ME 489 Contemporary Issues
ME 489 Contemporary Issues Guidelines and Grading Rubric
Select an article, write a paragraph summarizing the article and a paragraph giving your comments about it. CI #1 must be from the New York Times. CI #2 must be from www.asme.org. CI #3, #4, and #5 may be from any reputable news source.
Formatting Requirements:
Easily readable font – single spaced – uploaded to Blackboard as a Word document
Font size – 11pt to 14 pt font
Article title at the top
200 – 400 words
Bibliographic citation at the end using APA style
Grading Rubric:
Appropriate Article – 20 pts This is essentially a yes/no grade
Logical and Coherent – 25 pts
Is the writing clear and understandable?
Formatted Properly and Professional Looking – 25 pts
Subtract 5 pts for each error
Carefully Proofread and Edited – 30 pts
Subtract 3 pts for each error