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Case Study

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The case study will focus on a historic or current leadership issue in your discipline or major (Homeland Security). You will discuss and assess the leadership issue. The case study issue will lead to the research paper where you will develop a plan to resolve the issues identified. Make sure the case study is leadership based and not just a problem. The purpose of the case study is to identify leadership issues related to a public safety event. The more issues you identify with the leader of the event, the easier the Research Paper will be. Do Not attempt to solve the problems identified in your case study here, save all of that for the research paper.

The Case Study should be 5-7 pages, excluding the cover page and references. All margins should be 1”, 12 point font in either Arial or New Times Roman font style.

Additional instructions are given in the Content section or Discussion area of the classroom.

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Rubric Name: Case Study Rubric


Criteria	Exceptional	Good	Fair / Adequate	Limited	Poor / Unacceptable
Attention to instructions and assignment	25 points Can earn betwee 23-25 points. Follows and exceeds expectations noted in instructions	22 points Can earn betwee 20-22 points. Follows instructions	19 points Can earn betwee 18-19 points. Follows some but not all instructions	17 points Can earn betwee 15-17 points. Gestures toward instructions but demonstrates little comprehension or competency	14 points Can earn betwee 0-14 points. Disregards instructions
Creative thought / problem-solving / self-assessment	30 points Can earn betwee 27-30 points. Demonstrates a high degree of originality, insight and/or problem-solving skill	26 points Can earn betwee 24-26 points. Shows some originality, insight and/or problem-solving skill	23 points Can earn betwee 21-23 points. Shows minimally acceptable originality, insight and/or problem-solving skill	20 points Can earn betwee 18-20 points. Demonstrates very little creative thought or insight; consists mostly of second-hand ideas	17 points Can earn betwee 0-17 points. Shows no original thought; all second-hand ideas
Adherence to APA 6th ed. style	5 points No APA style errors	4 points No more than three APA style errors	3 points More than four or five APA style errors	2 points More than six APA style errors	1 point No attempt at APA style
Development and support	30 points Can earn from 27-30 points. Thoroughly and insightfully explores, explains and supports each idea.	26 points Can earn from 24-26 points. Develops and supports key points.	23 points Can earn from 21-23 points. Inconsistently develops and supports ideas.	20 points Can earn from 18-20 points. Inadequately or ineffectively explains and defends ideas.	17 points Can earn from 0-17 points. Does not make a meaningful attempt to explain or support ideas.
Source use, including appropriate guidelines	5 points Demonstrates comprehension of all source material; integrates sources appropriately and effectively	4 points Most source material is appropriate, but some if not fully explained or integrated into the paper	3 points Source material is not consistently appropriate or integrated into the paper	2 points Source material is rarely appropriate and/or rarely integrated into the paper	1 point No use of source material
Clarity, including grammar	5 points Demonstrates comprehension of all source material; integrates sources appropriately and effectively	4 points Most ideas are presented clearly but sometimes too simplistically	3 points Wordy; some points require rereading to understand fully	2 points Unclear and difficult to understand	1 point Largely incomprehensible
Overall Score	A Grade 90 or more	B Grade 80 or more	C Grade 70 or more	D Grade 60 or more	F Grade 0 or more

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