(Please include your initial submission as well as the submission you have made corrections to for the final project. Include a statement on what corrections were made. )
Initial Submission
Corrected Final
Task 1: Agency Selection-25 pts.
1 Page APA formatted
Role: Evaluator
Audience: Stakeholders
Format: Evaluation Report
Task: Select an agency to evaluate with in this course
Writing Prompts (Key Concepts)
- Describe the agency you have chosen for your evaluation. Contact agency and gain permission to evaluate. Let them know that your evaluation may include observations and interviews.
- Discuss the agency mission and purpose
- Discuss the population the agency services. Give the demographics and characteristics of this population.
- Describe the geographic location of this agency. Provide the service delivery area.
- In your own words discuss your rationale for choosing this agency. Note how this agency relates to your future personal and/or professional goals.
Task 1 Rubric
Categories | Exceeds Standard | Meets Standard | Approaches Standard | Needs Improvement |
Agency
(5pts) |
Essays describes what agency is being evaluated. Permission to evaluate is evident. | Mostly describes the agency being evaluated. | Limited description of agency and whether permission has been obtained. | Description of agency and whether permission was obtained was left unclear. |
Mission and Purpose
(5 pts.) |
Essay thoroughly describes the mission and purposed of the agency. | Essay mostly describes the mission and purpose of the agency. | Description of the mission and/or purpose of the agency is limited. | Description of the mission and/or purpose of the agency is missing from discussion. |
Population
(3pts.) |
Essay thoroughly describes the population of the agency which includes demographics. | Essay mostly describes the population of the agency. | Description of the population is limited. | Description of the population is missing demographics and/or supportive descriptors. |
Location
(3pts.) |
Essay thoroughly describes geographic location of agency | Essay mostly describes geographic location of agency. | Description of geographic location is limited. | Description of geographic location is missing. |
Reasoning
(3pts.) |
Essay thoroughly discusses reason for agency selection with support. | Essay mostly describes reason for agency selection. | Description vaguely describes reasoning for agency selection. | Description fails to give reason for agency selection. |
Quality of Information
(1 pts.) |
Information clearly relates to the main topic. It includes several supporting details and/or examples. | Information clearly relates to the main topic. It provides 1-2 supporting details and/or examples. | Information clearly relates to the main topic. No details and/or examples are given. | Information has little or nothing to do with the main topic. |
Sources
(2pts.) |
All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented according to APA format and includes title page, reference page as well as citations. | All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented, but a few are not in APA format. | All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented, but many are not in APA format. | Some sources are not accurately documented. |
Organization
(1 pt.) |
Information is very organized with well-constructed paragraphs and subheadings. | Information is organized with well-constructed paragraphs. | Information is organized, but paragraphs are not well-constructed. | The information appears to be disorganized. |
Mechanics
(2 pts.) |
No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors. | Almost no grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors | A few grammatical spelling, or punctuation errors. | Many grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors. |
Total 25 points | Points |