Unacceptable( Below70%)

Needs Improvement(70-79%)

Competent(80-89%)

Exemplary(90-100%)

Prepare a concise history of the public budget.

Points:

0 (0.00%)

Did not prepare or incompletely prepared a concise history of the public budget.

Points:

4.6875 (3.75%)

Partially prepared a concise history of the public budget.

Points:

5.3125 (4.25%)

Satisfactorily prepared a concise history of the public budget.

Points:

6.25 (5.00%)

Thoroughly prepared a concise history of the public budget.

Examine the federal budget submission process.

Points:

0 (0.00%)

Did not examine or incompletely examined the federal budget submission process.

Points:

18.75 (15.00%)

Partially examined the federal budget submission process.

Points:

21.25 (17.00%)

Satisfactorily examined the federal budget submission process.

Points:

25 (20.00%)

Thoroughly examined the federal budget submission process.

Determine if the budget of your selected department or agency supports the mission of the agency or department.

Points:

0 (0.00%)

Did not determine or incompletely determined if the budget of your selected department or agency supports the mission of the agency or department.

Points:

18.75 (15.00%)

Partially determined if the budget of your selected department or agency supports the mission of the agency or department.

Points:

21.25 (17.00%)

Satisfactorily determined if the budget of your selected department or agency supports the mission of the agency or department.

Points:

25 (20.00%)

Thoroughly determined if the budget of your selected department or agency supports the mission of the agency or department.

Determine how the budget has affected a policy of the agency or department?

Points:

0 (0.00%)

Did not determine or incompletely determined how the budget has affected the policy of that agency or department.

Points:

18.75 (15.00%)

Partially determined how the budget has affected the policy of that agency or department.

Points:

21.25 (17.00%)

Satisfactorily determined how the budget has affected the policy of that agency or department.

Points:

25 (20.00%)

Thoroughly determined how the budget has affected the policy of that agency or department.

Evaluate how the budget of the agency or department has changed over the last 5–10 years.

Points:

0 (0.00%)

Did not evaluate or incompletely evaluated how the budget of the agency or department has changed over the last 5–10 years.

Points:

18.75 (15.00%)

Partially evaluated how the budget of the agency or department has changed over the last 5–10 years.

Points:

21.25 (17.00%)

Satisfactorily evaluated how the budget of the agency or department has changed over the last 5–10 years.

Points:

25 (20.00%)

Thoroughly evaluated how the budget of the agency or department has changed over the last 5–10 years.

Include at least four references (at least two references must be peer-reviewed).

Points:

0 (0.00%)

No references provided.

Points:

4.6875 (3.75%)

Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references are poor-quality choices.

Points:

5.3125 (4.25%)

Meets the required number of references; all references are high-quality choices.

Points:

6.25 (5.00%)

Exceeds the required number of references; all references are high-quality choices.

Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements.

Points:

0 (0.00%)

More than six errors present.

Points:

9.375 (7.50%)

5–6 errors present

Points:

10.625 (8.50%)

3–4 errors present.

Points:

12.5 (10.00%)

0–2 errors present.