San José State University
Department of Computer Engineering
CMPE-294: Assignment Rubric: Audience Analysis

CRITERIA	RATINGS				POINTS
MANAGEMENT: Content	Exemplary 2 points Analyses are well thought out and clearly presented. Explanations are adequate and demonstrate critical thinking skills. Material is quoted or paraphrased from the article "Smart Objects as Building Blocks for the Internet of Things" in IEEE citation style. Minimum word count is met or exceeded for management abstract. There is no plagiarized content.	Proficient 1 point Analyses are presented in paragraphs for all sections. Material is quoted or paraphrased from the article "Smart Objects as Building Blocks for the Internet of Things in IEEE citation style. There is no plagiarized content.	Satisfactory 0.25 point Makes some attempts to provide some analysis of various sections. Some parts are plagiarized.	Below Expectation 0 point Inadequate content.
MANAGEMENT: Style, word choice, grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, spelling	Exemplary 1 point The paper is written in an appropriate academic style. Words are specific and accurate conveying the message in a precise, interesting, and engaging way; there are no grammatical errors, and sentences are elegant.	Proficient 0.75 point The paper is mostly written in an academic style. Words are appropriate and accurate; there may be few grammatical errors, but they do not interfere with meaning; sentences are generally well constructed.	Satisfactory 0.25 point The paper may be written too informally for the task; some of the words are simple or inappropriate; or some grammar errors interfere with understanding of meaning; some sentences have structural problems.	Below Expectation 0 point The style is too informal for the task; there is over reliance on simple and inappropriate vocabulary; grammar errors interfere with understanding of meaning; many sentences shows structural problem.
GENERAL READER: Content	Exemplary 2 points Analyses are well thought out and clearly presented. Explanations are adequate and demonstrate critical thinking skills. Material is quoted or paraphrased from the article "Smart Objects as Building Blocks for the Internet of Things" in IEEE citation style. Minimum word count is met or exceeded for general reader abstract. There is no plagiarized content.	Proficient 1 point Analyses are presented in paragraphs for all sections. There is no sign of plagiarism.	Satisfactory 0.25 point Makes some attempts to provide some analysis of various sections. Some parts are plagiarized.	Below Expectation 0 point Inadequate content.
GENERAL READER: Style, word choice, grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, spelling	Exemplary 1 point The paper is written in an appropriate academic style. Words are specific and accurate conveying the message in a precise, interesting, and engaging way; there are no grammatical errors, and sentences are elegant.	Proficient 0.75 point The paper is mostly written in an academic style. Words are appropriate and accurate; there may be few grammatical errors, but they do not interfere with meaning; sentences are generally well constructed.	Satisfactory 0.25 point The paper may be written too informally for the task; some of the words are simple or inappropriate; or some grammar errors interfere with understanding of meaning; some sentences have structural problems.	Below Expectation 0 point The style is too informal for the task; there is over reliance on simple and inappropriate vocabulary; grammar errors interfere with understanding of meaning; many sentences shows structural problem.
COMPARISON: Content	Exemplary 2 points Analyses are well thought out and clearly presented. Explanations are adequate and demonstrate critical thinking skills. Minimum word count is met or exceeded for comparison abstract. There is no sign of plagiarism.	Proficient 1 point Analyses are presented in paragraphs for all sections. There is no sign of plagiarism.	Satisfactory 0.5 point Makes some attempts to provide some analysis of various sections. Some parts are plagiarized.	Below Expectation 0 point Inadequate content.
COMPARISON: Style, word choice, grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, spelling	Exemplary 1 point The paper is written in an appropriate academic style. Words are specific and accurate conveying the message in a precise, interesting, and engaging way; there are no grammatical errors, and sentences are elegant.	Proficient 0.75 point The paper is mostly written in an academic style. Words are appropriate and accurate; there may be few grammatical errors, but they do not interfere with meaning; sentences are generally well constructed.	Satisfactory 0.25 point The paper may be written too informally for the task; some of the words are simple or inappropriate; or some grammar errors interfere with understanding of meaning; some sentences have structural problems.	Below Expectation 0 point The style is too informal for the task; there is over reliance on simple and inappropriate vocabulary; grammar errors interfere with understanding of meaning; many sentences shows structural problem.
REFERENCE: Citation format	Exemplary 1 point The article, "Smart Objects as Building Blocks for the Internet of Things" is properly formatted in IEEE citation style at end of paper.	Proficient 0.75 point The article, "Smart Objects as Building Blocks for the Internet of Things" is not properly formatted in IEEE citation style at end of paper. There is one error in the citation.	Satisfactory 0.25 point The article, "Smart Objects as Building Blocks for the Internet of Things" is not properly formatted in IEEE citation style at end of paper. There are two or more errors in the citation.	Below Expectation 0 point No bibliographic citation exists for the article, "Smart Objects as Building Blocks for the Internet of Things".
Total points: 6.0