Description
Rubric Name: Project 2: Risk Analysis
Criteria Excellent
Outstanding
Acceptable
Needs Improvement
Needs Significant Improvement
Missing or Unacceptable
Criterion Score
Introduction (to the Company & the Deliverable)
10 points
Provided an excellent introduction section which identified the company being profiled and included a brief overview of the company and its Fortune 500 status. Included a clear, concise, and accurate description of this deliverable and the information contained herein. Appropriately used information from 3 or more authoritative sources.
9 points
Provided an outstanding introduction section which identified the company being profiled and included a brief overview of the company. Including a description of this deliverable and the information contained herein. Appropriately used information from 2 or more authoritative sources.
8 points
Provided an introduction section which identified the company being profiled and included a brief overview of the company (when it was founded, by whom, major products or services provided by the company, and significant events in the company’s history). Provided a brief description of the purpose of this deliverable. Appropriately used information from authoritative sources.
7 points
Provided an introduction to the company but the section lacked some required details. Mentioned the purpose of this deliverable. Information from authoritative sources was cited and used in the overview.
6 points
Attempted to provide an introduction to the company but this section lacked detail and/or was not well supported by information drawn from authoritative sources.
0 points
The introduction section was missing or did not clearly identify the company.
Score of Introduction (to the Company & the Deliverable),
/ 10
Analysis of the Company’s Information Uses and Its Needs for Information Security
20 points
Provided an excellent analysis of the company’s needs / requirements for IT security. Identified likely sources of threats or attacks for each type of information or business operation (used Information Usage table from Project #1). Identified and discussed the information and/or business operations that need to be protected. Clearly identified the sources of information used in this analysis. Appropriately used and cited information from authoritative sources.
18 points
Provided an outstanding analysis of the company’s needs / requirements for IT security. Identified likely sources of threats or attacks and discussed the information and/or business operations that need to be protected. Used information usage content from Project #1. Clearly identified the sources of information used in this analysis. Appropriately used and cited information from authoritative sources.
17 points
Provided an acceptable analysis of the company’s needs / requirements for IT security. Identified information and/or business operations that need to be protected from attacks. Used information usage content from Project #1. Appropriately used and cited information from authoritative sources.
16 points
Attempted to provide an analysis of the company’s needs / requirements for IT security to protect information and/or business operations. Appropriately used and cited information from authoritative sources.
14 points
Provided a discussion of the company’s needs for information security. The discussion lacked detail and/or was not well supported by information drawn from authoritative sources.
0 points
This section was missing, off topic, or failed to provide information about the company’s needs for information security.
Score of Analysis of the Company’s Information Uses and Its Needs for Information Security,
/ 20
Risk Analysis
20 points
Provided an excellent analysis and discussion of the information and information technology risks (Risk Profile) which the company must manage (aligned to information usage from Project #1 – may reuse some narrative). Provided an introductory paragraph that explained the risk profile table and described the information contained in the table. Clearly identified the sources used to obtain information for the risk profile. Presented a completed risk profile in table format (used the table template from the assignment file and included 15 or more risk entries). Appropriately used information from 3 or more authoritative sources.
18 points
Provided an outstanding analysis and discussion of the information and information technology risks (Risk Profile) which the company must manage (aligned to information usage from Project #1 -may reuse some narrative). Provided an introductory paragraph followed by the risk profile table. Identified the sources used to obtain information for the risk profile. Presented a risk profile in table format (used the table template from the assignment file and provided 12 or more risk entries). Appropriately used information from 2 or more authoritative sources.
17 points
Provided an acceptable analysis of the information and information technology risks (Risk Profile) which the company must manage.Provided an introductory paragraph that explained the risk profile table and described the information contained in the table. Mentioned some of the sources used to obtain information for the risk profile. Presented a risk profile in table format (used the table template from the assignment file and provided 10 or more risk entries). Appropriately used information from authoritative sources.
16 points
Attempted to provide a discussion of the information and information technology risks (Risk Profile) which the company must manage. The discussion was supported by information drawn from authoritative sources.
14 points
Mentioned some risks that the company must manage. Mentioned the use of information and IT to support business operations. This section was lacking in details and/or was not well supported by information from authoritative sources.
0 points
This section was missing, off topic, or failed to address the required risk analysis.
Score of Risk Analysis,
/ 20
Summary and Conclusions
20 points
Provided an excellent summary of the risk analysis, the identified risks, and the potential impacts of risks upon the company’s operations as a whole. Appropriately used information from 3 or more authoritative sources.
18 points
Provided an outstanding summary of the risk analysis and the potential impacts of risks upon the company’s operations as a whole. Appropriately used information from 2 or more authoritative sources.
17 points
Provided an acceptable summary of the risk analysis. Mentioned potential impacts of risks upon company operations. Appropriately used information from authoritative sources
16 points
Provided a closing section that mentioned the risk analysis but, this section was disorganized or lacked important details. Mentioned information from authoritative sources.
14 points
Attempted to provide a closing section but this section lacked content. Or, the section was not well supported by information from authoritative sources.
0 points
This section was missing or not relevant to the assignment.
Score of Summary and Conclusions,
/ 20
Professionalism: Consistent Use and Formatting for Citations and Reference List
10 points
Work contains a reference list containing entries for all cited resources. Sufficient information is provided to allow a reader to find and retrieve the cited sources. Reference list entries and in-text citations are consistently and correctly formatted using APA citation style.
9 points
Work contains a reference list containing entries for all cited resources. Sufficient information is provided to allow a reader to find and retrieve the cited sources. One or two inconsistencies or errors in format for in-text citations and/or reference list entries.
8 points
Work contains a reference list containing entries for all cited resources. Sufficient information is provided to allow a reader to find and retrieve the cited sources. No more than 5 inconsistencies or errors in format for in-text citations and/or reference list entries.
7 points
Work has no more than three paragraphs with omissions of citations crediting sources for facts and information. Work contains a reference list containing entries for cited resources. Work contains no more than 10 inconsistencies or errors in format.
6 points
Work attempts to credit sources but demonstrates a fundamental failure to understand and/or consistently apply a professional formatting style for the reference list and/or citations.
0 points
Reference list is missing. Work demonstrates an overall failure to incorporate and/or credit authoritative sources for information used in the paper.
Score of Professionalism: Consistent Use and Formatting for Citations and Reference List,
/ 10
Professionalism: Organization & Appearance
10 points
Submitted work shows outstanding organization and the use of color, fonts, titles, headings and sub-headings, etc. is appropriate to the assignment type.
9 points
Submitted work has minor style or formatting flaws but still presents a professional appearance. Submitted work is well organized and appropriately uses color, fonts, and section headings (per the assignment’s directions).
8 points
Organization and/or appearance of submitted work could be improved through better use of fonts, color, titles, headings, etc. OR Submitted work has multiple style or formatting errors. Professional appearance could be improved.
7 points
Submitted work has multiple style or formatting errors. Organization and professional appearance need substantial improvement.
6 points
Submitted work meets minimum requirements but has major style and formatting errors. Work is disorganized and needs to be rewritten for readability and professional appearance.
0 points
No work submitted.
Score of Professionalism: Organization & Appearance,
/ 10
Professionalism: Execution
10 points
No formatting, grammar, spelling, or punctuation errors.
9 points
Work contains minor errors in formatting, grammar, spelling or punctuation which do not significantly impact professional appearance.
8 points
Errors in formatting, spelling, grammar, or punctuation which detract from professional appearance of the submitted work.
7 points
Submitted work has numerous errors in formatting, spelling, grammar, or punctuation. Work is unprofessional in appearance.
6 points
Submitted work is difficult to read / understand and has significant errors in formatting, spelling, grammar, punctuation, or word usage.
