barriers to plan implementation with a discussion component is present, but is incomplete or otherwise lacking in required detail.

Identification of potential barriers to plan implementation with a discussion component is present. Some minor details or elements are missing but the omission(s) do not impede understanding.

Identification of potential barriers to plan implementation with a discussion component is present and complete. The submission provides the basic information required.

Identification of potential barriers to plan implementation with a discussion component is present, complete, and incorporates additional relevant details and critical thinking to engage the reader.

 

5.0 % Appendices Inclusive of Practice Immersion Clinical Documentation (1.2)

Appendices are not present.

Appendices are present, but incomplete or otherwise lacking in required detail.

Appendices are present with minor elements missing that do not impede understanding.

Appendices are present and complete. The submission provides the basic information required.

Appendices are present, complete, and incorporates additional relevant details and critical thinking to engage the reader.

 

10.0 % Evidence of Revision

Final paper does not demonstrate incorporation of feedback or evidence of revision on research critiques.

Incorporation of research critique feedback or evidence of revision is incomplete.

Incorporation of research critique feedback and evidence of revision are present.

Evidence of incorporation of research critique feedback and revision is clearly provided.

Evidence of incorporation of research critique feedback and revision is comprehensive and thoroughly developed. Benchmark Capstone Project Assignment

 

30.0 %Organization and Effectiveness

 

10.0 % Thesis Development and Purpose

Paper lacks any discernible overall purpose or organizing claim.

Thesis is insufficiently developed or vague. Purpose is not clear.

Thesis is apparent and appropriate to purpose.

Thesis is clear and forecasts the development of the paper. Thesis is descriptive and reflective of the arguments and appropriate to the purpose.

Thesis is comprehensive and contains the essence of the paper. Thesis statement makes the purpose of the paper clear.

 

10.0 % Argument Logic and Construction

Statement of purpose is not justified by the conclusion. The conclusion does not support the claim made. Argument is incoherent and uses noncredible sources.

Sufficient justification of claims is lacking. Argument lacks consistent unity. There are obvious flaws in the logic. Some sources have questionable credibility.

Argument is orderly, but may have a few inconsistencies. The argument presents minimal justification of claims. Argument logically, but not thoroughly, supports the purpose. Sources used are credible. Introduction and conclusion bracket the thesis.

Argument shows logical progression. Techniques of argumentation are evident. There is a smooth progression of claims from introduction to conclusion. Most sources are authoritative.

Clear and convincing argument presents a persuasive claim in a distinctive and compelling manner. All sources are authoritative.

 

10.0 % Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use)

Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. Inappropriate word choice or sentence construction is used.

Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in language choice (register) or word choice are present. Sentence structure is correct but not varied.

Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but they are not overly distracting to the reader. Correct and varied sentence structure and audience-appropriate language are employed.

Prose is largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. The writer uses a variety of effective sentence structures and figures of speech.

Writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English.

 

10.0 %Format

 

5.0 % Paper Format (use of appropriate style for the major and assignment)

Template is not used appropriately, or documentation format is rarely followed correctly.

Appropriate template is used, but some elements are missing or mistaken. A lack of control with formatting is apparent.

Appropriate template is used. Formatting is correct, although some minor errors may be present.

Appropriate template is fully used. There are virtually no errors in formatting style.

All format elements are correct.

 

5.0 % Documentation of Sources (citations, footnotes, references, bibliography, etc., as appropriate to assignment and style)

Sources are not documented.

Documentation of sources is inconsistent or incorrect, as appropriate to assignment and style, with numerous formatting errors.

Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, although some formatting errors may be present.

Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is mostly correct.

Sources are completely and correctly documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is free of error.

 

100 % Total Weightage

TITLE IN ALL CAPS 1

TITLE IN ALL CAPS 4

 

Title of Paper

Student Name

Grand Canyon University

 

Title of Paper with no bold (no more than 75 words)

Introduce your main thesis here. [introduction to your paper paragraph].

Background (no more than 125 words) worth 5% of grade

This paragraph addresses why the proposed work is important in the field. In this section, provide the status quo of the relevant work field and identify a gap in knowledge or activities that must be filled to move the field forward.

Problem Statement (no more than 125 words) worth 5% of grade

Sufficient details should be given in this discussion (1) to make clear what the research problem is and exactly what has been accomplished; (2) to give evidence of your own competence in the field; and (3) to show why the previous work needs to be continued. Benchmark Capstone Project Assignment

Purpose of the Change Proposal (no more than 125 words) worth 5% of grade

Place a testable, focused, clear, declarative statement of relationships between variables based on previous observations.

PICOT worth 5% of grade

PICO (T) components and question needs to be placed here.

Literature Search Strategy (no more than 75 words) worth 5% of grade

Here is the information you might want to include when describing your literature search process: Databases used, Search terms used, Details of your search equations, Selection or exclusion criteria, Additional search methods, Number of results found, Final number of documents used and Types of documents used.

Evaluation of Literature (no more than 200 words) worth 5% of grade

Literature reviews should be selective and critical. Reviewers do not want to read through a voluminous working bibliography; they want to know the pertinent works and your evaluation of them. Discussions of work done by others should therefore lead the reader to a clear impression of how you will be building upon what has already been done and how your work differs from theirs. It is important to establish what is original in your approach (innovative), what circumstances have changed since related work was done, or what is unique about the time and place of the proposed research.

Applicable Change or Nursing Theory Utilized (no more than 150 words) worth 5% of grade

To write this paragraph you must choose a Nursing theory and/or Framework. After choosing your theory and/or framework you will talk to how it Provides a structure for the study, Provides the rationale for the predictions of the relationships between the variables, GUIDEs and directs the study and Helps make sense of meaning of the study (meaningful interpretation).

Proposed Implementation Plan with Outcome Measures (no more than 200 words) worth 5% of grade

Implementation plan is a guide for developing the program, tool for planning the piloting of the program and provides a timeline of actions or activities. A concise, easy-to-read overview of goals, strategies, objectives, outcome measures, timeline, and responsible parties.

Identification of Potential Barrier to Plan Implementation and a Discussion of How these could be Overcome (no more than 200 words) worth 5% of grade

Identification of potential barriers to plan implementation.

Overcoming Barriers (no more than 150 words)

Discussion on how these barriers can be overcome.

 

Conclusion (no more than 75 words)

Your conclusion should restate the main idea of your paper or thesis statement, summarize your paper, and leave an interesting final impression. Benchmark Capstone Project Assignment

 

References

 

Appendix Section (please review guidelines for APA 6th edition for appendix section)

In the appendix section you will have your Developed tools necessary to educate project participants and Developed assessment tool(s) necessary to evaluate project outcomes. (powerpoint educational module, graphs, tables, surveys, pamphlet, etc.)

To help you embed your developed tools view the link below:

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Insert-an-object-in-Word-or-Outlook-8fc1ea53-0e01-4603-a4cf-98c49b6ea3f5

 

*Appendix section is worth 5% of your grade, make sure to include this section.*

The areas below you will also be graded on:

1. Evidence of revisions from previous papers = 10% of your grade

2. Organization and effectiveness; thesis, argument, construction and mechanics of writing = 30% of your grade

3. Format of paper; paper format and documentation of sources = 10% of your grade