SimCity Project City 1 Report

20 Points

Report clearly discusses the student’s original plan for the city.

18 Points

Report discusses the student’s original plan for the city, but with some room for elaboration.

16 Points

Report discusses the student’s original plan for the city, but with room for elaboration.

12 Points

Report somewhat discusses the student’s original plan for the city, but with definite room for elaboration.

6 Points

Report barely discusses the student’s original plan for the city, with extensive room for elaboration.

0 Points

Report does not discuss the student’s original plan for the city.

20 Points

Report clearly discusses the challenges encountered and attempts to overcome them.

18 Points

Report discusses the challenges encountered and attempts to overcome them, but with some room for elaboration

16 Points

Report discusses the challenges encountered and attempts to overcome them, but with room for elaboration.

12 Points

Report somewhat discusses the challenges and attempts to overcome them, but with definite room for elaboration.

6 Points

Report barely discusses the challenges encountered and attempts to overcome them, with extensive room for elaboration.

0 Points

Report does not discuss the challenges encountered and attempts to overcome them.

40 Points

Provides a well-written description of how each of the urban issues discussed happen in reality.

36 Points

Provides a description of how the urban issues happen in reality, but with room for elaboration in some cases.

32 Points

Provides a description of how the urban issues happen in reality, but with room for elaboration.

24 Points

Somewhat describes how the urban issues happen in reality, but with definite room for elaboration in many cases.

12 Points

Barely describes how the urban issues happen in reality, with extensive room for elaboration in most cases.

0 Points

Does not describe how the urban issues happen in reality.

40 Points

Provides a well-written description of how each of the urban issues discussed are simulated in the game, and a critical analysis of the realistic, unrealistic, and missing features.

36 Points

Provides a description of how the urban issues are simulated in the game, and analysis of the (un)realistic and missing features of the game, but with room for elaboration in some cases.

32 Points

Provides a description of how the urban issues are simulated in the game, and analysis of the (un)realistic and missing features of the game, but with room for elaboration.

24 Points

Somewhat describes how the urban issues are simulated in the game, and analyzes the (un)realistic or missing features, but with definite room for elaboration in many cases.

12 Points

Barely describes how the urban issues are simulated in the game, or analyzes the (un)realistic features, with extensive room for elaboration in most cases.

0 Points

Does not describe how the urban issues are simulated in the game, nor analyze the (un)realistic features.

10 Points

No editing errors whatsoever (i.e. spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentence structure).

9 Points

Minimal proofing and editing errors.

8 Points

Some proofing and editing errors, with minor revision needed.

6 Points

Proofing and editing errors, with revision needed.

0 Points

Significant proofing and editing errors, with substantial revision needed.

Paper Not Accepted

Proofing and editing errors distracting and unacceptable for this assignment.

10 Points

Follows all formatting guidelines regarding report structure, headings, line spacing, and page length.

9 Points

Minimal formatting revision needed.

8 Points

Some formatting revision needed.

6 Points

Formatting revision needed.

3 Points

Substantial formatting revision needed.

0 Points

Formatting in need of significant correction.