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Research and identify a Data/Database security breach incident in the industry in the recent past ~5 year
| Category | Exceeds Standards (Bonus) | Meets Standards
(A Grade) |
Nearly Meets Standards | Does Not Meet Standards | No Evidence |
| Introduction
(3x value) |
Proposed topic strongly motivated by solid reference (not necessarily academic, but must be credible). Objectives clear and concise. Key terms well defined. | Proposed topic motivated by solid reference. Objectives clear and concise. Key terms well defined. | Proposed topic somewhat motivated by reference. Objectives less clear. Key terms are mostly well-defined. | Proposed topic not well motivated by reference. Objectives unclear. Key terms are not well defined. | Unclear motivation, objectives, and definitions. |
| Lit. Review
(6x value) |
Topics logically flow. Each supported by appropriate academic reference(s). | Topics generally flow and are supported by academic reference(s). | Topics and supporting references not as clearly linked. | Unclear links among topics. References inadequate or used improperly. | Topics do not flow. Poor or no references. |
| Discussion/ Summary
(3x value) |
Clearly unites topics from literature review and provides strong overall topic summary. | Ties together topics from literature review and provides solid overall topic summary. | Somewhat unites topics from literature review and provides moderate overall topic summary. | Unclear unity of topics from literature review and provides weak overall topic summary. | Does not summarize literature review. |
| References
(2x value) |
5 references total – at least 1 reference for introduction, and 2 for literature review. No errors with APA citations. | 4 references, with at least 2 from appropriate academic sources. Very few errors with citations. | 3 references, with at least 2 from appropriate academic sources. Very few errors with citations. | 2 references with at least 1 from appropriate academic sources. Errors with in-text or bibliography citations. | 1 or less references. Mistakes with in-text and bibliography citations. |
| Writing
(6x value) |
No grammatical, capitalization, spelling, sentence structure, or other writing errors. Clear, concise communication throughout, with logical flow of topics. | Almost no grammatical, capitalization, spelling, sentence structure, or other writing errors. Mostly clear writing throughout. | Several grammatical, capitalization, spelling, sentence structure, or other writing errors. Ideas not always presented clearly. | Numerous distracting errors in either writing mechanics and/or logical communication of ideas. | Poorly written, with significant errors and ideas unclearly communicated. |
The point value for each category is as follows:
| Category | Point Value |
| Introduction | 30 |
| Literature Review | 60 |
| Discussion/Summary | 30 |
| References | 20 |
| Writing | 60 |
Note that the literature review and writing sections are weighted most heavily. If you do not use appropriate references, it will impact your scores throughout, not just in the references category.