RUBRIC FOR CASE BRIEF ASSIGNMENT

This assignment is due on February 2, 2012 at the beginning of class. It is worth 10% (10 points out of a possible 100 for the course) of your course grade. The assignment consists of you selecting a case from the list of cases which we have discussed thus far in class, either in lectures or in the readings.  You must brief the case utilizing the IRAC (Issue, Rule, Analysis Conclusion) method.  Your work will be judged on the following criteria:

 

 

 

 

EXCELLENT

GOOD

FAIR

POOR

 

8 -10 PTS

6-7 PTS

4-5 PTS

3 PTS

ISSUE

Correctly identified                        Stated as Question                

Correctly identified                        NOT Stated as Question               

Not Correctly Identified      

No issue stated 

RULE

Correctly Identifies Rule

 Rule stated as Yes/No Statement  

Correctly Identifies Rule

 Rule NOT stated as Yes/No Statement        

Rule not correct.      

No rule identified

ANALYSIS

Correctly Idnetifies Facts. Well Reasoned Discussion Relating Facts to Rule.

Correctly Identifies Facts. Not Well Reasoned.

Facts Not Correctly Identified. Analysis Incoherent.

No Analysis.

CONCLUSION

Complete Summation. Restates Issue and Rule.

Mostly Complete and Correct. Does NOT restate Issue and Rule.

Incomplete and Incorrect Summation.

NO Conclusion.

WRITING

Professional Language. No grammatical, Punctuation or Spelling Errors.

Some mistakes.  Does not detract from Understanding.

Many Mistakes.  Detracts From Understanding. Sloppy.

Reflects No

Effort.

 

 

 

 

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