FINAL REQUIREMENT GUIDELINES

Intended Learning Outcome:

Write an action research proposal aimed to mobilize resources and intervene on a focal
issue with an evaluation instrument and approach for monitoring success.

Format:
Title: Times New Roman, 14, bold, centered
Body: Times New Roman, 12
A4 size, justified, single-spaced.
1' margin all sides

CSR ACTION RESEARCH PROPOSAL FORMAT

I. Description of the Focal Issue
II. Causal Analysis of the Focal Issue
a. Critical Reflection
b. Force Field Analysis
c. Laminated System
III. Evaluation of Potential Interventions with Proposed Monitoring Approaches
a. Regulative
b. Normative
c. Cognitive-Cultural
IV. References
V. Appendices

Notes:
1. Description of the focal issues and Causal Analysis of the issue should be supported by scientific
literature (including news, reports, and expert interviews).

GRADE COMPONENT
1. Paper Output – 70% of the total grade
2. Presentation – 20% of the total grade
3. Peer Evaluation – 10% of the total grade

RUBRIC FOR ACTION RESEARCH PROPOSAL

Exemplary Proficient Developing Beginning
Criteria
4 3 2 1
Clarity and Paper is a model Paper is Paper can be Paper is
organization of of clarity, generally well- generally poorly- written.
report (20%) conciseness, written. Ideas understood, Ideas are
and logical are often although ideas disjointed and
thought. Ideas presented in a are sometimes difficult to
flow smoothly clear and presented in a understand.
between organized confusing and Tables and
paragraphs and manner. Tables repetitive figures are
 across sections. and figures are manner. Not all haphazardly
Tables and properly labeled tables and done, and are
figures do not and effectively figures are not labeled
only supplement supplement the labeled properly.
the main text, but main text. properly.
are also self-
contained.

Utilization of Relevant Relevant Relevant Theories,

theory, models theories, models, theories, theories, models, or
and concepts or concepts are models, or models, or concepts are
(20%) explained, and concepts are concepts are not explained,
successfully explained and explained, but and / or
synthesized to adequately used incorrectly incorrectly
generate as tools of used as tools used as tools
revealing description and / of description of description
insights. or analysis. and / or and/ or
analysis. analysis.

Quality of Analysis is done Analysis is Analysis is Analysis is

description and / systematically, generally done done with done
or analysis (20%) and generates systematically, some system, carelessly, and
conclusions that and generates but still generates
are not only conclusions that generates faulty and / or
sound, logical, are mostly faulty and / or illogical
but also full of sound and illogical conclusions.
practical insight. logical. conclusions.

Correctness of Paper is not only Paper has Paper has few Paper contains
grammar and error-free, but occasional spelling errors numerous
syntax (20%) also contains grammatical but many spelling and
language that is lapses, and grammatical grammatical
both crisp and practically no errors. errors.
elegant. spelling errors. Sentences are Sentences are
Sentences are coherent but constructed
generally well- construction is poorly and
constructed. still weak. difficult to
understand.

Completeness of Contains the Contains most of Fails to include Many of the

paper and essential the essential some of the essential
adherence to elements of a elements of a essential elements of a
APA format (20%) research paper research paper elements of a research paper
from the from the research paper from the
preliminaries to preliminaries to from the preliminaries to
the appendices. the appendices. preliminaries to the appendices
Citations are Citations are the are missing.
complete, and complete, and appendices. Citations and
have have Citations and references are
corresponding corresponding references do incomplete.
 entries in the entries in the not match. Does not use
references references Reflects APA format.
section. Uses section. Uses incomplete
APA format APA format with knowledge of
accurately and minor violations. APA format.
consistently.

RUBRIC FOR ACTION RESEARCH PROPOSAL ORAL PRESENTATION

Exemplary Proficient Developing Beginning
Criteria
4 3 2 1
Scope of Very high High degree Moderate Insufficient
Knowledge (25%) degree of understanding of understanding understanding
understanding ideas/ concepts/ of of
of ideas/ arguments/ ideas/concepts/ ideas/concepts/
concepts/ evidence of arguments/ arguments/
arguments/ topic. evidence of evidence of
evidence on topic. topic.
topic.

Thinking / Inquiry / Very high High use of Moderate use of Insufficient use
Response to effective use of effective critical/analytical of
Challenges (25%) critical/analytical critical/analytical thinking skills to critical/analytic
thinking skills to thinking skills to respond to al thinking skills
respond to respond to challenges/ to respond to
challenges challenges/ questions using challenges/
/questions using questions using examples, questions using
concrete examples, concepts or examples,
examples, concepts or analogies. concepts or
concepts or analogies. analogies.
analogies.

Communication / Very high High use of Moderate use Insufficient

Articulation of effective use effective and of effective and use of effective
Ideas (25%) and professional professional oral professional oral and
oral communication communication professional
communication skills (e.g., skills (e.g., oral
skills (e.g., scholarly / scholarly / communication
scholarly / academic academic skills (e.g.,
academic language, correct language, scholarly /
language, grammar and correct grammar academic
correct grammar sentence and sentence language,
and sentence structure; structure; correct
structure; rhetorical rhetorical grammar and
rhetorical devices; voice devices; voice sentence
devices; voice projection; projection; structure;
projection; gestures; body gestures; body rhetorical
gestures; body language; language; devices; voice
language; timing). timing). projection;
timing). gestures; body
 language;
timing).

Application / Excellent Satisfactory Moderate Insufficient

Organization of organization organization and organization organization
ideas and clear and application application of and application and application
connections of researched researched of researched of researched
(synopsis and oral ideas, ideas, ideas, ideas,
summary) (25%) arguments, arguments, arguments, arguments,
counter counter counter counter
arguments and arguments and arguments and arguments and
evidence to evidence to evidence to evidence to
thesis presented thesis presented thesis presented thesis
in a logical and in a logical and in a logical and presented in a
coherent coherent method coherent logical and
method in in written method in coherent
written synopsis synopsis and written synopsis method in
and oral oral summary. and oral written
summary. summary. synopsis and
oral summary.

RUBRIC FOR PEER EVALUATION/GROUP WORK

EXEMPLARY SATISFACTORY DEVELOPING BEGINNING
CRITERIA
4 3 2 1
Problem- Actively looks Refines solutions Does not Does not try to
solving for and suggested by suggest or solve problems
suggests others. refine solutions, or help others
solutions to but is willing to solve problems.
problems. try out solutions Lets others do
suggested by the work.
others.

Quality of Provides work Provides high Provides work Provides work

Work of the highest quality work. that occasionally that usually
quality. needs to be needs to be
checked/redone checked/redone
by other group by others to
members to ensure quality.
ensure quality.

Working with Almost always Usually listens to, Often listens to, Rarely listens
Others listens to, shares, with, and shares with, and to, shares with,
shares with, supports the efforts supports the and supports
and supports of others. Does not efforts of others, the efforts of
the efforts of cause \"waves\" in but sometimes others. Often is
others. Tries to the group. is not a good not a good team
keep people team member. player.
working well
together.
Monitors Routinely Routinely monitors Occasionally Rarely monitors
Group monitors the the effectiveness of monitors the the
Effectiveness effectiveness of the group and effectiveness of effectiveness of
the group, and works to make the the group and the group and
makes group more works to make does not work to
suggestions to effective. the group more make it more
make it more effective. effective.
effective.

Time- Routinely uses Usually uses time Tends to Rarely gets

management time well well throughout the procrastinate, things done by
throughout the project, but may but always gets the deadlines
project to have things done by AND group has
ensure things procrastinated on the deadlines. to adjust
get done on one thing. Group Group does not deadlines or
time. Group does not have to have to adjust work
does not have adjust deadlines or deadlines or responsibilities
to adjust work work because of this
deadlines or responsibilities responsibilities person\'s
work because of this because of this inadequate time
responsibilities person\'s person\'s management.
because of this procrastination. procrastination.
person\'s
procrastination.

Attitude Never is Rarely is publicly Occasionally is Often is publicly

publicly critical critical of the publicly critical critical of the
of the project or project or the work of the project or project or the
the work of of others. Often the work of work of other
others. Always has a positive other members members of the
has a positive attitude about the of the group. group. Often
attitude about task(s). Usually has a has a negative
the task(s). positive attitude attitude about
about the the task(s).
task(s).

Focus on the Consistently Focuses on the Focuses on the Rarely focuses

task stays focused task and what task and what on the task and
on the task and needs to be done needs to be what needs to
what needs to most of the time. done some of be done. Lets
be done. Very Other group the time. Other others do the
self-directed. members can group members work.
count on this must sometimes
person. nag, prod, and
remind to keep
this person on-
task.