Week Four: Paper Sprint
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Instructions
The paper is done in weekly sprints as it is shown below:
Sprint
Activities
Activity Due Date
Peer Review Due Date
Sprint Week 1
Write an introduction and provide peer review
Saturday week 1
Monday week 2
Sprint Week 2
Identify two peer articles and empirical evidence that support the argument/analysis section
Saturday week 2
Sprint Week 3
Write the entire paper draft and provide peer review
Saturday week 3
Sunday week 3
Sprint Week 4
Write the final paper
Saturday week 4
This week you must submit the revised and final version of your paper.
Step 1: Make sure you consider all comments you received in weeks 1 and 3 from your peers.
Step 2: Do not forget you must follow the precise APA style requested for this paper and specified in the Syllabus section of this course shell.
Step 3: Make sure there is a strong connection between the introduction and conclusion
Step 4: Submit your final paper as an attachment (word or pdf) by Saturday (midnight). I will grade this assignment by Tuesday or Wednesday of the following week.
Step 5: Submit your peer-evaluation and self-evaluation along with your paper. No need for an additional attachment, write your evaluation in the text window (name, number from 0-to-10, one sentence of justification). Read the rubric below to get familiar with the 0-to-10 numbers.
The grading rubric is the following:
The Paper (85%)
The Feedback Quality (15%)
Paper (85 %)
The paper will be graded based on
Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling (8 %)
APA Style for titles, paragraphs and references (8 %)
Clarity of objective, introduction, conclusion and strong connection between the introduction and conclusion (10 %)
Economic analysis using economic principles in the argument section (35 %)
Empirical evidence that supports economic analysis in the argument section (15 %)
Overall quality of conclusion (9 %)
Self Evaluation (5 %)
Give yourself
8 – 10 if you provided feedback in weeks 1 and 3, and the quality of your feedback to the introduction and entire draft of other students were very useful
5 – 7 if you provided feedback in weeks 1 and 3, and the quality of your feedback to the introduction and entire draft of other students were ok
1 – 4 if you provided feedback in one week of two, or the quality of your feedback to both the introduction and entire draft of other students were poor
0 if you failed to provide feedback at all
Peer Evaluation (10 %) (average of points you received in weeks 1 and 3)
Evaluate each feedback your received in weeks 1 and 3. Give each one:
8 – 10 if the quality of the feedback you received from this person was very useful
5 – 7 if the quality of the feedback you received from this person was ok
1 – 4 if the quality of the feedback received from this person was poor
Due on May 4, 2024 11:59 PM
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Rubric Name: Rubric for Collaborative Paper
Criteria Excellent
Good
Needs Improvement
Criterion Score
Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling (8%)
8 points
6 points
3 points
Score of Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling (8%),
/ 8
APA-JRIT Style (8%)
8 points
6 points
3 points
Score of APA-JRIT Style (8%),
/ 8
Clarity and connection of intro and conclusion (10%)
10 points
8 points
4 points
Score of Clarity and connection of intro and conclusion (10%),
/ 10
Economic Analysis (35%)
35 points
28 points
14 points
Score of Economic Analysis (35%),
/ 35
Empirical Evidence (15%)
15 points
12 points
6 points
Score of Empirical Evidence (15%),
/ 15
Overall Quality Conclusion (9%)
9 points
7 points
3 points
Score of Overall Quality Conclusion (9%),
/ 9
Self-Evaluation (5%)
5 points
4 points
2 points
Score of Self-Evaluation (5%),
/ 5
Peer Evaluation (10%)
10 points
8 points
4 points
Score of Peer Evaluation (10%),
/ 10
Total